House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Keith Ellison D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 7, 2017
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 7, 2017 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 915.
- 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. 21, February 7, 2017, Page H1084):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3 and Clause 18.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 7, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 116 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 915, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/915
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
4e794519f57835b8183e6dfe7ddc0349d7aeadd1578ed9aed11522311574c551
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. 915, 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
18 cosponsors — 18 Democrats
0 of 18 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), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), John Lewis (D-GA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Adam Smith (D-WA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA).
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. 1144 (115th) Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2017
- H.R. 1146 (115th) Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act
- 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.