| Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo facilitate the preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units. 5/1/2008--Introduced. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), upon request of the owner of a multifamily housing project to which specified contracts are subject, to: (1) convert such contracts to a contract for project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and (2) treat the contemplated resulting contract as eligible for initial renewal under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, if certain conditions are met. Deems the owner to be in compliance with income-targeting requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937 by serving low-income families. Considers each family residing in an assisted dwelling unit on the date of such conversion to meet the applicable requirements for income eligibility and occupancy. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Civil rights, Collection of accounts, Fair housing, Federal aid to housing, Federal-state relations, Finance, Foreclosure, Government lending, Home ownership, Housing, Housing finance, Housing subsidies, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Low-income housing, Mortgages Latest Action: 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)
Bill TextTo 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. 4/16/2008--Introduced. Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants and loans to qualified states, in accordance with HUD-approved plans, to carry out eligible housing stimulus activities. Allows such loans to be used by a state, a unit of local government or its entity, or a nonprofit organization. Limits the use of such loans to: (1) purchasing or financing the purchase of qualified foreclosed housing for resale as housing for homeownership to families having incomes of up to 140% of the median income for the area in which the housing is located; (2) rental of such housing only by families whose incomes do not exceed 100% of such median income in the area; and (3) rehabilitation of such property for the purpose of reselling it [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Afghanistan, Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Aid to dependent children, AIDS (Disease), Alternative energy sources, Animals, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Auditing, Automobile industry Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - S.AMDT.4380 Amendment SA 4380 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 41 - 57. Record Vote Number: 79.
Bill TextAn original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013. 3/14/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2008 and FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY2008-FY2013, with respect to: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; (5) public debt; and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for Social Security, U.S. Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses, and specified major functional categories for FY2008-FY2013.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Aged, Air pollution, Alternative energy sources, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Armed forces reserves, Ballistic missile defenses, Bonds, Border patrols, Brain, Budget deficits, Budget reconciliation, Budget resolutions, Budget surpluses Latest Action: 03/13/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1627-1659, H1661-1684)
Bill TextRevising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013. 3/13/2008--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Revises and replaces the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2008. Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2009, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2010-FY2013. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Recommends budgetary levels and amounts for FY2008-FY2013 for: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits (on-budget); (5) debt subject to limit; [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Appropriations, Bankruptcy, Bonds, Budgets, Community development, Community development banking, Consumer credit, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Counseling, Damages, Debtor and creditor, Federal aid to housing, Fees, Finance Latest Action: 02/14/2008 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 577.
Bill TextA bill to provide needed housing reform. 2/13/2008--Introduced. Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) authorize use of the proceeds of a qualified mortgage bond issue to refinance a mortgage on a residence originally financed through a qualified subprime loan; (2) raise the ceiling and volume cap imposed upon certain state housing bonds; and (3) exclude from the meaning of tax preference item private activity bonds, for purposes of the alternative minimum tax, qualified mortgage bonds or veterans' mortgage bonds issued after enactment of this Act and before January 1, 2011. Makes FY2008 appropriations for: (1) emergency needs of states and local governmental units to redevelop certain abandoned and foreclosed homes; and (2) the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for foreclosure mitigation activities, including grants for housing counseling. Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2008 - Authorizes a bankruptcy [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Apartment houses, Budgets, Building construction, Citizen participation, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Criminal justice, Data banks, Education, Electronic government information, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy conservation in buildings, Environmental protection Latest Action: 12/19/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16014-16015)
