| Latest Action: 05/08/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo facilitate the preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units. 5/1/2008--Introduced. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), upon request of the owner of a multifamily housing project to which specified contracts are subject, to: (1) convert such contracts to a contract for project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and (2) treat the contemplated resulting contract as eligible for initial renewal under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, if certain conditions are met. Deems the owner to be in compliance with income-targeting requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937 by serving low-income families. Considers each family residing in an assisted dwelling unit on the date of such conversion to meet the applicable requirements for income eligibility and occupancy. | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Budgets, Civil rights, Collection of accounts, Fair housing, Federal aid to housing, Federal-state relations, Finance, Foreclosure, Government lending, Home ownership, Housing, Housing finance, Housing subsidies, Intergovernmental fiscal relations, Low-income housing 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: 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: Access to health care, Air force, Airports, Alaska, American Battle Monuments Commission, American Samoa, Appellate courts, Appropriations, Arab countries, Architecture, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Arms control, Army, Brain, Budgets Latest Action: 11/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H13301-13302)
Bill TextMaking appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes. 11/7/2007--Introduced. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Appropriates funds for FY2008 for the Department of Defense (DOD) for: (1) military construction for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, and Air Force (military departments), DOD, the Army and Air National Guard, and the Army, Navy, and Air Force reserves; (2) the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; (3) family housing construction and related operation and maintenance for the military departments and DOD; (4) the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund; (5) DOD chemical demilitarization construction; and (6) the Department of Defense Base Closure Accounts of 1990 and 2005. Appropriates funds for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Apartment houses, Bonds, Budgets, Congressional reporting requirements, Department of Agriculture, Executive departments, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Government lending, Housing, Housing finance, Housing subsidies, Income tax, Law, Low-income housing Latest Action: 01/24/2008 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo expedite the transfer of ownership of rural multifamily housing projects with loans made or insured under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 so that such projects are rehabilitated and preserved for use for affordable housing. 1/23/2008--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.)Section 515 Rural Housing Property Transfer Improvement Act of 2007 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) implement administrative and procedural changes to expedite the application approval process for transferring ownership of Section 515 rural multifamily housing projects for which a loan is either made or insured for a project's preservation, continued use restriction, and rehabilitation; and (2) actively facilitate such transfers. (A Section 515 project is one involving [...] show full description | | 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 | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Budgets, Capital, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Executive departments, Finance, Housing, Housing authorities, Housing finance, Housing management, Landlord and tenant, Law, Public housing, Welfare Latest Action: 02/26/2008 - Rule H. Res. 974 passed House.
Bill TextTo improve the Operating Fund for public housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. 1/29/2008--Reported to House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2007 - Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from imposing restrictions or limitations on the amount of management and related fees for a public housing project which the public housing agency (PHA) determines reasonable, unless such restriction or limitation: (1) is determined pursuant to a negotiated rulemaking convened by the Secretary no earlier than April 1, 2009, with representatives from interested parties; and (2) is effective only on or after January 1, 2011. Allows any PHA that owns or operates fewer than 500 public housing units under the United States Housing Act of 1937 to elect to be exempt from asset management requirements imposed by the Secretary. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing any requirement,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Agricultural labor, Agriculture, Alien labor, Aliens, Appropriations, Budgets, Congress, House rules and procedure, Housing, Housing subsidies, Illegal aliens, Immigration, Labor, Legislation, Rural affairs, Rural housing Latest Action: 08/04/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Bill TextProviding for the correction of the events of August 2, 2007. 8/4/2007--Introduced. Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to request the Senate to return H.R. 3161 (making FY2008 appropriations for agriculture, rural development, the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies programs) and modify the engrossment of the bill to prohibit fund use: (1) to employ an alien who is not authorized to be employed in the United States; and (2) for rental housing assistance to an alien not authorized to receive such assistance. | | Also tagged in: Adoption, Aid to dependent children, Aliens, Authorization, Block grants, Budgets, Caregivers, Cash welfare block grants, Child abuse, Child health, Child sexual abuse, Child welfare, Children, Communications, Corrections, Crime prevention Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
