119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · May 7, 2025
Appraisal Industry Improvement Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (May 7, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (May 7, 2025)
Appraisal Industry Improvement Act
This bill revises the eligibility criteria for real estate appraisers who are authorized to perform appraisals for federally related mortgage loans.
As background, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s Appraisal Subcommittee oversees state licensing and certification of appraisers and maintains a registry of appraisers who are eligible to perform federally related appraisals—those tied to mortgages involving federally insured banks, federally backed programs (e.g., programs administered by the Federal Housing Administration), or government sponsored enterprises (e.g., Fannie Mae).
The bill
• allows federal employees who are state certified or licensed as an appraiser to perform federally related appraisals in states and territories other than the state or territory in which they are certified or licensed,
• requires appraisers to meet competency requirements established in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, and
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No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Housing
$840,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 1635Appraisal Industry Improvement Act H.R. 7030Securing Facilities for Mental Health Services Act H.R. 4069Downpayment Toward Equity Act S. 967Downpayment Toward E…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REAL ESTATE VALUATION ADVOCACY ASSOCIATION (REVAA) · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUTMAN STRATEGIES
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 15, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…on and regulation of residential housing industry, specifically related to valuations and appraisal regulatory reform; S.2651 - ROAD to Housing Act of 2025 and S.1635 - Appraisal Industry Improvement Act; H.R. 6644 - 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, H.R. 6025 - Appraisal Industry Improvement Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 21, 2026 · issue area: Housing
$1,220,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 967 Downpayment Toward Equity Act S. 978 HELPER Act of 2025 S. 1635Appraisal Industry Improvement Act S. 3536Build HUBS Act S. 1203Housing Vouchers Fairness Act S. 127Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2025 S. 1415Housing Unhoused Disab…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REAL ESTATE VALUATION ADVOCACY ASSOCIATION (REVAA) · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUTMAN STRATEGIES
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…on and regulation of residential housing industry, specifically related to valuations and appraisal regulatory reform; S.2651 - ROAD to Housing Act of 2025 and S.1635 - Appraisal Industry Improvement Act; H.R. 6644 - 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, H.R. 6025 - Appraisal Industry Improvement Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Housing
$770,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 1635Appraisal Industry Improvement Act H.R. 4069 Downpayment Toward Equity Act S. 967 Downpayment Toward Equity Act H.R. 224 Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act H…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REAL ESTATE VALUATION ADVOCACY ASSOCIATION (REVAA) · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUTMAN STRATEGIES
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 19, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…on and regulation of residential housing industry, specifically related to valuations and appraisal regulatory reform; S.2651 - ROAD to Housing Act of 2025 and S.1635 - Appraisal Industry Improvement Act; H.R. 6644 - 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, H.R. 6025 - Appraisal Industry Improvement Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Housing
$710,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Section 232 refinancing Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) issues HR 2461Manufactured Housing Tenant's Bill of Rights Act HR 2362VA Home Loan Awareness Act S. 1635Appraisal Industry Improvement Act H.R. 965 Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 224 Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act S. 1714Disabled Veterans Housi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REAL ESTATE VALUATION ADVOCACY ASSOCIATION (REVAA) · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUTMAN STRATEGIES
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…on and regulation of residential housing industry, specifically related to valuations and appraisal regulatory reform; S.2651 - ROAD to Housing Act of 2025 and S.1635 - Appraisal Industry Improvement Act; and S.2296 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Housing
$560,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Section 232 refinancing Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) issues HR 2461Manufactured Housing Tenant's Bill of Rights Act HR 2362VA Home Loan Awareness Act S. 1635Appraisal Industry Improvement Act H.R. 965 Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 224 Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act S. 1714Disabled Veterans Housi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
REAL ESTATE VALUATION ADVOCACY ASSOCIATION (REVAA) · lobbying firm or registrant: TROUTMAN STRATEGIES
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…on and regulation of residential housing industry, specifically related to valuations and appraisal regulatory reform; S.2651 - ROAD to Housing Act of 2025 and S.1635 - Appraisal Industry Improvement Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 22, 2025 · issue area: Housing
$600,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Section 232 refinancing Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSE) issues HR 2461Manufactured Housing Tenant's Bill of Rights Act HR 2362VA Home Loan Awareness Act S. 1635Appraisal Industry Improvement Act H.R. 965 Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act H.R. 224 Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act S. 1714Disabled Veterans Housi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing