HELP Act of 2026
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, HELP Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Housing, Civil Rights.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H28C2FF9C3CEC4887AB9F3F239D65DB99: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Emergencies Lifeline Program Act of 2026 or the HELP Act of 2026.
- Section H9D70553888764F86BB41E67426CC4F6B: 2. Database of eviction information The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall require each State and local entity that receives covered housing...
- Section H9BA0D9F170E24F06A5B394122C947658: 3. Eviction protection grant program The Secretary shall establish a grant program to award competitive grants to eligible entities as described in this...
- Section HCC894F4781F64DD1A2E041057ED54408: 4. Consumer reports Section 605(a) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681c(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (9)An eviction, or any...
- Section H366C3F6EAD4C492CA06AF72D38628A76: 5. Eviction information The Secretary shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, issue rules that require each owner of a...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, HELP Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Housing, Civil Rights
Primary Purpose
This bill, HELP Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Ms. Pressley (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Norton, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
- → Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a residential dwelling unit that— is made available for rental
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