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House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

HELPER Act of 2021

H.R. 3172Introduced May 13, 2021Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Sponsor: Rep. John Rutherford R-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: May 13, 2021 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3172.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 3172, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 16, 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

88 cosponsors — 31 Republicans, 57 Democrats

57 of 88 cosponsors (65%) are from the other party.

Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Shontel Brown (D-OH), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Jason Crow (D-CO), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Henry Johnson (D-GA) and 58 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Rutherford.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-4 district

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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.