| Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Budgets, Civil rights, Collection of accounts, Fair 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: Administrative procedure, Afghanistan, Apartment houses, Armed forces, Bonds, Budgets, Condominium (Housing), Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer credit, Consumers, Cooperative housing, Counseling, Damages, Defense policy Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Star Print ordered on the bill.
Bill TextA bill to aid families and neighborhoods facing home foreclosure and address the subprime mortgage crisis. 3/7/2008--Introduced. Security Against Foreclosures and Education Act, or the SAFE Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow proceeds of qualified mortgage bonds to be used to refinance certain residential subprime loans. Requires the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation to continue to award expeditiously certain funds already provided for mortgage foreclosure counseling. Amends the Code to allow purchasers of certain single-family principal residences a one-time tax credit. Amends the Truth in Lending Act to: (1) revise creditor mortgage loan disclosure requirements; and (2) increase civil damages for noncompliance with such Act. Amends the Code to: (1) allow a five-year carryback of net operating losses for certain taxable years; and (2) suspend through taxable year 2009 the 90% of alternative minimum taxable income limit for certain [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, 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 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: Affordable housing, 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 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: Affordable housing, Appropriations, Bankruptcy, Bonds, Budgets, Community development, Community development banking, Consumer credit, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Counseling, Damages, Debtor and creditor, 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: Affordable housing, 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 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: Budgets, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Cost effectiveness, Data banks, Disaster relief, Emergency housing, Emergency management, Evacuation of civilians, Federal-local relations, Federal-state relations, Finance, Government information, Government paperwork, Government statistics Latest Action: 12/11/2007 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Lieberman. With written report No. 110-240.
Bill TextAn original bill to provide for the flexibility of certain disaster relief funds, and for improved evacuation and sheltering during disasters and catastrophes. 12/11/2007--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.)Streamlining Mitigation Actions and Recovery Tools and Regional Evacuation and Sheltering Planning of Overarching Networks for Severe Emergencies Act or the SMART RESPONSE Act - Prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from prohibiting or restricting the use by Louisiana under its Road Home Program of specified funds designated for that state under FEMA's hazard mitigation grant program for damage caused by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita based upon: (1) any Program requirement that limits the amount made available to an eligible homeowner [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Armed forces, Budgets, Children, Clothing, Day care, Defense economics, Disabled, Homeless, Housing, Military base closures, Military housing, Poverty, Rural affairs, Rural housing, Social services Latest Action: 11/09/2007 - Star Print ordered on the bill.
Bill TextA bill to enhance the functioning and integration of formerly homeless veterans who reside in permanent housing, and for other purposes. 10/31/2007--Introduced. Enhanced Opportunities for Formerly Homeless Veterans Residing in Permanent Housing Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct pilot programs of grants to: (1) coordinate the provision of supportive services available in the local community to very low income, formerly homeless veterans residing in permanent housing; (2) provide outreach to inform low-income and elderly veterans and their spouses who reside in rural areas of benefits for which they may be eligible; and (3) establish new, or expand or modify existing, programs or activities to furnish transportation, childcare, and clothing assistance to certain individuals with service-related disabilities who are entitled to a rehabilitation program. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Criminal justice, Data banks, Federally-assisted loans, Finance, Foreclosure, Fraud, Government information, Government paperwork, Government trust funds, Housing, Loan defaults, Low-income housing, Moderate income housing, Mortgages, Prosecution Latest Action: 09/27/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act, to provide for enhanced disclosures to consumers and enhanced regulation of mortgage brokers, and for other purposes. 9/27/2007--Introduced. American Home Ownership Preservation Act of 2007 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to require certain mortgage originators or lenders with primary responsibility for underwriting an assessment on a home mortgage loan to include a borrower's ability to repay certain associated costs. Requires a mortgage broker to clearly disclose its relationship to the borrower. Directs the federal banking agencies to establish a nationwide registry and database system in which all mortgage brokers in the United States must register. Eliminates prepayment penalties for home mortgages. Instructs the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to state governments and tribal organizations to assist: (1) programs established for foreclosure mitigation;[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Budgets, Consumers, Counseling, Credit bureaus, Federally-guaranteed loans, Fees, Finance, Financial planning, Financial statements, Foreclosure, Government information, Government lending, Government paperwork, Housing, Income Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing unavoidable, temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act. 9/19/2007--Introduced. Homeowners' Emergency Mortgage Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a mortgage emergency assistance program for qualifying homeowners with National Housing Act-insured mortgages who are temporarily unable to meet their obligations due to financial hardship beyond their control. Requires: (1) homeowner repayment of such assistance and interest; and (2) certain conditions to be met before legal action may be taken against a qualifying homeowner, including providing the homeowner with program notice. | | Also tagged in: Aged, Budgets, Condominium (Housing), Congress, Congressional investigations, Consumer credit, Consumers, Cooperative housing, Counseling, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Energy, Energy efficiency, Executive departments, Fees, Finance, Foreclosure Latest Action: 12/17/2007 - Received in the House.
