House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
HELP Copays Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 1, 2021
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 2, 2021 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5801.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McEACHIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 191, November 1, 2021, Page H6071):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 1, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5801, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5801
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 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 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
62 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 58 Democrats
4 of 62 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Alma Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Colin Allred (D-TX), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Earl Carter (R-GA), Troy Carter (D-LA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), David Cicilline (D-RI), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Mondaire Jones (D-NY), Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Andy Kim (D-NJ) and 32 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. A. McEachin.
- H.R. 1154 (117th) Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act
- H.R. 408 (117th) Department of Homeland Security Mentor-Protégé Program Act of 2022
- H.R. 570 (117th) Offshore Accountability Act of 2021
- H.Res. 346 (117th) Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 1075 (117th) Expressing support for honoring Earth Day, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 3836 (117th) Protecting our Students in Schools 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.