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HR 2244 102th Congress House

Tenant Protection Act of 1991

Official title: To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to limit the authority of the Resolution Trust Corporation to abrogate residential tenant contracts and leases.

Introduced: June 27, 1991 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Bank failuresContractsGovernment corporationsLandlord and tenant
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LeasesMunicipal ordinancesRental housingSavings and loan associationsState laws
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This bill died when the 102nd Congress ended
It never became law before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.
May 7, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
May 7, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 15, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tenant Protection Act of 1991 - Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to limit the Resolution Trust Corporation's authority to abrogate residential tenant contracts and leases only to the extent permitted under State or local law.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1692 Identical bill Tenant Protection Act of 1991
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 27, 1991
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 17, 1991
FROST, MARTIN
· May 7, 1991
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 7, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2244: Tenant Protection Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2244/
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"H.R. 2244: Tenant Protection Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2244/.
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H.R. 2244, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-2244/.
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