Senate bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-61
Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021
Became law on Nov 18, 2021.
Sponsor: Sen. Chuck Grassley R-IAWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 29, 2021
- Committee actionMay 13, 2021
- Passed SenateJun 10, 2021 · by unanimous consent
- Passed HouseOct 27, 2021 · 420–3
- Resolving differencesNov 4, 2021
- To the PresidentNov 16, 2021
- Became lawNov 18, 2021
Latest action: Nov 18, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 117-61.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1511.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S. 1511, Protecting America's First Responders Act of 2021” on May 18, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 13, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 18, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57230
- CBO publication date
- May 18, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1511, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1511
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of August 10, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1511, last updated August 10, 2026. 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
18 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 13 Democrats
13 of 18 cosponsors (72%) are from the other party.
Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Christopher Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Steve Daines (R-MT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Jon Tester (D-MT), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).
More from the sponsor
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- S. 4007 (117th) Fighting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2022
- S. 4254 (117th) Disclosing Foreign Influence in Lobbying Act
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.