House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedMay 4, 2021
- Committee actionMay 5, 2021
- Passed HouseMar 29, 2022 · 414–5
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 30, 2022 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2954.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2954, Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021” on September 2, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 5, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 2, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57447
- CBO publication date
- September 2, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2954, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2954
- 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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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 2954, the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022” on March 29, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As posted on the website of the Clerk of the House on March 25, 2022”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 29, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57956
- CBO publication date
- March 29, 2022
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2954, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2954
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8315cb4119db77a3093affe90bbf3a68dfdddc0b16571f48d6539aadcd8f331b
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-283 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Ways and Means Committee on March 29, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 29, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/283
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2954, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2954
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8315cb4119db77a3093affe90bbf3a68dfdddc0b16571f48d6539aadcd8f331b
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEAL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 77, May 4, 2021, Page H2141):Sections 7 & 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 4, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 114 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2954, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2954
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8315cb4119db77a3093affe90bbf3a68dfdddc0b16571f48d6539aadcd8f331b
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
103 cosponsors — 48 Republicans, 55 Democrats
48 of 103 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Ed Case (D-HI), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Judy Chu (D-CA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Tom Cole (R-OK), James Cooper (D-TN), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Danny Davis (D-IL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Ron Estes (R-KS), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA) and 73 more.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2337 (117th) Public Servants Protection and Fairness Act of 2021
- H.R. 409 (117th) Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021
- H.R. 5169 (117th) Nursing Home Improvement and Accountability Act of 2021
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.