HELPER Act of 2021
Summary
Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder Act of 2021 or the HELPER Act of 2021 This bill establishes a program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide mortgage assistance to law enforcement officers, elementary and secondary school teachers, firefighters, or other first responders. Specifically, these individuals may be eligible for a one-time mortgage on a primary family residence with no down payment and no monthly mortgage insurance premium.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Oct 7, 2021
Last action Oct 7, 2021
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Committee
1
Oct 7, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
upper
Oct 7, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 16 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marco Rubio
RRepublican
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
Co
James E. Risch
RRepublican
Co
Joe Manchin, III
IIndependent
Co
John W. Hickenlooper
DDemocratic
Co
Jon Ossoff
DDemocratic
Co
Lindsey Graham
RRepublican
Co
Mike Crapo
RRepublican
Co
Raphael G. Warnock
DDemocratic
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