bill_id,congress,bill_type,bill_number,title,policy_area,introduced_date,latest_action_date,latest_action_text,origin_chamber,sponsor_name,sponsor_state,sponsor_party,sponsor_bioguide_id,cosponsor_count,summary_text,update_date,url
101-hr-5933,101,hr,5933,To provide for the temporary extension of the certain laws relating to housing and community development.,Housing and Community Development,1990-10-26,1990-10-31,Became Public Law No: 101-494.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,0,"Deems:  (1) Public Law 101-402 (housing and community development extensions) to have taken effect  as if such law was enacted on September 29, 1990; (2) the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 to have been in effect on and after September 29, 1990, as if Public Law 101-402 had been enacted on September 29, 1990; and (3) the provisions of such Act, other than section 203, to be amended to read as such provisions were in effect on September 29, 1990. States that if the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (S. 566) is enacted before this Act, the above provisions shall be deemed to have taken effect immediately before its enactment. (This Act was signed into law October 31, 1990; the Cranston-Gonzalez Act was signed into law November 28, 1990.) Amends the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 to extend such Act through the earlier of November 30, 1990, or the enactment of S. 566. Extends through November 30, 1990, under specified conditions:  (1) the Interagency Council on the Homeless; and (2) the Federal Housing Administration mortgage loan limit. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allocate section 8 and public housing assistance so that each State shall receive annually at least one-half of one percent of the available funds for such programs.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-s-3242,101,s,3242,Community Relations Act,Housing and Community Development,1990-10-24,1990-10-24,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH]",OH,D,M000678,1,"Community Relations Act - States that the purposes of this Act are to:  (1) provide resources to foster and maintain multicultural coalitions in communities experiencing cross-group conflict on a long-term basis; (2) fund model projects to address community based tension by bringing people from different groups together to work on specific projects of concern to the local population; (3) provide Federal resources to local communities to enable them to develop approaches to reduce community based tensions; (4) establish a mechanism through which representatives of communities can share experiences and innovative ideas across projects and disseminate successful approaches to other communities; and (5) provide technical support to programs after Federal funding has ended in order to foster ongoing coalitions which could address new community problems when they occur. Designates the Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice as responsible for carrying out this Act.  Requires the Service to:  (1) seek technical assistance from individuals, agencies, and organizations experienced in training, maintaining, and supporting coalitions; (2) contract with such individuals, agencies, or organizations as necessary to assure that the purposes of the Act are carried out; (3) make such technical assistance available to local offices of the Service; and (4) provide technical assistance and training to projects funded under this Act. Directs the Service to make grants to coalitions for the establishment of Service projects in accordance with this Act. Requires the national office of the Service to consider the recommendations of a national board before approving a project. Sets forth the responsibilities of the Service, including:  (1) disseminating information on the availability of project grants to communities which have experienced community based tension in the recent past; (2) providing technical assistance to local agencies, organizations, and individuals to develop coalitions; (3) providing assistance to coalitions in developing proposals to address such tensions; and (4) making grants for projects. Establishes criteria for eligibility for grants. Requires:  (1) a coalition established under this Act to develop a plan for a community relations service project which addresses a need defined by the community and which fits within specified priorities (such as projects to deal with drugs, youth recreation, community recreation on the arts, citizenship participation, and community safety or development); and (2) coalition members to agree on project goals and define issues to be addressed. Sets forth additional requirements. Sets forth provisions with respect to:  (1) Federal and local matching funds; (2) program administration; and (3) funding for a study of the root causes of other kinds of conflict among groups and proposed model solutions. Requires the national office of the Service to establish a national advisory board to assist in setting program goals and in evaluating proposals and the program. Requires the Service to:  (1) evaluate projects funded and make recommendations on replication of successful projects; and (2) submit to the Congress and the President an evaluation of the program, including a proposal for its expansion, continuation, or termination. Authorizes appropriations. Limits the number and amounts of grants for any fiscal year.",2025-08-26T17:28:23Z,
101-hr-5876,101,hr,5876,Community Relations Act,Housing and Community Development,1990-10-19,1990-10-25,Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.,House,"Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10]",CA,D,E000064,1,"Community Relations Act - States that the purposes of this Act are to:  (1) provide resources to foster and maintain multicultural coalitions in communities experiencing cross-group conflict on a long-term basis; (2) fund model projects to address community based tension by bringing people from different groups together to work on specific projects of concern to the local population; (3) provide Federal resources to local communities to enable them to develop approaches to reduce community based tensions; (4) establish a mechanism through which representatives of communities can share experiences and innovative ideas across projects and disseminate successful approaches to other communities; and (5) provide technical support to programs after Federal funding has ended in order to foster ongoing coalitions which could address new community problems when they occur. Designates the Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice as responsible for carrying out this Act.  Requires the Service to:  (1) seek technical assistance from individuals, agencies, and organizations experienced in creating, maintaining, and supporting coalitions; (2) contract with such individuals, agencies, or organizations as necessary to assure that the purposes of the Act are carried out; (3) make such technical assistance available to local offices of the Service; and (4) provide technical assistance and training to projects funded under this Act. Directs the Service to make grants to coalitions for the establishment of Service projects in accordance with this Act. Requires the national office of the Service to consider the recommendations of a national board before approving a project. Sets forth the responsibilities of the Service, including:  (1) disseminating information on the availability of project grants to communities which have experienced community based tension in the recent past; (2) providing technical assistance to local agencies, organizations, and individuals to develop coalitions; (3) providing assistance to coalitions in developing proposals to address such tensions; and (4) making grants for projects. Establishes criteria for eligibility for grants. Requires:  (1) a coalition established under this Act to develop a plan for a community relations service project which addresses a need defined by the community and which fits within specified priorities (such as projects to deal with drugs, youth recreation, community recreation on the arts, citizenship participation, and community safety or development); and (2) coalition members to agree on project goals and define issues to be addressed. Sets forth additional requirements. Sets forth provisions with respect to:  (1) Federal and local matching funds; (2) program administration; and (3) funding for a study of the root causes of other kinds of conflict among groups and proposed model solutions. Requires the national office of the Service to establish a national advisory board to assist in setting program goals and in evaluating proposals and the program. Requires the Service to:  (1) evaluate projects funded and make recommendations on replication of successful projects; and (2) submit to the Congress and the President an evaluation of the program, including a proposal for its expansion, continuation, or termination. Authorizes appropriations. Limits the number and amounts of grants for any fiscal year.",2025-08-26T17:24:59Z,
101-s-3164,101,s,3164,Special Program of Recreational Training Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-10-05,1990-10-05,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ]",NJ,D,B001225,0,Special Program of Recreational Training Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants for youth sports programs in public housing projects with substantial drug problems to qualified:  (1) States; (2) local governments; (3) public housing agencies; and (4) nonprofit organizations providing youth sports services programs. Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to allocate appropriations.,2025-08-26T17:26:11Z,
101-hr-5747,101,hr,5747,"To provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1990-09-28,1990-10-01,Became Public Law No: 101-402.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,1,Amends the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 to extend specified emergency low-income housing programs. Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to extend the Interagency Council on the Homeless. Amends the National Housing Act to extend the Federal Housing Administration mortgage limit.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-hr-5558,101,hr,5558,"To provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1990-09-10,1990-09-28,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,1,"Extends for one month the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987. Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to extend for one month the Interagency Council on the Homeless. Amends the National Housing Act to extend for one month Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance limits. Reduces the pay in FY 1991 of Members of Congress, the Vice President, and certain executive officers corresponding to the percentage pay reduction of Federal employees who are furloughed or otherwise have a pay reduction resulting from a sequestration order.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-hr-5559,101,hr,5559,Homeownership Protection Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-09-10,1990-09-17,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,0,Homeownership Protection Act of 1990 - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide mortgage assistance to avoid foreclosure to members of the armed forces who are killed or seriously injured while on active duty.,2025-08-26T17:25:50Z,
101-hr-5549,101,hr,5549,To provide for the temporary extension of the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987.,Housing and Community Development,1990-09-05,1990-09-17,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,2,Extends for one month the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-hjres-636,101,hjres,636,"To designate September 15, 1990 to October 15, 1990, as ""Community Center Month"".",Housing and Community Development,1990-08-03,1990-08-03,Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22]",NY,R,G000212,230,"Designates September 15 to October 15, 1990, as Community Center Month.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
101-sjres-357,101,sjres,357,"A joint resolution to designate September 15, 1990 to October 15, 1990 as ""Community Center Month"".",Housing and Community Development,1990-08-02,1990-11-15,Became Public Law No: 101-587.,Senate,"Sen. Packwood, Bob [R-OR]",OR,R,P000009,0,"Designates October 1 through 31, 1991, as Community Center Month.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
101-hr-5414,101,hr,5414,Safe Senior Citizens Housing Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-07-31,1990-08-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12]",NJ,R,C000809,0,Safe Senior Citizens Housing Act of 1990 - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to prohibit cost containment limitations that prevent the inclusion of fire safety features (including automatic smoke detectors and sprinkler systems) under the housing for the elderly or handicapped program. Encourages the inclusion of such features under the program.,2025-08-26T17:25:01Z,
101-s-2886,101,s,2886,Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-07-20,1990-09-12,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 817.,Senate,"Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH]",OH,D,G000236,4,Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to extend authorizations of appropriations for:  (1) the Interagency Council on the Homeless; and (2) the emergency food and shelter programs. Revises provisions regarding the use of certain public real property to assist the homeless. Directs the General Accounting Office to conduct a study of the methodology and procedures used by the Bureau of the Census to count the homeless.,2025-08-26T17:25:00Z,