Bill TextA bill to establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families. 12/19/2007--Introduced. National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to establish in the Treasury a National Affordable Housing Trust Fund available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance to states, Indian tribes, insular areas, and participating local jurisdictions to increase the supply of decent quality affordable housing, especially for low-income, extremely low-income, and very poor families. Prohibits the use of appropriations to the Fund for a fiscal year unless the amount equal to the net increase in the negative credit subsidy for specified mortgage insurance programs is first made available for: (1) single family housing mortgage [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Auditing, Authorization, Block grants, Budgets, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic policy, Executive departments, Federal aid to housing, Federal aid to Indians, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Governmental investigations, Housing, Income tax, Indian economic development Latest Action: 02/08/2008 - Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged pursuant to the order of May 27, 1988.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to reauthorize that Act, and for other purposes. 12/7/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Title I: Block Grants and Grant Requirements - (Sec. 101) Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) to expand the authority of Indian tribes to: (1) carry out self-determined housing activities for tribal communities programs; (2) access federal sources of supply on the same basis as employees of an executive agency; and (3) follow tribal preference in contracting and employment.(Sec. 102) Revises reporting requirements for Indian tribes receiving grants under NAHASDA and the standards for review of Indian housing plans by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).(Sec. 104) Disregards [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Aged, Alabama, Aliens, Authorization, Budgets, Building construction, Building materials, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Disabled, Disaster relief, Drug abuse Latest Action: 01/22/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes. 1/17/2008--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2008 - (Sec. 2) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to make promoting housing choice among low- and very low-income families one of the purposes of the HOPE VI grant program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing. (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to waive the matching contribution requirement in cases of extreme distress or emergency. (Sec. 4) Prohibits the award of demolition-only grants for any revitalization plan that proposes to demolish public housing without revitalization of any existing public housing dwelling units. (Sec. 6) Revises the list of activities eligible for the use of grants to carry out revitalization plans. Eliminates [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Child health, Child welfare, Children, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reorganization, Criminal justice, Day care, Department of Health and Human Services, Disaster relief, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal advisory bodies Latest Action: 12/26/2007 - Provisions Of Measure Incorporated into Title 6 of H.R. 2764.
Bill TextA bill to establish a National Commission on Children and Disasters, and for other purposes. 11/6/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Kids in Disasters Well-being, Safety, and Health Act of 2007 - Establishes the National Commission on Children and Disasters, which shall: (1) conduct a comprehensive study that assesses childrens' needs as they relate to preparation for, response to, and recovery from all hazards, including major disasters and emergencies; (2) identify, review, and evaluate existing law relevant to such needs; (3) identify, review, and evaluate the lessons learned from past disasters relative to addressing such needs; and (4) report to the President and Congress on its findings and recommendations to address such needs, including regarding the need for a national resource center on children and disasters, coordination of resources and services, administrative actions, policies, regulations, financing, and legislative [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alaska, Budgets, Community development, Federal aid to housing, Federal aid to Indians, Housing, Housing subsidies, Indian housing, Indians, Indigenous peoples, Infrastructure, Minorities, Rental housing, Residential rehabilitation, Rural affairs, Urban affairs Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1711)
Bill TextTo authorize the Alaska Native Self-Governance in Housing Demonstration Program. 8/2/2007--Introduced. Alaska Native Self-Governance in Housing Demonstration Program Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish and implement an Alaska Native Housing Assistance Demonstration Program according to the provisions of this Act. | | Also tagged in: Auditing, Budgets, Charities, Community development, Community facilities, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Federal aid to housing, Finance, Hispanic Americans, Housing, Infrastructure, Low-income housing, Minorities Latest Action: 08/01/2007 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ordered to be reported an original measure.
