House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-39
Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act
Became law on Aug 31, 2021.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 24, 2021
- Committee actionAug 24, 2021
- Passed HouseAug 24, 2021 · without objection
- Passed SenateAug 31, 2021 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 31, 2021
- Became lawAug 31, 2021
Latest action: Aug 31, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 117-39.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5085.
- 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. 150, August 24, 2021, Page H4488):Article 1 Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 24, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5085, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5085
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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.
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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
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. 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. 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.