[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3472 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3472
To amend the National Housing Act and title 38, United States Code.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 15, 2025
Mr. Vargas (for himself, Mr. Aguilar, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Ms.
Brownley, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mr. Garcia of Illinois,
Mr. Gomez, Ms. Norton, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Velazquez, Ms.
Ansari, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Thanedar) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in
addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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
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A BILL
To amend the National Housing Act and title 38, United States Code.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Stability for Dreamers
Act''.
SEC. 2. DACA RECIPIENT ELIGIBILITY.
(a) FHA.--Section 203 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709)
is amended by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
``(i) DACA Recipient Eligibility.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not--
``(A) prescribe terms that limit the eligibility of
a single family mortgage for insurance under this title
based in whole or in part on the status of the
mortgagor as a DACA recipient; or
``(B) issue any limited denial of participation in
the program for such insurance based in whole or in
part on the status of the mortgagor as a DACA
recipient.
``(2) DACA recipient defined.--For the purposes of this
subsection, the term `DACA recipient' means an alien who, on
the date of the enactment of this Act, is the recipient of
deferred action pursuant to the memorandum of the Department of
Homeland Security entitled `Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion
with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as
Children' issued on June 15, 2012'.''.
(b) Rural Housing Service.--Section 501 of the Housing Act of 1949
(42 U.S.C. 1472) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) DACA Recipient Eligibility.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not prescribe terms
that limit eligibility for a single family mortgage made,
insured, or guaranteed under this title because of the status
of the mortgagor as a DACA recipient.
``(2) DACA recipient defined.--For the purposes of this
paragraph, the term `DACA recipient' means an alien who, on the
date of the enactment of this Act, is the recipient of deferred
action pursuant to the memorandum of the Department of Homeland
Security entitled `Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with
Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as
Children' issued on June 15, 2012.''.
(c) Fannie Mae.--Section 302(b) of the National Housing Act (12
U.S.C. 1717(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(8) DACA Recipient Eligibility.--
``(A) In general.--The corporation may not condition
purchase of a single-family residence mortgage by the
corporation under this subsection on the status of the borrower
as a DACA recipient.
``(B) DACA recipient defined.--For the purposes of this
paragraph, the term `DACA recipient' means an alien who, on the
date of the enactment of this Act, is the recipient of deferred
action pursuant to the memorandum of the Department of Homeland
Security entitled `Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with
Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as
Children' issued on June 15, 2012.''.
(d) Freddie Mac.--Section 305(a) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage
Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1454) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(6) DACA Recipient Eligibility.--
``(A) In general.--The Corporation may not condition
purchase of a single-family residence mortgage by the
corporation under this subsection on the status of the borrower
as a DACA recipient.
``(B) DACA recipient defined.--For the purposes of this
subsection, the term `DACA recipient' means an alien who, on
the date of the enactment of this Act, is the recipient of
deferred action pursuant to the memorandum of the Department of
Homeland Security entitled `Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion
with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as
Children' issued on June 15, 2012.''.
SEC. 3. DACA RECIPIENT ELIGIBILITY.
Section 214(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980
(42 U.S.C. 1436a) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and
inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(8) an alien who, on the date of the enactment of this
Act, is the recipient of deferred action pursuant to the
memorandum of the Department of Homeland Security entitled
`Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to
Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children' issued
on June 15, 2012.''.
SEC. 4. CLARIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY OF A VETERAN WHO IS A DACA
RECIPIENT FOR A HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEED BY THE SECRETARY
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Section 3702(a) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(5) Whether a veteran described in paragraph (2) is a DACA
recipient (as such term is defined in section 203 of the National
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709)) shall not affect the veteran's
entitlement to housing loan benefits under this chapter.''.
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