S3930Referred to Committee

HOPE (Humans over Private Equity) for Homeownership Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-02-26
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
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Sponsor

Jeff Merkley
Jeff Merkley
Democrat · OR · Senator
Votes with party: 65.3% (323 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (1)

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

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-02-26

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would likely change how private equity firms and other large investors are taxed when they buy up residential properties, with the goal of making it easier for individual families to purchase homes rather than having corporations buy them up as investments. The measure would probably increase taxes or add restrictions on these large-scale property purchases to discourage institutional investors from competing with regular homebuyers in the housing market. The changes would affect private equity companies, real estate investors, and potentially homebuyers looking to purchase properties in competitive markets.

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