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S. 3930 118th Congress Senate

Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2024

Official title: A bill to provide downpayment assistance to first-generation homebuyers to address multigenerational inequities in access to homeownership and to narrow and ul… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide downpayment assistance to first-generation homebuyers to address multigenerational inequities in access to homeownership and to narrow and ultimately close the racial homeownership gap in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 20, 2024 Introduced by: Raphael G. Warnock Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 12, 2024
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 12, 2024

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2024

This bill establishes a grant program through the Department of Housing and Urban Development for states and other entities to provide qualifying assistance to low-income, first-time, first-generation home buyers in purchasing their first homes. Qualifying assistance includes assistance for mortgage down payments, mortgage closing costs, reduction of mortgage interest rates, subsidies for shared equity homes, or for certain modifications to a home to accommodate persons with disabilities.

The bill also establishes grant requirements regarding home buyer income, types of housing, homeowner occupancy, types of mortgages, and home buyer counseling.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3930: Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3930/
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"S. 3930: Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3930/.
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S. 3930, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-3930/.
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