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H.R. 2777: Give Veterans Home Loan Choices Act of 2017

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H.R. 2777: Give Veterans Home Loan Choices Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-06-06 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-06-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Give Veterans Home Loan Choices Act of 2017

Plain summary

Give Veterans Home Loan Choices A ct of 2017 This bill amends the National Housing Act to require that a Federal Housing Administration mortgage notice for a prospective borrower who is a veteran include, in addition to comparative rate and fee information about conventional loans, similar comparative information about Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) home loans. The Federal Housing Finance Agency shall direct the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to revise the uniform residential loan application by December 31, 2018, to include: (1) a check box to indicate that the applicant is a veteran; (2) the statement "If you are a veteran, you may be eligible for a VA mortgage"; and (3) a blank line for the borrower to initial and a statement that all applicants must initial the line to confirm that they have read the VA mortgage eligibility statement. The bill requires pre-separation counseling for a member of the Armed Forces who is separating from active duty to include: information on the availability of VA home loan services and housing assistance benefits, including the authority of a member to use an honorable discharge certificate as a certificate of eligibility for a VA guaranteed housing loan or to request a specific certificate of eligibility for such loan; and counseling on responsible borrowing practices.

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Official text

Give Veterans Home Loan Choices Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] · 27 cosponsors

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Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] reported raising $776,460 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong115-hr2777 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115