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Homeowners Preservation of Equity Act of 2006

Introduced: March 16, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 16, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Homeowners Preservation of Equity Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with federal banking agencies, the National Credit Union Administration, and the appropriate state bank supervisors of each state contained in whole or in part in the GO Zone (as defined by the Internal Revenue Code), to establish a program to provide temporary emergency mortgage payments on behalf of an eligible individual whose principal residence was significantly damaged or made uninhabitable by Hurricane Katrina or related flooding.

What's happening now March 16, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 16, 2006
Davis, Artur
· Mar 16, 2006
KILPATRICK, CAROLYN
· Mar 16, 2006
Melancon, Charlie
· Mar 16, 2006
TAYLOR, GENE
· Mar 16, 2006
WATT, MELVIN
· Mar 16, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4991: Homeowners Preservation of Equity Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4991/
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"H.R. 4991: Homeowners Preservation of Equity Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4991/.
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H.R. 4991, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4991/.
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