House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law

EMPOWER Act

H.R. 5842Introduced Nov 3, 2021Policy area: Labor and Employment

Where it went

IntroducedNov 3, 2021
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 3, 2021 — Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, House Administration, Oversight and Reform, and Financial Services, 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. 5842.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 193, November 3, 2021, Page H6179):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 3, 2021 ↗
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H.R. 5842, 117th Congress
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 21, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 5842, last updated July 21, 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

98 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 96 Democrats

2 of 98 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.

Colin Allred (D-TX), Cynthia Axne (D-IA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jamaal Bowman (D-NY), Anthony Brown (D-MD), André Carson (D-IN), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), James Cooper (D-TN), Jim Costa (D-CA), Charlie Crist (D-FL), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Antonio Delgado (D-NY), Val Demings (D-FL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY) and 68 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lois Frankel.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida in Congress · FL-21 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.