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HR 2307 100th Congress House Housing and Community Development Counseling Federal aid to housing Foreclosure Home ownership Housing and Housing Finance Housing finance

Emergency Homeownership Counseling Act of 1987

Introduced: May 6, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
May 15, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
May 6, 1987
Introduced in House
May 6, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Homeownership Counseling Act of 1987 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants for homeownership counseling organizations. Directs the Secretary to give priority to areas that are experiencing high rates of home foreclosures and are not adequately served by homeownership counseling organizations.

Sets forth program requirements and eligibility provisions.

Stays foreclosure actions during the six-month period after an eligible homeowner applies for counseling.

Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now May 15, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 27, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2307: Emergency Homeownership Counseling Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2307/
MLA
"H.R. 2307: Emergency Homeownership Counseling Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2307/.
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H.R. 2307, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-2307/.
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