House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting and Preserving Social Security Act
Sponsor: Rep. Theodore Deutch D-FLWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 19, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 19, 2017 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3302.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DEUTCH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 122, July 19, 2017, Page H6042):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 as interpreted by Steward Machine Company v. Davis and by Helvering v. Davis (``general welfare'' and general taxation).Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 19, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 151 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3302, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3302
- 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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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.
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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
13 cosponsors — 13 Democrats
0 of 13 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
David Cicilline (D-RI), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), James Langevin (D-RI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP), John Sarbanes (D-MD), Carol Shea-Porter (D-NH), Peter Visclosky (D-IN), Frederica Wilson (D-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Theodore Deutch.
- H.Res. 359 (115th) Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on it and its members.
- H.J.Res. 31 (115th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
- H.R. 6649 (115th) 3D Printed Gun Safety Act of 2018
- H.Res. 185 (115th) Calling on the Government of Iran to fulfill repeated promises of assistance in the case of Robert Levinson, the longest held United…
- H.R. 444 (115th) Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
- H.R. 5849 (115th) Food Security Improvement Act of 2018
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.