Bill TextTo create the conditions, structures, and supports needed to ensure permanency for the Nation's unaccompanied youth, and for other purposes. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Place to Call Home Act - Amends and reauthorizes the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. Amends part B (Child and Family Services) of title IV of the Social Security Act (SSA) to increase funding for the safe and stable families program. Amends the Public Health Service Act with respect to substance abuse prevention and the treatment performance partnership block grant program. Amends SSA title IV part E (Federal Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) with respect to the curtailment of involuntary separation of children from their families.Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to prohibit the involuntary separation of youth from their families. Provides for: (1) expanded eligibility for foster care and adoption assistance; (2) kinship guardianship assistance [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Building construction, Disaster loans, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Finance, Government lending, Home repair and improvement, Housing, Low-income housing, Moderate income housing, Residential rehabilitation, Welfare Latest Action: 08/04/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Bill TextTo amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to ensure that certain tenants are able to return to affordable housing after a major disaster. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to authorize the President to provide assistance to a person who owns or operates a rental dwelling unit damaged or destroyed by a major disaster for that unit's repair, restoration, reconstruction, or replacement if: (1) before the disaster the unit was made available for occupancy only by low- or moderate-income tenants; (2) the person will continue, for a specified minimum period, to make available rental dwelling units for occupancy only by such tenants; and (3) the person has applied for a disaster loan under the Small Business Act and either has been determined to be ineligible for such a loan or has obtained such a loan in the maximum amount for which the Small Business Administration (SBA) determines [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Bonds, Business, Capital gains tax, Depreciation and amortization, Disaster relief, Emergency management, Employment, Energy, Finance, Floods, Housing, Income, Income tax, Individual retirement accounts, Kansas, Labor Latest Action: 09/05/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H10099-10100)
Bill TextTo extend tax relief to the residents and businesses of an area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (FEMA-1711-DR) by reason of severe storms and flooding beginning on June 26, 2007, and determined by the President to warrant individual or individual and public assistance from the Federal Government under such Act. 8/3/2007--Introduced. Kansas Flood Recovery and Economic Opportunity Act of 2007 - Establishes the federal share of assistance for the state of Kansas under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act for the storms and flooding in that state between June 26, 2007, and July 25, 2007, at 100% of eligible costs. Extends to certain areas in Kansas declared by the President as major disaster areas under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (FEMA-1711-DR, as in effect on the date of [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Budgets, Congress, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer cooperatives, Department of Veterans Affairs, Executive departments, Executive reorganization, Federal aid to housing, Homeless, Housing, Housing subsidies, Low-income housing, Nonprofit organizations, Planning, Public 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 housing, Federal aid to Indians, Housing, Housing subsidies, Indian housing, Indians, Indigenous peoples, Infrastructure, Minorities, 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, Affordable housing, AIDS (Disease), Apartment houses, Budgets, Department of the Treasury, Executive departments, Federal aid to housing, Federally-guaranteed loans, Homeless, Housing, Housing finance, Housing subsidies, Income tax, Indian housing, Indians 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, Federal aid to housing, Government information, Government paperwork 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: 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, Federal aid to housing, Federally-guaranteed loans, Finance, Housing, Housing for the aged, Moderate income housing, Mortgages, 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: 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, Federal aid to housing, Finance, Foreclosure, Government information, Government publications 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, Aged, Apartment houses, Budgets, Congregate housing, Emergency management, Federal-local relations, Federal-state relations, Federally-guaranteed loans, Homeless, Housing, Housing authorities, Housing finance, Housing for the aged, Housing subsidies, Landlord and tenant Latest Action: 12/06/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes. 12/5/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2007 - Title I: New Construction Reforms - (Sec. 101) Amends the Housing Act of 1959 regarding project rental assistance for supportive housing for the elderly. Changes from discretionary to mandatory the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to adjust the annual amount of a contract for project rental assistance to provide for reasonable project costs (including adequate reserves, supportive services, and service coordinators). States that contract amounts not used by a project during a contract term shall not be available for such adjustments upon renewal. Requires increased contract amounts, subject to reasonable review and limitations,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Annuities, Bonds, Business, Capital gains tax, Depreciation and amortization, Disaster relief, Dislocated workers, Emergency management, Energy, Finance, Housing, Income tax, Individual retirement accounts, Kansas, Labor, Losses Latest Action: 06/28/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo extend tax relief to the residents and businesses of an area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (FEMA-1699-DR) by reason of severe storms and tornados beginning on May 4, 2007, and determined by the President to warrant individual or individual and public assistance from the Federal Government under such Act. 6/28/2007--Introduced. Kansas Disaster Tax Relief Assistance Act - Extends to businesses and individuals in certain Kansas counties declared by the President as major disaster areas under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (FEMA-1699-DR, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) by reason of severe storms and tornados beginning on May 4, 2007, provisions of the Internal Revenue Code allowing: (1) suspension of certain limitations on personal casualty losses; (2) an extension of the period for replacing [...] 