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HR2094Referred to Committee

HELPER Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-14
Introduced
144
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

John H. Rutherford
John H. Rutherford
Republican · FL · Representative
Votes with party: 98.7% (546 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/R000609

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (144)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2)Original· 2025-03-14
  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)Original· 2025-03-14
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)Original· 2025-03-14
  • Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-7)· 2025-03-24
  • Daniel Meuser (R-PA-9)· 2025-03-24
  • David G. Valadao (R-CA-22)· 2025-03-24
  • Dwight Evans (D-PA-3)· 2025-03-24
  • Jim Costa (D-CA-21)· 2025-03-24
  • Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA-24)· 2025-03-24
  • William R. Keating (D-MA-9)· 2025-03-24
  • Mike Kelly (R-PA-16)· 2025-03-26
  • Andrea Salinas (D-OR-6)· 2025-03-31
  • Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1)· 2025-03-31
  • Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL-28)· 2025-03-31
  • Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA-6)· 2025-03-31
  • Darren Soto (D-FL-9)· 2025-03-31
  • Donald G. Davis (D-NC-1)· 2025-03-31
  • Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH-13)· 2025-03-31
  • Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN-1)· 2025-03-31
  • Gabe Amo (D-RI-1)· 2025-03-31
  • Greg Stanton (D-AZ-4)· 2025-03-31
  • Julia Brownley (D-CA-26)· 2025-03-31
  • Marc A. Veasey (D-TX-33)· 2025-03-31
  • Paul Tonko (D-NY-20)· 2025-03-31
  • Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2)· 2025-03-31
  • Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT-1)· 2025-03-31
  • Shontel M. Brown (D-OH-11)· 2025-03-31
  • Vince Fong (R-CA-20)· 2025-03-31
  • Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ-6)· 2025-04-07
  • Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27)· 2025-04-07
  • Monica De La Cruz (R-TX-15)· 2025-04-07
  • Ritchie Torres (D-NY-15)· 2025-04-07
  • Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2)· 2025-04-07
  • Susie Lee (D-NV-3)· 2025-04-07
  • Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22)· 2025-04-07
  • J. Luis Correa (D-CA-46)· 2025-04-09
  • Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ-2)· 2025-04-09
  • Kat Cammack (R-FL-3)· 2025-04-09
  • Michael R. Turner (R-OH-10)· 2025-04-09
  • Randy Fine (R-FL-6)· 2025-04-09
  • Clay Higgins (R-LA-3)· 2025-04-28
  • Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA-7)· 2025-04-28
  • Zachary Nunn (R-IA-3)· 2025-04-28
  • Angie Craig (D-MN-2)· 2025-05-07
  • Dave Min (D-CA-47)· 2025-05-07
  • Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA-7)· 2025-05-07
  • Jill N. Tokuda (D-HI-2)· 2025-05-07
  • Kevin Kiley (R-CA-3)· 2025-05-07
  • Robert J. Wittman (R-VA-1)· 2025-05-07
  • George Latimer (D-NY-16)· 2025-05-08
  • Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI-8)· 2025-05-08
  • Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7)· 2025-05-08
  • Chris Pappas (D-NH-1)· 2025-05-13
  • Cory Mills (R-FL-7)· 2025-05-13
  • Gabe Evans (R-CO-8)· 2025-05-13
  • Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL-12)· 2025-05-13
  • Kim Schrier (D-WA-8)· 2025-05-13
  • Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY-3)· 2025-05-13
  • Glenn Thompson (R-PA-15)· 2025-05-15
  • Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)· 2025-05-15
  • Josh Harder (D-CA-9)· 2025-05-15
  • Mike Levin (D-CA-49)· 2025-05-15
  • Ashley Hinson (R-IA-2)· 2025-05-19
  • Christopher R. Deluzio (D-PA-17)· 2025-06-05
  • Debbie Dingell (D-MI-6)· 2025-06-05
  • Maggie Goodlander (D-NH-2)· 2025-06-05
