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Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 [S.2347] [Veterans ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Military ]
Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015 This bill amends the Honoring America's Veterans and Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act of 2012 to extend through 2016 the one-year period after a service member's military service during which: (1) a court may stay proceedings to enforce an obligation on real or personal property owned by the service member before such military service; and (2) any sale, foreclosure, or seizure of such property shall be invalid without a court order or waiver agreement signed by the service member. (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 12/03/2015

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Veterans Homebuyer Accessibility Act of 2015 [S.2277] [Veterans ] [Housing ] [Taxes ] [Real Estate ] [Disabilities ]
Veterans Homebuyer Accessibility Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for first-time homebuyers, to: (1) allow a veteran of the Armed Forces a tax credit for 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence purchased prior to January 1, 2018; (2) allow an additional tax credit for the cost, not exceeding $8,000 in a taxable year, of installing special fixtures or movable facilities in a residence to accommodate a disability of the veteran; and (3) require a recapture of credit amounts if the veteran (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/10/2015

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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132] [Finance ] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Healthcare ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Budget and Spending ] [Education ] [Social Security ] [Children and Youth ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Energy ] [Insurance ]
An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015

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An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2129] [Infrastructure ] [Agriculture ] [Energy ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Food ] [Community Development ] [Budget and Spending ] [Water ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Construction ]
An Act Making Appropriations to Improve the Nation's Infrastructure and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several independent and related agencies. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 248. on 10/06/2015

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A bill to clarify that nonprofit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity may accept donated mortgage appraisals, and for other purposes. [S.2085] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Nonprofit ] [Consumer Protection ] [Taxes ]
A bill to clarify that nonprofit organizations such as Habitat for Humanity may accept donated mortgage appraisals, and for other purposes. This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act to deem mortgage appraisal services donated by a fee appraiser to an organization eligible to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions to be customary and reasonable.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/28/2015

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Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015 [S.2082] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Mental Health ] [Construction ] [Funding ] [Budget and Spending ]
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015 This bill extends specified Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs. TITLE I--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH CARE (Sec. 101) Authority for collection of copayments for hospital care and nursing home care is extended through FY2016. (Sec. 102) The requirement to provide nursing home care to certain veterans with service-connected disabilities is extended through December 31, 2016. (Sec. 103) The authorization of appropriations for assistance and support services for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal Considered Under Suspension Of The Rules. (consideration: Cr H6719-6727) on 09/30/2015

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Jumpstart GSE Reform Act [S.2038] [Finance ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Budget and Spending ]
Jumpstart GSE Reform Act Prohibits the use of an increase in the guarantee fee required to be charged by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or any affiliate of such organizations (enterprises) to offset an increase in outlays or a reduction in revenues for any purposes other than those related to the enterprises' business functions under: (1) the congressional budget, (2) the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), or (3) (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mark Warner Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/16/2015

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Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015 [S.2036] [Finance ] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Budget and Spending ] [Pensions ] [Retirement ]
Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to suspend the compensation packages approved for 2015 for the chief executive officers of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (government sponsored enterprises or GSEs), and any affiliates, and in lieu of such packages establish the compensation and benefits for each such chief executive officer at the same level in effect for that officer as of January 1, 2015. Such compensation (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Signed By President. on 11/25/2015

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Relationship Lending Preservation Act of 2015 [S.1974] [Finance ] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Real Estate ] [Small Business ]
Relationship Lending Preservation Act of 2015 This bill directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to issue regulations to include as a qualified mortgage any mortgage loan that: (1) is extended by a creditor that, together with its affiliates, has less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets and is a member of a Federal Home Loan Bank; (2) meets qualifying criteria of the Truth in Lending Act; (3) is eligible to be purchased by a Bank pursuant to its underwriting and documentation requirements; and (4) is eligible to be purchased and (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S6388-6389) on 08/05/2015

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401(Kids) Education Savings Account Act of 2015 [S.195] [Education ] [Taxes ] [Retirement ]
401(Kids) Education Savings Account Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) eliminate after 2015 the income-based reduction of contributions to Coverdell education savings accounts, (2) increase the annual contribution limit for such accounts, (3) allow the use of such an account to pay home school expenses and the acquisition costs of a first-time homebuyer, and (4) allow tax-free rollovers of amounts in a Coverdell education savings account to a Roth individual retirement account.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Pat Toomey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/20/2015

