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H.R. 7084 - Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026

H.R. 7084 - Defending American Property Abroad Act of 2026

Hearing Information

Meeting Information

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 - 4:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »

Bill Text

Bill Text Text of H.R. 7084 PDF

(as reported)

H. Rept. 119-563 PDF

Report from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to accompany H.R. 7084, as filed

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-3 on March 24, 2026.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1131:
Agreed to by a record vote of 214-210, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 212-210, on Tuesday, March 25, 2026.

MANAGERS: Houchin/McGovern

1. Closed rule for H.R. 8029.

2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

3. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.

4. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.

5. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.

6. Provides one motion to recommit.

7. Closed rule for H. Res. 1128.

8. Provides that upon adoption of the resolution it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to consider H. Res. 1128.

9. Provides that the amendments to the resolution and the preamble printed in the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and H. Res. 1128, as amended, shall be considered as read.

10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security or their respective designees.

11. Closed rule for H.R. 5103.

12. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

13. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

14. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

15. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform or their respective designees.

16. Provides one motion to recommit.

17. Closed rule for H.R. 7084.

18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

19. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

20. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

21. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure or their respective designees.

22. Provides one motion to recommit.

23. Provides that Section 8 of House Resolution 707, agreed to September 16, 2025, is amended by striking “March 31, 2026” and inserting “the remainder of the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress”.

Amendments (click each header to sort table by that column)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Cloud (TX)(link is external), Moore (AL), Biggs (AZ)RepublicanProhibits the Federal Reserve from studying, developing, or issuing a central bank digital currency.Submitted
2Version 1Larsen (WA)(link is external)DemocratRequires, prior to using the authority granted in this bill, the President must certify in writing that the specific use of the authority would not raise prices for American consumers or increase the rate of inflation.Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 265

Motion by Mr. McGovern to add a new section to the rule providing for immediate consideration of H.R. 7941, the Pay TSA Act of 2026, sponsored by Representative Langworthy, and cosponsored by several Members including Representative Houchin, under a closed rule, debatable for one hour equally divided between the chair and ranking member of the Committee on Homeland Security. Defeated: 5–6

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Scott (GA)
Nay
Mr. Griffith
Nay
Mr. Jack
Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chair
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 266

Motion by Mr. McGovern to strike section 5 of the rule, which turns off privileged consideration of Resolutions of Inquiry for the rest of this Congress. Defeated: 3–8

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Scott (GA)
Nay
Mr. Griffith
Nay
Mr. Jack
Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chair
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 267

Motion by Mr. McGovern to add a section to the rule directing the Clerk of the House to present to the President H.R. 7211, sponsored by Representative Griffith, no later than one calendar day after adoption of this resolution. Defeated: 4–7

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Scott (GA)
Nay
Mr. Griffith
Yea
Mr. Jack
Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chair
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 268

Motion by Mr. McGovern to add a section to the rule directing the Clerk of the House to present to the President H.R. 3377, sponsored by Representative Norman, no later than one calendar day after adoption of this resolution. Defeated: 3–8

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Scott (GA)
Nay
Mr. Griffith
Nay
Mr. Jack
Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chair
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 269

Motion by Mrs. Houchin to report the rule. Adopted: 8–3

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Norman
Yea
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Scott (GA)
Yea
Mr. Griffith
Yea
Mr. Jack
Yea
Ms. Foxx, Chair
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay