PORCUPINE Act
Latest action · Jan 16, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 16, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2026 to Oct 5, 2026; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Jan 16, 2026 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Jan 16, 2026 |
| R-PA | Ryan Mackenzie | Original | Jan 16, 2026 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Jan 27, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Jared Moskowitz | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-IA | Zachary Nunn | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| D-NY | George Latimer | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Feb 4, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Neal P. Dunn | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Maria Elvira Salazar | Feb 11, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Feb 11, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Pat Harrigan | Feb 13, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| R-MT | Ryan K. Zinke | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Jefferson Shreve | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Patrick Ryan | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Matt Van Epps | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Mar 24, 2026 | |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Apr 15, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Apr 20, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Julie Johnson | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Oct 5, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 16, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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. 172, no. 12, January 16, 2026, page H925.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1744 | PORCUPINE Act | Related bill | Dec 15, 2025 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Arms Export Control Act to include Taiwan among the list of recipient countries with respect to which shorter certification and reporting periods apply and to expedite licensing for allies transferring military equipment to Taiwan, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- PORCUPINE Act
- Providing Our Regional Companions Upgraded Protection in Nefarious Environments Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 16, 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.
