S3708Referred to Committee

MERICA Act of 2026

Share:
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-01-28
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
S
ⓘ
Type

Sponsor

Tom Cotton
Tom Cotton
Republican · AR · Senator
Votes with party: 76.9% (876 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/C001095

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (0)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

2026-01-28

Source: Congress.gov

Plain-English Summary

The MERICA Act addresses energy policy, though the specific details are not yet publicly available since the bill has just been referred to committee. Based on the title and energy focus, it likely proposes changes to how the United States produces, distributes, or regulates energy sources, potentially affecting energy companies, consumers' utility bills, or environmental standards. The bill will be reviewed by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee before any votes take place.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Energy
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.