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S 361 113th Congress Senate Housing and Community Development Civil actions and liability Housing finance and home ownership

Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act

Introduced: February 14, 2013 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Feb 14, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act - Requires each servicer of a home mortgage to provide in writing to a mortgagor of a residential mortgage loan specified prompt notifications and decisions regarding a written request of the mortgagor for a short sale of the dwelling or residential real property that is subject to the mortgage, deed of trust, or other security interest securing the mortgage loan.

Authorizes an aggrieved individual to bring a civil action for equitable relief and a monetary award of $1,000 for any violation of this Act.

Declares this Act inapplicable to certain residential mortgages entered into before its enactment whose mortgage agreements explicitly provide a procedure or terms for a short sale approval

What's happening now February 14, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 5496 Related bill Fast Help For Homeowners Act
  • HR 839 Identical bill Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Feb 24, 2014
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Feb 14, 2013
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Feb 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 361: Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-361/
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"S. 361: Prompt Notification of Short Sales Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-361/.
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S. 361, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-361/.
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