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HR1640Referred to Committee

HEIRS Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-26
Introduced
10
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Nikema Williams
Nikema Williams
Democrat · GA · Representative
Votes with party: 97.9% (565 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/W000788

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (10)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

10 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 51 - 0.

2026-06-30

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Financial ServicesMarkup By · 2026-06-30

Previously

  • House Committee on Financial ServicesReferred To · 2025-02-26

Plain-English Summary

Heirs Estate Inheritance Resolution and Succession Act of 2025 or the HEIRS Act of 2025 This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide grants to assist individuals with the legal processes associated with inheriting certain real property. Under the first program, HUD must provide grants to states that have enacted the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (UPHPA) (or similar state law). The UPHPA provides due process protections against forced property sales for individuals who inherit real property from a landowner without a will. Historically, state property laws have provided that recipients of such property become tenants-in-common, which permits a single tenant to exercise their right to partition and sell the property. A state or local government must use grant funds to assist residents with expenses related to establishing and documenting property ownership rights or settling a decedent's estate, including costs related to obtaining title reports, title abstracts, copies of public records, and land surveys; estate planning; heirs searches or tracing services; and recording and filing fees, notary fees, and legal fees and expenses. Under the second program, HUD must provide grants to housing counseling agencies, legal services clinics at institutions of higher education, and qualified nonprofits. Such organizations must use grant funds to provide housing counseling, legal assistance, and financial assistance related to title clearing and home retention efforts for individuals who inherit property as tenants-in-common.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Housing and Community Development
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