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HR 5796 110th Congress House Housing and Community Development Authorization Counseling Economics and Public Finance Finance and Financial Sector Foreclosure Government Operations and Politics Government corporations Housing finance Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Social Welfare

Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008

Introduced: April 15, 2008 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Apr 15, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Apr 15, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Authorizes appropriations for FY2008 to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for specified mortgage foreclosure mitigation (namely housing counseling) activities.

What's happening now April 15, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5796: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5796/
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"H.R. 5796: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5796/.
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H.R. 5796, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5796/.
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