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H.R. 7551

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7551, the HILTON Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 12, 2026 by Rep. Cory Mills (R). It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Feb 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 7551 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb7551/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7551 IH: Halting Inappropriate Limits Targeting Officers Now Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-12
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7551  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 12, 2026   Mr. Mills  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To prohibit the head of a Federal agency from entering into an agreement with an entity that discriminates against Federal law enforcement, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Halting Inappropriate Limits Targeting Officers Now Act   or the   HILTON Act  .
2.
Contracts prohibited
(a)
In general
The head of a Federal agency may not enter into an agreement for a covered service if such covered service is provided by an entity that, during the preceding 1-year period—
(1)
refused a Federal law enforcement officer a covered service and stated that such refusal was due to an official duty of such officer; or
(2)
had in place a policy that expressly permitted refusal of a covered service to a Federal law enforcement officer due to an official duty of such officer.
(b)
Waiver authority
Notwithstanding subsection (a), the head of a Federal agency may waive the application of such subsection to an entity if, in the determination of such head—
(1)
with respect to a necessary covered service, there is no other entity available to provide a comparable service within a 50-mile radius; or
(2)
such entity is a parent company of an entity that refused covered services under subsection (a), and such parent company takes sufficient remedial action against such entity.
(c)
Entities under common control
All entities which are members of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of  section 52(a)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and all entities under common control (within the meaning of section 52(b) of such Code) shall be treated as 1 entity for purposes of this section.
(d)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Covered service
The term  covered service  means each of the following services:
(A)
Lodging.
(B)
Transportation.
(C)
Food and beverage.
(D)
Healthcare.
(E)
Vehicle rental.
(F)
Property rental.
(G)
Storage.
(2)
Federal agency
The term  Federal agency  has the meaning given the term  executive agency  in section 133 of the title 41, United States Code.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-02-12
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit the head of a Federal agency from entering into an agreement with an entity that discriminates against Federal law enforcement, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Cory Mills (R) sponsors H.R. 7551 alone.

Cory Mills

Rep. · R–FL-7 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 7551 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Feb 12, 2026 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7551 has taken 2 actions since Feb 12, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 12, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Feb 12, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 7551 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7551 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • HILTON Act — Display Title
  • HILTON Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Halting Inappropriate Limits Targeting Officers Now Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the head of a Federal agency from entering into an agreement with an entity that discriminates against Federal law enforcement, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7551 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7551’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr7551/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7551, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 30 (Thursday, February 12, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MILLS:H.R. 7551.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2220]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com