Bill TextAn original bill to authorize appropriations for assistance for the Housing Assistance Council, the Raza Development Fund, and for the Housing Partnership Network (HPN) and its members, and for other purposes. 8/1/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Housing Assistance Authorization Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Prohibits the use of funds authorized by this Act to lobby or retain a lobbyist to influence a federal, state, or local governmental entity or officer. (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide financial assistance to the Housing Assistance Council to develop the ability and capacity of community-based housing development organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs in rural areas.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, AIDS (Disease), Apartment houses, Budgets, Department of the Treasury, Executive departments, Federal aid to housing, Federally-guaranteed loans, Homeless, Housing, Housing finance, Housing subsidies, Income tax, Indian housing, Indians, Law Latest Action: 07/31/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo require the Secretary of the Treasury to modify regulations to provide that certain Federal subsidies shall not be considered a grant made with respect to a building or its operation for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit. 7/31/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to modify certain Treasury Regulations to provide that none of the following shall be considered a grant made with respect to a building or its operation for purposes of the required reduction of eligible basis by grants received under the low-income housing tax credit: (1) specified rental assistance under the Housing Act of 1949, Housing Act of 1959, and the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; (2) loan guarantees for multifamily rental housing in rural area under the Housing Act of 1949; (3) periodic interest reduction payments on behalf of owner of rental or cooperative housing project for low-income families under the National Housing Act; (4) modernization, operating,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Authorization, Budgets, Building construction, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal aid to housing, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity Latest Action: 07/23/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes. 7/23/2007--Introduced. HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to make promoting housing choice among low- and very low-income families one of the purposes of the HOPE VI grant program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive the matching contribution requirement in cases of extreme distress or emergency. Prohibits the award of demolition-only grants. Repeals authority for grants for assisting affordable housing developed through main street projects in smaller communities. Makes eligible for the use of HOPE VI grants: (1) necessary costs of ensuring the effective temporary and permanent relocation of residents displaced as a result of project revitalization; and (2) certain activities undertaken [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Anniversaries, Church and social problems, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional tributes, Food, Food relief, Homeless, Housing, Legislation, Nonprofit organizations, Religion, Shelters for the homeless, Social services, Veterans, Veterans' benefits Latest Action: 07/23/2007 - DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 561.
Bill TextRecognizing the 20th anniversary of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and the impact it has made on homelessness and endeavoring to continue working to eliminate homelessness in the United States. 7/23/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes the 20th anniversary of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act and its impact upon hundreds of thousands of homeless men, women, children, and youth in the United States, including the substantial contributions of Representatives Stewart B. McKinney and Bruce Vento in addressing homelessness. Supports the efforts of federal, state, and local governments and private non-profit organizations to prevent and end homelessness through the development of affordable housing, including efforts to prevent and end homelessness among armed forces veterans.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Apartment houses, Budgets, Congregate housing, Emergency management, Federal-local relations, Federal-state relations, Federally-guaranteed loans, Homeless, Housing, Housing authorities, Housing finance, Housing for the aged, Housing subsidies, Landlord and tenant, Low-income housing Latest Action: 12/06/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes. 12/5/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2007 - Title I: New Construction Reforms - (Sec. 101) Amends the Housing Act of 1959 regarding project rental assistance for supportive housing for the elderly. Changes from discretionary to mandatory the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to adjust the annual amount of a contract for project rental assistance to provide for reasonable project costs (including adequate reserves, supportive services, and service coordinators). States that contract amounts not used by a project during a contract term shall not be available for such adjustments upon renewal. Requires increased contract amounts, subject to reasonable review and limitations,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Apartment houses, Budgets, Building construction, Citizen participation, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Criminal justice, Data banks, Education, Electronic government information, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency management, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy conservation in buildings, Environmental protection Latest Action: 10/15/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families. 10/10/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007 - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to establish in the Treasury the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (Fund). Declares that: (1) the Fund shall consist of certain amounts of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation transferred to the Fund under specified law, including Federal Housing Administration (FHA) savings; and (2) all assistance provided from the Fund shall be considered to be federal financial assistance. Sets forth conditions on the use of FHA savings, including: (1) single family housing mortgage insurance; (2) housing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alien labor, Authorization, Block grants, Budgets, Building construction, Competitive bidding, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Criminal justice, Criminal justice information, Employee selection, Federal aid to housing, Federal aid to Indians, Federal-Indian relations Latest Action: 09/10/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Bill TextTo reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for Native Americans. 9/6/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007 - (Sec.2) Reauthorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2012 for making of block grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) on behalf of Indian tribes for carrying out affordable housing activities. Considers, for purposes of the procurement and supply of personal property and nonpersonal services for executive agencies, a tribe or tribally designated housing entity to be an executive agency when carrying out housing programs, services, functions, and activities under such tribe or entity and its employees to be eligible to have access to such supply sources as executive agency employees. Requires, with respect to any grant made under NAHASDA that is intended to benefit one [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Budgets, Building construction, Computers, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy conservation in buildings, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Federal aid to housing, Green products, Housing, Internet, Law Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo require all public housing revitalization projects assisted under the HOPE VI program to meet green communities standards. 5/24/2007--Introduced. HOPE VI Green Building and Technical Assistance Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prescribe green communities requirements for grant applicants regarding revitalization programs for severely distressed public housing. Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from making a grant unless the applicant's revitalization plan complies with both the mandatory and some of the nonmandatory green communities affordable housing design, development, and operation criteria as they appear on the national Green Communities program checklist. Adds to such criteria specified requirements for nonresidential structures covered by the plan. Directs the Secretary to establish verification procedures. Repeals current technical assistance and program oversight funding authority, including [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Business education, Community development, Federal aid to housing, Finance, Housing, Housing finance, Housing subsidies, Infrastructure, Loans, Nonprofit organizations, Rural affairs, Rural housing, Social services Latest Action: 05/22/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6477-6478)
Bill TextA bill to authorize appropriations for the Housing Assistance Council. 5/22/2007--Introduced. Housing Assistance Council Authorization Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial assistance to the Housing Assistance Council to develop the capacity of community-based housing development organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs in rural areas. Authorizes the Council to use such assistance for rural community-based housing development organizations to acquire: (1) technical assistance, training, support, and advice to develop business and administrative capabilities; and (2) loans, grants, or other financial assistance to carry out community development and affordable housing activities for low- and moderate-income families. | | Also tagged in: Aged, Anniversaries, Commemorations, Congregate housing, Congressional tributes, Disabled, Housing, Housing for the aged, Housing for the disabled, Nonprofit organizations, Social services, Vermont Latest Action: 07/16/2007 - Mr. Hodes moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Bill TextRecognizing and honoring the Cathedral Square Corporation on its 30th anniversary. 7/16/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Recognizes and honors the tremendous accomplishments and dedication of Cathedral Square Corporation, a Vermont nonprofit housing development organization, on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. | | Latest Action: 05/07/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged. 5/7/2007--Introduced. Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue to exclude from gross income gain from the sale or exchange of certain multifamily housing property to a housing agency or related organization (preservation entity) that agrees to maintain certain affordability and use restrictions for such property. Limits the excludable amount of such gain to the depreciation adjustments for such property. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Community development, Community facilities, Construction costs, Depressed areas, Economic policy, Federal aid to housing, Hispanic Americans, Housing, Housing finance, Infrastructure, Land transfers, Low-income housing, Minorities, Moderate income housing, Nonprofit organizations Latest Action: 04/23/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Council of La Raza and the Raza Development Fund. 4/23/2007--Introduced. Hope Fund Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make a grant to the National Council of La Raza to provide technical and financial assistance to local non-profit organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs serving low- and moderate-income households, particularly through organizations located in neighborhoods with substantial populations of income-disadvantaged households of Hispanic origin. Authorizes the National Council of La Raza, or the Raza Development Fund, to use such funds to: (1) provide technical and financial assistance for site acquisition and development, construction financing, and short- and long-term financing for housing, community facilities, and economic development; (2) leverage capital from private entities, including private financial [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Business education, Community development, Federal aid to housing, Finance, Housing, Housing finance, Housing subsidies, Infrastructure, Loans, Nonprofit organizations, Rural affairs, Rural housing, Social services Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo authorize appropriations for the Housing Assistance Council. 