House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-225

First Responder Fair RETIRE Act

H.R. 521Introduced Jan 28, 2021Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Dec 9, 2022.

Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Connolly D-VA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 28, 2021
Committee actionMay 11, 2022
Passed HouseJul 12, 2022 · 417–0
Passed SenateNov 17, 2022 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentDec 2, 2022
Became lawDec 9, 2022

Latest action: Dec 9, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-225.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 521.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 521, the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act” on July 12, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered Reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on May 11, 2022”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 12, 2022 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58295
CBO publication date
July 12, 2022
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 521, 117th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/521
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 521, the First Responder Fair RETIRE Act” on September 23, 2022. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 3, 2022”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 23, 2022 ↗
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CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58513
CBO publication date
September 23, 2022
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 521, 117th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/521
Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 117-173 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on September 28, 2022.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 28, 2022 ↗
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H.R. 521, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CONNOLLY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 17, January 28, 2021, Page H250):
Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 28, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 521, 117th Congress
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Record last updated by Congress.gov
December 6, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 16, 2026
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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

26 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 20 Democrats

6 of 26 cosponsors (23%) are from the other party.

Don Bacon (R-NE), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Val Demings (D-FL), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Andy Kim (D-NJ), James Langevin (D-RI), Al Lawson (D-FL), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Brian Mast (R-FL), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Katie Porter (D-CA), Michael San Nicolas (D-GU), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Don Young (R-AK).

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Sponsor’s state and district

Virginia in Congress · VA-11 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.