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: Access to health care, Afghanistan, Armed forces, Armed forces reserves, Authors and authorship, Budgets, Case management, Children, Clinics, Communications, Community health services, Congressional reporting requirements, Counseling, Counterterrorism, Criminal justice, Day care Latest Action: 08/03/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Bill TextTo amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the provision of health care to veterans, and for other purposes. 7/30/2007--Passed House amended. (There is 1 other summary) Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to private, nonprofit entities to conduct workshop programs to assist in the therapeutic readjustment and rehabilitation of veterans who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations after the Persian Gulf War, or in combat during a period of hostilities after November 11, 1998, and are discharged or released from active duty on or after September 11, 2001 (covered veterans). Limits grant amounts to $100,000. Requires annual reports from the Secretary to the congressional veterans committees on the use of such grants and their benefits to covered veterans. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary to establish [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Alternative energy sources, Block grants, Budgets, Building laws, Business, Community development, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contracts, Department of Energy, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Electric power distribution, Electric utilities, Electric utility rates 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, Community development, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Disaster insurance, Disaster relief, Displaced persons, Emergency management, Fair housing, Federal aid to housing, Finance, Floods 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: Apartment houses, Business, Condominium (Housing), Congress, Cooperative housing, Home ownership, Housing, Income tax, Landlord and tenant, Real estate business, Sunset legislation, Tax exclusion, Taxation Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income gain on the sale of certain residential leased-fee interests to holders of the leasehold rights. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income gain from the sale of certain residential leased-fee interests to a holder of the leasehold right if such holder is: (1) an association of apartment owners of a multi-family residential leasehold property; or (2) a cooperative housing corporation for a residential leasehold property. Terminates such exclusion after 2012. | | Also tagged in: Annuities, Bonds, Business, Capital gains tax, Depreciation and amortization, Disaster relief, Dislocated workers, Emergency management, Energy, Finance, Housing, Income tax, Individual retirement accounts, Kansas, Labor, Losses Latest Action: 05/25/2007 - Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6967-6968; text as passed Senate: CR S6968)
Bill TextA bill to extend tax relief to the residents and businesses of an area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (FEMA-1699-DR) by reason of severe storms and tornados beginning on May 4, 2007, and determined by the President to warrant individual or individual and public assistance from the Federal Government under such Act. 5/25/2007--Passed Senate 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.)Kansas Disaster Tax Relief Assistance Act - Extends to businesses and individuals in certain Kansas counties declared by the President as major disaster areas under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (FEMA-1699-DR, as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act) by reason of severe storms [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Business, Capital gains tax, College costs, Depreciation and amortization, Disaster relief, Economic policy, Education, Emergency management, Health policy, Higher education, Home ownership, Housing, Housing finance, Income tax, Individual retirement accounts, Kansas Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - S.AMDT.1193 Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to extend tax relief to the residents and businesses of an area with respect to which a major disaster has been declared by the President under section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (FEMA-1699-DR) by reason of severe storms and tornados beginning on May 4, 2007, and determined by the President to warrant individual or public assistance from the Federal Government under such Act. 5/17/2007--Introduced. Kansas Disaster Tax Relief Assistance Act - Extends to businesses and individuals in certain Kansas counties declared by the President as major disaster areas under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (FEMA-1699-DR) by reason of severe storms and tornados beginning on May 4, 2007 (qualifying area) provisions of the Internal Revenue Code allowing: (1) suspension of certain limitations on personal casualty losses; (2) an extension of the period for replacing damaged property without recognizing [...] show full description | | 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: 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). | | Latest Action: 04/19/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Bill TextTo fully exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students. 4/19/2007--Introduced. Fairness for Disabled Students Act of 2007 - Amends federal housing law to exempt from the prohibition against specified public housing rental assistance ("Section 8 assistance") persons with disabilities who were not receiving such assistance as of November 30, 2005. | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Brain, Budgets, Building construction, Business, Congregate housing, Congressional reporting requirements, Construction industries, Construction workers, Consumer cooperatives, Consumers, Department of Veterans Affairs, Disabled, Energy, Energy conservation, Energy conservation in buildings Latest Action: 04/10/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4310)
