# 117-hr-2544: Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2021

117-hr-2544, Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-2544
- Congress: 117
- Title: Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2021-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Help Empower Americans to Respond Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (17)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2021-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2021-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2021-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-2544 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2544)

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- [117-hr-7910: Protecting Our Kids Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7910)
- [117-hres-915: Approving certain regulations to implement provisions of the Congressional Acco…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-915)
- [117-hres-891: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-891)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2544 (as of 2026-10-15).