3.0.0 1519 2023-01-11T19:52:03Z 2023-01-11T19:52:03Z House H HR 2007-03-14 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-15T19:46:47Z Referred to 2007-03-14T14:00:30Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-03-14T14:00:25Z 2007-03-15 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Committee 2007-03-14 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-03-14 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-14 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2007-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 N J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2007-05-01 False G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2007-05-01 False Finance and Financial Sector Building construction Commerce Commercial arbitration Consumer education Consumer protection Contracts Home ownership Housing and Community Development Housing finance Law Real estate business Restrictive trade practices Finance and Financial Sector

00 2007-03-14 Introduced in House 2007-04-24T21:40:23Z American Homebuyers Protection Act - Prohibits a person engaged in the construction of new homes from: (1) requiring a home purchaser to enter into a mandatory arbitration agreement as a condition precedent to entering into a purchase contract; and (2) offering a home purchaser a contract which includes a mandatory arbitration agreement unless such agreement is a separate agreement. Treats a violation as as an unfair and deceptive act under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

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