To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program to address deed fraud, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · October 18, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Good Documentation and Enforcement of Estate Deeds Act of 2022 or the Good DEED Act
This bill addresses deed fraud (i.e., forgery, impersonation, or willful misrepresentation of authority in connection with the execution of a written instrument transferring an interest in real property) by standardizing federal reporting of crimes related to deed fraud, enhancing federal penalties for individuals convicted of such crimes, and establishing a competitive grant program for states and certain localities to respond to deed fraud.
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