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    <item congress="118" measure-type="s" measure-number="3068" measure-id="id118s3068" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2023-10-18" update-date="2025-08-11">
        <title>VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118s3068v55" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2025-08-11">
            <action-date>2024-07-11</action-date>
            <action-desc>Passed Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill requires Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to include on the Uniform Residential Loan Application (i.e., Fannie Mae Form 1003/ Freddie Mac Form 65) a disclosure that (1) notifies applicants with military service that they&nbsp;may qualify for a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Home Loan, and (2) directs applicants to consult their lender regarding eligibility. </p><p>Not later than 18 months after the enactment of the bill, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on whether at least 80% of lenders using the loan application form have met this requirement.&nbsp;</p>]]></summary-text>
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        <summary summary-id="id118s3068v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2025-08-07">
            <action-date>2023-10-18</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2023</strong></p><p>This bill requires Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to include on the Uniform Residential Loan Application (i.e., Fannie Mae Form 1003/ Freddie Mac Form 65) a disclosure that (1) notifies applicants with military service that they&nbsp;may qualify for a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Home Loan, and (2) directs applicants to consult their lender regarding eligibility. </p><p>Not later than 18 months after the enactment of the bill, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on whether at least 80% of lenders using the loan application form have met this requirement.&nbsp;</p>]]></summary-text>
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