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Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 [S.1946] [Taxes ] [Energy ] [Housing ] [Small Business ] [Veterans ] [Film Production ] [Budget and Spending ] [Property Tax ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend expired and expiring tax provisions affecting individual and business taxpayers and the energy sector. (Sec. 2) Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Congress should pursue a process of comprehensive tax reform, (2) Congress should eliminate temporary provisions in the Internal Revenue Code by making permanent those provisions that merit permanency and by allowing others to expire, and (3) a major focus of the tax reform process should be fostering economic growth (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Orrin Hatch Committee On Finance. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Hatch. With Written Report No. 114-118. on 08/05/2015

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Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1910] [Finance ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ]
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government, including programs in the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the federal judiciary, the District of Columbia, and several independent agencies. Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for Departmental Offices, including: Salaries and Expenses, Department-Wide Systems (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John Boozman Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Boozman. With Written Report No. 114-97. on 07/30/2015

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USA Act Unified Savings and Accountability Act [S.1888] [Budget and Spending ] [Finance ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Social Security ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Poverty ] [Property Tax ] [Human Services ]
USA Act Unified Savings and Accountability Act Requires: (1) the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy to issue guidance to federal agencies to reinvigorate the role of the competition advocate, (2) the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue government-wide savings goals for the strategic sourcing of goods and services by executive agencies required to designate or appoint a Chief Financial Officer, (3) the Chief Information Officer of each agency to submit to the OMB a report on potentially duplicative information technology investments, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/29/2015

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Superstorm Sandy Relief and Disaster Loan Program Improvement Act of 2015 [S.1811] [Disaster Relief ] [Small Business ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Construction ] [Public Safety ] [Economic Development ]
Superstorm Sandy Relief and Disaster Loan Program Improvement Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill amends the Small Business Act to authorize a small business, homeowner, nonprofit entity, or renter that was located within a declared major disaster area during Superstorm Sandy in 2012 to apply for a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan to: (1) repair, rehabilitate, or replace property damaged or destroyed because of the storm; or (2) assist a small business that suffered substantial economic injury because of it. The SBA must select loan recipients (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker By Senator Vitter From Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Filed Written Report Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-409. on 12/20/2016

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National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 [S.1795] [Taxes ] [Disaster Relief ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Housing ] [Construction ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Economic Development ]
National Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2015 Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax relief for disasters declared in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015 by: allowing an election to expense qualified disaster expenses (i.e., for the abatement of hazardous substances, removal of debris, demolition, and repair of business-related property); increasing the tax deduction for charitable contributions for disaster relief for individual and corporate taxpayers; allowing through 2015 the deduction of losses and net operating losses attributable to disasters; (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 07/16/2015

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A bill to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. [S.1711] [Real Estate ] [Finance ] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ]
A bill to provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes. This bill prohibits until January 1, 2016, enforcement against any person of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, the Truth in Lending Act, and regulations issued under such Acts. No suit may be filed against any person (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. John McCain Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/07/2015

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Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act [S.1679] [Insurance ] [Disaster Relief ] [Housing ]
Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act This bill amends the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 to make technical amendments to requirements for flood insurance under either the federal program or private flood insurance. "Private flood insurance" shall include any policy issued by an insurance company eligible as a nonadmitted insurer to provide flood insurance in the state or jurisdiction where the property to be insured is located. The flood insurance program under the Act, including both private and federal flood insurance, shall (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Flake Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 09/13/2016

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A bill to permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax deduction. [S.1644] [Taxes ] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Insurance ]
A bill to permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax deduction. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the tax deduction for mortgage insurance premiums.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Debbie Stabenow Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/23/2015

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Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2015 [S.1582] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Investments ]
Preserving American Homeownership Act of 2015 Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the Federal Housing Commissioner each to establish a pilot program to encourage the use of shared equity mortgage modifications designed to return greater net present value to investors than other loss-mitigation activities, including foreclosure. Requires a shared equity mortgage modification to: reduce by specified action the loan-to-value ratio of a covered mortgage to 100% or less within 3 years; reduce the interest rate if such a reduction (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/16/2015

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Military Consumer Protection Act [S.1565] [Consumer Protection ] [Military ] [Veterans ] [Finance ] [Housing ]
Military Consumer Protection Act This bill amends the Consumer Financial Protection Act to extend Consumer Financial Protection Bureau oversight and protection to provisions under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act concerning: future financial transactions, excluding insurance; default judgments, excluding child custody proceedings; interest rates on pre-service debts; evictions; purchase or lease installment contracts; mortgages and trusts; motor vehicle leases; telephone service contracts; and waiver of rights pursuant to a written agreement, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/11/2015

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