# 119-hres-28: BRIDGE to Congress Resolution

119-hres-28, BRIDGE to Congress Resolution, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA); status introduced (as of 2026-09-30).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-28
- As of: 2026-09-30
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-28
- Congress: 119
- Title: BRIDGE to Congress Resolution
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-30

## Summary

**Removes the committee chair's gatekeeping over remote witness testimony in House committees.** This bill would amend Section 3(i)(1) of House Resolution 5 by striking the phrase "at the discretion of the chair of the committee and", so witnesses could appear remotely without needing explicit chair approval.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME), 2025-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier remote testimony in House hearings: benefit, low. If adopted, this resolution would remove the words "at the discretion of the chair of the committee and" from Section 3(i)(1) of House Resolution 5 (agreed January 3, 2025). Today, that phrase ties remote witness appearances to the chair’s approval. Striking it would allow remote testimony under th…

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- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-28 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/28)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-28 (as of 2026-09-30).