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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Tim Sheehy

Republican · MT · Senator

Votes with party: 34.5% (316 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (26)

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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

2025-01-16

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to increase public awareness and education about VA home loans, which allow veterans to buy homes with favorable terms like no down payment and lower interest rates. The VA would need to conduct outreach campaigns and provide better information to help eligible veterans understand and access these benefits. The goal is to ensure more veterans know about and take advantage of home loan programs designed to help them achieve homeownership.

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Subjects

Housing and Community Development

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 138 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 138 To require each enterprise to include on the Uniform Residential Loan Application a disclaimer to increase awareness of the direct and guaranteed home loan programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 16, 2025 Mr. Sheehy (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Budd, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Welch, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Moreno, Ms. Rosen, and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require each enterprise to include on the Uniform Residential Loan Application a disclaimer to increase awareness of the direct and guaranteed home loan programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. MILITARY SERVICE QUESTION. (a) In General.--Subpart A of part 2 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4541 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 1329. UNIFORM RESIDENTIAL LOAN APPLICATION. ``Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Director shall, by regulation or order, require each enterprise to include a disclaimer below the military service question on the form known as the Uniform Residential Loan Application stating, `If yes, you may qualify for a VA Home Loan. Consult your lender regarding eligibility.'.''. (b) GAO Study.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit to Congress a report on whether not less than 80 percent of lenders using the Uniform Residential Loan Application have included on that form the disclaimer required under section 1329 of the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, as added by subsection (a). <all>

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