2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB5220: Congressional Power of the Purse Act REPUBLIC Act Reforming Emergency Powers to Uphold the Balances and Limitations Inherent in the Constitution Act
Legislative Summary
To strengthen and enhance the congressional power of the purse, and for other purposes.
Bill History
9/9/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
9/9/2025
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.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(9/9/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Budget(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 20
Primary Sponsor

Brendan Boyle
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (19)
Lloyd Doggett
Democrat
Robert Scott
Democrat
Scott Peters
Democrat
Jimmy Panetta
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Stacey Plaskett
Democrat
Veronica Escobar
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Democrat
Becca Balint
Democrat
Marcy Kaptur
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Paul Tonko
Democrat
Judy Chu
Democrat
Morgan McGarvey
Democrat
Gabe Amo
Democrat
Yassamin Ansari
Democrat
Elizabeth Fletcher
Democrat
James McGovern
Democrat
Dwight Evans
Democrat