S.Res. 347 · 109th Congress
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that lenders holding mortgages on homes in communities of the…
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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.
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- Senate Introduced Dec 21, 2005
- Senate Passed Dec 22, 2005
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…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Dec 22, 2005
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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Official title: 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)
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 21, 2005
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- Senate Introduced Dec 21, 2005
- Senate Passed Dec 22, 2005
No recorded floor vote found.