| Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aged, Alaska, Armed forces, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship education, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Compensatory education, Computer literacy Latest Action: 03/12/2008 - Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1560-1561)
Bill TextTo reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 3/10/2008--Introduced. Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NSCA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise the programs under such Acts and reauthorize appropriations for such programs through FY2012. Revises under NSCA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service (Learn and Serve programs); (2) National Service Trust programs (AmeriCorps); (3) the National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC); and (4) the Investment for Quality and Innovation program. Eliminates the current Community-Based Learn and Serve programs. Establishes a new Learn and Serve program, Innovative Service-Learning Programs and Research, providing matching grants to: (1) provide community service-learning opportunities to elementary and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Appropriations, Bankruptcy, Bonds, Budgets, 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: Bank loans, Business, Community development banking, Dislocated workers, Employee selection, Employment, Finance, Income tax, Infrastructure, Investments, Labor, Rural affairs, Tax credits, Taxation, Trade adjustment assistance, Urban affairs Latest Action: 10/16/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a special allocation under the new markets tax credit in connection with trade adjustment assistance. 10/16/2007--Introduced. New Employment for Workers & Job Opportunities for Business Strength Act of 2007 or the NEW JOBS Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase by $500 million in 2008 the new markets tax credit limitation amount that is allocable among qualified community development entities for investments in or loans to businesses that hire trade adjustment assistance (TAA) recipients or that meet other TAA requirements. | | Also tagged in: Agricultural colleges, Agriculture, Business, Community and school, Economic policy, Education, Executive departments, Higher education, Infrastructure, Public-private partnerships, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, Urban affairs Latest Action: 04/25/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
Bill TextTo improve the ability of small communities to coordinate with universities and design professionals in developing a vision to address their local needs. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Small Community Visioning Improvement Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to eligible recipients for small community visioning processes to: (1) help small communities address pressing local needs; (2) facilitate coordination between small communities, land-grant and other universities, and design professionals; (3) encourage public-private partnerships; and (4) develop design projects that integrate physical planning and design techniques with sustainable community action. | | Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextRecognizing the community development block grant program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and its role as the Nation's largest and most visible source of financial assistance to support State- and local government-directed neighborhood revitalization, housing rehabilitation, and economic development activities. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Supports the goals of the community development block grant (CDBG) program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Recognizes the importance of the CDBG program in reducing poverty and strengthening communities in the United States. Urges states and entitlement communities to review their allocations of CDBG funds to ensure that special emphasis is placed on using such funds to eliminate poverty. | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Alaska, Budgets, 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: Administrative procedure, Advertising, Apprenticeship, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Communications, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction workers, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Directories, Employee selection, Employee training, Employment, Executive departments, Federal aid to housing Latest Action: 01/11/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Bill TextTo amend the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people. 8/1/2007--Introduced. Earning and Living Opportunities Act - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to set forth as a condition of federal housing and community development assistance that: (1) a public or Indian housing agency or contractor shall require that at least 20% of employee hours be performed by low- or very low-income persons; and (2) a recipient of assistance for housing rehabilitation, construction, or other public construction projects and their contractors shall require that at least 20% of new employee hours be performed by low- or very low-income persons. Directs the Secretary to require a public or Indian housing agency and other recipients of federal housing and community development assistance to: (1) establish a section 3 committee of interested parties to oversee all aspects of compliance with section [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Auditing, Budgets, Charities, 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: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Budgets, California, Depressed areas, Economic policy, Florida, Georgia, Grants-in-aid, Great Plains, Illinois, Infrastructure, Infrastructure (Economics), Internal migration, Iowa Latest Action: 10/04/2007 - Rule H. Res. 704 passed House.
