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HR 320 102th Congress House

Tenant Protection Act of 1991

Official title: To amend the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 for the purpose of protecting residential tenants from unnecessary eviction by the Resolution Trust Corporation.

Introduced: January 3, 1991 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Bank failuresEvictionLandlord and tenantSavings and loan associationsTrusts and trustees
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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
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Jan 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.
Jan 3, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Jan 3, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 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 Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to provide that a conservator or receiver of any insured depository institution shall not disaffirm or repudiate residential contracts or leases that are required by State or local law.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Independent 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 6, 1991
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jan 3, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 320: Tenant Protection Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-320/
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"H.R. 320: Tenant Protection Act of 1991." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-320/.
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H.R. 320, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-320/.
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