Bill TextAn original bill to modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes. 12/14/2007--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) FHA Modernization Act of 2007 - Title I: Building American Homeownership - Building American Homeownership Act of 2007 - (Sec. 102) Amends the National Housing Act to: (1) modify requirements for the maximum principal loan obligation, changing one element in the formula from 95% to 100% of the median one-family house price in the area; and (2) limit the principal loan obligation to 100% of the appraised value of the property. (Sec. 103) Amends the National Housing Act to revise eligibility criteria for cash down payment for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance. Reduces such payment from the current 3% to 1.5% of the appraised value of the property. Repeals the authority [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, Auditing, Authorization, Block grants, Budgets, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Economic policy, Executive departments, 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 | | Latest Action: 09/17/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to assist cities with a vacant housing problem, and for other purposes. 9/17/2007--Introduced. Neighborhood Reclamation and Revitalization Program Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to a local government to fund the demolition of vacant housing, or such demolition in combination with a study of neighborhood revitalization. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, 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 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 | | Latest Action: 10/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to assist cities with a vacant housing problem, and for other purposes. 9/7/2007--Introduced. Neighborhood Reclamation and Revitalization Program Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to a local government to fund the demolition of vacant housing, or such demolition in combination with a study of neighborhood revitalization. | | Latest Action: 09/06/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11217)
Bill TextA bill to require the State of Louisiana to match Federal funding to fully address the Road Home Program shortfall. 9/6/2007--Introduced. Louisiana Road Home Act - Authorizes appropriations for the state of Louisiana to carry out the Road Home Program, provided that as of June 1, 2007, the state has provided at least $1 billion for the Program. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Communications, English language, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Housing, Telecommunication, Telephone, Translating and interpreting Latest Action: 09/05/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development to better serve persons with limited proficiency in the English language by providing technical assistance to recipients of Federal funds. 9/5/2007--Introduced. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to take specified actions to allow the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to better serve persons with limited English proficiency by providing technical assistance to recipients of federal funds. Requires the Secretary to convene a task force to identify vital documents for translation to improve the access of such individuals to federally conducted and federally assisted programs and activities. Requires the Secretary to: (1) produce such translations and make them available on the HUD website; (2) develop and carry out a plan for providing HUD resources to assist federal funds recipients to improve the access of such individuals to programs and activities; and (3) develop [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Banks and banking, Bonds, Budgets, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal aid to transportation, Federal aid to water resources development, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Government lending, Government securities Latest Action: 08/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Bill TextTo establish the National Infrastructure Bank to provide funding for qualified infrastructure projects, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007 - Establishes an independent National Infrastructure Bank to: (1) designate qualified transit, public housing, water, highway, bridge, or road infrastructure projects for loans, loan guarantees, and other financial assistance; and (2) issue general purpose and project-based infrastructure bonds exempt from state and local taxation. | | Also tagged in: Agriculture, Budgets, Disabled, Economic policy, Farmers, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Home ownership, Home repair and improvement, Housing, Housing for the disabled, Income, Low-income housing, Mortgages, Rural affairs, Rural housing Latest Action: 03/06/2008 - S.AMDT.4139 Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to reform the single family housing loan guarantee program under the Housing Act of 1949. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Home Ownership Made Easier Act or the HOME Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to revise eligibility, qualifying population limit, guarantee fee, and refinancing requirements of the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Program.Replaces the current 115% of area median income eligibility limit for families with three income tiers, including households of up to four members, of up to eight members, and of over eight members.Repeals the requirement that the loan applicant qualify for other specified federal housing loans as well. Requires the single-family residence acquired or constructed with such a loan to be located in a rural area (as under current law), but allows the area population to range up to 40,000.Increases from 1% to 2% of the principal obligation of a guaranteed loan the guarantee fee which the Secretary [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer cooperatives, Department of Veterans Affairs, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Homeless, Housing, Housing subsidies, Low-income housing, Nonprofit organizations, Planning, Public housing, Rental housing, Social services Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans. 8/2/2007--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 from [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Alaska, Budgets, Community development, 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: Affordable housing, Auditing, Budgets, Charities, Community development, Community facilities, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction costs, 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: Banks and banking, Bonds, Budgets, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Data banks, Environmental protection, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal aid to transportation, Federal aid to water resources development, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Government lending, Government securities Latest Action: 03/11/2008 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
