Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
HOPE (Humans over Private Equity) for Homeownership Act
Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on the failure of certain hedge funds owning excess single-family residences to dispose of such residences, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Jeff Merkley D-ORWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Feb 27, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 — 4 Democrats, 2 independents
0 of 6 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Angus King (I-ME), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Jeff Merkley.
- S. 1092 (119th) WIPPES Act
- S. 2110 (119th) REUSE Act of 2025
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- S.Res. 140 (119th) A resolution designating the first week of April 2025 as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
- S.Res. 666 (119th) A resolution designating the first week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week".
- S.Res. 321 (119th) A resolution commemorating 30 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam on July 11, 2025.
Related bills
- H.R. 1745 (119th) HOPE for Homeownership ActRelated bill
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.