101-s-2863,101,s,2863,"Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Health Care, Education, Training, and Community Services Amendments of 1990",Housing and Community Development,1990-07-17,1990-09-30,Held at the desk.,Senate,"Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000105,11,"Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Health Care, Education, Training, and Community Services Amendments of 1990 - Amends the Stewart B.  McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to make homeless individuals eligible for assistance under the Job Training Partnership Act without regard to whether they meet income eligibility requirements. Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorizations of appropriations for certain health and alcohol and drug abuse treatment services for the homeless through FY 1993. Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to extend through 1993 the authorization of appropriations for community mental health services demonstration projects for homeless individuals who are chronically mentally ill. Authorizes the Secretary of Labor, in awarding grants for job training demonstration projects for the homeless, to give special consideration to applicants that will implement projects that:  (1) will serve areas of greatest need; or (2) include reciprocal referral agreements with other programs that provide a holistic service approach on an individual case management basis.  Extends the authorization of appropriations for such projects through FY 1993.  Repeals a provision which terminates such program on October 1, 1990. Requires a State, in order to receive an emergency community services homeless grant, to ensure that it will award at least 95 percent (currently, all) of the grant to specified agencies and organizations.  Decreases the percentage required to be awarded to agencies and organizations that are providing services to meet the urgent needs of homeless individuals.  Provides that not more than five percent of grant amounts (currently, no amount) may be used to defray State administrative costs.  Includes within the list of authorized uses of grants the provision of, or referral to, violence counseling for homeless individuals and the provision of counseling training to individuals who work with the homeless.  Extends the authorization of appropriations for such program through FY 1993. Extends the authorization of appropriations for adult literacy and basic skills remediation programs for the homeless through FY 1993. Makes local educational agencies or consortia and partnerships between eligible entities (currently, State educational agencies) eligible to receive grants. Requires the Secretary of Education, in awarding such grants, to give special consideration to applicants that will implement projects serving areas of greatest need. Includes within the list of authorized uses of grants for State and local activities for the education of homeless children and youth the implementation of training programs for teachers and administrators and the provision of grants to local educational agencies. Requires local educational agencies of homeless children or youth to:  (1) provide transportation to enable them to attend school; and (2) coordinate with other agencies or programs providing services to such children or youth and their families.  Directs each local educational agency to designate a homelessness liaison to ensure that:  (1) homeless children and youth enroll and succeed in the schools; and (2) homeless families, children, and youth receive educational services for which they are eligible and referrals to appropriate services. Requires State and local educational agencies to review and revise any policies that may act as barriers to homeless children and youth school enrollment. Extends the authorization of appropriations for grants for the education of homeless children and youth through FY 1993.  Sets forth fund allocation and reservation provisions. Authorizes State educational agencies to make grants to local educational agencies to provide services to facilitate the enrollment, attendance, and success of homeless children and youth in school. Lists services to be included in such program and sets forth application requirements. Requires the Comptroller General to report to the Congress on the most effective method of distributing funds to State and local educational agencies for educational programs for the homeless. Directs the Secretary of Education to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees on the best means of identifying, locating, and counting homeless children and youth.  Requires the Secretary to determine accurate estimates of the number of homeless children and youth throughout the nation and the number of such children and youth attending school.  Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to provide support and technical assistance to State educational agencies to carry out education programs for homeless children and youth.  Directs the Secretary to conduct evaluation and dissemination activities of programs designed to meet the educational needs of homeless elementary and secondary school students. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct specified evaluations to develop information concerning the organization, impact, and effectiveness of services provided to homeless individuals under programs administered by the Secretary and the coordination of such programs with other Federal programs providing services to the homeless.  Requires the Secretary to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees on the extent to which Federal laws, regulations, or policies hinder Federal facilities in making available excess prepared foods from these facilities to programs for the homeless. Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to specified entities to demonstrate, with respect to children whose families are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, the effectiveness of activities to prevent:  (1) the inappropriate separation of children from their families on the basis of homelessness or other problems regarding housing for such families; and (2) the abuse and neglect of such children.  Lists qualifications of grantees and eligible geographic areas.  Sets forth matching fund requirements.  Limits the duration of such grants to three fiscal years.  Prohibits the Secretary from making such a grant unless the agency involved agrees to establish joint training programs for service personnel.  Lists activities for which grant funds may be expended.  Sets forth grantee reporting requirements.  Directs the Secretary to conduct specified evaluations to determine the demonstration program effectiveness.  Sets forth grant restrictions. Authorizes appropriations. Title II:  Homelessness Prevention - Homelessness Prevention and Community Revitalization Act of 1990 - Subtitle A:  Family Support Centers - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to eligible agencies (as defined in this Act) for comprehensive supportive services for low-income families, especially very low-income families living in subsidized housing who were previously homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless.  Directs the Secretary to ensure that an equitable number of grants are awarded to agencies in rural areas. Requires a participating agency to:  (1) establish at least one primary location family support center; and (2) employ family case managers. Authorizes planning grants. Provides for annual evaluations of programs receiving assistance under this title. Authorizes FY 1991 through 1995 appropriations. Sets:  (1) maximum individual grant amounts at $50,000; and (2) Federal grant share at 80 percent. Subtitle B:  Provision of Services to Elderly Individuals and Individuals With Chronic and Debilitating Illnesses and Conditions - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary to make grants to eligible agencies for health and related services for low-income elderly or low-income seriously ill persons, especially very low income elderly or seriously ill persons who were homeless or institutionalized.  Authorizes related planning grants. Requires a participating agency to establish at least one primary location home health service program. Directs the Secretary to ensure that an equitable number of grants are awarded to agencies in rural areas. Provides for annual evaluations of programs receiving assistance under this title. Authorizes FY 1991 through 1995 appropriations. Sets:  (1) maximum individual grant amounts at $50,000; and (2) Federal grant share at 80 percent. Subtitle C:  Projects to Aid the Transition From Homelessness - Amends the Public Health Service Act to replace provisions relating to community mental health services for the homeless with provisions to be cited as the Projects to Aid the Transition from Homelessness (PATH) Act of 1990. Directs the Secretary to make an allotment each fiscal year to metropolitan cities, urban counties, and States in the same manner (but with specified different percentages) as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development makes allocations under specified provisions of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (HCDA).  Provides for allotments to territories.  Requires, subject to waiver, matching non-Federal contributions, with funds received under specified provisions of the HCDA and the value of any property, buildings, or housing received to be included. Requires:  (1) submission of a description of the intended use of the grant funds; and (2) the intended use to be consistent with, and included in, the State comprehensive mental health services plan required under current law. Requires an entity receiving an allotment to use the allotment for grants to or contracts with service providers to provide services and housing assistance to homeless individuals, with at least two-thirds of the allotment used for homeless individuals who have:  (1) a primary diagnosis of serious mental illness; or (2) a diagnosis involving serious mental illness and substance abuse.  Directs such entities to give special consideration to the provision of services to homeless veterans and priority to service providers with a demonstrated effectiveness in serving such veterans. Prohibits a grant to a service provider which has a policy of excluding individuals from:  (1) mental health services because of substance abuse; or (2) substance abuse services because of mental illness. Specifies the uses of grant funds for services and housing. Prohibits using funds for emergency shelters, construction of housing, inpatient psychiatric or substance abuse treatment, or cash payments to recipients of services. Authorizes FY 1991 through 1995 appropriations. Subtitle D:  Community Development Corporation Improvement Grants - Amends the Community Economic Development Act of 1981 to direct the Secretary to make grants for community development corporation:  (1) business management enhancement; (2) operations; and (3) equity accounts for low-income housing development.  Requires the Secretary to ensure that an equitable number of grants are awarded to agencies in rural areas.  Authorizes FY 1991 through 1995 appropriations. Subtitle E:  Public Housing Gateway - Public Housing Gateway Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of Labor to make gateway program grants to public housing agencies to use public housing in the provision of employment training and services to economically and educationally disadvantaged public housing residents who are not more than 25 years of age. Requires public housing agencies to make the following training and services available to eligible individuals through the gateway program:  (1) information on training, education, or services offered by the agency; (2) literacy training and bilingual training; (3) remedial education and training in basic skills; (4) development of work habits and other personal management skills; and (5) free child care to facilitate participation in training and other services. Specifies additional training and services which may be offered to eligible individuals who are qualified through literacy training, training in basic and employment skills, and support services. Limits mandatory child care services to:  (1) participants in gateway program training or services; (2) unemployed former participants who have successfully completed the program, for a specified period; and (3) employed former participants who have successfully completed the program, for a specified period. Permits support services to continue for up to 18 months to any individual after termination of participation in program training or services only if the individual has completed the training or services. Requires public housing agencies receiving such grants to attempt to employ in the gateway programs qualified residents of the public housing project involved. Prohibits consideration of earnings of and benefits to any individual resulting from participation in gateway training and services as income for public assistance or rent limitation purposes during specified periods of participation or post-participation employment. Provides that the use of the facilities of a recipient public housing agency in the provision of gateway training or services shall have no effect on the amount of operating assistance to such agency under the United States Housing Act. Directs the Secretary to review at least annually compliance with this Act by participating public housing agencies. Sets forth procedures for withholding grant payments in cases of agency noncompliance. Authorizes FY 1991 through 1995 appropriations. Subtitle F:  Homeless Youth Demonstration Projects - Homeless Youth Demonstration Project Act of 1990 - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish up to three demonstration projects to provide a network of comprehensive services for homeless youth. Authorizes FY 1991 through 1993 appropriations. Limits projects to a three-year maximum. Subtitle G:  Plan for Cooperation - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Labor, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prepare and submit to specified congressional committees a plan concerning the programs to be carried out under this Act.",2025-04-21T12:24:17Z,
