H.R. 830: FHA Refinance Program Termination Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-02-28 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2011-02-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 4 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 168 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR830 (2011-03-10), Failed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

FHA Refinance Program Termination Act

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FHA Refinance Program Termination Act - Rescinds and permanently cancels all unexpended funding remaining available and allocated for the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Refinancing Program of the Making Home Affordable initiative of the Secretary of the Treasury (under which borrowers owing more on their mortgage than the value of their home are provided opportunities to refinance into a FHA loan). Terminates the program. Requires all such unobligated balances so rescinded and permanently canceled to be retained in the general fund of the Treasury for reducing the debt of the federal government. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to study: (1) the extent to which the FHA Refinancing Program is used by homeowners who are active duty members of the Armed Forces (or their spouses or parents), veterans, Gold Star-eligible widows, parents, or next of kin of Armed Forces members who died in military operations, or members or veterans with service-connected injuries (and their survivors and dependents); and (2) the impact of the program on such homeowners. Directs the HUD Secretary to publish a statement on the HUD website as to: (1) termination of the FHA Short [ sic ] Refinance Program; and (2) the availability of a Member of Congress to assist any borrower having trouble paying a mortgage and needing help contacting the borrower's lender or servicer to negotiate or acquire a loan modification.

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FHA Refinance Program Termination Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] · 2 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

House roll call 168 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR830 (2011-03-10): Failed
House roll call 169 (2011): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR830 (2011-03-10): Agreed to
House roll call 170 (2011): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR830 (2011-03-10): Failed
House roll call 171 (2011): On Passage, HR830 (2011-03-10): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr830.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr830 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112