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HR 3186 109th Congress House

Build HOMES Act

Official title: To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of eligibility for federally assisted low-income housing programs.

Introduced: July 28, 2005 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Armed Forces and National SecurityEconomics and Public FinanceFamiliesFederally-guaranteed loans
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Finance and Financial SectorGovernment lendingHousing subsidiesIncomeLow-income housingMilitary dependentsMilitary housingMilitary payMilitary personnelMortgage guaranty insuranceMortgagesPublic housingSocial WelfareWelfare eligibility
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 2006
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 29, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Jun 30, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 30, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 8, 2006

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Build Houses for Our Military's Enlisted Servicemembers Act or the Build HOMES Act - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to exclude basic housing assistance amounts received by a member of the Armed Forces from consideration as income for any federal housing assistance program.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 1 Republican 2
BOUCHER, RICK
· Sep 27, 2006
Davis, Geoff
· Jul 28, 2006
CANTOR, ERIC
· Jul 25, 2006
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Oct 6, 2005
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Sep 8, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jul 28, 2005
MOORE, DENNIS
· Jul 21, 2005
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Jun 30, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Jun 30, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3186: Build HOMES Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3186/
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"H.R. 3186: Build HOMES Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3186/.
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H.R. 3186, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3186/.
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