# 117-hr-8833: Making Communities Stronger through the Community Reinvestment Act

117-hr-8833, Making Communities Stronger through the Community Reinvestment Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8833
- Congress: 117
- Title: Making Communities Stronger through the Community Reinvestment Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2022-09-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Making Communities Stronger through the Community Reinvestment Act This bill revises the Community Reinvestment Act, which addresses the availability of credit in communities. Under the act, financial regulators examine a banking institution's community activities such as lending, investments, and services, particularly for low- and moderate-income populations. Specifically, the bill sets forth examination requirements regarding an institution's illegal or discriminatory activity, partnerships with non-depository lenders, home mortgage lending targeted to low- and moderate-income borrowers, and community service or charity work. Each institution must establish Community Advisory Committees in areas served by the institution.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2022-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8833 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8833)

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- [117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-55)
- [117-hres-1382: Condemning the atrocities that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1906, in which…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1382)
- [117-hr-8535: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8535)
- [117-hr-8448: No Tax Breaks for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8448)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8833 (as of 2025-11-18).