# 117-hr-1022: PAWS Act of 2021

117-hr-1022, PAWS Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1022
- Congress: 117
- Title: PAWS Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2021-02-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 43
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

PAWS Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (43)

- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2021-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2021-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2021-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2021-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19] (D-NY), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] (R-IL), 2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2021-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2021-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrell, Yvette [R-NM-2] (R-NM), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2021-03-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salazar, Maria Elvira [R-FL-27] (R-FL), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2021-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2021-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2021-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2021-04-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] (R-NY), 2021-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2021-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-1022 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1022)

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