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S. 325Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2017

Sponsored by Richard BlumenthalSen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Introduced February 7, 2017

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The Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2017 makes the tenant‑protection rules from the 2009 law permanent. It removes the expiration (sunset) clause that let those protections lapse and restores the original provisions as they existed at the end of 2014. The bill safeguards renters living in homes that go into foreclosure, ensuring they receive notice and a chance to stay until the unit is sold.

Key Provisions

  • Repeals the sunset provision that caused the 2009 tenant‑protection law to expire.
  • Restores Sections 701‑703 of the 2009 Act, along with any related regulations, to the state they were in on Dec. 31, 2014, making those protections permanent.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

February 7, 2017

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

February 7, 2017

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Introduced in SenateIssued February 7, 2017

II

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 325

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 7 (legislative day, February 6), 2017

Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Ms. Warren, Mr. Reed, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Whitehouse, and Mr. Franken) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

A BILL

To permanently extend the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2017.

2.

Restoration of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009

(a)

Repeal of sunset provision

Section 704 of the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 (12 U.S.C. 5201 note; 12 U.S.C. 5220 note; 42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is repealed.

(b)

Restoration

Sections 701 through 703 of such Act, the provisions of law amended or repealed by such sections, and any regulations promulgated pursuant to such sections, as were in effect on December 31, 2014, are restored and revived as if the sunset provision in section 704 had not taken effect.