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H.Res. 186 · 111th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the States should enact a temporary moratorium on…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the States should enact a temporary moratorium on residential mortgage foreclosures.

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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should declare a national residential mortgage foreclosure emergency and, through such declaration, encourage the states, by use of their police power, to enact a moratorium on residential mortgage foreclosures; and (2) the states should exercise such power and enact such a…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 24, 2009

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should declare a national residential mortgage foreclosure emergency and, through such declaration, encourage the states, by use of their police power, to enact a moratorium on residential mortgage foreclosures; and (2) the states should exercise such power and enact such a moratorium.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the States should enact a temporary moratorium on residential mortgage foreclosures.

Latest action (Feb 24, 2009): Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Policy area: Housing and Community Development · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 24, 2009

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No recorded floor vote found.