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US HR8360

US HR8360
HOME Act of 2022 Housing Oversight and Mitigating Exploitation Act of 2022


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Introduced
07/13/2022
In Committee
07/13/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023

Introduced Session

117th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To protect consumers from price-gouging of residential rental and sale prices, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, the Housing Oversight and Mitigating Exploitation (HOME) Act of 2022, aims to protect consumers from price-gouging of residential rental and sale prices during housing emergencies. It empowers the President to issue a housing emergency proclamation, making it unlawful for any person to rent or sell housing at unconscionably excessive prices that exploit the circumstances. The bill also requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to investigate and report on potential manipulation or artificial inflation of housing prices, and establishes a Housing Monitoring and Enforcement Unit within HUD to continuously monitor rental and single-family housing markets. Additionally, the bill directs the Secretary to investigate excessive purchases of single-family housing by individual or institutional investors.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (15)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (on 07/13/2022)

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