House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedApr 28, 2017
- Committee actionJan 17, 2018
- Passed HouseMar 6, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 7, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2226.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act” on February 9, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on January 18, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 9, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53570
- CBO publication date
- February 9, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2226, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2226
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-578 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Financial Services Committee on February 23, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 23, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/578
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2226, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2226
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e2096ac0f7233ac6204b9953519686a28b6f464d8c68205cd17329d5e6e112ff
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BARR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 73, April 28, 2017, Page H2972):(According to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have power to enact this legislation to regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes.)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 28, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 223 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2226, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/2226
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e2096ac0f7233ac6204b9953519686a28b6f464d8c68205cd17329d5e6e112ff
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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
40 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 40 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Rod Blum (R-IA), Brendan Boyle (D-PA), Mike Coffman (R-CO), Tom Cole (R-OK), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Tom Emmer (R-MN), J. Hill (R-AR), Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Peter King (R-NY), Steve King (R-IA), David Kustoff (R-TN), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Frank Lucas (R-OK), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Luke Messer (R-IN), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), Ted Poe (R-TX), Bruce Poliquin (R-ME), Bill Posey (R-FL), Dennis Ross (R-FL), Keith Rothfus (R-PA) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
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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.