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H.R. 6979 119th Congress House

PLAY Act of 2026

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for youth sports, to establish a grant program for recreational youth sports, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 8, 2026 Introduced by: Josh Gottheimer Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, 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.
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6979: PLAY Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6979/
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"H.R. 6979: PLAY Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6979/.
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H.R. 6979, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-6979/.
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