Congressional Power of the Purse Act
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.
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.
- IntroducedSep 9, 2025
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 9, 2025 to Sep 2, 2026; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-KY | Morgan McGarvey | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | Original | Sep 9, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Sep 10, 2025 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Sep 15, 2025 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 16, 2025 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Sep 26, 2025 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-IL | Nikki Budzinski | Sep 30, 2025 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Apr 21, 2026 | |
| D-NY | John W. Mannion | Sep 2, 2026 |
Committees 7
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2025 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2025 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2025 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2025 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2025 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2025 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 9, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2025Introduced in House
- Sep 9, 2025Referred 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.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 147, September 9, 2025, page H4165.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 10132 | ARTICLE ONE Act | Related bill | Aug 20, 2026 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To strengthen and enhance the congressional power of the purse, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Congressional Power of the Purse Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced for portions of this bill
- REPUBLIC Act
- Reforming Emergency Powers to Uphold the Balances and Limitations Inherent in the Constitution Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 9, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
