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HR 5931 116th Congress House Housing and Community Development Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Housing finance and home ownership Housing supply and affordability

Improving FHA Support for Small Dollar Mortgages Act of 2020

Introduced: February 21, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 2, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 2, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1426-1427)
Mar 2, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar 2, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5931.
Mar 2, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1426-1428)
Mar 2, 2020
Mr. San Nicolas moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Feb 28, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 48 - 0.
Feb 28, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 27, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 21, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 21, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Improving FHA Support for Small Dollar Mortgages Act of 2020

This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to report on barriers to making Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single-family mortgage insurance available for mortgages under $70,000. Specifically, HUD must report on policies, practices, and products used by the FHA and actions that will be taken to remove such barriers.

What's happening now March 3, 2020

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

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 2, 2020
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Mar 2, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 25, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Feb 21, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5931: Improving FHA Support for Small Dollar Mortgages Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5931/
MLA
"H.R. 5931: Improving FHA Support for Small Dollar Mortgages Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5931/.
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H.R. 5931, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5931/.
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