House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 16, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1144.
- 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. 163, No. 28, February 16, 2017, Page H1304):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 7, Clause 1 and Section 8, Clause 1.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 16, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 116 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1144, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1144
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
058453ca6773df48dd369462446c2c3ad8d967471d09b64719588ae639e9c4e7
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 December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1144, last updated December 5, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 21, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
38 cosponsors — 38 Democrats
0 of 38 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Robert Brady (D-PA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), John Conyers (D-MI), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), John Garamendi (D-CA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA) and 8 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Keith Ellison.
- H.R. 435 (115th) The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2017
- H.R. 5609 (115th) Water Affordability, Transparency, Equity, and Reliability Act of 2018
- H.R. 1143 (115th) Hygiene Assistance for Families of Infants and Toddlers Act of 2017
- H.R. 1146 (115th) Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act
- H.R. 915 (115th) Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2017
- H.R. 585 (115th) Investor Choice Act of 2017
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.