House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting First Responders from Secondary Exposure Act of 2021
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 20, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 1, 2022 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4565.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. JOYCE of Ohio, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 127, July 20, 2021, Page H3755):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 20, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4565, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4565
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
817f8194fbb7c0ba93f9ca596651381ea2ec66989008aa3df39156341fdfd31d
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 January 3, 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
23 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 13 Democrats
13 of 23 cosponsors (57%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), John Katko (R-NY), Ann Kuster (D-NH), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Elaine Luria (D-VA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), David McKinley (R-WV), Steven Palazzo (R-MS), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Dean Phillips (D-MN), C. Ruppersberger (D-MD), Tim Ryan (D-OH), Michael San Nicolas (D-GU), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), David Trone (D-MD), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. David Joyce.
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- H.Res. 684 (117th) Recognizing the importance of ending the stigmatization of substance use disorder.
- H.Res. 436 (117th) Supporting State, local, and community initiatives to encourage parents, teachers, camp counselors, and childcare professionals to take…
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.