# 117-hr-1539: PROTECT Act

117-hr-1539, PROTECT Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-1539
- Congress: 117
- Title: PROTECT Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
- Introduced: 2021-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Emergency Management
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

PROTECT Act

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] (D-CA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2021-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (D-FL), 2021-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2021-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "John R. Lewis Post Office Build…
- 117-hr-4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021
- 117-hr-4146: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2021

## Sources
- [117-hr-1539 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1539)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-4: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4)
- [117-hr-4146: Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4146)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1539 (as of 2026-10-15).