S3649-118

Introduced

To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide a disclosure notice to homebuyers of properties owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that are located in special flood hazard areas, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 24, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide a disclosure notice to homebuyers of properties owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that are located in special flood hazard areas, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Finance, Housing.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Flood Risk Transparency for Homebuyers Act.
  • Section id08400C6A3E104C47AA7524BBCC93136C: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The term covered property means a 1-to-4...
  • Section id321331A6B6CA4AB68A6EB2D670C0283A: 3. Requirement to provide disclosure to homebuyers of properties located in special flood hazard areas When listing a covered property for sale by the...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide a disclosure notice to homebuyers of properties owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that are located in special flood hazard areas, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Finance, Housing

Primary Purpose

This bill, To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide a disclosure notice to homebuyers of properties owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that are located in special flood hazard areas, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Finance Housing

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 24, 2024

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Finance Housing
Actor Mappings
"administrator_of_fema"
→ Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
"secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
→ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"covered property" §id08400C6A3E104C47AA7524BBCC93136C

a 1-to-4 unit residential property— acquired by the Department as a result of a foreclosure action on a mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration under title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.)

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