  • Marilyn Strickland (D-WA-10)· 2025-06-05
  • Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-1)· 2025-06-05
  • Val T. Hoyle (D-OR-4)· 2025-06-05
  • Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4)· 2025-06-12
  • Derek Tran (D-CA-45)· 2025-07-14
  • Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1)· 2025-07-14
  • Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5)· 2025-07-14
  • Jason Crow (D-CO-6)· 2025-07-14
  • Sarah McBride (D-DE)· 2025-07-14
  • April McClain Delaney (D-MD-6)· 2025-07-23
  • Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4)· 2025-07-23
  • Daniel Webster (R-FL-11)· 2025-07-23
  • Deborah K. Ross (D-NC-2)· 2025-07-23
  • James C. Moylan (R-GU)· 2025-07-23
  • John Garamendi (D-CA-8)· 2025-07-23
  • Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-1)· 2025-07-23
  • Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8)· 2025-07-23
  • Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR-1)· 2025-08-05
  • Ted Lieu (D-CA-36)· 2025-08-05
  • Kevin Mullin (D-CA-15)· 2025-08-19
  • Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY-10)· 2025-08-29
  • Diana DeGette (D-CO-1)· 2025-08-29
  • Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9)· 2025-08-29
  • Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA-3)· 2025-08-29
  • Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY-11)· 2025-08-29
  • Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8)· 2025-08-29
  • Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY-25)· 2025-10-17
  • Scott H. Peters (D-CA-50)· 2025-10-17
  • Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23)· 2025-10-17
  • Cleo Fields (D-LA-6)· 2025-10-28
  • Robert Garcia (D-CA-42)· 2025-10-28
  • Laura Gillen (D-NY-4)· 2025-11-17
  • Mark B. Messmer (R-IN-8)· 2025-12-05
  • Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17)· 2025-12-16
  • Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2)· 2025-12-17
  • Josh Riley (D-NY-19)· 2025-12-17
  • Madeleine Dean (D-PA-4)· 2026-01-07
  • Scott Franklin (R-FL-18)· 2026-01-21
  • Jake Ellzey (R-TX-6)· 2026-01-22
  • Mark E. Amodei (R-NV-2)· 2026-01-22
  • Byron Donalds (R-FL-19)· 2026-02-02
  • John Joyce (R-PA-13)· 2026-02-02
  • Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15)· 2026-02-02
  • Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)· 2026-02-02
  • Judy Chu (D-CA-28)· 2026-02-10
  • Sarah Elfreth (D-MD-3)· 2026-02-10
  • Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)· 2026-02-24
  • Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA-10)· 2026-02-24
  • Nick LaLota (R-NY-1)· 2026-02-24
  • Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. (R-PA-8)· 2026-02-24
  • Brad Sherman (D-CA-32)· 2026-04-14
  • John W. Mannion (D-NY-22)· 2026-04-14
  • Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA-38)· 2026-04-14
  • Mike Rogers (R-AL-3)· 2026-04-14
  • Ro Khanna (D-CA-17)· 2026-04-14
  • Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9)· 2026-04-14
  • Brendan F. Boyle (D-PA-2)· 2026-04-27
  • Grace Meng (D-NY-6)· 2026-04-27
  • Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-7)· 2026-04-27
  • Nellie Pou (D-NJ-9)· 2026-04-27
  • Adam Gray (D-CA-13)· 2026-05-13
  • Dina Titus (D-NV-1)· 2026-05-13
  • Juan Vargas (D-CA-52)· 2026-05-13
  • Shri Thanedar (D-MI-13)· 2026-05-13

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

2025-03-14

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Financial ServicesReferred To · 2025-03-14

Previously

  • Financial Services CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-14

Plain-English Summary

Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder Act of 2025 or the HELPER Act of 2025 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Finance and Financial Sector
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