Bill TextA bill to provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans. 4/10/2007--Introduced. Homes for Heroes Act of 2007 - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure veteran access to HUD housing and homeless assistance programs; (2) coordinate all HUD programs and activities relating to veterans; and (3) serve as a HUD liaison with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Directs the HUD Secretary to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to expand the supply of supportive housing for very low-income veteran families (that is, families with incomes not exceeding 50% of the area median income). Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to: (1) make housing rental vouchers available to homeless veterans; and (2) include veterans in public housing planning. Excludes veterans' benefits [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, Aged, Apartment houses, Budgets, Children, Condominium (Housing), Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Cooperative housing, Correspondent banks, Counseling, Credit bureaus Latest Action: 09/19/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes. 9/18/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Amends the National Housing Act (Act) to: (1) modify requirements governing the maximum principal loan obligation, changing it to 125% of the median one-family house price in the area; and (2) extend the mortgage term from 35 to 40 years. (Sec. 5) Revises eligibility criteria for cash down payment for mortgage insurance. Alters the formula for determining the principal obligation to set the loan-to-value (LTV) for a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single family home at 97.75 % of the appraised value of the property (plus the amount of the mortgage insurance premium paid at the time the mortgage is insured, as under current law). [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Budgets, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumers, Credit bureaus, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Depressed areas, Disabled, Earnings, Economic policy, Executive departments, Federal aid to housing, Finance, Governmental investigations Latest Action: 07/16/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. 7/12/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007 - (Sec. 2) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise requirements for public housing agency (PHA) inspections of each dwelling unit for which a housing assistance payment contract is established. Requires an initial inspection before any assistance payment is made. Allows such payments if failure to meet standards is a result only of non-life threatening conditions. Requires suspension of payments until each deficiency has been corrected.Permits a housing agency, in the case of projects receiving certain federal housing subsidies, to authorize occupancy before completion of an initial inspection. Requires biennial inspections, in lieu of current annual inspections, to determine compliance. Provides for interim inspections,[...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Alternative energy sources, Biomass energy, 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: 03/28/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Bill TextA bill to 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. 3/28/2007--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 offer to arrange 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 [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative procedure, Affordable housing, Apartment houses, Business, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Corporation taxes, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Electronic data interchange, Electronic government information, Executive departments, Finance, Government information, Government paperwork, Housing Latest Action: 06/15/2007 - Signed by President.
Bill TextTo suspend the requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding electronic filing of previous participation certificates and regarding filing of such certificates with respect to certain low-income housing investors. 6/15/2007--Public Law. (There are 5 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)Preservation Approval Process Improvement Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to suspend mandatory processing of Previous Participation Certificates under the Automated Partners Performance System and permit paper filings of such certificates until the Secretary: (1) revises the December 2006 draft of specified proposed regulations to eliminate unnecessary burdens and disincentives for program participants; and (2) submits such revised draft proposed regulations to certain congressional [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Administrative remedies, Budgets, Business, Claims, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Consumer education, Consumers, Disaster insurance, Economic impact statements, Economic policy, Emergency management, Executive departments, Federal advisory bodies, Federal Emergency Management Agency Latest Action: 06/12/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes. 3/26/2007--Introduced. Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2007 - Instructs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on: (1) the status of the national flood insurance program for specified pre-FIRM properties (containing a structure neither constructed nor substantially improved after the later of December 31, 1974, or the effective date of the initial rate map published by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (NFIA) for the pertinent area); (2) the extension of mandatory flood insurance coverage purchase requirements to properties located in any area that would be designated as having special flood hazards but for the existence of a structural flood protection system; and (3) the mandatory purchase requirement in connection with non-federally related loans. Amends the [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Academic performance, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Advice and consent of the Senate, Afghanistan, Africa, Africa (Sub-Saharan), Agricultural conservation, Agricultural subsidies, Agriculture, Air cargo, Air force, Airline passenger traffic, Alabama, American Samoa, Ammunition Latest Action: 05/02/2007 - On passage, the objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 222 - 203, 1 Present (Roll no. 276). (consideration: CR H4315-4326; text of Veto message: CR H4315)