101-hr-5266,101,hr,5266,FHA Protection and Homeownership Preservation Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-07-13,1990-08-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4]",MN,D,V000087,134,FHA Protection and Homeownership Preservation Act of 1990 - Amends the National Housing Act to limit the maximum amount of a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured mortgage principal to a property's appraised value. Sets forth periodic premium payment schedules. Limits FHA rebates on unearned premiums. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to:  (1) insure that the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund attains specified capital ratios; (2) conduct annual Fund audits; and (3) adjust premiums as necessary. Authorizes periodic mortgage insurance safety premiums.,2025-08-26T17:24:54Z,
101-hr-5274,101,hr,5274,"To authorize the city of Malden, Massachusetts, to retain and use certain urban renewal land disposition proceeds.",Housing and Community Development,1990-07-13,1990-08-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7]",MA,D,M000133,0,"Authorizes the city of Malden, Massachusetts, to retain and use certain urban renewal land disposition proceeds.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-s-2847,101,s,2847,A bill to increase FHA mortgage limits.,Housing and Community Development,1990-07-12,1990-07-12,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]",HI,D,A000069,4,"Amends the National Housing Act to increase Federal Housing Administration mortgage ceilings. Authorizes mortgage increases in Alaska, Guam, and Hawaii.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
101-hr-5157,101,hr,5157,Housing and Community Development Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-06-26,1990-07-02,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9]",MA,D,M000834,0,"Housing and Community Development Act of 1990 - Title I:  National Housing Trust Demonstration - Subtitle A:  National Housing Trust Demonstration - National Housing Trust Act - Establishes:  (1) the National Housing Trust in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide assistance to first-time homebuyers; and (2) the National Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury to provide funds for such assistance.  Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Trust on September 30, 1993. Subtitle B:  Other Homeownership Demonstration Programs - Part 1: Homeownership Made Easier Demonstration - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) to provide matching contribution certificates for homeownership downpayments and related settlement costs.  Requires an eligible buyer to establish a HOME savings certificate account.  Authorizes appropriations.  Prohibits the issuance of a matching certificate to HOME savings accounts established after September 30, 1991. Part 2:  Second Mortgages for First-Time Homebuyers - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations for second mortgage assistance for first-time homebuyers. Authorizes appropriations. Title II:  Rental Housing Production - Authorizes the Secretary to provide repayable advances to assist eligible sponsors to acquire, rehabilitate, or construct rental housing.  Establishes in the Treasury the Rental Housing Production Fund to carry out such program. Authorizes appropriations. Title III:  HOPE Programs - Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere Act of 1990 - Subtitle A:  HOPE for Public and Indian Housing Homeownership - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize planning and implementation grants for public and Indian housing homeownership.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B:  HOPE for Homeownership of Multifamily Units - Authorizes the Secretary to make planning and implementation grants for multifamily housing.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C:  HOPE for Homeownership of Single Family Homes - Authorizes the Secretary to make planning and implementation grants for single family homes.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle D:  Other HOPE Programs - Authorizes the Secretary to establish a demonstration program of combining housing certificates and supportive services in order to assist frail elderly persons to live independently. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public housing authorities (including Indian housing authorities) to improve vacant public housing units.  Authorizes appropriations. Amends the United States Housing Act to establish HOPE for Family Self-Sufficiency programs to promote local strategies to coordinate certificate and voucher assistance with public and private resources to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence. Authorizes grants for family self-sufficiency assistance facilities.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle E:  Housing Opportunity Zones - Authorizes the Secretary to designate housing opportunity zones and approve barrier-removal plans for cities and urban counties in order to remove legislative and administrative barriers to new and rehabilitated housing production. Title IV:  Community Housing Partnership - Community Housing Partnership Act - Subtitle A:  Housing Education and Organizational Support Grants for Community Based Housing Projects - Authorizes the Secretary to provide housing education and organizational support grants to eligible cities and States and directly to nonprofit sponsors and nonprofit organizations.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B:  Community Housing Partnership Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to cities and States and grants and loans to nonprofit sponsors to acquire, construct, and rehabilitate low-and moderate-income housing. Allocates community partnership housing grants among metropolitan and urban areas, States for non-urban use, and nonprofit sponsors. Directs the Secretary to carry out combined housing and economic development demonstration programs in the following areas:  (1) Milwaukee, Wisconsin; (2) the District of Columbia; and (3) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C:  General Provisions - Defines specified terms for purposes of this title. Title V:  Housing Assistance - Subtitle A:  Programs Under the United States Housing Act of 1937 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase FY 1990 and 1991 lower income housing budget authority. Revises public housing eviction and termination procedures. Directs the Secretary to develop public housing agency (PHA) performance standards, including designation standards for troubled public housing agencies and agreements for corrective measures. Provides for project-based accounting systems. Extends authorization of appropriations for discretionary contributions for the operation of lower income housing projects. Provides as an allowance expense certain PHA litigation costs against the Federal Government. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 regarding the allocation of public and Indian housing modernization funding to:  (1) establish a formula allocation for PHAs with 500 or more units (including amounts set aside for disaster- or emergency-caused modernization needs and for troubled agencies); and (2) establish special purpose management modernization for PHAs with fewer than 500 units. Authorizes up to 25 percent of public housing contribution contract units to be made available to lower income families other than very low-income families. Extends authorization of appropriations for public housing resident management assistance. Makes Indian mutual help ownership projects eligible for comprehensive improvement assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to waive public housing income eligibility and rent requirements for police officer or security personnel tenants. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to obligate specified funds for public housing early childhood learning services grants. Obligates specified funds for Indian public housing early childhood learning services. Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to extend the authorization of appropriations for public housing drug elimination grants. Authorizes the use of certain funds for youth sports programs in public housing projects with substantial drug use problems. Directs the Secretary to establish a public housing one-stop perinatal services demonstration program. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase the exemption from public housing and section 8 requirements. Requires lower income housing PHAs to make units available to families involved in foster care child placement or reunification.  Provides section 8 certificates for such families. Authorizes appropriations. Permits section 8 separate fair market rent calculations for areas within a housing market area under specified circumstances. Permits a PHA to enter into a section 8 contract of less than 12 months duration if the annual contribution contract is within one year of expiration. Permits section 8 assistance for PHA-owned units. Provides section 8 assistance for FY 1991 use to Norfolk, Virginia, in connection with a specified settlement agreement. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study and report to the Congress regarding section 8 failure rates. Directs the Secretary to carry out a feasibility study and report to the Congress regarding Indian housing authority eligibility for section 8 vouchers. Extends authorization of appropriations for rental rehabilitation grants. Exempts the county of Santa Cruz, California, from certain housing development grant construction commencement requirements. Subtitle B:  Other Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 with regard to the housing for the elderly and handicapped program (section 202) to:  (1) extend borrowing and loan authority; (2) consider AIDS an eligible handicap; (3) make elder cottage housing units and Resolution Trust Corporation properties eligible program housing; and (4) obligate specified funds for housing and services for the frail elderly. Makes service coordinators and a specified amount of supportive expenses eligible section 202 project costs. Provides for centralized section 202 housing application locations. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress regarding the section 202 housing program. Amends the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 to extend the authorization of appropriations for the congregate housing services program. Revises the congregate housing services program. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of appropriations for housing counseling and emergency homeownership counseling. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to extend authority for the multifamily housing disposition partnership. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to restrict use of the Flexible Subsidy Fund to only the flexible subsidy program. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to extend the authorization of appropriations and authority for the Nehemiah housing opportunity grant program. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to revise property disposition requirements for unsubsidized multifamily housing projects. Directs the Secretary to make grants for home repair services for older homeowners and disabled homeowners.  Gives preference to very low-income persons and persons with the greatest social needs. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to make State grants to establish housing revolving funds for low- to moderate-income renters and first-time homebuyers.  Directs the Comptroller General to audit such activities. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI:  Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend rural housing program authorizations for:  (1) insurance and guarantee authority; (2) rural housing assistance; (3) rental assistance; (4) supplemental rental assistance; (5) rental housing loans; and (6) mutual and self-help housing grants and loans. Requires the Secretary to follow State foreclosure procedures to the extent they are more beneficial to the borrower than procedures that the Secretary would otherwise follow. Requires that interests on Indian lands be disposed only to a tribal member, the tribe, or the appropriate Indian housing authority. Authorizes the assumption of loans under the housing program for elderly persons and families in rural areas. Revises the definition of rural area. Authorizes a deferred mortgage demonstration program for persons with income below rural housing loan qualifying levels. Directs the Secretary to provide guaranteed rural housing loans to moderate income borrowers in areas where there is an insufficient availability of mortgage financing from other sources.  Gives priority to first-time homebuyers. Directs the Secretary to designate specified numbers of targeted underserved housing areas.  Sets aside specified lending funds for such areas. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance for migrant farmworkers and homeless individuals.  Authorizes appropriations. Title VII:  Community Development, Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market, and Miscellaneous Programs - Subtitle A:  Community and Neighborhood Development and Preservation - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend authorization of appropriations for the community development block grant program (CDBG).  Obligates specified funds for:  (1) grants to institutions of higher education; (2) grants to historically black colleges; (3) grants in Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; (4) grants to demonstrate the feasibility of developing a database system and computer mapping tool to program and evaluate community development block grants; and (5) establishment of a national computerized database. Increases the minimum percentage of CDBG funds targeted for low- and moderate-income individuals. Makes permanent a city's authority to elect not to retain its metropolitan city classification.  Revises urban county classification requirements. Authorizes the provision of lump-sum payments to revolving loan funds. Requires:  (1) recipients to submit prioritized lists of anticipated community development needs; and (2) the Secretary to compile such lists into a national computerized database. Revises the allocation formula for a metropolitan city that has annexed an urban county. Permits CDGB fund use for direct homeownership assistance. Revises community development loan guarantee provisions with regard to:  (1) guarantee of loans issued by nonentitlement communities and territories; (2) guarantee of housing construction loans; (3) loan repayment periods; (4) outstanding loan guarantee amount per issuer; (5) allocation of loan guarantees and limitation on amount guaranteed for each community; (6) debt payment assistance; (7) training and information; (8) annual reports; and (9) regulations. Exempts the provision of CDBG grantee assistance to Hawaiian Home Lands from certain nondiscrimination provisions. Revises Indian CDBG provisions regarding:  (1) inapplicability of low- and moderate-income requirements; and (2) fund allocation and distribution. Authorizes the acquisition of single family properties from the Resolution Trust Corporation for urban homestead use.  Extends the urban homestead authorization of appropriations and authorizes additional appropriations. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend the rehabilitation loan program.  Limits loan commitments to amounts provided for in appropriation Acts.  Repeals nonresidential use provisions.  Limits multifamily loan amounts. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.  Obligates specified appropriations to:  (1) expand the national neighborhood housing services network; (2) expand the loan capacity of the national neighborhood housing services secondary market operated by the Neighborhood Housing Services of America; (3) make grants to extend low-income housing use; and (4) provide matching grants and subsidies to mutual housing associations for the acquisition and rehabilitation of multifamily and single family housing. Directs the Corporation to study and report to the Congress regarding: (1) neighborhood development opportunities on Indian trust lands; and (2) lower income family home purchase and rehabilitation assistance programs, including ""sweat equity"" contributions. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the authorization of appropriations for the neighborhood development demonstration program. Authorizes the use of specified urban renewal land disposition proceeds and certain other community development and public facility funds by:  (1) Nanticoke, the Borough of Plymouth, and the Borough of Forty Fort, in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania; (2) Vallejo, California; (3) New Haven, Connecticut; (4) Lebanon, Pennsylvania; (5) East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania; and (6) Fairmount Heights, Maryland. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees regarding the availability of housing proximate to places of employment. Subtitle B:  Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to extend and limit Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance program authority. Increases mortgage limits. Requires mortgagee disclosure of interest due upon mortgage prepayment. Prohibits FHA mortgages from varying mortgage costs and interest rates on the basis of the loan amount.  Directs the Secretary to assess mortgagee performance in meeting a community's residential lending needs. Includes the Virgin Islands among high-cost FHA insurance areas. Provides cash incentives to forestall mortgage ""put"" options. Revises energy efficiency standards for new FHA-insured housing to include the 1989 Model Energy Code of the Council of American Builders. Increases the number of mortgages that may be insured under the home equity conversion demonstration program for elderly homeowners. Increases loan limits for property improvement loan insurance. Disapproves, and prohibits the Secretary from implementing, a certain HUD regulation regarding property disposition. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to extend Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) mortgage-back security guarantee authority. Requires the Secretary to implement a delegated mortgage processing system. Extends the section 235 lower income homeownership program. Extends program payment, insurance, and housing stimulus authorities. Excludes amounts not actually received from the definition of income under the section 236 rental assistance program.  Authorizes owner reimbursement for capital advances and operating loss expenditures. Subtitle C:  Regulatory and Other Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to extend the authorization of appropriations and program authority for the fair housing initiatives program. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to extend the authorization of appropriations for housing research and development. Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require services of federally related mortgages to:  (1) make certain applicant disclosures with regard to loan servicing assignment, sale, or transfer; and (2) provide borrowers with certain escrow account information, including notification of account shortage.  Prohibits a servicer from charging an escrow account statement fee. Amends the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to revise manufactured home construction and safety standards.  Directs the Secretary to establish a system to issue periodically interpretations of such standards and provide affected parties with notice and opportunity for comment. Reduces National Manufactured Home Advisory Council membership. Revises related provisions regarding:  (1) research, testing, development, and training; (2) prohibited acts; (3) jurisdiction and venue; (4) standards noncompliance; (5) inspection criteria; (6) manufacturer notification and safety hazard correction; (7) manufacturer certification of conformity with construction and safety standards and warranties; (8) inspection fees; (9) consumer information; (10) State jurisdiction; and (11) reports to the Congress. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Building Sciences. Exempts volunteer laborers or mechanics doing construction or rehabilitation under specified housing programs from Davis-Bacon Act requirements. Limits (up to ten percent annually) for three years the annual amount of assisted housing rent increases based upon increased income due to the employment of a formerly unemployed family member. Waives Indian housing matching fund requirements.  (Permits an Indian housing authority to use Federal funds for matching amounts.) Authorizes Native Hawaiian HUD preference for Hawaiian homelands housing. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) report to the Congress at least annually about housing energy use and efficiency; (2) establish an energy efficiency standard; (3) carry out an energy efficiency demonstration program (authorizes appropriations for this); and (4) establish a five-year energy efficiency plan. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States for a low-income housing conservation and efficiency grant program.  Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) develop seismic safety standards for HUD assisted properties; and (2) report annually to the Congress. Directs the Secretary to carry out a two-year program to:  (1) promote the development of affordable housing information through the reform of regulations and administrative restrictions; and (2) study model communities. Subtitle D:  Disaster Relief - Provides, in any fiscal year in which the President declares a major disaster, increased assistance for the following programs:  (1) section 8 certificates and vouchers; (2) moderate rehabilitation; (3) community development block grants; (4) urban development action grants; and (5) rural housing. Title VIII:  Homeless Prevention - Subtitle A:  Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to make permanent certain provisions regarding mortgage prepayment and other low-income housing preservation measures. Authorizes owner prepayment of a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act without HUD approval if the owner has notified the Secretary, the appropriate local government, the mortgagee, and the tenants.  Requires the Secretary to publish a list of all properties subject to prepayment.  Sets forth notification provisions.  Provides owner incentives to maintain low-income housing. Provides for the voluntary sale of projects to tenants (resident homeownership).  Authorizes the Secretary to provide grant assistance for such purpose.  Authorizes appropriations. Amends the National Housing Act to revise low-income housing mortgage insurance provisions. Subtitle B:  Other Homeless Prevention Programs - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to set aside specified FY 1990 and 1991 budget authority for the following homeless prevention activities: (1) section 8 property disposition; (2) section 8 loan management; (3) section 8 contract extensions; (4) section 8 contract amendments; and (5) public housing lease adjustments. Amends the Housing Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize additional FY 1991 appropriations for grants to States and local governments to convert in rem properties into permanent residences for the homeless. Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 to permit local governments to use recaptured refinancing funds for additional housing activities. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize section 8 assistance to prevent prepayment under State mortgage programs. Expresses the sense of the Congress that donors and distributors of charitable food donations for the homeless should not be liable for any resultant death or injury unless there was gross negligence or recklessness on their part. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) consult with the Secretary of Defense and the States regarding the use of National Guard facilities as overnight shelters for the homeless; and (2) report to the Congress. Subtitle C:  Homelessness Prevention for Individuals With AIDS - AIDS Housing Opportunity Act - Part I:  Grants for AIDS Housing Information and Coordination Services - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible organizations and agencies for AIDS housing information and for expanding housing assistance for persons with AIDS.  Provides for recipient confidentiality.  Authorizes appropriations.  Provides for outreach to women, children, and minorities. Part II:  AIDS Short-Term Supported Housing and Services Demonstration - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to authorize the Secretary to make grants for programs to prevent homelessness among persons with AIDS and to provide them with short-term supported housing and related services.  Provides for minority outreach and programs for intravenous drug users.  Authorizes appropriations. Part III:  Permanent and Transitional Housing and Services - Increases FY 1990 and 1991 budget authority for housing assistance to persons with AIDS under the United States Housing Act of 1937 section eight certificate (including shared housing) and moderate rehabilitation for single room occupancy programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States and metropolitan areas for community residences and services for persons with AIDS. Authorizes appropriations.  Obligates funds for the territories and Indian tribes.",2025-08-26T17:25:10Z,
101-s-2719,101,s,2719,Housing Opportunity Zones Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-06-08,1990-06-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Boschwitz, Rudy [R-MN]",MN,R,B000647,3,Housing Opportunity Zones Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to designate Housing Opportunity Zones and approve Barrier Removal Plans for cities and urban counties for the purpose of encouraging removal of legislative and administrative barriers to the production of new and rehabilitated housing.,2025-08-26T17:26:19Z,