Bill TextTo amend title 40, United States Code, to provide a comprehensive regional approach to economic and infrastructure development in the most severely economically distressed regions in the Nation. 10/4/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Establishes the Delta Regional Commission, the Northern Great Plains Regional Commission, the Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, the Southwest Border Regional Commission, and the Northern Border Regional Commission.Directs each Commission, for its region, to: (1) assess needs and assets; (2) develop comprehensive and coordinated economic infrastructure development strategies to establish and approve grants for economic development; (3) establish priorities in an economic and infrastructure development plan; (4) enhance capacity of and provide support for local development districts; (5) encourage private investment [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to airports, Accident insurance, Administrative fees, Age and employment, Aged, Agriculture, AIDS (Disease), Air traffic, Air traffic control, Air travel, Aircraft pilots, Airline employees, Airline passenger traffic, Airports, Alaska, Alcohol as fuel Latest Action: 11/14/2007 - On motion to recommit to conference committee Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 182 - 231 (Roll no. 1101). (consideration: CR H13903)
Bill TextMaking appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 9/12/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2008 - Makes appropriations for FY2008 to the Department of Transportation, including: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (3) the Federal Highway Administration; (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (6) the Federal Railroad Administration; (7) the Federal Transit Administration (FTA); (8) the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation; (9) the Maritime Administration; (10) the Pipeline and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative procedure, Agriculture, Alabama, Animals, Budgets, Churches, Civil liberties, Congressional reporting requirements, Economic development, Economic policy, Emergency management, Eminent domain, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Farm lands Latest Action: 08/10/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Bill TextTo protect private property rights. 7/16/2007--Introduced. Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2007 - Prohibits a state or political subdivision from exercising its power of eminent domain, or allowing the exercise of such power by delegation, over property to be used for economic development or over property that is used for economic development within seven years after that exercise, if the state or political subdivision receives federal economic development funds during any fiscal year in which the property is so used or intended to be used. Prohibits the federal government from exercising its power of eminent domain for economic development. Establishes a private cause of action for any private property owner or tenant who suffers injury as a result of a violation of this Act. Prohibits state immunity in federal or state court. Sets the statute of limitations at seven years. Requires the Attorney General to bring an action to enforce this Act [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Block grants, Budgets, Business, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic policy, Emergency management, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Housing, Indexing (Economic policy), Infrastructure, Insurance premiums, Law Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program under title I of the National Housing Act. 6/28/2007--Introduced. FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends the National Housing Act with respect to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) housing loan insurance for manufactured homes (or lots for such homes). Exempts such loans from certain financial institution portfolio limits, increasing an allowable claim for loss from 10% to 90% of an institution's total amount of such loans, credit advances, and purchases. Makes any new contract of insurance for such loans, credit advances, or purchases conclusive evidence of an institution's insurance eligibility. (Thus requires each loan to be insured individually instead of as part of a bundle of such loans.) Increases loan limits, requiring annual indexing. Sets forth borrower premium charges, including an up-front premium of up to 2.25% and an annual premium of up [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Aged, Alaska, Armed forces, Authorization, Black colleges, Budgets, Business, Child health, Children, Citizenship education, Colleges, Communications, Community and school, Compensatory education, Computer literacy Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - H.AMDT.967 Amendment (A009) offered by Ms. Sutton. (consideration: CR H1389-1390; text: CR H1389) An amendment numbered 9 printed in House Report 110-539 to require the Corporation for National and Community Service to conduct a study to identify specifi
Bill TextTo reauthorize and reform the national service laws. 11/1/2007--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, or the GIVE Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (NCSA) and the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 (DVSA) to revise their programs and reauthorize appropriations for them through FY2012. Title I: Amendments to National and Community Service Act of 1990 - Revises under the NSCA: (1) the School-Based and Community-Based Service-Learning programs and Higher Education Innovative Programs for Community Service, also known as Learn and Serve programs; (2) National Service Trust programs, also known as AmeriCorps; (3) the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration program; and (4) the Investment for Quality and Innovation program. Subtitle A: Amendments to Subtitle A (General Provisions) - (Sec. 1101) Adds to NSCA purposes: (1) providing [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Alternative energy sources, Block grants, Budgets, Building laws, Business, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contracts, Department of Energy, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Electric power distribution, Electric utilities, Electric utility rates, Energy Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
