House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJun 17, 2021
- Committee actionJul 15, 2021
- Passed HouseNov 4, 2021 · 224–200
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 15, 2021 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3992.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3992, Protect Older Job Applicants Act of 2021” on September 2, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on July 15, 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/57445
- CBO publication date
- September 2, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3992, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3992
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
43caa941116e7114f9c3907f8a09782ed0ba43e46ac28e228ac4c63b9496ce6e
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-127 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Education and Workforce Committee on September 23, 2021.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 23, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/127
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3992, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3992
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
43caa941116e7114f9c3907f8a09782ed0ba43e46ac28e228ac4c63b9496ce6e
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. GARCIA of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 106, June 17, 2021, Page H2929):Article 1, Section 8: 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 or Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 17, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 254 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3992, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3992
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 21, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
43caa941116e7114f9c3907f8a09782ed0ba43e46ac28e228ac4c63b9496ce6e
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
62 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 61 Democrats
1 of 62 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Colin Allred (D-TX), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), David Cicilline (D-RI), Jim Costa (D-CA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jesús García (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Mondaire Jones (D-NY), John Larson (D-CT), Al Lawson (D-FL), Barbara Lee (D-CA) and 32 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.