H.R. 7735 · 117th Congress · enacted
Improving Access to the VA Home Loan Benefit Act of 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-308.
Latest official action 2022-12-27 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Improving Access to the VA Home Loan Benefit Act of 2022 This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to update regulations, requirements, and guidance related to appraisals for housing loans guaranteed by the VA. Specifically, such regulations or requirements must specify when an appraisal is required, how an appraisal is to be conducted, and who is eligible to conduct an appraisal for such loans. The act also requires the VA to submit to Congress recommendations for improving the delivery times for appraisals for VA loans and to take such recommendations into consideration in prescribing its updated regulations or requirements. The VA must also provide additional guidance for desktop appraisals, which are performed remotely using information gathered by third parties with whom a VA-approved appraiser has entered into an agreement for such appraisal. In updating such guidance, the VA must specifically take into account situations where (1) desktop appraisals provide cost savings for borrowers, and (2) a traditional appraisal requirement could cause time delays and jeopardize the completion of a transaction.
Congressional Research Service · 2022-12-27
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Politicians behind the bill
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Sponsor
Mike Bost
House · IL District 12 · Republican
$897,354PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Guy Reschenthaler
House · PA District 14 · Republican
$1,247,994PAC receipts · 2025–2026
2 of 2 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$20,000
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$20,000
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. PAC (UPSPAC)$20,000
AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$19,988
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$19,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$18,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$17,500
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$17,500
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$15,500
PHILIPS NORTH AMERICA LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,500
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$15,000
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$14,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)$13,500
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000
AMERICAN MARITIME OFFICERS VOLUNTARY POLITICAL ACTION FUND$12,500
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (CEPAC)$12,500
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$12,500
IN THE ARENA PAC$12,500
NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION PAC (RESTAURANT PAC)$12,500
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$12,000
NATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$12,000
PARSONS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
REGIONS FINANCIAL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000
DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)$11,500
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$11,500
ALTRIA GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ALTRIAPAC)$11,000
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC)$11,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$11,000
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