Bill TextTo amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to promote energy independence and self-sufficiency by providing for the use of net metering by certain small electric energy generation systems, and for other purposes. 6/25/2007--Introduced. Solar Opportunity and Local Access Rights Act - Amends the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to require each state regulatory authority with ratemaking authority, and each nonregulated electric utility, to conduct a hearing, and on the basis of such hearing, adopt a net metering standard. Requires retail electric suppliers to make net metering available to retail customers on a first-come-first-served basis.Prescribes implementation requirements regarding: (1) net energy measurement; (2) billing practices; (3) ownership of credits; (4) safety and performance standards; and (5) determination of compliance. Directs the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to publish model interconnection [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alabama, Block grants, Budgets, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Disaster insurance, Disaster relief, Displaced persons, Emergency management, Fair housing, Federal aid to housing, Finance, Floods, Government information Latest Action: 06/20/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8064-8065)
Bill TextA bill to assist in providing affordable housing to those affected by the 2005 hurricanes. 6/20/2007--Introduced. Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act of 2007 - Requires the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to allow specified uses by Louisiana of certain funds under the Road Home Program.Requires state reports, made public on the Internet, on each state grant program for household assistance programs funded with community development block grant (CDBG) disaster assistance.Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to require Louisiana to make certain funds available for specified community development pilot programs in Orleans and other parishes.Authorizes additional funds for the Road Home Program.Permits a state or locality to use, as a matching requirement, share, or contribution for any other federal program, certain CDBG funds previously made available for disaster relief, long-term recovery, and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Authorization, Budgets, Business, Depressed areas, Economic policy, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Grants-in-aid, Income tax, Infrastructure, Manufacturing industries, Minorities, Minority business enterprises, Small business, Small Business Administration, Small business investment companies Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship. incorporated into measure S. 1662 ordered to be reported.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to reauthorize the New Markets Venture Capital Program, and for other purposes. 6/19/2007--Introduced. Securing Equity for the Economic Development of Low Income Areas Act of 2007 or SEED Act - Amends the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to select at least one company from each SBA geographic region when selecting companies to participate as New Markets Venture Capital companies. Establishes in the Investment Division of the SBA the Office of New Markets Venture Capital. Modifies the definition of low-income geographic area to reflect the new markets tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code. Revises the formula for the amount of operational assistance grants for new markets venture capital companies. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Economic policy, Federal-Indian relations, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Government securities, Housing, Housing finance, Indian economic development, Indian housing, Indians, Infrastructure, Minorities, Poverty, Rural affairs, Welfare Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo amend title VI of the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to authorize Indian tribes to issue notes and other obligations to finance community and economic development activities, and for other purposes. 5/24/2007--Introduced. Tribal Economic Development and Infrastructure Support Act of 2007 - Amends the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to: (1) authorize Indian tribes to issue notes and other obligations (guarantee loans) to finance community and economic development activities; and (2) require at least 70% of the aggregate funds received by an Indian tribe or tribally designated housing entity as a result of a guarantee under such Act to be used for the support of activities that benefit low-income Indian families on Indian reservations and other Indian areas. | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Budgets, Business, Business education, 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: Access to health care, Adult education, Agricultural credit, Agriculture, Alabama, Arkansas, Authorization, Budgets, Church and social problems, Colleges, Community organization, Compensatory education, Congress, Congressional districts, Congressional reporting requirements, County politics and government Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture.