Bill TextA bill to establish the National Infrastructure Bank to provide funding for qualified infrastructure projects, and for other purposes. 8/1/2007--Introduced. National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007 - Establishes an independent National Infrastructure Bank to: (1) designate qualified transit, public housing, water, highway, bridge, or road infrastructure projects for loans, loan guarantees, and other financial assistance; and (2) issue general purpose and project-based infrastructure bonds exempt from state and local taxation. | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Advertising, Apprenticeship, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Communications, Community development, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction workers, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Directories, Employee selection, Employee training, Employment, Executive departments 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: Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, AIDS (Disease), Apartment houses, Budgets, Department of the Treasury, Executive departments, 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 fees, Administrative procedure, Afghanistan, Aged, Agriculture, Air conditioning, Air pollution, Air travel, Alaska, Alcohol as fuel, Algae, Alternative energy sources, American investments, Animals, Apartment houses, Appropriations Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Mr. Frank (MA) moved that the House agree with amendments to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H3204-3308; text as House agreed to Senate amendments with amendments: CR H3219-3282)
Bill TextA bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes. 4/10/2008--Passed Senate amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Title I: FHA Modernization Act of 2008 - FHA Modernization Act of 2008 - Subtitle A: Building American Homeownership - Building American Homeownership Act of 2008 - (Sec. 112) Amends the National Housing Act (NHA) to revise mortgage insurance eligibility requirements. Alters the respective formulas to increase the percentages of the maximum principal loan obligations applicable to family residences located in: (1) the United States; and (2) Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, or the Virgin Islands. Prohibits the maximum principal loan obligation from exceeding 100% of the appraised value of the property. (Sec. 113) Increases from 3% to 3.5% of the appraised value of a property the mortgagor's required cash (or equivalent) investment (downpayment). Prohibits any funds for such [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural assistance, Agricultural colleges, Agricultural conservation, Agricultural credit, Agricultural education, Agricultural experiment stations, Agricultural extension work, Agricultural research, Agricultural statistics, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Agriculture in foreign trade, Alien labor, Alternative energy sources, Animals, Apartment houses Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 331.
Bill TextMaking appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 8/2/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2008 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (Department) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) executive operations; (3) National Appeals Division; (4) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (5) Homeland Security Staff; (6) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (7) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; (8) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights; (9) Office of Civil Rights; (10) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration; (11) agriculture buildings and facilities [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, Authorization, Budgets, Building construction, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Environmental protection, Executive departments, 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: Budgets, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer complaints, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Counseling, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Finance, Foreclosure, Governmental investigations, Home ownership, Housing, Housing finance Latest Action: 07/23/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to States, units of general local government, and nonprofit organizations for counseling and education programs for the prevention of predatory lending and to establish a toll-free telephone number for complaints regarding predatory lending, and for other purposes. 7/23/2007--Introduced. Financial Literacy for Homeowners Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to state and local governments and nonprofit organizations to implement anti-predatory lending activities, including: (1) consumer education programs; (2) certified home ownership counseling programs; and (3) referral services for homeowners and prospective homeowners. Directs the Secretary provide for establishment, operation, and publication of a nationwide toll-free telephone number to receive consumer complaints regarding predatory and unscrupulous lending practices relating to home loans. Establishes the Predatory Lending [...] 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: Aged, Apartment houses, Budgets, Condominium (Housing), Cooperative housing, Disasters, Emergency management, Families, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Housing, Housing for the aged, Moderate income housing, Mortgages, Rental housing, Residential rehabilitation Latest Action: 07/17/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextA bill to amend the National Housing Act to increase the mortgage amount limits applicable to housing insured by FHA mortgage insurance. 7/17/2007--Introduced. FHA Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2007 - Amends the National Housing Act with respect to mortgage insurance eligibility to revise requirements for the principal amount of a mortgage loan, in part increasing the amount of a mortgage that may be insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). Repeals the requirement that certain mortgagors, before a mortgage is insured, complete a program of counseling on the responsibilities and financial management involved in homeownership. Increases high-cost area and project-based additional mortgage loan limits for FHA-insured mortgages for: (1) rental housing; (2) cooperative housing; (3) rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance; (4) moderate income and displaced family housing; (5) housing for the elderly; and (6) condominiums. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Citizen participation, Civil rights, Fair housing, Government information, Government paperwork, Government publicity, Housing, Housing authorities, Housing management, Housing subsidies, Low-income housing, Planning, Politics and government, Public housing, Public meetings Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan. 7/30/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Small Public Housing Authority Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt a small public housing agency from the requirement to prepare an annual public agency plan if the agency: (1) administers not more than a total of 250 dwelling units and section 8 vouchers; and (2) is not a troubled agency. Requires an agency to: (1) continue to make an annual civil rights certification, and establish, and consult with, one or more resident advisory boards; and (2) conduct a public hearing to discuss agency goals and policies, and make the information available to the public at the agency's principal office. Declares that qualified small public housing agencies are not exempt from the requirements for amendments [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: AIDS (Disease), Aircraft pilots, Alaska, Apartment houses, Appropriations, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Architecture and the disabled, Aviation accidents, Aviation safety, Budgets, Business, California, Criminal justice, Delaware, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Transportation Latest Action: 07/16/2007 - Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Murray. With written report No. 110-131.
