# 116-hr-8974: FHA Fairness Act

116-hr-8974, FHA Fairness Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8974
- Congress: 116
- Title: FHA Fairness Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2020-12-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

FHA Fairness Act This bill increases the mortgage limit for federal mortgage insurance eligibility for homes in certain cities and counties. Specifically, this increase applies to metropolitan cities and urban counties with higher housing costs that have experienced a decrease in home values over a specified time period.

## Related bills

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- 116-hr-8893: Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act
- 116-hr-8726: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the "PFC James Anderson, Jr.,…
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8639: Mental Health Justice Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8974 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8974)

## Related
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- [116-hr-8893: Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8893)
- [116-hr-8726: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 So…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8726)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8639: Mental Health Justice Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8639)
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
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