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Veterans Mortgage Education Act of 2008

Introduced: April 16, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Apr 16, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 16, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Mortgage Education Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Defense to develop and implement a program to advise members of the Armed Forces who are returning from active duty abroad on actions to prevent or forestall mortgage foreclosures, including credit counseling and home mortgage counseling.

What's happening now April 25, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 5, 2008
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 30, 2008
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 30, 2008
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 30, 2008
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 30, 2008
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Apr 29, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5824: Veterans Mortgage Education Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5824/
MLA
"H.R. 5824: Veterans Mortgage Education Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5824/.
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H.R. 5824, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5824/.
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[H.R. 5824: Veterans Mortgage Education Act of 2008](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5824/)
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