HEIRS Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1640 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1640 To establish a grant program for States that adopt the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 26, 2025 Ms. Williams of Georgia (for herself, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Norton, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a grant program for States that adopt the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, 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 ``Heirs Estate Inheritance Resolution and Succession Act of 2025'' or the ``HEIRS Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ELIGIBLE ENTITIES THAT ADOPT THE UNIFORM PARTITION OF HEIRS PROPERTY ACT. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, establish a grant program that provides amounts to eligible entities that-- (1) before the date of the enactment of this section, had enacted or adopted the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act as approved and recommended for enactment in all the States by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2010 or a similar law that the Secretary determines is a substantial equivalent; and (2) on or after the date of the enactment of this section, enact or adopt the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act as approved and recommended for enactment in all the States by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 2010 or a similar law t