House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Protecting American Families' Retirement Advice Act

H.R. 355Introduced Jan 6, 2017Policy area: Labor and Employment

Where it went

IntroducedJan 6, 2017
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Jan 6, 2017 — Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 355.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 4, January 6, 2017, Page H195):
Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 6, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 355, 115th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
August 11, 2025
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 355, last updated August 11, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

40 cosponsors — 40 Republicans

0 of 40 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Ralph Abraham (R-LA), Rick Allen (R-GA), Mike Bishop (R-MI), Diane Black (R-TN), Jim Bridenstine (R-OK), Ted Budd (R-NC), Tom Cole (R-OK), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Ron DeSantis (R-FL), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Bob Gibbs (R-OH), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), H. Griffith (R-VA), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Evan Jenkins (R-WV), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Peter King (R-NY), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Robert Latta (R-OH), Billy Long (R-MO), Mia Love (R-UT), Kenny Marchant (R-TX) and 10 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joe Wilson.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress · SC-2 district

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Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.