Bill TextAn original bill making 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. 7/16/2007--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.) 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 [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Bank accounts, Bank examination, Budgets, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer credit, Consumer education, Consumer protection, Consumers, Counseling, Criminal investigation, Criminal justice, Debtor and creditor, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of the Treasury Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 committ
Bill TextTo amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide for the establishment of fair mortgage practices, generally, and for subprime mortgages in particular, to provide for a national system for licensing or registering residential mortgage loan originators, and for other purposes. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Fair Mortgage Practices Act of 2007 - Prohibits any person, with certain exceptions, from engaging in the business of loan origination without first obtaining and maintaining a registration or a state license as a loan originator. Imposes on the federal banking agencies the sole responsibility for developing a system of registration for loan originators. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a system for: (1) licensed loan originators; and (2) state-licensed mortgage originators. Amends the Truth in Lending Act to set forth: (1) disclosure requirements for consumer credit plans secured by the consumer's principal dwelling; and [...] show full description | | Latest Action: 03/28/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Bill TextTo provide for payment of an administrative fee to public housing agencies to cover the costs of administering family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise requirements for the administrative fee payable to public housing agencies to cover the costs of administering family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Prescribes: (1) a base fee for a public housing agency serving 25 or more program participants equal to the costs of employing one full-time family self-sufficiency coordinator (prorated for an agency serving fewer than 25 such participants); and (2) an additional fee for an agency meeting minimum performance standards to cover the costs of employing a second coordinator [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Budgets, Communications, Computer software, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Counseling, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Finance, Foreclosure, Government information, Government publications, Governmental investigations Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo establish an Office of Housing Counseling to carry out and coordinate the responsibilities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding counseling on homeownership and rental housing issues, to make grants to entities for providing such counseling, to launch a national housing counseling advertising campaign, and for other purposes. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Expand and Preserve Home Ownership Through Counseling Act - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish, in the Office of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Office of Housing Counseling, which shall conduct activities relating to homeownership and rental housing counseling. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 (HUDA) to direct the Secretary to establish, coordinate, and monitor HUD administration of homeownership and rental housing counseling procedures provided in connection with any HUD program, including all related requirements,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, 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 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: Administrative procedure, Budgets, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Executive departments, Fair housing, Finance, Government information, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Housing, Law, Mortgages, Nonprofit organizations Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for other purposes. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Housing Fairness Act of 2007 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to reauthorize the fair housing initiatives program. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should: (1) fully comply [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Budgets, Civil rights, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Executive departments, Fair housing, Finance, Government information, Government publicity, Governmental investigations, Housing, Law, Mortgages, Nonprofit organizations Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8707)
Bill TextA bill to authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program, and for other purposes. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Housing Fairness Act of 2007 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, or borrower; and (3) measure the prevalence of such discriminatory practices across housing and mortgage lending markets. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to reauthorize the fair housing initiatives program. Expresses the sense of Congress that the Secretary should: (1) fully [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alabama, Block grants, Budgets, Civil rights, Community development, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Disaster insurance, Disaster relief, Displaced persons, Emergency management, Fair 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: Affordable housing, 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 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: Administration of justice, Administrative remedies, Afghanistan, Aged, Agriculture, Air force, Air pollution, Alaska, Alcohol tax, Alternative energy sources, American Battle Monuments Commission, Appalachian Regional Commission, Appellate courts, Appropriations, Arabs, Architect of the Capitol Latest Action: 12/26/2007 - Signed by President.
