House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Reopening America by Supporting Workers and Businesses Act of 2021
Sponsor: Rep. Kevin Brady R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 26, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 26, 2021 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, 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. 2188.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BRADY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 57, March 26, 2021, Page H1692):United States Constitution Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 26, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 46 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2188, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2188
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
36 cosponsors — 36 Republicans
0 of 36 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Mike Bost (R-IL), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Ron Estes (R-KS), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Yvette Herrell (R-NM), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), David Kustoff (R-TN), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Jake LaTurner (R-KS), Billy Long (R-MO), Tracey Mann (R-KS), David McKinley (R-WV), Carol Miller (R-WV), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Tom Rice (R-SC), Mike Rogers (R-AL), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Jason Smith (R-MO) and 6 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Kevin Brady.
- H.R. 5834 (117th) Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2021
- H.R. 3268 (117th) Combatting COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2021
- H.R. 8000 (117th) Chase COVID Unemployment Fraud Act of 2022
- H.R. 2189 (117th) State Tax Freedom Act
- H.R. 7014 (117th) To suspend normal trade relations treatment for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 4509 (117th) Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services for Success 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.