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HR 4159 115th Congress House

Making FHA More Affordable Act of 2017

Official title: To limit the collection of annual premiums under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for single family housing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 9, 2017 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Housing finance and home ownership
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Oct 26, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Oct 26, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 26, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Making FHA More Affordable Act of 2017

This bill amends the National Housing Act to require Federal Housing Administration mortgage borrowers to pay mortgage insurance premiums only when their remaining principal balance exceeds 78% or more of the home value or sales price.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Nov 14, 2018
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Nov 9, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 9, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Nov 9, 2017
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Nov 9, 2017
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Nov 9, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 9, 2017
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Sherman, Brad
California · Nov 9, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4159: Making FHA More Affordable Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4159/
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"H.R. 4159: Making FHA More Affordable Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4159/.
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