A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that lenders holding mortgages on homes in communities of the Gulf Coast devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita should extend current voluntary mortgage payment forbearance periods and not foreclose on properties in those communities.
Latest action · Dec 22, 2005 Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14408; text as passed Senate: CR S14408; text of measure as introduced: CR S14337)
Progress
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- IntroducedDec 21, 2005
- Agreed to in SenateDec 22, 2005
Summary
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Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) Congress should act early in the second session of the 109th Congress to consider legislation to provide relief to homeowners in the Gulf Coast; and (2) commercial banks, mortgage banks, credit unions, and other mortgage lenders should extend mortgage payment forbearance to March 31, 2006, in order to allow Congress the time to consider such legislation.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 21, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Dec 21, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S14408; text as passed Senate: CR S14408; text of measure as introduced: CR S14337)
- Dec 22, 2005Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S14408; text as passed Senate: CR S14408; text of measure as introduced: CR S14337)
- Dec 21, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Dec 21, 2005Submitted in the Senate.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 22, 2005Agreed to Senate
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