Bill TextTo amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to provide for comprehensive community and economic development in the distressed Southern Black Belt and Mississippi Delta region while leveraging existing efforts, entities, and resources. 5/21/2007--Introduced. Southern Empowerment and Economic Development Act to authorize the Delta Black Belt Regional Authority - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to rename the Delta Regional Authority as the Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority. Extends the Authority's termination date. Directs the Authority to establish a Constituency Representation Board which shall: (1) ascertain state and congressional district community strategic planning efforts; and (2) evaluate and fund programs. Amends the Delta Development Act to revise the definition of the "Lower Mississippi" region. | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Accreditation (Education), Administrative procedure, Adoption, Aged, Agriculture, Armed forces, Auditing, Authorization, Block grants, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Caregivers, Child care workers, Child development Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo improve the lives of working families by providing family and medical need assistance, child care assistance, in-school and afterschool assistance, family care assistance, and encouraging the establishment of family-friendly workplaces. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Family and Workplace Balancing Act of 2007, or Balancing Act of 2007 - Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Act - Directs the Secretary of Labor to make five-year grants to a state or local government to pay for the federal share of projects that assist families by providing wage replacement for eligible individuals responding to family caregiving needs, especially those related to the birth or adoption of a child. Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) and federal civil service law to allow employees covered by FMLA and civil servants to take specified additional leave for: (1) parental involvement in their children's or grandchildren's [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural conservation, Agriculture, Economic policy, Environmental protection, Federal-local relations, Infrastructure, Natural resources, Planning, Rural affairs, Rural economic development, State and local government Latest Action: 05/31/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
Bill TextTo amend the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to revise the Resource Conservation and Development Program of the Department of Agriculture to require a planning process under the program that is locally led, to guarantee funds for the program for fiscal years 2008 through 2012, and for other purposes. 5/9/2007--Introduced. Resource Conservation and Community Development Enhancement Act - Amends the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 to provide for a locally led planning process under the resource conservation and development program. Replaces the permanent authorization of appropriations with an annual obligation of specified amounts from the Commodity Credit Corporation for FY2008-FY2012. | | Also tagged in: Accounting, Accreditation (Medical care), Administrative procedure, Admission of nonimmigrants, Advice and consent of the Senate, Afghanistan, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agricultural conservation, Agriculture, Air cargo, Air force, Alabama, American Samoa, Ammunition, Animal diseases, Animals Latest Action: 05/25/2007 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Bill TextMaking emergency supplemental appropriations and additional supplemental appropriations for agricultural and other emergency assistance for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. 5/25/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 - Title I: Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, International Affairs, and Other Security-Related Needs - Chapter 1 - Makes additional FY2007 appropriations to the Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under Public Law 480 Title II Grants. Chapter 2 - Makes additional FY2007 appropriations to the Department of Justice, to remain available through FY2008, for general legal activities, U.S. Attorneys, the U.S. Marshals Service, the National Security Division, the Federal Bureau of Investigation [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Aged, Air cargo, Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Aviation safety, Banks and banking, Border patrols, Budgets, Children, Collection of accounts, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumption, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Defense policy Latest Action: 05/03/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo require a study and comprehensive analytical report on transforming America by reforming the Federal tax code through elimination of all Federal taxes on individuals and corporations and replacing the Federal tax code with a transaction fee-based system. 5/3/2007--Introduced. Comprehensive Transform America Transaction Fee Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct an in-depth study on the implementation of a transaction fee in the United States to replace all existing federal taxes. Sets forth guidelines for such study, including: (1) an identification of the transactions to which such fee would apply; (2) exclusions from such fee; (3) the rate of such fee; (4) potential uses for revenue from such fee; (5) progressivity standards; and (6) general matters, including point of liability for such fee and responsibility for collection. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the results of such study within one year after the enactment of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Block grants, Budgets, Business, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic policy, Emergency management, Evidence (Law), Executive departments, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Housing, Indexing (Economic policy), Infrastructure Latest Action: 06/26/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program under title I of the National Housing Act. 6/25/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 21, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.) FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2007 - Amends the National Housing Act with respect to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) housing loan insurance for manufactured homes (or lots for such homes). (Sec. 3) Exempts such loans from certain financial institution portfolio limits, increasing an allowable claim for loss from 10% to 90% of an institution's total amount of such loans, credit advances, and purchases. (Sec. 4) Makes any new contract of insurance for such loans, credit advances, or purchases conclusive evidence of an institution's insurance eligibility. (Thus requires each loan to be insured individually [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 04/30/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E888-889)
