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    <item congress="117" measure-type="s" measure-number="2981" measure-id="id117s2981" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2021-10-07" update-date="2021-10-25">
        <title>HELPER Act of 2021</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117s2981v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2021-10-25">
            <action-date>2021-10-07</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder Act of 2021 or the HELPER Act of 2021 </strong></p> <p>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.</p>]]></summary-text>
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