7/16/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Housing Assistance Council Authorization Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial assistance to the Housing Assistance Council to develop the capacity of community-based housing development organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs in rural areas. Authorizes the Council to use such assistance for rural community-based housing development organizations to acquire: (1) technical assistance, training, support, and advice to develop business and administrative capabilities; and (2) loans, grants, or other financial assistance to carry out community development and affordable [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Brain, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Congregate housing, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction industries, Construction workers, Consumer cooperatives, Consumers, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disabled, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy conservation in buildings, Energy efficiency Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4310)
Bill TextA bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans. 4/10/2007--Introduced. Homes for Heroes Act of 2007 - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure veteran access to HUD housing and homeless assistance programs; (2) coordinate all HUD programs and activities relating to veterans; and (3) serve as a HUD liaison with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the HUD Secretary to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to expand the supply of supportive housing for very low-income veteran families (that is, families with incomes not exceeding 50% of the area median income). Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to: (1) make housing rental vouchers available to homeless veterans; and (2) include veterans in public housing planning. Excludes veterans' benefits [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Aged, Apartment houses, Budgets, Children, Condominium (Housing), Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Cooperative housing, Correspondent banks, Counseling, Credit bureaus, Day care Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes. 9/18/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Amends the National Housing Act (Act) to: (1) modify requirements governing the maximum principal loan obligation, changing it to 125% of the median one-family house price in the area; and (2) extend the mortgage term from 35 to 40 years. (Sec. 5) Revises eligibility criteria for cash down payment for mortgage insurance. Alters the formula for determining the principal obligation to set the loan-to-value (LTV) for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single family home at 97.75 % of the appraised value of the property (plus the amount of the mortgage insurance premium paid at the time the mortgage is insured, as under current law). [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Apartment houses, Business, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporation taxes, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Electronic data interchange, Electronic government information, Executive departments, Finance, Government information, Government paperwork, Housing, Housing subsidies Latest Action: 06/15/2007 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo suspend the requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding electronic filing of previous participation certificates and regarding filing of such certificates with respect to certain low-income housing investors. 6/15/2007--Public Law. (There are 5 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)Preservation Approval Process Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to suspend mandatory processing of Previous Participation Certificates under the Automated Partners Performance System and permit paper filings of such certificates until the Secretary: (1) revises the December 2006 draft of specified proposed regulations to eliminate unnecessary burdens and disincentives for program participants; and (2) submits such revised draft proposed regulations to certain congressional [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Alabama, Alternative energy sources, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Arms control, Artificial satellites, Asians, Authorization, Balanced budgets, Ballistic missile defenses, Bonds, Border patrols Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3283-3338; text of measure as reported in House: CR H3283-3289)
Bill TextRevising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012. 3/29/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Revises and replaces the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2007. Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2008, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2009-FY2012. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Recommends budgetary levels and amounts for FY2007-FY2012 for: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits (on-budget); (5) debt subject to limit; [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Alcohol as fuel, Alien labor, Alternative energy sources, Appropriations, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Authorization, Border patrols, Budget deficits, Budget reconciliation, Budget resolutions, Budget surpluses Latest Action: 05/17/2007 - Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Bill TextAn original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2007 and 2009 through 2012. 5/16/2007--Conference report filed in House. (There are 4 other summaries) Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2008, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2007 and FY2009-FY2012. Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts, for FY2007-FY2012, with respect to: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits; (5) debt subject to limit; and (6) debt held by the public. (Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority, outlays, and administrative expenses for Social Security and specified major functional categories for FY2007-FY2012. Title II: Budget Process [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 03/13/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged. 3/13/2007--Introduced. Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue to exclude from gross income gain from the sale or exchange of certain multifamily housing property to a housing credit agency or related organization (preservation entity) that agrees to maintain certain affordability and use restrictions for such property. Limits the excludable amount of such gain to the depreciation adjustments for such property. | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Advice and consent of the Senate, Aged, Apartment houses, Auditing, Bank capital, Bank examination, Bank loans, Bank mergers, Bank reserves, Bankruptcy, Budgets, Business, Charitable contributions Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes. 5/22/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007 - Title I: Reform of Regulation of Enterprises and Federal Home Loan Banks - Subtitle A: Improvement of Safety and Soundness - (Sec. 101) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Act) to establish, in place of the present Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, a Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), headed by a Director (Director) possessing general supervisory and regulatory authority over the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the federal home loan banks ("the regulated entities"). (Sec. 102) Requires the Director to establish standards for each regulated entity, especially standards relating to: (1) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alternative energy sources, Armed forces, Block grants, Budget deficits, Budgets, Children, Community health services, Congress, Day care, Defense budgets, Defense economics, Dental care, Disabled, Earned income tax credit, Education, Elementary and secondary education Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2910-2913)
Bill TextA bill to expand the middle class, reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, keep our promises to veterans, lower the poverty rate, and reduce the Federal deficit by repealing tax breaks for the wealthiest one percent and eliminating unnecessary Cold War era defense spending, and for other purposes. 3/8/2007--Introduced. National Priorities Act of 2007 - Rescinds after 2008 income tax reductions enacted under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 for taxpayers with gross incomes in 2008 of over $400,000. Reduces funding for the Department of Defense by $60 billion in FY2008. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make reductions by eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse, and weapon systems and other programs determined to be no longer a national security priority. Exempts from such reductions the needs of military personnel, including pay increases and health care. Dedicates [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Authorization, Budgets, Congress, Congressional investigations, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to housing, Housing, Housing authorities, Low-income housing, Performance measurement, Poverty, Public housing, Relocation, Welfare Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes. 3/8/2007--Introduced. HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to extend and authorize appropriations for the HOPE VI revitalization program. Includes educational and relocation aims among HOPE VI purposes. Requires each HOPE VI grant recipient to establish, in partnership with local schools, a comprehensive educational reform and achievement strategy for transforming the neighborhood schools into high-performing schools (including, in certain circumstances, an alternative strategy). Revises grant selection criteria. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to conduct funding-related site visits for HOPE VI applicants. Requires: (1) public housing agencies to establish performance benchmarks for each of their HOPE VI projects; and (2) the Secretary [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alternative energy sources, Budgets, Building materials, Business, Commercialization, Community development, Conservation of natural resources, Economic policy, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy conservation in buildings, Energy efficiency, Environmental health, Environmental protection, Environmental research, Executive departments Latest Action: 04/11/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Bill TextTo increase the use and research of sustainable building design technology, and for other purposes. 3/1/2007--Introduced. High Performance Buildings Act of 2007 - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 to require that state and local housing strategies include a description of the jurisdiction's strategies to encourage sustainable development for affordable housing. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit organizations to use for specified purposes to improve or carry out energy efficiency, resource conservation and reuse, and effective use of existing infrastructure in affordable housing and economic development activities in low-income communities. Establishes within the National Science Foundation a Sustainable Building Institute to undertake or support through providing grants, loans, or other assistance: (1) research regarding the relationships among indoor environmental quality,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Aged, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Air pollution, Armed forces, Associations, institutions, etc., Awards, medals, prizes, Boycott, Budget deficits, Budgets, Business, Business and social problems, Business cycles, Business ethics, Campaign funds Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Bill TextTo establish a living wage, jobs for all policy for all peoples in the United States and its territories, and for other purposes. 