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House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law

Protecting America’s First Responders Act

H.R. 2812Introduced May 16, 2019Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Pascrell D-NJ
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 26, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2812.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 6, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 2812, last updated December 6, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 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

44 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 34 Democrats

10 of 44 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.

Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Chris Collins (R-NY), Paul Cook (R-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Val Demings (D-FL), Abby Finkenauer (D-IA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Katie Hill (D-CA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Peter King (R-NY), Ann Kuster (D-NH), David Kustoff (R-TN), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Sean Maloney (D-NY), Lucy McBath (D-GA), James McGovern (D-MA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ) and 14 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Pascrell.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-9 district

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Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.