# 119-hr-6637: To advance bipartisan priorities. 119-hr-6637, To advance bipartisan priorities., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6637 - As of: 2026-09-10 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-6637 - Congress: 119 - Title: To advance bipartisan priorities. - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2025-12-11 - Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA) - Cosponsors: 0 - Policy area: Taxation - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-09-10 ## Summary **This bill would create a nationwide greenhouse-gas tax and border-adjustment system** that prices emissions from fossil fuel combustion, industrial processes, and product use and ties those taxes to rebates, imports/exports adjustments, and program funding. It pairs that tax system with resilience grants, worker supports, new commissions, health funding, and school-security rules. ## Provisions PRIA read - School door and emergency rules: benefit, medium. If enacted, CISA would start an advisory committee within 90 days and must issue a final rule on installing or modifying interior and exterior doors in federally funded K–12 schools. Local school districts that take federal ESEA funds would have to adopt emergency response procedures and notify par… - Election Day holiday and primary access: benefit, medium. If enacted, Election Day would become a federal holiday for federal workers. States would have to let registered unaffiliated voters vote in federal primary elections, though an unaffiliated voter may not vote in primaries for more than one party. States that certify compliance would get a transiti… - Extra National Cancer Institute funding: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would provide the National Cancer Institute extra funding equal to 25 percent of its FY2024 appropriation for each fiscal year 2026 through 2030. These amounts would remain available until expended and would be in addition to other NCI funding. - Stronger AML rules to fight trafficking: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Financial Institutions Examination Council would review and update anti‑money‑laundering training and examination procedures within 180 days to better detect transactions tied to severe human trafficking. The Interagency Task Force must report recommendations within 270 days. The St… - Ban on House member stock trading: benefit, low. If enacted, the House Code of Official Conduct would be amended to bar Members of the House from owning or trading most individual securities and derivatives, while allowing mutual funds, U.S. Treasury securities, state and local bonds, and Thrift Savings Plan investments. Each Member would have to… - New bipartisan climate commission: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would create a bipartisan National Climate Commission of 10 members appointed within 180 days. Members would serve six-year terms, the Commission must meet at least once every three years, and it could request agency information and accept disclosed private donations. The bill… - PFAS community engagement coordinator: benefit, low. If enacted, the Department of Defense would be required to name, within one year, a Coordinator for Engagement with Defense Communities Affected by PFAS. The coordinator would improve outreach, education, and communication, and act as a liaison for communities where DOD remediation is ongoing or in… - Review of intelligence sharing with Ukraine: benefit, low. If enacted, the Director of National Intelligence would conduct a review, in consultation with Defense and CIA, and deliver a classified report to the congressional intelligence committees within 90 days on whether increased intelligence sharing with Ukraine and related actors improves U.S. and all… - Limits on EPA fuel rulemaking: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would bar the EPA from issuing or enforcing many rules that limit greenhouse-gas emissions from fuels after the point of taxation until at least January 1, 2039. The moratorium could end earlier if the EPA finds specified cumulative emissions thresholds by March 30, 2031 or Mar… - Nationwide carbon tax and rebates: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would set a nationwide greenhouse-gas tax starting at $35 per metric ton for calendar year 2027 and adjust rates each year. It would create an import charge and export rebate program tied to that tax. About 75% of Subtitle L receipts would be put into a new RISE Trust Fund for… - Prevailing wages on federal projects: mixed, medium. If enacted, laborers and mechanics on projects funded or assisted by the federal government under this title would have to be paid the local prevailing wages determined under the Davis‑Bacon rules. The Department of Labor would enforce those wage requirements under its existing authorities. - Change VA employee removal rules: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would restore certain Veterans Health Administration disciplinary and grievance rules to how they read before the 2017 VA Accountability Act. The bill would also repeal parts of a separate removal, demotion, and suspension process and redesignate remaining sections. These chang… ## Related bills - 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025 - 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025 - 119-hr-3001: To advance commonsense priorities. - 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025 - 119-hr-1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025 - 119-hr-3338: MARKET CHOICE Act ## Sources - [119-hr-6637 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6637) ## Related - [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151) - [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669) - [119-hr-3001: To advance commonsense priorities.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3001) - [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393) - [119-hr-1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1923) - [119-hr-3338: MARKET CHOICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3338) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6637 (as of 2026-09-10).