# 119-hr-1640: HEIRS Act of 2025

119-hr-1640, HEIRS Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1640
- Congress: 119
- Title: HEIRS Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-01

## Summary

**Help heirs clear property title and keep family homes.** The Heirs Estate Inheritance Resolution and Succession Act of 2025 would create Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant programs and expand housing counseling rules to support owners of heirs' property and encourage states and entities to adopt the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (UPHPA). - Families and heirs' property owners would get grants and direct assistance for title reports, land surveys, estate planning, legal fees, recording fees, and other costs needed to document ownership or settle a decedent's estate. - States, Tribal governments, local governments, HUD-approved housing counseling agencies, legal clinics, and qualifying nonprofits that adopt UPHPA or an equivalent law could receive grant funding; awards would prioritize organizations serving underserved and low- and moderate-income households up to 120% of area median income and up to 140% in high-cost areas. - HUD-funded housing counselors and nonprofits would be required to explain what heirs' property is, describe the risks, outline estate planning and title-clearing options, refer owners to legal clinics and mission-driven nonprofits, and operate under programs that would sunset seven years after enactment.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for governments adopting heirs' law: benefit, medium. If enacted, HUD would make grants to States, local governments, territories, and Tribal governments that have enacted or adopt the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act or a substantially equivalent law. Recipients must use funds to help residents pay bona fide costs to document ownership or sett…
- More help for heirs' property owners: benefit, medium. If enacted, HUD would run an annual grant program to fund counseling, legal help, and direct financial aid for owners of heirs' property. Heirs' property means a home that passed by intestacy and is held by two or more heirs as tenants in common. Grants would go to HUD-approved housing counseling a…
- HUD counseling must cover heirs' property: benefit, low. If enacted, any nonprofit that receives HUD housing counseling funds and provides homeownership counseling would have to explain what heirs' property is, the risks it poses, and how to avoid those problems. Counselors would also have to inform clients about estate planning and title-clearing option…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1640 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1640)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1640 (as of 2026-11-01).