101-hr-4971,101,hr,4971,Housing and Community Development Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-06-06,1990-06-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,0,"Housing and Community Development Act of 1990 - Title I:  National Housing Trust Demonstration - Subtitle A:  National Housing Trust Demonstration - National Housing Trust Act - Establishes:  (1) the National Housing Trust in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide assistance to first-time homebuyers; and (2) the National Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury to provide funds for such assistance.  Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Trust on September 30, 1993. Subtitle B:  Other Homeownership Demonstration Programs - Part 1: Homeownership Made Easier Demonstration - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) to provide matching contribution certificates for homeownership downpayments and related settlement costs.  Requires an eligible buyer to establish a HOME savings certificate account.  Authorizes appropriations.  Prohibits the issuance of a matching certificate to HOME savings accounts established after September 30, 1991. Part 2:  Second Mortgages for First-Time Homebuyers - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to local governments and nonprofit organizations for second mortgage assistance for first-time homebuyers. Authorizes appropriations. (Note:  there is no title II of this bill.) Title III:  Rental Housing Production - Authorizes the Secretary to provide repayable advances to assist eligible sponsors to acquire, rehabilitate, or construct rental housing.  Establishes in the Treasury the Rental Housing Production Fund to carry out such program. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV:  Community Housing Partnership - Community Housing Partnership Act - Subtitle A:  Housing Education and Organizational Support Grants for Community Based Housing Projects - Authorizes the Secretary to provide housing education and organizational support grants to eligible cities and States and directly to nonprofit sponsors and nonprofit organizations.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B:  Community Housing Partnership Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to cities and States and grants and loans to nonprofit sponsors to acquire, construct, and rehabilitate low-and moderate-income housing. Allocates community partnership housing grants among metropolitan and urban areas, States for non-urban use, and nonprofit sponsors. Directs the Secretary to carry out combined housing and economic development demonstration programs. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C:  General Provisions - Defines specified terms for purposes of this title. Title V:  Housing Assistance - Subtitle A:  Programs Under the United States Housing Act of 1937 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase FY 1990 and 1991 lower income housing budget authority. Revises public housing eviction and termination procedures. Directs the Secretary to develop public housing agency (PHA) performance standards, including designation standards for troubled public housing agencies and agreements for corrective measures.  Provides for project-based accounting systems. Extends authorization of appropriations for discretionary contributions for the operation of lower income housing projects. Provides as an allowance expense certain PHA litigation costs against the Federal Government. Authorizes up to 25 percent of public housing contribution contract units to be made available to lower income families other than very low-income families. Extends authorization of appropriations for public housing resident management assistance. Makes Indian mutual help ownership projects eligible for comprehensive improvement assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to waive public housing income eligibility and rent requirements for police officer or security personnel tenants. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to obligate specified funds for public housing early childhood learning services grants. Obligates specified funds for Indian public housing early childhood learning services. Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to extend the authorization of appropriations for public housing drug elimination grants.  Authorizes the use of certain of such funds for youth sports programs in public housing projects with substantial drug use problems. Directs the Secretary to establish a public housing one-step perinatal services demonstration program. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase the exemption from public housing and section 8 requirements. Requires lower income housing PHAs to consult with local public agencies to make units available to families involved in foster care child placement or reunification.  Provides section 8 certificates for such families.  Authorizes appropriations. Expands the definition of ""owner"" to include the owner of any dwelling unit (rather than of a newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated unit) for purposes of lower income housing assistance. Provides section 8 assistance for FY 1991 use to Norfolk, Virginia, in connection with a specified settlement agreement. Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to the Congress on section 8 failure rates. Directs the Secretary to carry out a feasibility study and report to the Congress on Indian housing authority eligibility for section 8 vouchers. Exempts the county of Santa Cruz, California, from certain housing development grant construction commencement requirements. Subtitle B:  Other Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 with regard to the housing for the elderly and handicapped program to:  (1) extend borrowing and loan authority; (2) consider AIDS an eligible handicap; (3) make elder cottage housing units and Resolution Trust Corporation properties eligible program housing; and (4) obligate specified funds for housing and services for the frail elderly. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on the elderly and handicapped housing program. Amends the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 to extend the authorization of appropriations for the congregate housing services program. Sets forth a revised congregate housing services program. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of appropriations for housing counseling and emergency homeownership counseling. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to extend authority for the multifamily housing disposition partnership. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to limit use of the Flexible Subsidy Fund to the flexible subsidy program. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to extend the authorization of appropriations and authority for the Nehemiah housing opportunity grant program. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to revise property disposition requirements for unsubsidized multifamily housing projects. Directs the Secretary to make grants for home repair services for older and disabled homeowners.  Gives preference to very low-income persons and persons with the greatest social needs. Authorizes appropriations. Title VI:  Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend rural housing program authorizations for:  (1) insurance and guarantee authority; (2) rural housing assistance; (3) rental assistance; (4) supplemental rental assistance; (5) rental housing loans; and (6) mutual and self-help housing grants and loans. Requires the Secretary to follow State foreclosure procedures to the extent they are more beneficial to the borrower than procedures that the Secretary would otherwise follow. Requires that interests on Indian lands be disposed of only to a tribal member, the tribe, or the appropriate Indian housing authority. Authorizes the assumption of loans under the housing program for elderly persons and families in rural areas. Revises the definition of rural area. Authorizes a deferred mortgage demonstration program for persons with income below the qualifying level for rural housing loans. Directs the Secretary to provide guaranteed rural housing loans to moderate income borrowers in areas where there is an insufficient availability of mortgage financing from other sources.  Gives priority to first-time homebuyers. Directs the Secretary to designate specified numbers of targeted underserved housing areas.  Sets aside specified lending funds for such areas. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance for migrant farmworkers and homeless individuals.  Authorizes appropriations. Title VII:  Community Development, Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market, and Miscellaneous Programs - Subtitle A: Community and Neighborhood Development and Preservation - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend authorization of appropriations for the community development block grant program (CDBG).  Obligates specified funds for:  (1) grants to institutions of higher education; (2) grants to historically black colleges; (3) grants in Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands; (4) grants to demonstrate the feasibility of developing a data base system and computer mapping tool to program and evaluate community development block grants; and (5) establishment of a national computerized data base. Increases the minimum percentage of CDBG funds targeted for low and moderate income individuals. Makes permanent a city's authority to elect not to retain its metropolitan city classification.  Revises urban county classification requirements. Authorizes the provision of lump-sum payments to revolving loan funds. Requires:  (1) recipients to submit prioritized lists of anticipated community development needs; and (2) the Secretary to compile such lists into a national computerized data base. Revises the allocation formula for a metropolitan city that has annexed an urban county. Revises community development loan guarantee provisions with regard to:  (1) guarantee of loans issued by nonentitlement communities and territories; (2) guarantee of housing construction loans; (3) loan repayment period; (4) outstanding loan guarantee amount per issuer; (5) allocation of loan guarantees and limitation on amount guaranteed for each community; (6) debt payment assistance; (7) training and information; (8) annual reports; and (9) regulations. Exempts the provision of CDBG grantee assistance to Hawaiian Home Lands from certain program nondiscrimination provisions. Revises Indian CDBG provisions with regard to:  (1) inapplicability of low and moderate income requirements; and (2) fund allocation and distribution. Authorizes the acquisition of single family properties from the Resolution Trust Corporation for urban homestead use.  Extends the urban homestead authorization of appropriations and authorizes additional appropriations. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend the rehabilitation loan program.  Limits loan commitments to amounts provided for in appropriation Acts.  Repeals nonresidential use provisions.  Limits multifamily loan amounts. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.  Obligates specified appropriations to:  (1) expand the national neighborhood housing services network; (2) expand the loan capacity of the national neighborhood housing services secondary market operated by the Neighborhood Housing Services of America; (3) make grants to extend low-income housing use; and (4) provide matching grants and subsidies to mutual housing associations for the acquisition and rehabilitation of multifamily and single-family housing. Directs the Corporation to study and report to the Congress on neighborhood development opportunities on Indian trust lands. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the authorization of appropriations for the neighborhood development demonstration program. Authorizes the use of specified urban renewal land disposition proceeds and certain other community development and public facility funds by:  (1) Nanticoke, the Borough of Plymouth, and the Borough of Forty Fort, in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania; (2) Vallejo, California; (3) New Haven, Connecticut; (4) Lebanon, Pennsylvania; and (5) Fairmount Heights, Maryland. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees on the availability of housing proximate to places of employment. Subtitle B:  Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to extend and limit Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance program authority.  Increases mortgage limits.  Requires mortgagee disclosure of interest due upon mortgage prepayment. Includes the Virgin Islands among high-cost FHA insurance areas. Revises energy efficiency standards for new FHA-insured housing to include the 1989 Model Energy Code of the Council of American Builders. Increases the number of mortgages that may be insured under the home equity conversion demonstration program for elderly homeowners. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to extend and limit Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) mortgage-backed security guarantee authority. Requires the Secretary to implement a delegated mortgage processing system. Amends the National Housing Act to provide cash incentives to forestall mortgagee ""put"" options. Extends the section 235 lower income homeownership program. Extends program payment, insurance, and housing stimulus authorities. Excludes amounts not actually received from the definition of income under the section 236 rental assistance program.  