# 115-hr-4160: Preventing Foreclosures on Seniors Act of 2017

115-hr-4160, Preventing Foreclosures on Seniors Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4160
- Congress: 115
- Title: Preventing Foreclosures on Seniors Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2017-10-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preventing Foreclosures on Seniors Act of 2017 This bill expands loss mitigation for borrowers and surviving spouses under the Federal Housing Administration's Home Equity Conversion Mortgages program (a reverse-mortgage program) and otherwise revises the program.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2017-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2017-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2018-01-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act
- 115-hr-5011: Election Security Act
- 115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act
- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-4160 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4160)

## Related
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
- [115-hr-5011: Election Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5011)
- [115-hr-4256: BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4256)
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4160 (as of 2025-11-18).