# 119-hr-3981: To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals.

119-hr-3981, To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-29).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3981
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-29

## Summary

**Grants a Federal charter to the Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals (VARP)** to recognize it as a veterans service organization focused on housing, financial literacy, and economic opportunity for veterans. The bill would set governance, reporting, and tax-exempt rules the group must follow to keep the charter. - Veterans and families: Creates a national veterans service group aimed at increasing sustainable homeownership, promoting awareness of VA-guaranteed loans, and offering housing education, foreclosure prevention, rental counseling, and homelessness-prevention support. - Real estate and financial professionals: Establishes a forum for professionals to share ideas, provide mentorship, support small-business incubation, and collaborate on workforce development that targets veteran employment. - The organization itself: Conditions the charter on maintaining 501(c)(19) tax-exempt status, following its articles and bylaws, keeping records open for member inspection, and avoiding political activity, or the charter expires. - Congress and oversight: Requires an annual report to Congress tied to the Title 36 audit schedule so lawmakers receive regular updates on the group’s activities. *The bill would not authorize new federal funding or program appropriations.*

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-09-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2026-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Nonprofit rules and transparency for veterans group: benefit, low. If enacted, the group’s board, officers, powers, and membership rules would follow its articles and bylaws. It would keep accounting records, minutes, and a list of voting members, and post its charter documents and bylaws online. Voting members could inspect records for a proper purpose. Income an…
- Federal charter for veterans real estate group: benefit, low. This bill would give a federal charter to the Veterans Association of Real Estate Professionals, a California nonprofit that qualifies as a 501(c)(19) veterans group. The charter would end if the group breaks these rules or loses tax‑exempt status, and it must stay incorporated in California. The m…
- Yearly report to Congress by veterans group: cost, low. The group would send Congress a yearly report on its activities. It would file this at the same time as the audit required by title 36, section 10101. The report would not be printed as a public document.

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3981 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3981)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3981 (as of 2026-07-29).