S. 978 · 119th Congress · pending
HELPER Act of 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Latest official action 2025-03-12 · Referred
The bill, briefly
Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder Act of 2025 or the HELPER Act of 2025 This bill establishes a program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide mortgage assistance to law enforcement officers, elementary and secondary school teachers, firefighters, or other first responders. Specifically, these individuals may be eligible for a first-time mortgage on a primary family residence with no down payment. Instead, the mortgage is subject to a one-time, up-front mortgage insurance premium.
Congressional Research Service · 2025-03-12
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Ashley Moody
Senate · FL · Republican
$2,226,169PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jon Ossoff
Senate · GA · Democratic
$879,306PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Bill Cassidy
Senate · LA · Republican
$1,221,279PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Raphael G. Warnock
Senate · GA · Democratic
$76,565PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeanne Shaheen
Senate · NH · Democratic
-$12,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Catherine Cortez Masto
Senate · NV · Democratic
$303,134PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ruben Gallego
Senate · AZ · Democratic
$466,961PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John W. Hickenlooper
Senate · CO · Democratic
$887,596PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard Blumenthal
Senate · CT · Democratic
$109,550PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Lisa Murkowski
Senate · AK · Republican
$364,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James E. Risch
Senate · ID · Republican
$1,137,421PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Cory A. Booker
Senate · NJ · Democratic
$488,544PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mark Kelly
Senate · AZ · Democratic
$53,789PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Tammy Baldwin
Senate · WI · Democratic
$192,086PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Fetterman
Senate · PA · Democratic
$41,375PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Elissa Slotkin
Senate · MI · Democratic
$43,300PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Dan Sullivan
Senate · AK · Republican
$2,134,194PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James C. Justice
Senate · WV · Republican
$35,775PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
John Boozman
Senate · AR · Republican
$288,200PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Ben Ray Luján
Senate · NM · Democratic
$1,879,794PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Adam B. Schiff
Senate · CA · Democratic
$55,400PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Rick Scott
Senate · FL · Republican
$67,250PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
James Lankford
Senate · OK · Republican
$375,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Margaret Wood Hassan
Senate · NH · Democratic
$613,285PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Richard J. Durbin
Senate · IL · Democratic
-$24,800PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jeff Merkley
Senate · OR · Democratic
$519,875PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Jacky Rosen
Senate · NV · Democratic
$212,050PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Alan Armstrong
Senate · OK · Republican
Not availablePAC receipts · 2025–2026
27 of 27 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.
M-PAC$70,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Mark Kelly · Cosponsor · $10,000
Elissa Slotkin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$65,000
Ashley Moody · Sponsor · $10,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$61,825
Ashley Moody · Sponsor · $11,600
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $5,500
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $5,050
John Fetterman · Cosponsor · $375
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,500
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $7,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,500
James Lankford · Cosponsor · $500
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $6,250
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $1,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $3,550
Official PAC recordD.R.I.V.E. - DEM, REP, IND VOTER ED (THE PAC OF THE INT'L BRHD OF TEAMSTERS)$58,500
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $1,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $4,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $3,000
Lisa Murkowski · Cosponsor · $1,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $0
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Fetterman · Cosponsor · $5,000
Elissa Slotkin · Cosponsor · $2,500
James C. Justice · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $1,500
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$57,500
Ashley Moody · Sponsor · $7,500
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $7,500
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $7,500
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL PORK PRODUCERS COUNCIL PORK PAC$57,000
Ashley Moody · Sponsor · $2,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $10,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Elissa Slotkin · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jacky Rosen · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION AMERICA'S ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES PAC$54,000
Ashley Moody · Sponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $4,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $2,500
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $6,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $7,500
Elissa Slotkin · Cosponsor · $1,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
James C. Justice · Cosponsor · $2,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$53,000
Ashley Moody · Sponsor · $2,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $7,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $2,000
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $2,500
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $2,500
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $5,000
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,500
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$52,500
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $2,500
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$51,000
Ashley Moody · Sponsor · $7,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $2,500
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $9,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordA NEW DIRECTION PAC$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordALSOPAC$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBLUE HEN FEDERAL PAC$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDEFEND THE DREAM$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFORWARD TOGETHER PAC$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGRANITE VALUES PAC$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordI GOT YOUR BACK PAC$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKEYSTONE AMERICA PAC$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNARRAGANSETT BAY PAC$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOCEANS PAC$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOFF THE SIDELINES PAC$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPEOPLE'S VOICE PAC$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordPINEAPPLE PAC$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordVICTORY NOW PAC$50,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$49,200
Ashley Moody · Sponsor · $5,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $4,500
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $3,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $3,500
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $2,000
Richard J. Durbin · Cosponsor · $1,200
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordCTIA - THE WIRELESS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$47,500
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $3,500
Raphael G. Warnock · Cosponsor · $2,500
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $1,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000
Richard Blumenthal · Cosponsor · $2,500
Mark Kelly · Cosponsor · $4,500
Tammy Baldwin · Cosponsor · $2,000
John Fetterman · Cosponsor · $3,500
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $5,000
John Boozman · Cosponsor · $3,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
Adam B. Schiff · Cosponsor · $1,000
Margaret Wood Hassan · Cosponsor · $4,000
Official PAC recordREV UP PAC$47,500
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $7,500
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$46,000
Ashley Moody · Sponsor · $10,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $4,000
Catherine Cortez Masto · Cosponsor · $1,000
Ruben Gallego · Cosponsor · $1,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$46,000
Ashley Moody · Sponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $8,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $10,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $8,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCOMMON GROUND PAC$45,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$45,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $5,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $0
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND$45,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordGIDDY UP PAC$45,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHAWAII PAC$45,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordHOOPS PAC$45,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMITTEN PAC$45,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordMORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$45,000
Ashley Moody · Sponsor · $5,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jeanne Shaheen · Cosponsor · $5,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMOTOR CITY PAC$45,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $10,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
Cory A. Booker · Cosponsor · $10,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $10,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$45,000
Ashley Moody · Sponsor · $10,000
Jon Ossoff · Cosponsor · $5,000
Bill Cassidy · Cosponsor · $5,000
John W. Hickenlooper · Cosponsor · $10,000
James E. Risch · Cosponsor · $5,000
Dan Sullivan · Cosponsor · $5,000
Ben Ray Luján · Cosponsor · $5,000
Jeff Merkley · Cosponsor · $0
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
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This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.