HR 5685
110th Congress
House
Emergency Management
Disaster relief
Finance and Financial Sector
Housing and Community Development
Housing subsidies
Mortgages
Rent
Mortgage and Rental Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2008
Introduced: April 2, 2008
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 3, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Apr 2, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Apr 2, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E486)
Apr 2, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Mortgage and Rental Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide temporary assistance in the form of mortgage or rental payments for individuals and families who, because of financial hardship caused by a major disaster occurring on or after August 24, 2005, certify that they face dispossession or eviction from a residence by reason of a foreclosure of any mortgage or lien, cancellation of any contract of sale, or termination of any lease, entered into prior to such disaster.
Limits assistance to not more than 18 months.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1