Chloe Cole Act of 2026
Latest action · Jul 15, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 96
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 23, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-UT | Mike Kennedy | Original | Feb 23, 2026 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Robert B. Aderholt | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Brian Jack | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Scott DesJarlais | Feb 25, 2026 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| R-MT | Troy Downing | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Mar 2, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Pat Harrigan | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Mar 3, 2026 | |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Mark B. Messmer | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Marlin A. Stutzman | Mar 4, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Mike Collins | Mar 5, 2026 | |
| R-VA | John J. McGuire III | Mar 9, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Mar 9, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Wesley Hunt | Mar 9, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Gary J. Palmer | Mar 12, 2026 | |
| R-MN | Brad Finstad | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Erin Houchin | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| R-WY | Harriet M. Hageman | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Richard McCormick | Mar 16, 2026 | |
| R-UT | Blake D. Moore | Mar 18, 2026 | |
| R-OH | David J. Taylor | Mar 18, 2026 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Mar 18, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Mar 18, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Eric Burlison | Mar 19, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Mar 19, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Addison P. McDowell | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Tim Moore | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| R-KS | Tracey Mann | Mar 25, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Mar 26, 2026 | |
| R-VA | H. Morgan Griffith | Mar 30, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Mike Flood | Mar 30, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Brandon Gill | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Randy Fine | Apr 2, 2026 | |
| R-AL | Dale W. Strong | Apr 9, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Apr 9, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Michael Guest | Apr 9, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Apr 14, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Craig A. Goldman | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Russell Fry | Apr 16, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| R-WV | Riley M. Moore | Apr 22, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Apr 30, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Jun 15, 2026 | |
| R-ND | Julie Fedorchak | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Matt Van Epps | Jun 18, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Pat Fallon | Jun 29, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jun 29, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| R-MO | Mark Alford | Jul 9, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Jimmy Patronis | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| R-OH | Michael A. Rulli | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| R-WA | Michael Baumgartner | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Scott Franklin | Jul 14, 2026 | |
| R-FL | Cory Mills | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| R-OH | David P. Joyce | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | Juan Ciscomani | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Jul 15, 2026 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Jul 22, 2026 | |
| R-IN | Jefferson Shreve | Jul 27, 2026 | |
| R-WI | Tony Wied | Sep 15, 2026 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Sep 24, 2026 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Oct 9, 2026 | |
| R-OK | Josh Brecheen | Oct 9, 2026 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Oct 29, 2026 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Oct 29, 2026 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Nov 9, 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 Feb 23, 2026Markup Jul 15, 2026 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 15, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 15, 2026Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 8.
- Feb 23, 2026Introduced in House
- Feb 23, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 35, February 23, 2026, page H2258.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide a private right of action for children and the parents of children whose healthy body parts have been damaged by medical professionals practicing or participating in certain interventions.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Chloe Cole Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 23, 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.
