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HR 2491 106th Congress House Housing and Community Development Cooperative housing Economics and Public Finance Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Law Mortgage guaranty insurance Nonprofit organizations Social Welfare Trusts and trustees

Fairness in Trusts and Estates Planning Act

Introduced: July 13, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 1999
For Further Action See H.R.2684.
Jul 30, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Jul 13, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Jul 13, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fairness in Trusts and Estates Planning Act - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize cooperative housing mortgage insurance for property held in trust, the beneficiary of which shall occupy the dwelling unit.

What's happening now October 8, 1999

For Further Action See H.R.2684.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2684 Procedurally related Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 8, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2491: Fairness in Trusts and Estates Planning Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2491/
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