HR 1131
112th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2011
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 4, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Mar 16, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 16, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a competitive grants program for states and local governmental entities to establish mediation programs to assist mortgagors under home mortgages facing foreclosure on such mortgages.
Requires the program to provide the mortgagor with a referral and contact information for a paid or pro bono attorney or a HUD-certified housing counselor.
Requires grant recipients to establish an outreach program to raise homeowner awareness of the existence of the foreclosure mediation program, including a telephone hotline, a World Wide Web site, or both.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Committees of jurisdiction
2