Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Real estate business

Bill Introduced: H.R.1779 Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2013

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1754 Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To establish pilot programs to encourage the use of shared appreciation mortgage modifications, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1750 Community Lending Enhancement and Regulatory Relief Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To enhance the ability of community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual savings, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1255 Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

To enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of the Nation's home builders, and to provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the Nation's need for new homes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.243 Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act

2013-01-13T19:00:00Z

To adopt the seven immediate reforms recommended by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to reduce spending and make the Federal Government more efficient.

Bill Introduced: S.3591 Commercial Building Modernization Act

2012-09-19T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve and extend the deduction for new and existing energy-efficient commercial buildings, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6474 Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012

2012-09-19T20:00:00Z

To adopt the seven immediate reforms recommended by the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform to reduce spending and make the Federal government more efficient.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6430 Public Buildings Reform Act of 2012

2012-09-18T20:00:00Z

To amend title 40, United States Code, to improve the functioning of the General Services Administration.

Bill Introduced: S.3521 Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012

2012-08-27T20:00:00Z

An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6337 To amend the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to clarify how the Act applies to condominiums.

2012-08-01T20:00:00Z

To amend the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to clarify how the Act applies to condominiums.

Bill Introduced: S.3499 A bill to amend the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to clarify how the Act applies to condominiums.

2012-08-01T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to clarify how the Act applies to condominiums.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6153 To require the holder of a subordinate lien on the property that secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision whether to allow the sale.

2012-07-18T20:00:00Z

To require the holder of a subordinate lien on the property that secures a federally related mortgage loan, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a timely decision whether to allow the sale.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6158 To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to specify that courses offered by lenders for their own employees may not satisfy the pre-licensing education or continuing education requirement.

2012-07-18T20:00:00Z

To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to specify that courses offered by lenders for their own employees may not satisfy the pre-licensing education or continuing education requirement.

Bill Introduced: S.3283 Ending Housing Discrimination Against Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2012

2012-06-10T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to protect servicemembers and veterans from housing discrimination, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5940 Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2012

2012-06-07T20:00:00Z

To establish pilot programs to encourage the use of shared appreciation mortgage modifications, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5823 Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act

2012-05-16T20:00:00Z

To prohibit the Federal Housing Finance Agency from disposing of certain real estate-owned of such Agency, the Federal National Mortgage Association, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, under the initiative of such Agency for bulk sales of real estate-owned.

Bill Introduced: S.3200 A bill to require the Small Business Administration to submit a regular National Small Business Index to Congress to assess how policies provide incentives or impediments to small business development.

2012-05-16T20:00:00Z

A bill to require the Small Business Administration to submit a regular National Small Business Index to Congress to assess how policies provide incentives or impediments to small business development.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5746 Update and Streamline REIT Act of 2012

2012-05-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain rules applicable to real estate investment trusts, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4172 Second Chance at Homeownership Act of 2012

2012-03-07T19:00:00Z

To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure mortgages that provide former homeowners who are a reasonable credit risk a second chance at homeownership.

Bill Introduced: S.2093 Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2012

2012-02-08T19:00:00Z

A bill to establish pilot programs to encourage the use of shared appreciation mortgage modifications, and for other purposes.