# 119-hr-9726: CAP Act

119-hr-9726, CAP Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI); status introduced (as of 2026-08-01).

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- As of: 2026-08-01
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9726
- Congress: 119
- Title: CAP Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**Caps campaign spending by tying a candidate’s annual allowable expenditures to the prior year’s average Members’ Representational Allowance (MRA).** This bill would limit how much a principal campaign committee for a House Representative, a Delegate, or a Resident Commissioner could spend in a year by referencing the previous year’s average MRA amount. The cap is defined by the MRA computation in the cited House administrative statute and the text includes no explicit phase‑in, sunset, or automatic escalation mechanism.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Spending cap for House campaigns: cost, high. The bill would limit how much the principal campaign committee of any candidate for U.S. Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner could spend in a year. Committees would be barred from making expenditures that exceed the average amount made available in the previous year to a Member from…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-353: Family First Act
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9726 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9726)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-353: Family First Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-353)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9726 (as of 2026-08-01).