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax credit through 2013, and for other purposes. 4/30/2007--Introduced. New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the new markets tax credit through 2013; and (2) provide for an inflation adjustment to the limitation amount for such credit after 2008. | | Latest Action: 04/26/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax credit through 2013, and for other purposes. 4/26/2007--Introduced. New Markets Tax Credit Extension Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend the new markets tax credit through 2013; and (2) provide for an inflation adjustment to the limitation amount for such credit after 2008. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Budgets, Business, Civil rights, Collection of accounts, Commercial arbitration, Consumer complaints, Consumer credit, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contractors, Debtor and creditor, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Discrimination in consumer credit, Employee training Latest Action: 09/18/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10456)
Bill TextTo protect home buyers from predatory lending practices. 4/26/2007--Introduced. Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Reduction Act - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to prohibit any person, in connection with a subprime federally related mortgage loan, from providing mortgage lending services or mortgage brokerage services unless such person is certified by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development as having been adequately trained with regard to subprime lending. Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require lenders to establish a best practices plan, meeting certain criteria, to ensure compliance with such Act for high cost mortgages. Proscribes unfair or deceptive acts or practices in providing: (1) mortgage lending services for either a subprime federally related mortgage loan; (2) mortgage brokerage services for such a loan; and (3) appraisal of a property offered as security for repayment of the loan.Sets forth civil penalties [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Budgets, 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: Alabama, Block grants, Bonds, Budgets, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Finance, Housing, Income tax, Infrastructure, Louisiana, Low-income housing, Mississippi, State and local government, Tax credits, Taxation Latest Action: 04/20/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4813-4814)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the placed-in-service date requirement for low-income housing credit buildings in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, and for other purposes. 4/20/2007--Introduced. Workforce Housing Construction for the GO Zone Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) extend through 2010 the placed-in-service date requirement for buildings in the Gulf Opportunity Zone (GO Zone) for purposes of the low-income housing tax credit; (2) allow a low-income housing tax credit for buildings in the GO Zone, the Rita GO Zone, or the Wilma GO Zone (GO Zones) during a specified 10-year period; (3) provide a basis adjustment for low-income housing projects in the GO Zones; (4) exclude Community Development Block Grant funds from consideration in determining whether GO Zone buildings are federally subsidized; and (5) modify certain rules relating to tax-exempt financing of GO Zone buildings. | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Budgets, Business, Business education, 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: Archaeology, Arizona, Budgets, Civil liberties, Communications, Economic policy, Government information, Government paperwork, Grants-in-aid, Historic sites, History, Humanities, Indian lands, Indians, Infrastructure, Land transfers Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo establish the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area in the State of Arizona, and for other purposes. 4/17/2007--Introduced. Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act - Establishes the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area in Arizona. Designates the Santa Cruz Valley Heritage Alliance, Inc. as the management entity for the Area. Requires the management entity to prepare and submit a management plan for the Area to the Secretary of the Interior for approval. Prohibits the management entity from using federal funds received under this Act to acquire real property. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical and financial assistance to the Area for the development and implementation of the approved management plan. | | Also tagged in: Block grants, Budgets, Building construction, Building laws, Business, Children, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Construction industries, Construction workers, Day care, Emergency management, Federal aid to housing, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance Latest Action: 04/17/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo provide for the construction and renovation of child care facilities, and for other purposes. 4/17/2007--Introduced. Child Care Construction and Renovation Act of 2007 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the use of community development block grants to construct and renovate child care facilities.Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to insure mortgages for: (1) new or rehabilitated child care and development facilities, including for fire safety equipment loans; and (2) acquiring or refinancing debt of existing child care facilities.Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study the availability of secondary markets for mortgages on child care facilities.Authorizes HUD grants to eligible nonprofit organizations for technical and financial assistance to assist eligible child care providers in acquiring or improving facilities or equipment.Applies the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Block grants, Budgets, Business, Business education, Capital gains tax, Economic policy, Education, Entrepreneurs, Finance, Government lending, Grants-in-aid, Higher education, Home ownership, Housing, Housing finance, Income tax Latest Action: 03/29/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to create investment opportunities for rural families and access to credit for rural entrepreneurs and microenterprises, to support rural regional investment, and for other purposes. 3/29/2007--Introduced. Rural Investment to Strengthen our Economy Act of 2007 or Rural RISE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a capital loss deduction with respect to the sale or exchange of a principal residence in certain rural areas; and (2) expand the work opportunity tax credit to include a qualified small business employee as a targeted group member. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to carry out a program for the forgiveness of student loans for certain rural students who obtain a degree. Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a: (1) rural entrepreneurship and microenterprise program; and (2) rural regional entrepreneurship program. Requires the Secretary of Labor to award [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Business, Community development banking, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Credit, Depressed areas, Economic development, Economic policy, Finance, Government information, Government lending, Government paperwork, Indian economic development, Infrastructure, Job creation Latest Action: 03/26/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
Bill TextA bill to establish a pilot program to provide low interest loans to nonprofit, community-based lending intermediaries, to provide midsize loans to small business concerns, and for other purposes. 3/26/2007--Introduced. Small Business Intermediary Lending Pilot Program Act of 2007 - Establishes a three-year small business intermediary lending pilot program under which the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) may make direct loans to eligible nonprofit lending intermediaries for the purpose of making fixed interest rate and mid-size loans ($35,000 to $200,000) to startup, newly-established, and growing small businesses. Authorizes the Administrator, under the program, to make one percent, 20-year loans of up to $1 million, on a competitive basis, to up to 20 lending intermediaries. Requires geographic diversity and representation of urban and rural communities under the program. | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Alabama, Block grants, Bonds, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Collection of accounts, Congress, Congressional hearings, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporation taxes, Department of the Treasury, Disaster relief, Due process of law Latest Action: 03/28/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and expand certain rules with respect to housing in the GO Zones. 3/27/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Katrina Housing Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) qualify certain buildings in the Gulf Opportunity Zone, the Rita Go Zone, and the Wilma GO Zone (GO Zones) placed in service before 2011 for the housing tax credit without regard to certain otherwise applicable restrictions if such buildings receive (or received) a state or local housing credit allocation in 2006, 2007, or 2008; (2) extend through 2010 the treatment of such Go Zones as difficult development areas for purposes of the increased housing tax credit; (3) exclude certain assistance provided under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (e.g., community development block grants), the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2006, or the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 04/18/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to treat certain communities as metropolitan cities for purposes of the community development block grant program. 4/17/2007--Passed House without amendment. (There are 2 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to deem Alton and Granite City, Illinois, to be metropolitan cities for purposes of the community development block grant (CDBG) program. | | Also tagged in: Alabama, Block grants, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Children, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, Construction industries, Construction workers, Curricula, Day care, Disaster relief, Education, Emergency management, Equipment and supplies Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo provide for the construction and rehabilitation of child care facilities in areas of the Gulf Coast affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. 3/8/2007--Introduced. Emergency Gulf Coast Child Care Construction and Rebuilding Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the use of community development block grants to construct and renovate child care facilities located in any major disaster area resulting from Hurricane Katrina or Rita of 2005. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to insure: (1) mortgages for new or substantially rehabilitated child care and development facilities; (2) loans to such facilities for fire safety equipment; and (2) mortgages executed in connection with the purchase or refinancing of existing child care facilities. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to study and report to Congress on the availability of secondary markets for such mortgages.[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Bank reserves, Bonds, Budgets, Business, Business ethics, Conflict of interests, Corporation directors, Defense policy, Dental care, Depressed areas, Economic policy, Energy Latest Action: 05/01/2007 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 129.
