HR 10426 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Backlog Justice Act of 2026

Introduced Sep 16, 2026 Originated House Sponsor Emanuel Cleaver D-MO

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Sep 16, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedSep 16, 2026
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 16, 2026 to Oct 22, 2026; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalSep 16, 2026
R-MOAnn WagnerOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalSep 16, 2026
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-CAJosh HarderOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-CALateefah SimonOriginalSep 16, 2026
R-NYMichael LawlerOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalSep 16, 2026
R-PARyan MackenzieOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-MIShri ThanedarOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalSep 16, 2026
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanOct 22, 2026

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Sep 16, 2026

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 16, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Sep 16, 2026Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 146, September 16, 2026, page H5983.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To improve the processing of samples of sexual assault evidence, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Backlog Justice Act of 2026

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 16, 2026Introduced in House

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