# 119-hr-4009: Pro Codes Act

119-hr-4009, Pro Codes Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4009
- Congress: 119
- Title: Pro Codes Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Ensures standards that laws rely on are freely and accessibly available online.** The bill would require standards incorporated by reference to be posted on public websites that meet Section 508 accessibility rules and not require payment or the collection of personal data. - Residents and businesses would be able to read technical standards that laws rely on without paying or giving personal data. - State and local governments, especially small municipalities, would get a Comptroller General study within two years on the costs they face buying standards and recommendations to reduce financial burdens. - Standards development organizations would have to post all incorporated portions online for free in an accessible, navigable format with a searchable table of contents or equivalent aids after notice of incorporation. - The bill defines "incorporated by reference" and says combining a law and its standard in one document does not change that status. It also places the burden on challengers to prove a standards' public-access requirements were not met.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Free online access to standards in law: benefit, medium. If enacted, standards that laws cite by reference would need to be posted online for free to keep copyright. The standards group would have to post all cited parts within a reasonable time after learning about the citation. The online copy would need a searchable table of contents and index, or sim…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1684: PAST Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4009 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4009)

## Related
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-1684: PAST Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1684)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4009 (as of 2026-04-21).