119th Congress
H.R. 5220
Congressional Power of the Purse Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Brendan F. Boyle(D-PA)
- Introduced
- Sep 9, 2025
- Policy area
- Economics and Public Finance
- Committees
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce; House Committee on Foreign Affairs; House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; House Committee on Rules; House Committee on the Budget; House Committee on the Judiciary; House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (23)
Original cosponsors (15)
- Becca Balint (D-VT)
- Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ)
- Gabe Amo (D-RI)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Judy Chu (D-CA)
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
- Marcy Kaptur (D-OH)
- Morgan McGarvey (D-KY)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA)
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA)
- Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI)
- Veronica Escobar (D-TX)
Added later (8)
- Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) · Sep 10, 2025
- Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) · Sep 15, 2025
- James P. McGovern (D-MA) · Sep 16, 2025
- Dwight Evans (D-PA) · Sep 26, 2025
- Ed Case (D-HI) · Sep 30, 2025
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) · Sep 30, 2025
- James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA) · Apr 21, 2026
- John W. Mannion (D-NY) · Sep 2, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To strengthen and enhance the congressional power of the purse, and for other purposes.
Latest action(Sep 9, 2025): Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Sep 9, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Transportation and Infrastructure, Rules, Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. - Sep 9, 2025
Introduced in House