Good DEED Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10475 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10475 To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program to address deed fraud, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 18, 2024 Mr. Cleaver (for himself and Ms. Clarke of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program to address deed fraud, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Good Documentation and Enforcement of Estate Deeds Act of 2023'' or the ``Good DEED Act''. SEC. 2. DEED FRAUD GRANT PROGRAM. (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a program (in this section referred to as the ``Program'') to award grants, on a competitive basis, to address deed fraud in accordance with this section. (b) Eligibility.-- (1) Eligible entities.--In carrying out the Program, the Secretary may award a grant to the following: (A) A State. (B) A political subdivision of a State with a population of 200,000 or more individuals. (2) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant under the Program, an entity specified in paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner,