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HR 1640 Advanced toward a vote

Authorizes HUD to fund grants to states, localities, territories, and tribal governments that adopt the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, and to fund help with heirs' property title and estate costs.

Official title: HEIRS Act of 2025

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 26-FEB-2025
Referred 26-FEB-2025
Approved by committee 30-JUN-2026
Reported 01-SEP-2026
On the calendar 01-SEP-2026
Key points
  • Lets HUD award grants to eligible states, local governments, territories, and Tribal governments that have adopted or adopt the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act or a substantially equivalent law
  • Requires grant money to pay residents' costs for title reports, surveys, estate planning, heirs searches, recording fees, and legal fees tied to establishing ownership or settling an estate
  • Authorizes HUD grants to HUD-approved housing counseling agencies, legal clinics, and qualifying nonprofits that help heirs' property owners clear title and keep their homes, with income limits of 120 percent of area median income
  • Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 so federally funded homeownership counselors must explain heirs' property risks and refer consumers to title clearing and estate planning options; both grant programs end 7 years after enactment
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (26-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Reported in House, 01-SEP-2026).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Housing and Community Development

Sponsor Nikema Williams (D-GA) Cosponsors · 10
■ 9 D■ 1 R
1 Republican