H.R. 4479 119th Congress House

To amend the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to insure certain second liens secured against property for the purpose of financing…

Official title: To amend the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to insure certain second liens secured agains… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to insure certain second liens secured against property for the purpose of financing the construction of an accessory dwelling unit, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 17, 2025 Introduced by: Sam T. Liccardo Democratic · California See on congress.gov

Housing and Community Development

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Jul 17, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Jul 17, 2025

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3469)

Jul 17, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Financial Services Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 1

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OSTROFF ASSOCIATES, INC.
for NEW YORK CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION, INC. · New York · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Cosponsors 16

Cisneros, Gilbert Ray

California · Jul 17, 2025

Cleaver, Emanuel

Missouri · Jul 17, 2025

Elfreth, Sarah

Maryland · Jul 17, 2025

Fields, Cleo

Louisiana · Jul 17, 2025

Garamendi, John

California · Jul 17, 2025

Goodlander, Maggie

New Hampshire · Jul 17, 2025

Gray, Adam

California · Jul 17, 2025

Harder, Josh

California · Jul 17, 2025

McBride, Sarah

Delaware · Jul 17, 2025

Peters, Scott H.

California · Jul 17, 2025

Ruiz, Raul

California · Jul 17, 2025

Sherman, Brad

California · Jul 17, 2025

Soto, Darren

Florida · Jul 17, 2025

Stanton, Greg

Arizona · Jul 17, 2025

Swalwell, Eric

California · Jul 17, 2025

Thompson, Mike

California · Jul 17, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4479: To amend the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to insure certain second liens secured against property for the purpose of financing the construction of an accessory dwelling unit, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4479/

MLA

"H.R. 4479: To amend the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to insure certain second liens secured against property for the purpose of financing the construction of an accessory dwelling unit, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4479/.

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H.R. 4479, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4479/.

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[H.R. 4479: To amend the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to insure certain second liens secured against property for the purpose of financing the construction of an accessory dwelling unit, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-4479/)