House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Protecting Homeowners in Bankruptcy Act of 2020
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 24, 2020
- Committee actionSep 29, 2020
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 29, 2020 — Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 5.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 8366.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. DEAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 166, September 24, 2020, Page H4958):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 24, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 8366, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8366
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 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 April 7, 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
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Madeleine Dean.
- H.R. 4300 (116th) Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2019
- H.R. 4712 (116th) Fairness in Orphan Drug Exclusivity Act
- H.R. 5003 (116th) Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act
- H.R. 6934 (116th) Uniform Treatment of NRSROs Act
- H.R. 4545 (116th) Private Loan Disability Discharge Act of 2019
- H.R. 869 (116th) Undetectable Firearms Modernization Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.