FL H1623

Urges Congress to adopt H.R. 9192 (Good DEED Act of 2022), which would create a federal grant program to fund detection, investigation, prosecution, and prevention of deed fraud

Requires states receiving federal funding to amend state laws to include identifiable information, such as fingerprints, when official records like deeds or mortgages are documented

Addresses deed fraud as a financially destructive crime disproportionately affecting low-income, elderly, and immigrant victims, noting it is currently one of the most underreported crimes nationally

Calls for preventative measures to stop land loss, provide investigation and prosecution tools, and support victims in restoring rightful property ownership

Directs Florida's Secretary of State to distribute copies of this memorial to the President, Congress leadership, and Florida's congressional delegation