Mike Rounds (R-SD)
Portal for Appraisal Licensing Act of 2026
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is titled the Portal for Appraisal Licensing Act of 2026. It requires the Appraisal Subcommittee to establish and maintain a cloud-based system called the Portal for Appraiser Credentialing and AMC Registration Information. This portal will serve as a central depository for appraisers and appraisal management companies to submit license, certification, and registration applications and renewals. The bill allows the Attorney General and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to provide criminal history information to appropriate State officials using the Appraisal Subcommittee as a channeling agent. It also preserves States' rights to act independently on applications and establishes an advisory committee to advise on the portal's establishment. Additionally, the bill permits the Appraisal Subcommittee to charge reasonable user fees to cover the costs of the portal and provide grants to State agencies.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2 adding subsection (c)(1) establishes a central cloud-based portal for appraisers and appraisal management companies to handle applications, renewals, education, and fee payments in one place, which creates a streamlined process.
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Section 2 adding subsection (c)(6) creates an advisory committee consisting of industry representatives, appraisers, lenders, appraisal management companies, and State agencies to advise on the portal, giving stakeholders a voice in the process.
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Section 2 adding subsection (c)(7)(B) directs the Appraisal Subcommittee to make grants available to State appraiser certifying and licensing agencies to support connecting their systems with the new portal, which helps State agencies upgrade their technology.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Section 2 adding subsection (c)(7)(A) allows the Appraisal Subcommittee to charge a reasonable user fee to individuals and appraisal management companies using the portal to pay for its establishment, maintenance, and background checks, which adds an extra cost for users.
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- 9/30/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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