Bill TextMaking emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes. 4/24/2007--Conference report filed in House. (There are 3 other summaries) U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007 - Title I: Global War on Terror Supplemental Appropriations - Chapter 1 - Makes FY2007 emergency supplemental appropriations to the Department of Agriculture, Foreign Agricultural Service, for commodities supplied in connection with dispositions abroad under Public Law 480 Title II Grants. (Sec. 1101) Makes specified appropriations to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for the release of eligible commodities for emergency humanitarian food needs in developing countries under the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act, in order to replenish the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust. Chapter 2 - Makes FY2007 emergency supplemental appropriations [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Armed forces abroad, Business, Collection of accounts, Consumer credit, Consumer protection, Consumers, Contracts, Credit bureaus, Criminal justice, Defense policy, Eviction, Finance, Fines (Penalties), Foreclosure, Government information Latest Action: 06/21/2007 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Bill TextTo amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to protect the credit of servicemembers deployed to an overseas combat zone and to facilitate awareness of a servicemember's rights under such Act, and for other purposes. 3/20/2007--Introduced. Servicemembers Credit Protection Act - Amends the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to direct the Secretary of Defense, in case of the deployment of a servicemember away from their usual duty station to duty for which the servicemember is entitled to special pay, to notify each consumer reporting agency (agency): (1) of the deployment of such servicemember within 30 days after the deployment; and (2) within 30 days after the end of such deployment. Requires the Secretary, in providing such notice, to take measures to ensure agency compliance with provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to the servicemember. Increases penalties for consumer credit reporting violations involving servicemembers deployed to an overseas [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Bonds, Defense policy, Finance, Housing, Housing subsidies, Income tax, Low-income housing, Military housing, Military pay, Taxation, Welfare Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Bill TextTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of the low-income housing credit and qualified residential rental projects. 3/12/2007--Introduced. Military Access to Housing Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude military basic housing allowances from income for purposes of establishing eligibility for housing in qualified residential rental projects. | | Also tagged in: Armed forces, Bonds, Defense policy, Finance, Housing, Housing subsidies, Income tax, Low-income housing, Military housing, Military pay, Taxation, Welfare Latest Action: 03/12/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill TextA bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of the low-income housing credit and qualified residential rental projects. 3/12/2007--Introduced. Military Access to Housing Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude military basic housing allowances from income for purposes of establishing eligibility for housing in qualified residential rental projects. | | Also tagged in: Actions and defenses, Administrative fees, Administrative procedure, Advice and consent of the Senate, Affordable housing, Aged, Apartment houses, Auditing, Bank capital, Bank examination, Bank loans, Bank mergers, Bank reserves, Bankruptcy, Budgets, Business Latest Action: 05/24/2007 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bill TextTo reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes. 5/22/2007--Passed House amended. (There are 2 other summaries) Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2007 - Title I: Reform of Regulation of Enterprises and Federal Home Loan Banks - Subtitle A: Improvement of Safety and Soundness - (Sec. 101) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Act) to establish, in place of the present Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, a Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), headed by a Director (Director) possessing general supervisory and regulatory authority over the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), and the federal home loan banks ("the regulated entities"). (Sec. 102) Requires the Director to establish standards for each regulated entity, especially standards relating to: (1) [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Affordable housing, Alternative energy sources, Armed forces, Block grants, Budget deficits, Budgets, Children, Community health services, Congress, Day care, Defense budgets, Defense economics, Dental care, Disabled, Earned income tax credit, Education Latest Action: 03/08/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2910-2913)
Bill TextA bill to expand the middle class, reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, keep our promises to veterans, lower the poverty rate, and reduce the Federal deficit by repealing tax breaks for the wealthiest one percent and eliminating unnecessary Cold War era defense spending, and for other purposes. 3/8/2007--Introduced. National Priorities Act of 2007 - Rescinds after 2008 income tax reductions enacted under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 and the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 for taxpayers with gross incomes in 2008 of over $400,000. Reduces funding for the Department of Defense by $60 billion in FY2008. Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to make reductions by eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse, and weapon systems and other programs determined to be no longer a national security priority. Exempts from such reductions the needs of military personnel, including pay increases and health care. Dedicates [...] show full description | | Also tagged in: Aged, Alabama, Alien labor, Authorization, Block grants, Budgets, Casualty insurance, Civil rights, Civil rights enforcement, Commemorations, Community development, Congress, Congressional investigations, Congressional reporting requirements, Congressional tributes, Criminal justice 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: Budgets, Building construction, Business, Collection of accounts, Commemorations, Condominium (Housing), Depressed areas, Economic policy, Historic sites, History, < |
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