Authorizes owner reimbursement for capital advances and operating loss expenditures. Subtitle C:  Regulatory and Other Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to extend the authorization of appropriations and program authority for the fair housing initiatives program. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to extend the authorization of appropriations for housing research and development. Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to require services of federally related mortgages to:  (1) make certain applicant disclosures with regard to loan servicing assignment, sale, or transfer; and (2) provide borrowers with certain escrow account information, including notification of account shortage.  Prohibits a servicer from charging a fee for escrow account statements. Amends the Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to revise manufactured home construction and safety standards.  Directs the Secretary to establish a system to issue periodically interpretations of such standards and provide affected parties with notice and opportunity for comment. Reduces National Manufactured Home Advisory Council membership. Revises related provisions regarding:  (1) research, testing, development, and training; (2) prohibited acts; (3) jurisdiction and venue; (4) standards noncompliance; (5) inspection criteria; (6) manufacturer notification and safety hazard correction; (7) manufacturer certification of conformity with construction and safety standards and warranty; (8) inspection fees; (9) State jurisdiction; and (10) reports to the Congress. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the National Institute of Building Sciences. Exempts volunteer laborers or mechanics doing construction, or rehabilitation under specified housing programs from Davis-Bacon Act requirements. States that single parents and displaced homeowners shall be eligible for first-time homebuyer programs. Limits (up to ten percent annually) for three years the annual amount of assisted housing rent increases based upon increased income due to the employment of a formerly unemployed family member. Waives Indian housing matching fund requirements.  (Permits an Indian housing authority to use Federal funds for matching amounts.) Directs the Secretary to:  (1) report to the Congress at least annually regarding housing energy use and efficiency; (2) establish an energy efficiency standard; (3) carry out an energy efficiency demonstration program (authorizes appropriations for this); and (4) establish a five-year energy efficiency plan. Requires certain Federal entities to submit a report to the Congress regarding uniform energy efficient mortgage policy. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States for a low-income housing conservation and efficiency grant program.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle D:  Disaster Relief - Provides in any fiscal year in which the President declares a major disaster for increased assistance for the following programs:  (1) section 8 certificates and vouchers; (2) moderate rehabilitation; (3) community development block grants; (4) urban development action grants; and (5) rural housing. Title VIII:  Homeless Prevention - Subtitle A:  Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to make permanent certain provisions regarding mortgage prepayment and other low-income housing preservation measures. Requires an owner wishing to prepay the mortgage on low-income housing to so notify the tenants.  Provides owner incentives to maintain such housing. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to give incentive preference to sales or transfers that provide the longest term of low-and moderate-income use and the greatest amount of tenant control over management and transfer decisions. Provides a timetable for approval of a low-income housing preservation State strategy. Provides for the preservation of low-income affordability restrictions upon assistance program conversions. Establishes in the Treasury the Low Income Housing Preservation Fund.  Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to provide State and local governments with technical assistance to avoid the loss of federally assisted low-income housing and to ensure such housing's livability and affordability. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to nonprofit organizations and State housing finance agencies to mediate housing affordability issues. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in HUD an Office of Affordable Housing Preservation. Subtitle B:  Other Homeless Prevention Programs - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to set aside specified FY 1990 and 1991 budget authority for the following homeless prevention activities: (1) section 8 property disposition; (2) section 8 loan management; (3) section 8 contract extensions; (4) section 8 contract amendments; and (5) public housing lease adjustments. Amends the Housing Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize additional FY 1991 appropriations for grants to States and local governments to convert in rem properties into permanent residences for the homeless. Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 to permit local governments to use recaptured refinancing funds for additional housing activities. Subtitle C:  Homelessness Prevention for Individuals With AIDS - AIDS Housing Opportunity Act - Part I:  Grants for AIDS Housing Information and Coordination Services - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to eligible organizations and agencies for AIDS housing information and for expanding housing assistance for persons with AIDS.  Provides for recipient confidentiality.  Authorizes appropriations. Part II:  AIDS Short-Term Supported Housing and Services Demonstration - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to authorize the Secretary to make grants for programs to prevent homelessness among persons with AIDS and to provide them with short-term supported housing and related services. Provides for minority outreach and a program for intravenous drug users.  Authorizes appropriations. Part III:  Permanent and Transitional Housing and Services - Increases FY 1990 and 1991 budget authority for housing assistance to persons with AIDS under the United States Housing Act of 1937 section 8 certificate (including shared housing) and moderate rehabilitation for single room occupancy programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States and metropolitan areas for community residences and services for persons with AIDS. Authorizes appropriations. Title IX:  Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act Reauthorizations - Subtitle A:  Interagency Council on the Homeless - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Act) to:  (1) add the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Interagency Council on the Homeless; and (2) extend authority, and the authorization of appropriations, for such Council. Subtitle B:  Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program - Amends the Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for the emergency food and shelter grant program. Subtitle C:  Housing Assistance - Amends the Act to make Indian tribes eligible for assistance under title IV of such Act if they submit a biennial comprehensive homeless assistance plan to the Secretary. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the emergency shelter grants program.  Permits the use of up to five percent of such grants for administrative costs.  Raises the cap on essential service use.  Repeals the matching requirement for the first $100,000 of grant funds.  Makes Indian tribes eligible for such program. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the supportive housing demonstration program.  Converts program assistance from advances to grants.  Repeals the two-year limitation on permanent housing operating costs.  Makes new construction an eligible program activity.  Repeals site control and employment assistance as selection criteria.  Makes Indian tribes eligible for such program. Extends the authorization of appropriations for the supplemental assistance for facilities to assist the homeless program. Increases budget authority for section 8 assistance for single room occupancy dwellings.  Makes Indian housing authorities eligible for such assistance. Establishes the shelter plus care program to provide rental housing assistance in connection with supportive services to homeless persons and their families who are mentally ill or who have drug or alcohol problems.  Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to provide homeless rental housing assistance.  Permits a recipient to require a program tenant to live in a specific structure or geographic area in order to provide supportive services. Authorizes the Secretary to provide rental assistance for the elderly and the handicapped to very low-income individuals. Subtitle D:  Health Care for the Homeless-Part 1:  Categorical Grants for Primary Health Services and Substance Abuse Services - Amends the Public Health Service Act to  extend the authorization of appropriations for grants for primary health and substance abuse services for the homeless. Part 2:  Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services - Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for block grants for community mental health services for the homeless. Part 3:  Authorization of Appropriations for Community Demonstration Projects - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for community demonstration projects for the chronically mentally ill homeless. Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for community demonstration projects for alcohol and drug abuse treatment for the homeless. Subtitle E:  Education, Training, and Community Services Programs - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for:  (1) adult education for the homeless; (2) State activities for education of homeless children and youth; (3) exemplary grants and dissemination of information; (4) job training for the homeless; and (5) emergency community services homeless grant program. Extends the termination date for job training for the homeless provisions of such Act. Subtitle F:  Veterans Programs - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 to extend the authorization of appropriations for veterans medical programs. Subtitle G:  Grants for Security Deposit Loan Fund Demonstration Projects - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public housing agencies for demonstration projects to assist low-income families to pay rental housing security deposits.  Authorizes appropriations. Title X:  HOPE Programs - Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere Act of 1990 - Subtitle A:  HOPE for Public and Indian Housing Homeownership - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize planning and implementation grants for public and Indian housing homeownership. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B:  HOPE for Homeownership of Multifamily Units - Authorizes the Secretary to make planning and implementation grants for multifamily housing.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C:  HOPE for Homeownership of Single Family Homes - Authorizes the Secretary to make planning and implementation grants for single family homes.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle D:  Other HOPE Programs - Authorizes the Secretary to establish a demonstration program to test the effectiveness of combining housing certificates and supportive services to assist frail elderly persons to live independently. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to public housing authorities (including Indian housing authorities) to improve vacant public housing units.  Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:24:36Z,
101-hr-4706,101,hr,4706,To prohibit Federal assistance for housing program administrative costs to States and local governments that do not limit liability relating to food donations for homeless individuals.,Housing and Community Development,1990-05-02,1990-05-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-12]",CA,R,C000100,0,Prohibits Federal assistance for housing program administrative costs to States or local governments that do not limit liability for food donations to charitable organizations and food banks.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-hr-4711,101,hr,4711,Special Program of Recreational Training Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-05-02,1990-05-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Conte, Silvio O. [R-MA-1]",MA,R,C000709,20,Special Program of Recreational Training Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants for youth sports programs in public housing projects with substantial drug problems to qualified:  (1) States; (2) local governments; (3) public housing agencies; and (4) nonprofit organizations providing youth sports services programs. Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to allocate appropriations.,2025-08-26T17:26:22Z,
101-hr-4613,101,hr,4613,Urban Homesteading and Bulk Sales Act,Housing and Community Development,1990-04-25,1990-05-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Bartlett, Steve [R-TX-3]",TX,R,B000204,6,Urban Homesteading and Bulk Sales Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to acquire single family properties in bulk from the Resolution Trust Corporation for transfer to State and local governmental and public agencies for the urban homesteading program. Prescribes guidelines for such program. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to prescribe guidelines for urban homesteading acquisition by the Secretary.,2025-08-26T17:25:06Z,
