House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2021
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 19, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 20, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2661.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. LAWRENCE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 67, April 19, 2021, Page H1955):Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, ``To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 19, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 269 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2661, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2661
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- 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 July 21, 2025). 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
9 cosponsors — 9 Democrats
0 of 9 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Marie Newman (D-IL), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Adam Smith (D-WA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brenda Lawrence.
- H.R. 2521 (117th) DOULA for VA Act of 2022
- H.R. 1352 (117th) Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2021
- H.R. 6546 (117th) Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging Grant Program Act of 2022
- H.R. 885 (117th) Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act
- H.R. 2033 (117th) Timely Mental Health for Foster Youth Act
- H.Res. 518 (117th) USPS 50th Anniversary Resolution
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.