Follow the Science Act
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Jan 21, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Cosponsors
41
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Deluzio, Christopher R.
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Huffman, Jared
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Frankel, Lois
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McBride, Sarah
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Garamendi, John
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Salinas, Andrea
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Scholten, Hillary J.
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Amo, Gabe
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Carson, André
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Carter, Troy A.
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Casten, Sean
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Castor, Kathy
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cohen, Steve
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Davis, Danny K.
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DelBene, Suzan K.
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Dexter, Maxine
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Dingell, Debbie
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Elfreth, Sarah
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Harder, Josh
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
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Johnson, Julie
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Kelly, Robin L.
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Landsman, Greg
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Lee, Summer L.
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Matsui, Doris O.
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McClain Delaney, April
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McClellan, Jennifer L.
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McCollum, Betty
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Morrison, Kelly
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Mullin, Kevin
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
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Pettersen, Brittany
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Schrier, Kim
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Simon, Lateefah
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Thanedar, Shri
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Tlaib, Rashida
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Trahan, Lori
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7173: Follow the Science Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7173/
"H.R. 7173: Follow the Science Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7173/.
H.R. 7173, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7173/.
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