S 1514 118th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector First responders and emergency personnel Housing finance and home ownership Life, casualty, property insurance

HELPER Act of 2023

Introduced: September 25, 2024 See on congress.gov

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Became law

Mar 12, 2024

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-548.

Jan 11, 2024

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

May 10, 2023

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

May 10, 2023

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder Act of 2023 or the HELPER Act of 2023

This bill establishes a program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide mortgage assistance to law enforcement officers, elementary and secondary school teachers, firefighters, or other first responders. Specifically, these individuals may be eligible for a first-time mortgage on a primary family residence with no down payment. Instead, the mortgage is subject to a one-time, up-front mortgage insurance premium.

What's happening now March 12, 2024

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-548.

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Cosponsors 26

Sullivan, Dan

Alaska · Nov 13, 2024

Gillibrand, Kirsten E.

New York · Sep 25, 2024

Peters, Gary C.

Michigan · Sep 25, 2024

Hickenlooper, John W.

Colorado · Sep 11, 2024

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Sep 11, 2024

Collins, Susan M.

Maine · Jun 4, 2024

Fetterman, John

Pennsylvania · May 15, 2024

Murkowski, Lisa

Alaska · May 15, 2024

Hassan, Margaret Wood

New Hampshire · Apr 17, 2024

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Apr 16, 2024

Luján, Ben Ray

New Mexico · Apr 10, 2024

Kelly, Mark

Arizona · Mar 5, 2024

Louisiana · Jan 30, 2024

Rosen, Jacky

Nevada · Dec 14, 2023

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Nov 30, 2023

Boozman, John

Arkansas · Sep 27, 2023

Risch, James E.

Idaho · Sep 13, 2023

Heinrich, Martin

New Mexico · Sep 6, 2023

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Jun 6, 2023

Scott, Rick

Florida · May 18, 2023

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · May 10, 2023

Cortez Masto, Catherine

Nevada · May 10, 2023

Ossoff, Jon

Georgia · May 10, 2023

Warnock, Raphael G.

Georgia · May 10, 2023

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1514: HELPER Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1514/

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