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To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and to make grants to States for related costs. 5/8/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants and loans to qualified states, metropolitan cities, and urban counties, in accordance with HUD-approved plans, to carry out eligible housing stimulus activities. Requires such program to be administered through HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development (or any successor office responsible for administering the community development block grant program under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974). (Sec. 4) Specifies the contents of a grant or loan applicant's plan, which must be submitted for the Secretary's approval. Requires a plan, among other things, to give priority [...] show full description
- 05/12/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 05/08/2008 - H.AMDT.1042 On agreeing to the Hensarling amendment (A004) Failed by recorded vote: 190 - 219 (Roll no. 295). (consideration: CR H3191-3192; text: CR H3191-3192)
- 05/08/2008 - POINT OF ORDER - Mr. Westmoreland made a point of order that roll call 295 was held open for the sole purpose of changing the outcome. The Chair ruled that the most effective remedy was raising a question of privilege of the House as opposed to a point of order.
- 05/08/2008 - Mr. Westmoreland appealed the ruling of the Chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the Chair.
- 05/08/2008 - On sustaining the ruling of the Chair. Agreed to by recorded vote: 235 - 182, 6 Present (Roll no. 296). (consideration: CR H3192-3194)
show all actions- 05/12/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 05/08/2008 - H.AMDT.1042 On agreeing to the Hensarling amendment (A004) Failed by recorded vote: 190 - 219 (Roll no. 295). (consideration: CR H3191-3192; text: CR H3191-3192)
- 05/08/2008 - POINT OF ORDER - Mr. Westmoreland made a point of order that roll call 295 was held open for the sole purpose of changing the outcome. The Chair ruled that the most effective remedy was raising a question of privilege of the House as opposed to a point of order.
- 05/08/2008 - Mr. Westmoreland appealed the ruling of the Chair. The question was then put on sustaining the ruling of the Chair.
- 05/08/2008 - On sustaining the ruling of the Chair. Agreed to by recorded vote: 235 - 182, 6 Present (Roll no. 296). (consideration: CR H3192-3194)
- 05/08/2008 - H.AMDT.1045 On agreeing to the Altmire amendment (A007) Agreed to by recorded vote: 391 - 33 (Roll no. 297). (consideration: CR H3194; text: CR H3194)
- 05/08/2008 - The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 5818.
- 05/08/2008 - The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H3195)
- 05/08/2008 - The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. (text: CR 5/7/2008 H31563-3166)
- 05/08/2008 - Mr. Shadegg moved to recommit with instructions to Financial Services. (consideration: CR H3196; text: CR H3196)
- 05/08/2008 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Shadegg motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with sundry amendments.
- 05/08/2008 - The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H3201-3202)
- 05/08/2008 - On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 210 - 216 (Roll no. 298).
- 05/08/2008 - On passage Passed by recorded vote: 239 - 188 (Roll no. 299).
- 05/08/2008 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 05/08/2008 - The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 5818.
- 05/08/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3191-3202)
- 05/08/2008 - The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1042 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Hensarling. (consideration: CR H3172-3173; text: CR H3172) Amendment sought to strike all references in the bill to providing grants to states, but leave the underlying loan program intact. Money from the grant portion of the bill ($7.5 billion) would be re-directed to the loan portion (for a total of $15 billion in loans).
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1045 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Altmire. (consideration: CR H3177; text: CR H3177) Amendment clarifies that illegal immigrants shall be ineligible for financial assistance under the bill.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1039 Amendment (A001) offered by Ms. Waters. (consideration: CR H3166-3167, H3168-3169; text: CR H3166-3167) Amendment provides for direct allocations to qualified metropolitan cities and qualified urban counties; makes the definition of operating expenses consistent with other HUD programs; and caps purchase price under the loan program at the current appraised value of the foreclosed property.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1040 Amendment (A002) offered by Mrs. Capito. (consideration: CR H3167-3168, H3169-3170; text: CR H3167) Amendment directs funds to be administered through the Office of Community Planning and Development of the Department of Housing and Urban Development rather than directing the Secretary to create a new program within the Department.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1041 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Mahoney (FL). (consideration: CR H3170-3172; text: CR H3170) Amendment clarifies that nothing in the bill shall affect the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1043 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Kucinich. (consideration: CR H3173-3175; text: CR H3173-3174) Amendment modifies the purposes of the legislation to emphasize the increasing rates of vacant and abandoned properties, and change the state-to-local jurisdiction funding formula to ensure that up-to-date vacancy statistics are used to allocate the funds.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1044 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. McCotter. (consideration: CR H3175-3177; text: CR H3175) Amendment directs States using federal loans and grants for housing rehabilitation to give priority to veterans, members of the Armed Forces on active duty, members of the National Guard or Armed Forces reserves, school teachers, and emergency responders when reselling the rehabilitated property.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1045 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Altmire. (consideration: CR H3177; text: CR H3177) Amendment clarified that illegal immigrants shall be ineligible for financial assistance under the bill.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1043 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Kucinich. (consideration: CR H3173-3175; text: CR H3173-3174) Amendment modifies the purposes of the legislation to emphasize the increasing rates of vacant and abandoned properties, and changes the state-to-local jurisdiction funding formula to ensure that up-to-date vacancy statistics are used to allocate the funds.
