H.R. 7996

Summary

H.R. 7996, the Linemen Legacy Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 19, 2026 by Rep. Clay Higgins (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, and last saw action on Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Record

Text

H.R. 7996 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 HR 7996 IH: Linemen Legacy Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-19
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7996  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 19, 2026   Mr. Higgins of Louisiana  (for himself,  Mr. Norcross , and  Mr. Bresnahan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure    A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify that utility line technicians qualify as emergency response providers.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Linemen Legacy Act  .
2.
Emergency response providers
Section 2(6) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 101(6) ) is amended—
(1)
by striking  includes Federal  and inserting
includes—
(A)
Federal
 ;
(2)
by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following:
(B)
utility line technicians responding to a major disaster or an emergency declared by the President under section 501 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5191 ).
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To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify that utility line technicians qualify as emergency response providers.

Sponsors

Rep. Clay Higgins (R) sponsors H.R. 7996, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Clay Higgins

Rep. · R–LA-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 19, 2026

Robert Bresnahan

Rep. · R–PA-8 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 19, 2026 · Original

Donald Norcross

Rep. · D–NJ-1 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 19, 2026 · Original

Nicholas Langworthy

Rep. · R–NY-23 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 6, 2026

James Walkinshaw

Rep. · D–VA-11 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 6, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7996 went before 2 committees: Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

Referred to · Mar 20, 2026 · 127 Bills

Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure

Referred To · Mar 19, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7996 has taken 3 actions since Mar 19, 2026, the latest on Mar 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7996 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7996 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Linemen Legacy Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Linemen Legacy Act — Display Title
• To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to clarify that utility line technicians qualify as emergency response providers. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 20 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7996 in 21 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy, Health Issues, Agriculture, Automotive Industry, Banking, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Disaster Planning/Emergencies.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7996 under Emergency Management, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7996’s is Emergency Management.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7996, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 50 (Thursday, March 19, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana:H.R. 7996.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2622]

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