# 117-hr-4851: Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act

117-hr-4851, Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4851
- Congress: 117
- Title: Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
- Introduced: 2021-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Protecting Our Widows and Widowers in Retirement (POWR) Act

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act
- 117-hres-1451: Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-4851 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4851)

## Related
- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-55)
- [117-hres-1451: Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1451)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4851 (as of 2026-10-15).