HR 1255 · 113th Congress 2013โ€“2015, ended

Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013

Latest action · Mar 19, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedMar 19, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013 - Directs the appropriate federal banking agencies to initiate a coordinated rulemaking with respect to financial institutions under their respective jurisdictions that make real estate loans to home builders.

Requires such rulemaking to provide for: (1) elimination of the 100% of bank capital measurement, (2) realistic market-based appraisals, and (3) a prohibition against compelling lenders to call or curtail loans in good standing.

Prohibits a federal banking agency from preventing a qualified financial institution from making a real estate loan to a home builder that has a viable project.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 19, 2013 to May 19, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalMar 19, 2013
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandMar 21, 2013
R-NCWalter B. JonesApr 23, 2013
R-ILAaron SchockMay 6, 2013
R-NVMark E. AmodeiMay 6, 2013
D-UTJim MathesonMay 21, 2013
R-WIReid J. RibbleMay 21, 2013
R-NVJoseph J. HeckJun 6, 2013
R-MDAndy HarrisJun 11, 2013
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthJun 11, 2013
R-TXKenny MarchantJun 11, 2013
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiJun 11, 2013
D-NJAlbio SiresJun 19, 2013
D-CTJoe CourtneyJun 25, 2013
R-WISean P. DuffyJun 25, 2013
R-PALou BarlettaJul 23, 2013
D-NVSteven HorsfordSep 26, 2013
D-NVDina TitusDec 5, 2013
R-UTChris StewartDec 10, 2013
R-CAPaul CookMay 19, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Mar 19, 2013

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 19, 2013Introduced in House
  2. Mar 19, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8, clauses 1 (relating to the general welfare of the United States); and Article I, section 8, clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate interstate commerce).

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1631.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1002Home Building Lending Improvement Act of 2013Related billMay 21, 2013

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of the Nation's home builders, and to provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the Nation's need for new homes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Home Construction Lending Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 19, 2013Introduced in House

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