House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2015
Sponsor: Rep. Keith Ellison D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 13, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 13, 2015 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1354.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ELLISON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 43, March 13, 2015, Page H1635):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3 and Clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 13, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1354, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1354
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 12, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 12, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
30 cosponsors — 30 Democrats
0 of 30 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Matt Cartwright (D-PA), David Cicilline (D-RI), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Al Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), James Langevin (D-RI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Keith Ellison.
- H.R. 3164 (114th) Pay Workers a Living Wage Act
- H.R. 4055 (114th) Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2015
- H.R. 1464 (114th) Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2015
- H.Res. 502 (114th) Honoring the life, legacy, and example of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on the 20th anniversary of his death.
- H.R. 4172 (114th) Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2015
- H.R. 4694 (114th) Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2016
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.