House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law

Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2018

H.R. 6746Introduced Sep 7, 2018Policy area: Housing and Community Development

Where it went

IntroducedSep 7, 2018
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 7, 2018 — Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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. 6746.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HENSARLING, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 149, September 7, 2018, Page H7942):
The primary Constitutional authority for this legislation is the Commerce Clause.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 7, 2018 ↗
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 11, 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

No cosponsors.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeb Hensarling.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-5 district

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