Renewed Hope Act
Latest action · Jan 13, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2026 to Jul 20, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Jan 9, 2026 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Jan 13, 2026 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| R-MP | Kimberlyn King-Hinds | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Craig A. Goldman | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| D-RI | Gabe Amo | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Jeff Crank | Apr 15, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Addison P. McDowell | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | Apr 27, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | May 4, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jun 30, 2026 | |
| R-KS | Derek Schmidt | Jul 20, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 9, 2026Markup Jan 13, 2026 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jan 13, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jan 9, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 9, 2026H.R. 6998, Renewed Hope Act of 2025As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 13, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 7, January 9, 2026, page H616.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance hiring authorities at the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Renewed Hope Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crime victims
- Crimes against children
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Department of Homeland Security
- Domestic violence and child abuse
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Missing persons
- Right of privacy
- Sex offenses
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2026Introduced 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.
