Responsible Legislating Act
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Responsible Legislating Act
This bill establishes or modifies various federal programs and requirements, including those related to retirement accounts, penalties for certain sex offenses, foreign investment and ownership, and appropriations.
The bill makes changes to retirement account contributions and distributions, including increasing the maximum amount that may be contributed to a Roth Individual Retirement Account (IRA) to include certain contributions to a Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE IRA) or Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) plan, subject to limitations.
The bill establishes an enhanced penalty—an additional prison term of up to five years—for certain interstate human trafficking offenses or coercion of sexual activity that occurs in a school zone or related area.
The Department of Commerce must report on efforts to increase foreign direct investment in semiconductor-related manufacturing and production. The Federal Maritime Commission must evaluate the effect of foreign ownership of marine terminals at the 15 largest U.S. container ports on U.S. economic security.
The bill provides additional appropriations for the Departments of Health and Human Services, Agriculture, State, Defense, Homeland Security, and Energy.
The bill extends mandatory livestock market reporting requirements through FY2025.
The bill revises the required frequency of meetings held by a credit union's board of directors by decreasing the frequency for existing credit unions with satisfactory soundness ratings.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) enhanced-use leasing authority is reauthorized through 2033.
The bill requires hearings on the bill's implementation within one year of the date of enactment.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- Agriculture Committee
- Appropriations Committee
- Armed Services Committee
- Budget Committee
- Committee on House Administration
- Economic Opportunity Subcommittee
- Education and Workforce Committee
- Energy and Commerce Committee
- Ethics Committee
- Financial Services Committee
- Foreign Affairs Committee
- Homeland Security Committee
- Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee
- Natural Resources Committee
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Rules Committee
- Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Small Business Committee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 185: Responsible Legislating Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-185/
"H.R. 185: Responsible Legislating Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-185/.
H.R. 185, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-185/.
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