Buying American Cotton Act of 2026
Latest action · Jan 22, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 22, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 103
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2026 to Nov 10, 2026; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam Gray | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| R-OH | Mike Carey | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| R-GA | Rick W. Allen | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| D-AL | Shomari Figures | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Original | Jan 22, 2026 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Mark Harris | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Mike Rogers | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Vince Fong | Feb 2, 2026 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Jimmy Patronis | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Mike Collins | Feb 3, 2026 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Feb 9, 2026 | |
| R-OK | Frank D. Lucas | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Feb 10, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Feb 12, 2026 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Feb 12, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Dale W. Strong | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Jake Ellzey | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Feb 23, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Mike Ezell | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| R-LA | Julia Letlow | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Josh Riley | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Mar 17, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Brian Jack | Mar 18, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Mar 18, 2026 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Max L. Miller | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Monica De La Cruz | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Apr 6, 2026 | |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| R-AR | Bruce Westerman | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | May 12, 2026 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | May 12, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Clay Fuller | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Jun 2, 2026 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer L. McClellan | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jun 10, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Brad Knott | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-PA | John Joyce | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | Jul 13, 2026 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 16, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Derrick Van Orden | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jul 20, 2026 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Jul 21, 2026 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jul 30, 2026 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Aug 6, 2026 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Aug 13, 2026 | |
| D-MD | April McClain Delaney | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Sep 2, 2026 | |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| R-CA | James Gallagher | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Oct 19, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Pat Harrigan | Nov 10, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jan 22, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 22, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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. 15, January 22, 2026, page H1351.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1919 | Buying American Cotton Act of 2025 | Related bill | May 22, 2025 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a domestic cotton consumption credit.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Buying American Cotton Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 22, 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.
