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S. 967 · 119th Congress

Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2025

IntroducedFinance and Financial Sector
IntroducedMar 11, 2025
Passed SenateNot yet
Passed HouseNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, Mar 11, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 11 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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S. 967 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 11 new provisions of its own. Read from the bill text as introduced in the Senate (Mar 11, 2025).

New provisions of the bill's own

  • Sec. 2 Definitions
  • Sec. 3 First-generation downpayment assistance program
  • Sec. 4 Qualified homebuyers
  • Sec. 5 Eligible homes
  • Sec. 6 Eligible mortgage loans
  • Sec. 7 Housing counseling requirement
  • Sec. 8 Administrative costs
  • Sec. 9 Reports
  • Sec. 10 Compelling interest study
  • Sec. 11 Implementation
  • Sec. 12 Authorization of appropriations
What the words would change: every change, in place (0)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

    From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, latest edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

    What it does

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    Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

    What has happened

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    1. Mar 11, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Senate
    2. Mar 11, 2025Introduced in SenateLibrary of Congress

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    Cosponsors

    • Cory A. Booker D-NJ
    • Tim Kaine D-VA
    • Ben Ray Luján D-NM
    • Alex Padilla D-CA
    • Chris Van Hollen D-MD
    • Mark R. Warner D-VA