2/14/2007--Introduced. A Living Wage, Jobs for All Act - Declares that Congress affirms the basic economic rights and responsibilities under the 1944 "Economic Bill of Rights," while updating and extending it to include: (1) certain rights to decent jobs, income security for individuals unable to work for pay, a decent living for farm families, freedom from monopolies, decent housing, adequate health services, Social Security in old age, sickness, accidental injury, and unemployment, and education and work training; and (2) certain other rights relating to collective bargaining, a safe working environment, information on trends in pollution sources and products and processes that affect the well-being of workers throughout the world, voting and campaigning, and personal security. Requires corporations registered with the Securities and Exchange [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Case management, Community health services, Congregate housing, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Continuum of care, Counseling, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Dental care, Disabled, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Education, Employment Latest Action: 02/14/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals, and for other purposes. 2/14/2007--Introduced. Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, to design national strategies for providing services in supportive housing that will assist in ending chronic homelessness and to implement programs that address chronic homelessness. Requires the Secretary to make matching grants to eligible entities to provide services that promote recovery and self-sufficiency and that address barriers to housing stability to chronically homeless individuals in, or who are scheduled to become residents of, permanent supportive housing and to other individuals and families who have [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 03/01/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Bill TextProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing. 2/13/2007--Introduced. Constitutional Amendment - States that all U.S. citizens shall have a right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing. | | Also tagged in: Ambulatory care, Budgets, Building construction, Case management, Child welfare, Children, Civil liberties, Community organization, Continuum of care, Criminal justice, Day care, Disabled, Drug abuse treatment, Emergency housing, Evaluation research (Social action programs), Families Latest Action: 04/13/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Bill TextTo amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the housing assistance programs for homeless persons under title IV of such Act, and for other purposes. 2/6/2007--Introduced. Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2007 - Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate housing assistance programs for homeless persons. Requires the establishment of a community homeless assistance planning board for a geographic area to lead a collaborative planning process to design, execute, and evaluate programs, policies, and practices to prevent and end homelessness. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to designate an entity to be a community board if it has engaged in local homeless housing and services planning and has applied for federal funding for homeless assistance prior to enactment of this Act. Instructs the Secretary to make available technical assistance to governmental [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Authorization, Budgets, Business, Commercialization, Crime prevention, Defense budgets, Defense economics, Defense procurement, Drug abuse, Drug law enforcement, Energy, Energy research, Federal aid to housing, Fighter aircraft, Fossil fuels Latest Action: 01/30/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1328-1331)
Bill TextA bill to provide for additional section 8 vouchers, to reauthorize the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program, and for other purposes. 1/30/2007--Introduced. Affordable Housing Expansion and Public Safety Act - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) to provide an additional 100,000 incremental vouchers for tenant-based rental housing assistance under the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in FY2008. Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to direct: (1) each participating jurisdiction to use Home Investments Partnership (HOME) grant funds to provide affordable housing to individuals or families whose income is 30% or lower than the area median income (extremely low-income); and (2) direct the Secretary to allocate HOME funds to such jurisdictions on a specified pro-rata basis. Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to: (1) extend to FY2012 the authorization of appropriations for the Public [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Apartment houses, Building laws, Cooperative housing, Finance, Home repair and improvement, Housing, Mortgages, Public contracts, Real estate appraisal, Rental housing, Residential rehabilitation, Surplus government property Latest Action: 04/12/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Bill TextTo provide for more accurate valuation of multifamily housing properties, and loans for such properties, that are sold at a discount by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to facilitate acquisition of such properties that maintains the properties as affordable housing. 1/24/2007--Introduced. Pathway to Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to redefine "loan market value," which currently means the value of a multifamily (rental or cooperative housing project) loan, without taking into account any affordability requirements. Repeals the condition that affordability requirements not be taken into account. Defines "loan market value" as the value of a multifamily (rental or cooperative housing project) loan using industry standard appraisal practices, including consideration of the cost of repairs needed for the property subject to the loan to comply with minimum safety and building standards and the cost of maintaining [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Apartment houses, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Finance, Housing, Housing management, Housing subsidies, Mortgages, Nonprofit organizations, Rent, Social services Latest Action: 10/23/2007 - Committee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo extend for 5 years the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 1/23/2007--Introduced. Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 to reauthorize through FY2011: (1) the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring (Mark-to-Market) program; and (2) the Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring. Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive rent level limits for: (1) disaster-damaged eligible projects; and (2) up to 9% (currently 5%) of all units subject to restructured mortgages in any fiscal year, based on certain findings of special need. Redefines multifamily housing project eligible for the Mark-to-Market program to authorize eligibility treatment, upon owner request, for certain projects whose rents do not, on an average per unit or per room basis, exceed [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, AIDS (Disease), Anniversaries, Blacks, Budgets, Commemorations, Communications, Congress, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug abuse treatment, Ex-offenders, Federal aid to health facilities, Health policy, Housing Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (Living Kidney Organ Donation Clarification Act of 2007)
