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HR 1131 112th Congress House

Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2011

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants to State and local governments to carry out programs to provide mediation between… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants to State and local governments to carry out programs to provide mediation between mortgagees and mortgagors facing foreclosure.

Introduced: March 16, 2011 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Housing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownership
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Latest action April 4, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.


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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Dec 1, 2011
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 5, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1131: Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1131/
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"H.R. 1131: Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1131/.
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