Bill TextTo improve the access to capital programs of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes. 4/25/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Small Business Lending Improvements Act of 2007 - Title I: 7(A) Program - (Sec. 101) Amends the Small Business Act relating to the 7(a) (business start-up loan) program to authorize the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) to offset (contribute to) borrower and lender fees associated with 7(a) loans when funds are made available to the SBA for such contributions. Requires the quarterly adjustment of any contributions made. (Sec. 102) Directs the Administrator to carry out a rural lending outreach program to provide up to an 85 percent guaranty for loans of $250,000 or less made by lenders to small businesses in rural areas. Requires the SBA to approve or decline such loan within 36 hours. (Sec. 103) Directs the Administrator to carry out a permanent [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Alternative energy sources, Budgets, Building materials, Business, Commercialization, 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: Aged, Alabama, Alien labor, Authorization, Block grants, Budgets, Casualty insurance, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Criminal justice, Damages Latest Action: 03/23/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo assist in the provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina. 3/21/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007 - Prohibits the use of any funds authorized by this Act to lobby or retain a lobbyist for the purpose of influencing a federal, state, or local governmental entity or officer. Title I: Community Development Block Grants - (Sec. 101) Prohibits the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from prohibiting or restricting the use by the state of Louisiana of specified amounts targeted under its Road Home Program for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, based upon a program requirement or condition that: (1) limits or reduces the amount made available to an eligible homeowner who does not agree to remain an owner and occupant of a home in Louisiana; or (2) waives the applicability of certain limitations or reductions [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Bank capital, Banks and banking, Community development banking, Depressed areas, Economic policy, Finance, Housing, Infrastructure, Investments, Job creation, Law, Liability (Law), Rural affairs, Savings and loan associations, Urban affairs Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes. 2/27/2007--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.) Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act - Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act to revise requirements for community development investments by federal savings associations. Authorizes a federal savings association to make investments, directly or indirectly, each of which is designed primarily to promote the public welfare, including the welfare of low- and moderate-income communities or families through the provision of housing, services, and jobs (community development investments). Permits such investments to be made directly or by purchase of interests in an entity primarily engaged in making such investments. Prohibits [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Block grants, Budgets, Business, Civil liberties, Economic policy, Eminent domain, Federal aid to housing, Federally-guaranteed loans, Government lending, Grants-in-aid, Housing, Indian economic development, Indian housing, Indians, Infrastructure Latest Action: 06/05/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
Bill TextTo prohibit the provision of Federal economic development assistance for any State or locality that uses the power of eminent domain power to obtain property for private commercial development or that fails to pay relocation costs to persons displaced by use of the power of eminent domain for economic development purposes. 2/8/2007--Introduced. Strengthening the Ownership of Private Property Act of 2007 or STOPP Act of 2007 - Prohibits federal financial assistance under defined federal economic development programs to a state or local government entity that: (1) uses the power of eminent domain to take property from a private entity and transfer ownership to another private entity; or (2) fails to provide, to any person displaced by the use of eminent domain for any economic development purpose, relocation assistance under the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. Excepts from the first clause property taken for: (1) use by a public [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agriculture, Air routes, Animals, Armed forces, Boats and boating, Boundaries, Budgets, Business, California, Civil liberties, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Delegation of powers Latest Action: 02/06/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Bill TextA bill to designate certain public land as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the State of California, to designate Salmon Restoration Areas, to establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area and Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, and for other purposes. 2/6/2007--Introduced. California Wild Heritage Act of 2007 - Designates specified national forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public land in California as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (System). Requires such areas to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior or Agriculture, whichever has current administrative jurisdiction over each area. Designates specified California public land as: (1) salmon restoration areas; (2) wilderness study areas; and (3) a potential wilderness area. Releases any parts of a specified wilderness study area from further study for designation as wilderness. Designates specified California [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, Alabama, Auditing, Budgets, Citizen participation, Community organization, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, County politics and government, Depressed areas, Economic policy, Federal-state relations, Florida, Georgia, Government information, Government paperwork Latest Action: 02/06/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Bill TextA bill to establish the SouthEast Crescent Authority, and for other purposes. 