[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6863 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6863

  To provide that members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law 
enforcement officers shall be eligible for the Good Neighbor Next Door 
 Sales Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 19, 2023

  Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide that members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and law 
enforcement officers shall be eligible for the Good Neighbor Next Door 
 Sales Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and 
                          for other purposes.

    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 for Heroes Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, FIREFIGHTERS, AND 
              LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS FOR GOOD NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR 
              SALES PROGRAM.

    (a) Eligibility.--Members of the Armed Forces, firefighters, and 
law enforcement officers shall be eligible to purchase eligible 
properties under the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program of the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, as provided under 
subsection (b).
    (b) Eligible Properties.--Notwithstanding section 204 of the 
National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1710), part 291 of the regulations of 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (24 C.F.R. part 291), or 
any other provision of law, regulation, guideline, order, or notice, in 
carrying out the Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program for single-unit 
properties acquired by the Secretary, properties shall be made 
available for purchase under the Program by members of the Armed 
Forces, by firefighters, and by law enforcement officers without regard 
to whether or not they are located in a revitalization area.
    (c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
shall amend the regulations of the Secretary as necessary to carry out 
subsections (a) and (b).
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