HR 8575 119th Congress House International Affairs

EMPOWER Act

Introduced: April 29, 2026 Introduced by: Johnson, Julie Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov

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Apr 29, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8575: EMPOWER Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8575/

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"H.R. 8575: EMPOWER Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8575/.

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H.R. 8575, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8575/.

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[H.R. 8575: EMPOWER Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-8575/)