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HR 1764 111th Congress House

Helping Homeowners in Distressed Communities Act of 2009

Official title: To require that amounts of assistance provided to financial institutions under the Troubled Asset Relief Program of the Secretary of the Treasury that are retu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require that amounts of assistance provided to financial institutions under the Troubled Asset Relief Program of the Secretary of the Treasury that are returned be used only for assistance for homeowners in accordance with the Making Home Affordable Program of the Secretary.

Introduced: April 2, 2009 Introduced by: Matsui, Doris O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Bank accounts, deposits, capitalFinancial crises and stabilizationHousing finance and home ownership
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 26, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 26, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Helping Homeowners in Distressed Communities Act of 2009 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from using any amounts of homeowner assistance provided to or for any financial institution that are voluntarily returned to the Secretary. Permits the use of such amounts, however, to refinance and modify mortgages of homeowners in accordance with the Making Home Affordable Program established by the Secretary.

Limits the allocation of any such returned amounts to areas disproportionately affected by home mortgage foreclosures.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Apr 22, 2009
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 2, 2009
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Mar 26, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1764: Helping Homeowners in Distressed Communities Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1764/
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"H.R. 1764: Helping Homeowners in Distressed Communities Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1764/.
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H.R. 1764, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1764/.
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