[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[H. Con. Res. 197 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 197


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 3, 2009

 Received and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
                                Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Encouraging banks and mortgage servicers to work with families affected 
    by contaminated drywall and to consider adjustments to payment 
schedules on their home mortgages that take into account the financial 
         burdens of responding to the presence of such drywall.

Whereas since January 2009 over 1,300 cases of contaminated drywall have been 
        reported from 26 States and the District of Columbia;
Whereas noxious gases released from contaminated drywall can cause serious 
        health effects involving the upper respiratory tract, such as bloody 
        noses, rashes, sore throats, and burning eyes;
Whereas toxins released from contaminated drywall can corrode metals inside the 
        home, such as air conditioning coils and electrical wiring;
Whereas the dangers and health risks posed by contaminated drywall have forced 
        thousands of families out of their homes and into temporary living 
        situations, and many such families are unable to afford an additional 
        financial burden;
Whereas because of cases of contaminated drywall, some Americans who pay their 
        mortgages on time are now suffering from both financial problems and 
        health complications at no fault of their own; and
Whereas banks and mortgage servicers can help families affected by contaminated 
        drywall by taking into account, with respect to their mortgage payments, 
        the financial burdens imposed by the need to respond to this problem: 
        Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress encourages banks and mortgage servicers to work with 
families affected by contaminated drywall by considering adjustments to 
mortgage payment schedules that take these financial burdens into 
account.

            Passed the House of Representatives December 2, 2009.

            Attest:

                                            LORRAINE C. MILLER,

                                                                 Clerk.