101-hr-4621,101,hr,4621,Mickey Leland Peace Dividend Housing Assistance Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-04-25,1990-05-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6]",NY,D,F000184,68,"Mickey Leland Peace Dividend Housing Assistance Act of 1990 - Title I:  Housing for Low-Income Families - Increases FY 1991 through 1995 budget authority for Housing Act of 1937 section 8 existing housing certificates. Amends such Act to revise section 8 tenant selection preferences, including annual reevaluation of family preference. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to submit semiannual assisted housing reports to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations. Title II:  Community Housing Partnership - Community Housing Partnership Act - Subtitle A:  Housing Education and Organizational Support Grants for Community Based Housing Projects - Authorizes the Secretary to provide housing education and organizational support grants to eligible cities and States and directly to nonprofit sponsors and nonprofit organizations. Subtitle B:  Community Housing Partnership Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to cities and States and grants and loans to nonprofit sponsors for acquisition, construction, and rehabilitation of low- and moderate-income housing. Allocates community partnership housing grants as follows:  (1) 60 percent to metropolitan and urban areas; (2) 25 percent to States for non-urban use; and (3) 15 percent to nonprofit sponsors. Subtitle C:  General Provisions - Defines specified terms for purposes of this title. Authorizes appropriations for subtitle A. Title III:  Recycling of Existing Federal Assets - Recycling of Existing Assets for Cost-Effective Housing Act - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States for State housing finance agencies to establish revolving funds for low- to moderate-income rental housing.  Requires State matching funds. Requires:  (1) States receiving such funds to establish a revolving fund; and (2) agencies to develop affirmative action programs. Sets forth requirements with regard to:  (1) rental housing; and (2) eligible properties. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV:  Public Housing Development and Modernization - Increases FY 1991 through 1995 budget authority under the Housing Act of 1937 for:  (1) public housing development; and public housing modernization. Amends such Act to revise public housing tenant selection criteria, including annual reevaluation of family preference. Title V:  Grants for Preservation of Existing Housing and Security in Public Housing - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for:  (1) acquisition and rehabilitation of specified multifamily housing; (2) training and technical assistance to nonprofit sponsors and representative organizations; and (3) public housing security, including Indian public housing.  Authorizes appropriations. Title VI:  Rural Housing Program Funding - Increases FY 1991 through 1995 budget authority under the Housing Act of 1949 for the following rural housing programs:  (1) homeownership loan program; (2) very low-income housing repair loan program; (3) farm labor housing loan program; (4) rural rental housing loan program; (5) farm labor housing grant program; (6) housing preservation grant program; and (7) rental assistance payments program. Extends program authority for:  (1) rental housing loans; and (2) rural area classification. Title VII:  Supportive Services - Directs the Secretary to carry out a program to coordinate supportive services in federally assisted housing, including such services as:  (1) child care; (2) health monitoring; (3) education and job training; and (4) drug and alcohol counseling. Title VIII:  Single Room Occupancy Housing for Homeless Families and Individuals - Increases FY 1991 through 1995 budget authority under the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act for section 8 assistance for single room occupancy dwellings. Amends such Act to extend single room occupancy contract authority. Title IX:   Miscellaneous - Directs the Comptroller General to audit the Secretary at least annually with respect to activities under this Act, and report to the Congress.",2025-08-26T17:27:08Z,
101-hr-4594,101,hr,4594,Mortgage Servicing Transfer Disclosure Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-04-24,1990-05-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-32]",NY,D,L000556,40,"Mortgage Servicing Transfer Disclosure Act of 1990 - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to prescribe mortgage servicing disclosure requirements for each person making a federally related mortgage loan to a consumer (including the identity of the person to whom the mortgage servicing contract is transferred). Sets forth guidelines for the treatment of consumer loan payments during the period in which the mortgage loan servicing contract is being transferred.  Sets forth liability guidelines for violations of this Act.  Authorizes consumer class action suits. Sets forth guidelines for annual notification to the consumer by the mortgage servicer of the consumer's escrow account status, including itemized expenses and anticipated charges.",2025-08-26T17:28:58Z,
101-hr-4595,101,hr,4595,Congregate Housing Services Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-04-24,1990-05-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3]",TN,D,L000381,6,"Congregate Housing Services Act of 1990 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to provide matching grants to States, units of local government, Indian tribes, and local nonprofit housing sponsors to carry out congregate services (including meal service) programs for frail older adults and disabled persons living in (or eligible to live in) certain federally assisted housing. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:25:50Z,
101-s-2504,101,s,2504,Housing Grant Action Program Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-04-24,1990-04-24,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]",NY,R,D000018,1,"Housing Grant Action Program Act of 1990 - States that the purpose of this Act is to further the development of a national housing policy through the consolidation of a number of housing assistance programs into a consistent system of Federal aid. Authorizes appropriations for grants under this Act. Sets forth eligible grant activities, including:  (1) acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of rental and ownership units; (2) provision of loans, interest subsidies, and other financial assistance; (3) rental rehabilitation grants; (4) assistance to nonprofit organizations for homeownership loans; (5) assistance for elderly and handicapped families; and (6) assistance for Indian housing. Requires a grantee to:  (1) prepare a statement of housing objectives and fund use which shall provide for public participation; (2) provide the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with a certification of compliance; (3) develop a residential antidisplacement and relocation plan; and (4) provide the Secretary with a performance and evaluation report. Authorizes the Secretary to release funds to recipients of assistance under this Act who assume the responsibilities for environmental actions pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and other provisions of law specified by the Secretary. Allocates 70 percent of program funds to cities and urban counties and 30 percent to States.  Sets forth an allocation formula. Obligates specified funds for Indian housing grants.  Administers such grants through the Department's Office of Indian and Alaska Native Programs. Sets forth grantee ""hold-harmless"" provisions. Sets forth provisions with respect to:  (1) nondiscrimination; (2) labor standards; (3) noncompliance remedies; (4) reports to the Congress; and (5) program transitions.",2025-08-26T17:24:42Z,
101-s-2491,101,s,2491,A bill to provide a minimum State share for certain housing programs.,Housing and Community Development,1990-04-23,1990-04-23,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD]",SD,R,P000513,8,Requires that each State receive a specified minimum amount of assistance from certain Department of Housing and Urban Development housing programs.,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
101-hr-4419,101,hr,4419,To authorize appropriations for the congregate housing services program for fiscal year 1991.,Housing and Community Development,1990-03-29,1990-06-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Brennan, Joseph E. [D-ME-1]",ME,D,B000798,16,Amends the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 to authorize FY 1991 appropriations for congregate housing services.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-hr-4430,101,hr,4430,To amend the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 to extend the assistance program for homeowners adversely affected by base closures to employees of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of Defense.,Housing and Community Development,1990-03-29,1990-04-16,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Martin, David O'B. [R-NY-26]",NY,R,M000174,1,Amends the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 to extend the assistance program for homeowners adversely affected by base closures to employees of a Defense Department nonappropriated fund instrumentality.,2025-06-06T14:17:56Z,
101-hr-4324,101,hr,4324,Youthbuild Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-03-20,1990-04-02,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12]",NY,D,O000159,40,Youthbuild Act of 1990 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants for Youthbuild projects which shall employ economically and educationally disadvantaged youth to help construct or rehabilitate rental and transitional housing for homeless persons and low-income families. Authorizes appropriations.,2025-08-26T17:28:46Z,
101-s-2301,101,s,2301,Public Housing Management Improvement Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-03-20,1990-03-20,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]",MO,R,B000611,0,"Public Housing Management Improvement Act of 1990 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs to:  (1) develop and publish in the Federal Register standards for assessing the management performance of public housing agencies; and (2) establish procedures for designating troubled public housing agencies and high performing housing agencies.  Prescribes funding and management guidelines appropriated to each type, including authority to replace the management of an agency in substantial default of its covenants, and court appointment of a receiver for it. Requires public housing agencies to establish project-based accounting systems and to publish an annual financial operations statement, including the financial status of each individual housing project. Eliminates operating subsidies for public housing units that have been continuously vacant for one year.  Authorizes the Secretary:  (1) to waive the single audit requirement for public housing agencies; and (2) to devise new auditing standards and procedures which more accurately reflect Federal expenditures and the financial status of public housing agencies.",2025-08-26T17:27:58Z,
101-s-2304,101,s,2304,Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-03-20,1990-03-29,Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,22,"Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere Act of 1990 - Title I:  HOPE Grants - Subtitle A:  HOPE for Public and Indian Housing Homeownership - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize planning and implementation matching grants for public and Indian housing homeownership.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B:  HOPE for HUD Multifamily Homeownership - Authorizes technical assistance, planning, and implementation matching grants for multifamily housing.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C:  HOPE for Homeownership through Nonprofit Organizations - Authorizes implementation matching grants to private nonprofit organizations to carry out homeownership programs. Authorizes appropriations. Title II:  Preservation of Low-Income Housing and Resident Homeownership - Retitles title II of the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 as the ""Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990."" Revises mortgage prepayment provisions. Authorizes approval of resident homeownership plans.  Sets forth related conditions. Title III:  Other HOPE Programs - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to establish the shelter plus care program to provide specified rental assistance in connection with related support services to homeless persons who are seriously mentally ill or who have chronic alcohol or drug problems.  Authorizes appropriations. Establishes a demonstration program to test the effectiveness of combining housing vouchers and support services to assist frail elderly persons to continue to live independently. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to establish the Operation Bootstrap program to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate certificate and voucher program assistance with public and private resources to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV:  Housing Opportunity Zones - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to designate Housing Opportunity Zones and approve Barrier-Removal Plans for cities and urban counties in order to remove legislative and administrative barriers to new and rehabilitated housing production.",2025-08-26T17:26:08Z,