Bill TextSupporting the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. 2/5/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Expresses support for: (1) the goals and ideals of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; (2) full and equitable funding for the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006; (3) appropriate funding for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment; (4) the strengthening of stable African-American communities; (5) reducing the impact of incarceration as a driver of new HIV infections within the African-American community; (6) effective and comprehensive HIV prevention education programs to promote the early identification of HIV through voluntary routine testing and to connect those in need to treatment as early as possible; (7) reducing the number of HIV infections in the African-American community resulting from injection drug use; and (8) efforts to link those infected with HIV to accessible care and treatment options.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alabama, Budgets, Business, Commemorations, Community development, Congressional tributes, Corporations, Depressed areas, Economic development, Economic policy, Emergency management, Floods, Grants-in-aid, Housing, Hurricanes, Infrastructure Latest Action: 01/17/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the c
Bill TextRecognizing the importance of community development corporations (CDCs). 1/17/2007--Introduced. Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) recognizes the importance of promoting community development corporations in communities across the United States; (2) acknowledges the contributions community development corporations have made in providing affordable housing, employment, and educational opportunities for community residents; and (3) recognizes the need for the federal government to provide financial assistance to community development corporations to support their continued efforts in economic development, affordable housing production, and job creation in communities having such needs, particularly after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. | | Also tagged in: Apartment houses, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Finance, Housing, Housing management, Housing subsidies, Mortgages, Nonprofit organizations, Rent, Social services Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S127)
Bill TextA bill to extend for 5 years the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 to reauthorize through FY2011: (1) the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured MultifamilyHousing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring (Mark-to-Market) program; and (2) the Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring. Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive rent level limits for: (1) disaster-damaged eligible projects; and (2) up to 9% (currently 5%) of all units subject to restructured mortgages in any fiscal year, based on certain findings of special need. Redefines multifamily housing project eligible for the Mark-to-Market program to authorize eligibility treatment, upon owner request, for certain projects whose rents do not, on an average per unit or per room basis,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Apartment houses, Budgets, Federal aid to housing, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Foreclosure, Government information, Government publicity, Housing, Housing authorities, Housing subsidies, Local government, Low-income housing, Mortgage guaranty insurance, Mortgages, Politics and government Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Bill TextTo preserve affordable housing opportunities for low-income families, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Stabilizing Affordable Housing for the Future Act - Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 and the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to: (1) repeal certain conditions on the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to manage multifamily projects; and (2) authorize the Secretary to provide grants (including up-front grants) and loans from the General Insurance Fund when managing and disposing of such properties. Instructs the Secretary to maintain rental assistance payments for dwelling units in any multifamily property program administered by the Secretary. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to redefine loan market value and property market value with respect to physically distressed properties sold by HUD in discount [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Brownfields, Budgets, Business, Community development, Congressional reporting requirements, Depressed areas, Economic development, Economic policy, Environmental protection, Grants-in-aid, Hazardous substances, Housing, Infrastructure, Natural resources, Open space lands, Parks Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Bill TextTo amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide financial assistance for the development and reuse of brownfields. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Brownfields Housing and Community Renewal Development Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grants program for redevelopment activities for brownfield sites and abandoned, idled, and underused industrial, commercial, or housing structures located in brownfield sites. |
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