House joint resolution · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to hearings held by Administrative Appeals Judges of the Appeals Council.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 1, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 1, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 38.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 59, April 1, 2021, Page H1708):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution: To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the powers enumerated under section 8 and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 1, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 300 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 38, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hjres/38
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 11, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3900a200ac6e73af59118b73a2d9d10d2bb332e50af9ea21272da3ea92c11e66
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
43 cosponsors — 43 Democrats
0 of 43 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), James Cooper (D-TN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Richard Neal (D-MA) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Larson.
- H.R. 5723 (117th) Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust
- H.R. 1304 (117th) American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2021
- H.R. 6683 (117th) ACTION for National Service Act
- H.R. 3517 (117th) Increasing Access to Osteoporosis Testing for Medicare Beneficiaries Act of 2021
- H.R. 4003 (117th) Work Without Worry Act
- H.R. 4143 (117th) Know Your Social Security Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.