# 117-hr-2936: Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021

117-hr-2936, Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (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-2936
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2021-04-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2021-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2021-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2021-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2021-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2021-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2021-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2021-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2021-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2021-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2021-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2021-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2021-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2021-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2021-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR), 2021-10-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-2936 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2936)

## Related
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- [117-hres-881: Condemning the heinous terrorist attack on Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyvi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-881)
- [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-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3630)
- [117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2748)
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