- 05/07/2008 - Rule H. Res. 1174 passed House.
- 05/07/2008 - Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1174. (consideration: CR H3154-3177)
- 05/07/2008 - Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5818. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
- 05/07/2008 - House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 1174 and Rule XVIII.
- 05/07/2008 - The Speaker designated the Honorable Ellen O. Tauscher to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
- 05/07/2008 - GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 5818.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1039 Amendment (A001) offered by Ms. Waters. (consideration: CR H3166-3167, H3168-3169; text: CR H3166-3167) An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-621 to provide for direct allocations to qualified metropolitan cities and qualified urban counties, makes the definition of operating expenses consistent with other HUD programs, and caps purchase price under the loan program at the current appraised value of the foreclosed property.
- 05/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant the the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Waters amendment.
- 05/07/2008 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Capito demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1040 Amendment (A002) offered by Mrs. Capito. (consideration: CR H3167-3168, H3169-3170; text: CR H3167) An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-621 to direct the funds to be administered through the Office of Community Planning and Development of the Department of Housing and Urban Development rather than directing the Secretary to create a new program within the Department.
- 05/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Capito amendment.
- 05/07/2008 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Capito amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mrs. Capito demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- 05/07/2008 - Mr. Simpson moved that the Committee rise.
- 05/07/2008 - UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption on amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
- 05/07/2008 - On motion that the Committee rise Failed by recorded vote: 184 - 231 (Roll no. 292).
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1039 On agreeing to the Waters amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 256 - 157 (Roll no. 293).
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1040 On agreeing to the Capito amendment (A002) Agreed to by recorded vote: 425 - 0 (Roll no. 294).
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1041 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Mahoney (FL). (consideration: CR H3170-3172; text: CR H3170) An amendment numbered 3 printed in House Report 110-621 to clarifie that nothing in this Act shall affect the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
- 05/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Mahoney (FL) amendment.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1041 On agreeing to the Mahoney (FL) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1042 Amendment (A004) offered by Mr. Hensarling. (consideration: CR H3172-3173; text: CR H3172) An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-621 to strike all references in the bill to providing grants to states, but leave the underlying loan program intact. Money from the grant portion of the bill ($7.5 billion) would be re-directed to the loan portion (for a total of $15 billion in loans).
- 05/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Hensarling amendment.
- 05/07/2008 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Hensarling amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Hensarling demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1043 Amendment (A005) offered by Mr. Kucinich. (consideration: CR H3173-3175; text: CR H3173-3174) An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-621 to modify the purposes of the legislation to emphasize the increasing rates of vacant and abandoned properties, and change the state-to-local jurisdiction funding formula to ensure that up-to-date vacancy statistics are used to allocate the funds.
- 05/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Kucinich amendment.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1043 On agreeing to the Kucinich amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1044 Amendment (A006) offered by Mr. McCotter. (consideration: CR H3175-3177; text: CR H3175) An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-621 to direct States using federal loans and grants for housing rehabilitation to give priority to veterans, members of the Armed Forces on active duty, members of the National Guard or Armed Forces reserves, school teachers, and emergency responders when reselling the rehabilitated property.
- 05/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the McCotter amendment.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1044 On agreeing to the McCotter amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.
- 05/07/2008 - H.AMDT.1045 Amendment (A007) offered by Mr. Altmire. (consideration: CR H3177; text: CR H3177) An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-621 to clarify that illegal immigrants shall be ineligible for financial assistance under the bill.
- 05/07/2008 - DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1174, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with ten minutes of debate on the Altmire amendment.
- 05/07/2008 - POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Altmire amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Altmire demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
- 05/07/2008 - Ms. Waters moved that the Committee rise.
- 05/07/2008 - On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
- 05/07/2008 - Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 5818 as unfinished business.
- 05/06/2008 - Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1174 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 5818. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. All points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. Notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution.
- 05/01/2008 - Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-616.
- 05/01/2008 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 383.
- 04/23/2008 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 38 - 26.
- 04/23/2008 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 04/23/2008 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 04/16/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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