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HR 5979 118th Congress House Housing and Community Development Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government lending and loan guarantees Government studies and investigations Housing finance and home ownership Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023

Introduced: October 24, 2023 Introduced by: De La Cruz, Monica Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Oct 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Oct 18, 2023
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VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023

This bill requires Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to include on the Uniform Residential Loan Application (i.e., Fannie Mae Form 1003/ Freddie Mac Form 65) a disclosure that (1) notifies applicants with military service that they may qualify for a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Home Loan, and (2) directs applicants to consult their lender regarding eligibility.

Not later than 18 months after the enactment of the bill, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on whether at least 80% of lenders using the loan application form have met this requirement. 

What's happening now October 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Democratic 9 Republican 12
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Nov 8, 2024
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 11, 2024
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Apr 29, 2024
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Mar 19, 2024
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Pettersen, Brittany
Colorado · Mar 5, 2024
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Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp
Washington · Feb 29, 2024
Nickel, Wiley
· Jan 31, 2024
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Jan 25, 2024
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jan 11, 2024
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Dec 11, 2023
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Harder, Josh
California · Nov 13, 2023
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
Illinois · Nov 2, 2023
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Luna, Anna Paulina
Florida · Nov 2, 2023
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Oct 25, 2023
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Rutherford, John H.
Florida · Oct 24, 2023
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Pfluger, August
Texas · Oct 20, 2023
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Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Oct 18, 2023
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Gooden, Lance
Texas · Oct 18, 2023
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Green, Al
Texas · Oct 18, 2023
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Oct 18, 2023
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Ogles, Andrew
Tennessee · Oct 18, 2023
Posey, Bill
· Oct 18, 2023
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 18, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5979: VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5979/
MLA
"H.R. 5979: VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5979/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 5979, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5979/.
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[H.R. 5979: VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5979/)
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