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HR 1640 119th Congress House Housing and Community Development Housing and community development funding Housing finance and home ownership Low- and moderate-income housing

HEIRS Act of 2025

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Williams, Nikema Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 30, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.
Jun 30, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced in House
Feb 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Heirs Estate Inheritance Resolution and Succession Act of 2025 or the HEIRS Act of 2025

This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide grants to assist individuals with the legal processes associated with inheriting certain real property.

Under the first program, HUD must provide grants to states that have enacted the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (UPHPA) (or similar state law). The UPHPA provides due process protections against forced property sales for individuals who inherit real property from a landowner without a will. Historically, state property laws have provided that recipients of such property become tenants-in-common, which permits a single tenant to exercise their right to partition and sell the property.

A state or local government must use grant funds to assist residents with expenses related to establishing and documenting property ownership rights or settling a decedent's estate, including costs related to

  • obtaining title reports, title abstracts, copies of public records, and land surveys;
  • estate planning;
  • heirs searches or tracing services; and
  • recording and filing fees, notary fees, and legal fees and expenses.

Under the second program, HUD must provide grants to housing counseling agencies, legal services clinics at institutions of higher education, and qualified nonprofits. Such organizations must use grant funds to provide housing counseling, legal assistance, and financial assistance related to title clearing and home retention efforts for individuals who inherit property as tenants-in-common.

What's happening now June 30, 2026

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 15

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 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Republican 1
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jun 30, 2026
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McClellan, Jennifer L.
Virginia · Jun 18, 2026
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Figures, Shomari
Alabama · Apr 1, 2025
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 26, 2025
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Feb 26, 2025
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Feb 26, 2025
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Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Feb 26, 2025
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Feb 26, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 26, 2025
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Feb 26, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1640: HEIRS Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1640/
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"H.R. 1640: HEIRS Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1640/.
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H.R. 1640, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1640/.
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