2/6/2007--Introduced. Southeast Crescent Authority Act of 2007 - Establishes a Southeast Crescent Authority for all parts of the following southeastern states not eligible for assistance from the Appalachian Regional Commission or the Delta Regional Authority: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. Directs the Authority to perform various functions, including: (1) formulating plans and programs to spur economic development, and approving grants to states and public and nonprofit entities toward that end; (2) establishing priorities in a development plan for the region; (3) supporting local development districts, and creating them where they do not exist; and (4) encouraging private investment in the region. Permits the Authority to request and receive federal, state and local government personnel as employees. States that Authority [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agriculture, Air routes, Animals, Armed forces, Boats and boating, Boundaries, Budgets, Business, California, Civil liberties, Commemorations, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Delegation of powers Latest Action: 02/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Bill TextTo designate certain public land as wilderness and certain rivers as wild and scenic rivers in the State of California, to designate Salmon Restoration Areas, to establish the Sacramento River National Recreation Area and Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, and for other purposes. 2/6/2007--Introduced. California Wild Heritage Act of 2007 - Designates specified national forest and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public land in California as wilderness and components of the National Wilderness Preservation System (System). Requires such areas to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior or Agriculture, whichever has current administrative jurisdiction over each area. Designates specified California public land as: (1) salmon restoration areas; (2) wilderness study areas; and (3) a potential wilderness area. Releases any parts of a specified wilderness study area from further study for designation as wilderness. Designates specified California national [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Block grants, Brownfields, Budgets, Business, Depressed areas, Economic development, Economic policy, Energy, Environmental protection, Federal aid to Indians, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Hazardous substances, Hazardous waste sites, Housing, Indian economic development Latest Action: 02/28/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo facilitate the provision of assistance by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields. 2/27/2007--Passed House 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.) Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants (without certain otherwise-required loan guarantees) to eligible public entities and Indian tribes to assist in the environmental cleanup and economic development of brownfield sites including mine-scarred lands. Prohibits: (1) providing or using such grants in a manner that reduces the financial responsibility of any nongovernmental party that is responsible or potentially responsible for contamination on any [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Agriculture, Air pollution, Air pollution control, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Biomass energy, Budgets, Business, Carbon cycle, Carbon dioxide, Cellulose, Climate change, Coal gasification, Coastal zone Latest Action: 02/07/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, and Oceans.
Bill TextTo accelerate the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States by establishing a market-driven system of greenhouse gas tradeable allowances that will limit greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, reduce dependence upon foreign oil, and ensure benefits to consumers from the trading in such allowances, and for other purposes. 1/22/2007--Introduced. Climate Stewardship Act of 2007 - Requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish a National Greenhouse Gas Database consisting of: (1) an inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by covered entities (specified entities that own or control a source of GHG emissions in the electric power, industrial, and commercial sectors of the U.S. economy that emit more than 10,000 metric tons of GHGs per year); and (2) a registry of GHG emission reductions and increased sequestration, applicable to both covered and noncovered entities.Establishes a program for the market-driven [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Alabama, Budgets, Business, Commemorations, 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: Affordable housing, Brownfields, Budgets, Business, 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. | | Also tagged in: Block grants, Budgets, Children, Community policing, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Crime prevention, Criminal justice, Day care, Education, Elementary and secondary education, Federal aid to education, Federal aid to law enforcement, Gangs, Infrastructure, Job training Latest Action: 01/04/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill TextA bill to provide Federal coordination and assistance in preventing gang violence. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Mynisha's Law - Authorizes any local or tribal government to submit an application to the Attorney General for designation as a Comprehensive Gang Prevention and Relief Area. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) establish criteria for reviewing such applications; and (2) establish an Interagency Gang Prevention Task Force. Directs the Task Force to: (1) coordinate government activities to create a comprehensive gang prevention response, focusing on early childhood intervention, at-risk youth intervention, literacy, employment, community policing, and comprehensive community-based programs such as Operation Cease Fire; (2) coordinate with local and regional gang prevention efforts; and (3) prioritize the needs of such Areas for funding under specified federal community assistance and grant programs. | | Also tagged in: Advice and consent of the Senate, Alabama, Auditing, Budgets, Citizen participation, Community organization, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, County politics and government, Depressed areas, Economic policy, Federal-state relations, Florida, Georgia, Government information, Government paperwork Latest Action: 03/16/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Bill TextTo establish the SouthEast Crescent Authority, and for other purposes. 1/4/2007--Introduced. Southeast Crescent Authority Act of 2007 - Establishes a Southeast Crescent Authority for all parts of the following southeastern states not eligible for assistance from the Appalachian Regional Commission or the Delta Regional Authority: Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida. Directs the Authority to perform various functions, including: (1) formulating plans and programs to spur economic development, and approving grants to states and public and nonprofit entities toward that end; (2) establishing priorities in a development plan for the region; (3) supporting local development districts, and creating them where they do not exist; and (4) encouraging private investment in the region. Permits the Authority to request and receive federal, state and local government personnel as employees. States that Authority grants [...] show full description |
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