House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 21, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 21, 2021 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 409.
- 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. 12, January 21, 2021, Page H225):Sections 7 & 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution and Amendment XVI of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 21, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 114 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 409, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/409
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 409, 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
17 cosponsors — 17 Democrats
0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Danny Davis (D-IL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), John Larson (D-CT), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Stephanie Murphy (D-FL), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Bradley Schneider (D-IL), Terri Sewell (D-AL), Adam Smith (D-WA), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Linda Sánchez (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Neal.
- H.R. 7108 (117th) Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act
- H.R. 5085 (117th) Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act
- H.R. 2954 (117th) Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2022
- H.R. 9640 (117th) Presidential Tax Filings and Audit Transparency Act of 2022
- H.R. 2337 (117th) Public Servants Protection and Fairness 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.