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HR 554 113th Congress House Housing and Community Development Administrative law and regulatory procedures Connecticut Consumer affairs Department of Housing and Urban Development Disaster relief and insurance Federal Housing Finance Agency Housing finance and home ownership Natural disasters New Jersey New York State Rhode Island

Superstorm Sandy Mortgage Relief Act of 2013

Introduced: February 6, 2013 Introduced by: Jeffries, Hakeem S. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 6, 2013
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Superstorm Sandy Mortgage Relief Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Director of the Federal Housing Agency to carry out a program to notify mortgagors under covered mortgages of the availability of forbearance and to offer and provide such relief upon an eligible homeowner's request.

Defines "covered mortgage" as one that: (1) is secured by a one- to four-family dwelling that is the mortgagor's principal residence and is located within a major disaster area resulting from Hurricane Sandy; and (2) is insured under the National Housing Act or owned or guaranteed by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).

What's happening now February 6, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 554: Superstorm Sandy Mortgage Relief Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-554/
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"H.R. 554: Superstorm Sandy Mortgage Relief Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-554/.
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H.R. 554, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-554/.
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