119th Congress
S. 138
VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Tim Sheehy(R-MT)
- Introduced
- Jan 16, 2025
- Policy area
- Housing and Community Development
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (26)
Original cosponsors (15)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Bernie Moreno (R-OH)
- Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
- Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
- Jacky Rosen (D-NV)
- John Boozman (R-AR)
- John Kennedy (R-LA)
- Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
- Peter Welch (D-VT)
- Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA)
- Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Added later (11)
- Bill Cassidy (R-LA) · Feb 3, 2025
- Pete Ricketts (R-NE) · Mar 6, 2025
- Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) · Apr 2, 2025
- Mark R. Warner (D-VA) · Jul 29, 2025
- Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · Jul 30, 2025
- Jon Ossoff (D-GA) · Sep 10, 2025
- John W. Hickenlooper (D-CO) · Sep 18, 2025
- Mark Kelly (D-AZ) · Sep 18, 2025
- Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH) · Oct 20, 2025
- James E. Risch (R-ID) · Dec 18, 2025
- Jack Reed (D-RI) · Feb 10, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
VA Home Loan Awareness Act of 2025
This bill requires mortgage lenders to include on the Uniform Residential Loan Application (i.e., Fannie Mae Form 1003 or Freddie Mac Form 65) a notification that applicants with military service may qualify for a Department of Veterans Affairs Home Loan.
Not later than 18 months after the enactment of the bill, the Government Accountability Office must study and report on whether at least 80% of lenders using the loan application form have met this requirement.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jan 16, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. - Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in Senate