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S. Res. 340 109th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that lenders holding mortgages on homes in communities of Louisiana devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita should extend current mortgage payment…

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that lenders holding mortgages on homes in communities of Louisiana devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita s… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that lenders holding mortgages on homes in communities of Louisiana devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita should extend current mortgage payment forbearance periods and not foreclose on properties in those communities until such time that Congress can consider legislation to provide relief to those homeowners.

Introduced: December 20, 2005 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector CongressDisaster reliefEmergency ManagementFloods
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It was not agreed to before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Dec 20, 2005
Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14187)
Dec 20, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14187)
Dec 20, 2005
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 Latest action December 20, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14187)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Congress should consider legislation to provide relief to Louisiana homeowners whose properties were devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; and (2) commercial banks, mortgage banks, credit unions, and other mortgage lenders should extend mortgage payment forbearance to March 31, 2006, in order to allow Congress the time to consider such legislation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 340: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that lenders holding mortgages on homes in communities of Louisiana devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita should extend current mortgage payment forbearance periods and not foreclose on properties in those communities until such time that Congress can consider legislation to provide relief to those homeowners.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-340/
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"S. Res. 340: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that lenders holding mortgages on homes in communities of Louisiana devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita should extend current mortgage payment forbearance periods and not foreclose on properties in those communities until such time that Congress can consider legislation to provide relief to those homeowners.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-340/.
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S. Res. 340, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-340/.
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[S. Res. 340: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that lenders holding mortgages on homes in communities of Louisiana devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita should extend current mortgage payment forbearance periods and not foreclose on properties in those communities until such time that Congress can consider legislation to provide relief to those homeowners.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-340/)
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