H.R. 8117, also known as the “Heirs Empowerment and Inheritance Rights Act of 2024,” aims to help people applying for disaster recovery and mitigation assistance through Community Development Block Grants who do not have traditional documents to prove they own their property....
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8117 wants to help people, who need money to fix their homes after a disaster, show they own their land even if they don't have regular papers, by using things like letters from schools instead. It makes sure these new ways are easy to get and read, and people don't have to pay for a notary.