HR 3141 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

FHA Loan Affordability Act of 2019

Latest action · Nov 12, 2019 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 227.

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. IntroducedJun 5, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

FHA Loan Affordability Act of 2019

This bill requires Federal Housing Administration mortgage borrowers to pay mortgage insurance premiums only when their remaining principal balance exceeds 78% or more of the home value or sales price. The bill applies only to mortgages insured after the bill's enactment.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Jun 5, 2019Markup Jun 11, 2019Reported Nov 12, 2019

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 12, 2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-282.
  2. Nov 12, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 227.
  3. Jun 11, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  4. Jun 11, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 25.
  5. Jun 5, 2019Introduced in House
  6. Jun 5, 2019Referred 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.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Jun 28, 2019H.R. 3141, FHA Loan Affordability Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 11, 2019

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18. To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 94, June 5, 2019, page H4344.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2572FHA Loan Affordability Act of 2019Related billSep 26, 2019

Titles 3

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

Official Title as Introduced
To limit the collection of annual premiums under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for single family housing, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
FHA Loan Affordability Act of 2019
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
FHA Loan Affordability Act of 2019

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 12, 2019Reported in House
  2. Jun 5, 2019Introduced in House

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