H.R.1607

HEIR Act of 2025 Heirs Empowerment and Inheritance Rights Act of 2025

Introduced·2/26/25

Heirs Empowerment and Inheritance Rights Act of 2025 provides standardized affidavits for heir property owners to prove ownership for disaster.

The Heirs Empowerment and Inheritance Rights Act of 2025, also known as the HEIR Act of 2025, mandates the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to amend regulations for the Community Development Block Grant program for Disaster Recovery and Mitigation. This amendment requires the use of a standardized affidavit of ownership form for heir property owners to prove ownership when applying for assistance. Heir property is defined as residential property held by two or more heirs as tenants in common due to intestacy.

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History

Feb 26, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Feb 26, 2025

House

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.