Bill TextMaking appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 12/26/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 - Division A: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Title I: Agricultural Programs - Appropriates FY2008 funds for the following Department of Agriculture (Department) programs and services: (1) Office of the Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary); (2) Office of the Chief Economist; (3) National Appeals Division; (4) Office of Budget and Program Analysis; (5) Homeland Security Staff; (6) Office of the Chief Information Officer; (7) Office of the Chief Financial Officer; (8) Office of the Assistant Secretary for [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Families, Family services, Government information, Government paperwork, Homeless, Housing, Interagency Council on Homelessness, Low-income housing, Nonprofit organizations, Residential rehabilitation, Rural affairs, Rural housing Latest Action: 11/01/2007 - Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Dodd with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-216.
Bill TextA bill to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to reauthorize the Act, and for other purposes. 11/1/2007--Reported to Senate amended. (There is 1 other summary) Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to include in the definition of homelessness people who are staying for a short time in the housing of others or a hotel, and have moved frequently. (Sec. 4) Makes it the mission of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness to develop and coordinate the implementation of a national strategy to prevent and end homelessness while maximizing federal government contributions toward such end. Adds to the membership of such Council the Commissioner of Social Security, the U.S. Attorney General, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), or their respective designees. Directs the Council to develop and submit to the President and [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, Budgets, Building construction, Computers, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy conservation in buildings, Energy efficiency, Environmental protection, Executive departments, 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: Affordable housing, Budgets, Business, Business education, Community development, 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 development, Community organization, Compensatory education, Congress, Congressional districts, Congressional reporting requirements 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: Administrative remedies, Budgets, Case management, Children, Day care, Drug abuse, Drug abuse treatment, Families, Financial planning, Government information, Government publicity, Health insurance, Health policy, Homeless, Housing, Housing subsidies Latest Action: 06/14/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a financial assistance program to facilitate the provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing, and for other purposes. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Services To Prevent Veterans Homelessness Act - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide financial assistance to eligible entities (private nonprofit organizations or consumer cooperatives) to provide and coordinate the provision of various supportive services for very low-income veteran families occupying permanent housing. Requires: (1) equitable geographic distribution of such assistance; and (2) the Secretary to provide training and technical assistance to participating entities regarding the planning, development, and provision of such services. | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Counseling, Data banks, Finance, Foreclosure, Government information, Government publicity, Home ownership, Housing, Loan defaults, Low-income housing, Moderate income housing, Mortgage banks, Mortgages, Social services, Technology Latest Action: 05/14/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6065)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, to provide better assistance to low- and moderate-income families, and for other purposes. 5/14/2007--Introduced. Homeownership Protection and Enhancement Act of 2007 - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to reauthorize and revise requirements for assistance with respect to housing for low- and moderate-income families. Specifies additional circumstances making a homeowner eligible for homeownership counseling from an organization that has received a grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide it. Requires a proposed mortgagee to notify any eligible mortgage applicant of the availability of pre-purchase homeownership counseling, homeownership counseling, and homeownership protection center services. Requires a proposed mortgagee, also, to notify a homeowner at closing of the availability of counseling upon delinquency and of the services of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Access to health care, Budgets, Child welfare, Children, Correctional institutions, Criminal justice, Drug abuse, Drug abuse prevention, Drug abuse treatment, Drugs and women, Drugs and youth, Education, Families, Family services, Federal aid to health facilities, Governmental investigations Latest Action: 05/10/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5948-5949)
Bill TextA bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to provide methamphetamine prevention and treatement services. 5/10/2007--Introduced. Treatment and Prevention of Methamphetamine Abuse Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary), acting through the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (the Administrator), to award grants to provide residential substance abuse treatment to pregnant and postpartum women. Directs the Secretary to award grants to states to provide recovery support services for parents and families transitioning out of treatment. Requires the Secretary, jointly with the Attorney General, to assist local jails and detention facilities in providing substance abuse treatment services as alternatives to incarceration for nonviolent offenses. Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Alabama, Budgets, Business, Civil engineering, Coastal zone, Commemorations, Criminal justice, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department of Education, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Justice, Department of the Interior, Department of Transportation Latest Action: 05/07/2007 - Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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 committee conc
Bill TextTo make emergency supplemental appropriations for Katrina recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. 5/7/2007--Introduced. Katrina Recovery Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2007 - Makes emergency supplemental FY2007 appropriations for disaster relief and recovery related to Hurricanes Katrina, Wilma, Dennis, and Rita to the Departments of Agriculture, of Justice, of Commerce, of Defense (Civil), of Homeland Security, of Interior, of Education, of Transportation, of Housing and Urban Development, and the Small Business Administration (SBA).
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