House bill · 107th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require the payment of interest on escrow and impoundment accounts established for the payment of taxes and fire and hazard insurance premiums on property securing a federally related mortgage loan.
Sponsor: Rep. Melvin Watt D-NCWhere it went
- IntroducedJun 14, 2001
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 25, 2001 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
6 cosponsors — 6 Democrats
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), John LaFalce (D-NY), Major Owens (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 107th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Melvin Watt.
- H.R. 5499 (107th) HOPE VI Program Reauthorization Act of 2002
- H.R. 2008 (107th) International Civil Rights Center and Museum Study Act of 2001
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- H.R. 4534 (107th) To suspend temporarily the duty on Direct Black 175.
- H.R. 4535 (107th) To suspend temporarily the duty on Disperse Red 73 and Disperse Blue 56.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.