Bills · 119th Congress · H.Res. 1199

Recognizing linemen, the profession of linemen, the contributions of these brave men and women who protect public safety, and expressing support for the designation of April 18, 2026, as "National Lineman Appreciation Day".

IntroducedConfirmed from the official record

Sponsored by David Rouzer RRepublican, introduced . Policy area, as Congress files it: Labor and Employment.

Status is read from the official actions by their Library of Congress codes: Became Public Law (36000) or a law number on the bill reads "Became law"; Vetoed (31000) reads "Vetoed"; Presented to President (28000) reads "Sent to the President"; passed or agreed to in the House (8000) and in the Senate (17000) reads "Passed both chambers"; one of them alone reads "Passed the House" or "Passed the Senate" ("Agreed to" for a resolution); reported to the House (5000) or the Senate (14000) reads "Reported by committee"; anything else reads "Introduced".

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Cosponsors

62 cosponsors.

Cosponsors
MemberJoined
Deborah K. Ross DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mike Flood RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Kathy Castor DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Juan Ciscomani RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Hillary J. Scholten DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Lucy McBath DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ro Khanna DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mark E. Amodei RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Salud O. Carbajal DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Brian K. Fitzpatrick RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Scott H. Peters DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Betty McCollum DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Paul Tonko DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Christopher R. Deluzio DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Bill Huizenga RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Michael A. Rulli RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Aaron Bean RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Richard Hudson RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Ritchie Torres DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Jim Costa DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Mike Ezell RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Virginia Foxx RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Troy Balderson RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Troy A. Carter DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Patrick Ryan DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Tim Moore RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Rudy Yakym III RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mike Bost RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mike Haridopolos RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mike Collins RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Chuck Edwards RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
John J. McGuire III RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Adrian Smith RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Byron Donalds RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Frederica S. Wilson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Seth Moulton DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Sylvia R. Garcia DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
André Carson DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Gregory F. Murphy RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Addison P. McDowell RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Brad Finstad RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Barry Moore RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Donald G. Davis DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Ben Cline RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Kristen McDonald Rivet DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Michael Guest RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Nick LaLota RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Mike Carey RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Jill N. Tokuda DDemocratOriginal cosponsor
Roger Williams RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
James C. Moylan RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
Joe Wilson RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
John H. Rutherford RRepublicanOriginal cosponsor
John James RRepublican
Daniel Meuser RRepublican
Dan Newhouse RRepublican
Josh Harder DDemocrat
Scott Fitzgerald RRepublican

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Actions

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  2. Submitted in House
  3. Submitted in House

Committees

  • Energy and Commerce Committee (House)Referred To, April 20, 2026

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