101-hr-4245,101,hr,4245,Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-03-13,1990-04-02,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,41,"Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere Act of 1990 - Title I:  HOPE Grants - Subtitle A:  HOPE for Public and Indian Housing Homeownership - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize planning and implementation matching grants for public and Indian housing homeownership.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B:  HOPE for HUD Multifamily Homeownership - Authorizes technical assistance, planning, and implementation matching grants for multifamily housing.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C:  HOPE for Homeownership through Nonprofit Organizations - Authorizes implementation matching grants to private nonprofit organizations to carry out homeownership programs. Authorizes appropriations. Title II:  Preservation of Low-Income Housing and Resident Homeownership - Retitles title II of the Emergency Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 as the ""Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990."" Revises mortgage prepayment provisions. Authorizes approval of resident homeownership plans.  Sets forth related conditions. Title III:  Other HOPE Programs - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to establish the shelter plus care program to provide specified rental assistance in connection with related support services to homeless persons who are seriously mentally ill or who have chronic alcohol or drug problems.  Authorizes appropriations. Establishes a demonstration program to test the effectiveness of combining housing vouchers and support services to assist frail elderly persons to continue to live independently. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to establish the Operation Bootstrap program to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate certificate and voucher program assistance with public and private resources to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV:  Housing Opportunity Zones - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to designate Housing Opportunity Zones and approve Barrier-Removal Plans for cities and urban counties in order to remove legislative and administrative barriers to new and rehabilitated housing production.",2025-08-26T17:26:42Z,
101-hr-4248,101,hr,4248,Affordable Housing and First Home Buyer Assistance Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-03-13,1990-04-02,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Douglas, Chuck [R-NH-2]",NH,R,D000451,27,Affordable Housing and First Home Buyer Assistance Act of 1990 - Title I:  First Home Ownership Accounts - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit a personal deduction for specified contributions to a first home ownership account. Treats such account as an individual retirement account upon a first home purchase. Title II: Repeal of Taxation of Gain on Sale of Principal Residence - Amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the taxation of gain on the sale of a principal residence. Title III:  Mortgage Bonds and Credit Certificates - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend through 1993 the issue period for qualified mortgage bonds. Title IV:  Mortgage Insurance - Amends the National Housing Act with regard to adjustable rate single family mortgages to:  (1) increase maximum interest adjustments; and (2) repeal the aggregate fiscal year limit on such insured mortgages and loans. Authorizes a first-time homebuyer downpayment insurance demonstration program. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to provide a secondary market for downpayment loans. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize insurance for downpayment loans. Amends the National Housing Act to establish minimum Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund reserves. Title V:  Study Regarding Shared Equity Reserves - Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on shared equity mortgages for first-time homebuyers.  Authorizes appropriations.,2025-08-26T17:24:47Z,
101-s-2236,101,s,2236,Rural Rental Housing Affordability Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-03-06,1990-03-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]",KY,R,M000355,1,Rural Rental Housing Affordability Act of 1990 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to use a portion of the monthly reserve account to increase Farmers Home Administration rental housing subsidies.,2025-08-26T17:26:06Z,
101-hr-4157,101,hr,4157,"To establish the Modular Construction Commission and provide for national regulation of modular home construction, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1990-03-01,1990-03-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Erdreich, Ben [D-AL-6]",AL,D,E000201,11,"Establishes the Modular Construction Commission to carry out, through the National Evaluation Service of the Council of American Building Officials, a modular construction program.  Requires the program to provide for a system of modular codes and standards for each State and for inspection agencies to monitor compliance assurance programs of manufacturers of modular construction.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-hr-3928,101,hr,3928,Home Repairs for Older and Disabled Homeowners Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-01-31,1990-02-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20]",OH,D,O000001,20,"Home Repairs for Older and Disabled Homeowners Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to locally based nonprofit organizations, local governments, and Indian tribes to provide home repair services for low-income older homeowners and disabled homeowners.  Authorizes appropriations. Limits grants to two-year terms. Requires the Secretary to develop and distribute a program manual.",2025-08-26T17:28:51Z,
101-hr-3912,101,hr,3912,Reverse Mortgage Insurance for Older Americans Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-01-30,1990-02-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3]",TN,D,L000381,4,Reverse Mortgage Insurance for Older Americans Act of 1990 - Amends the National Housing Act with regard to the elderly homeowner equity conversion mortgage program to:  (1) increase the total number of insured mortgages; (2) set forth various reverse mortgage options; (3) permit the mortgagor to convert payment methods during the term of the mortgage; (4) limit mortgagor liability; and (5) require certain disclosures by the mortgagee regarding mortgagor liability and total mortgage cost.,2025-08-26T17:24:43Z,
101-hr-3876,101,hr,3876,Low-Income Housing Preservation Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1990-01-23,1990-02-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9]",IL,D,Y000013,2,Low-Income Housing Preservation Act of 1990 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to make the low-income housing mortgage prepayment limitation (and other specified housing provisions) permanent. Authorizes grants for low-income housing preservation. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income the gain from the sale or exchange of qualified low-income housing.,2025-08-26T17:27:28Z,
101-s-1967,101,s,1967,Drug Zone to Opportunity Zone Development Act,Housing and Community Development,1989-11-21,1989-11-21,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000148,0,"Drug Zone to Opportunity Zone Development Act - Title I: Revolving Fund - Establishes in the Treasury the Enterprise Zone Development Fund to provide funds for community development, job creation and skills training, and community consortia in high intensity drug zones. Authorizes 1990 through 1993 appropriations. Title II:  Enterprise Development Corps - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to encourage business and labor to establish an Enterprise Development Corps to provide entrepreneurial and technical assistance to enterprise zone development agencies, small businesses, and community organizations.",2025-08-26T17:25:41Z,
101-hr-3778,101,hr,3778,To amend and reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1988.,Housing and Community Development,1989-11-20,1989-12-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10]",NY,D,S000148,1,"Amends the Public Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1988 (under title V of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988) to extend the authorization of appropriations through 1992 for grants to eliminate drug-related crime in public housing projects. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development's congressional program report to consider the possibility of allowing private owners of assisted housing to receive such grants.  (Current law limits recipients to public housing agencies, including Indian housing authorities.) Amends grant application provisions and increases the scope of eligible grant activities.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-hr-3789,101,hr,3789,Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1990,Housing and Community Development,1989-11-20,1990-11-29,Became Public Law No: 101-645.,House,"Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4]",MN,D,V000087,112,"Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1990 - Title I:  Interagency Council on the Homeless - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act (SBMHAA) to authorize appropriations through FY 1992. Extends the Interagency Council on the Homeless through FY 1992. Title II:  Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program - Amends SBMHAA to authorize appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program through FY 1992. Requires the appointment of an Indian board member in any locality within which there is a reservation or a portion thereof. Title III:  Housing Assistance - Amends SBMHAA with regard to housing assistance.  States that the provisions and amendments of this title shall not take effect if the National Affordable Housing Act (S. 566) is enacted prior to this Act.  (S. 566, containing these same provisions and amendments, was enacted prior to this Act.) Title IV:  Use of Public Real Property to Assist the Homeless and Census Study - Amends SBMHAA to revise the process for identifying surplus Federal property and using it for the homeless to require:  (1) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, on a quarterly basis, to request Federal agency information regarding excess or underused buildings and real property; (2) an agency to respond within 25 days of such request; (3) the Secretary to identify within 30 days the suitability of such properties for homeless assistance, and to notify the appropriate agency promptly; (4) the agency to respond with regard to property availability within 45 days; (5) the Secretary to make such information available to the public (including a toll-free number and publication in the Federal Register) and transmit such information to the Interagency Council on the Homeless and to State and regional homeless assistance coordinators; (6) each agency to report annually to the Secretary regarding available properties; and (7) a 60-day holding period for making property available, and a 90-day application period. Directs the General Accounting Office (GAO) to study and report to the Congress about the counting of the homeless for the national census. Title V:  Health Care for the Homeless - Subtitle A: Categorical Grants for Primary Health Services and Substance Abuse Services - Amends the Public Health Service Act, with regard to grants for primary health and substance abuse services for the homeless, to waive the Medicaid provider requirement for an organization that provides such services free or without third-party reimbursement, including Federal, State, or insurance reimbursement.  States that voluntary donations shall not be considered reimbursements. Increases FY 1991 appropriations.  Authorizes FY 1992 through 1994 appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) to make matching grants to eligible entities for outreach and primary health services for homeless children.  Authorizes FY 1991 through 1993 appropriations. Subtitle B:  Formula Grants to States for Assistance Regarding Transition From Homelessness - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the block grant program for services to  homeless persons who are chronically ill, including:  (1) extending authorization of appropriations through FY 1994; and (2) increasing minimum allotments from $275,000 to $300,000 for the States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico; (3) extending coverage to substance abuse; and (4) providing special program consideration to veterans. Subtitle C:  Authorization of Appropriations for Community Demonstration Projects - Amends SBMHAA to authorize appropriations through FY 1993 for community demonstration projects for chronically mentally ill homeless persons. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1993 for community demonstration projects for alcohol and drug abuse treatment for homeless persons. Title VI:  Education, Training, Community Service, and Family Support - Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1990 (SIC) - Subtitle A:  Provisions Relating to Literacy and Education - Amends SBMHAA to authorize appropriations through FY 1993 for the statewide literacy initiative. Revises the grant program for the education of homeless children and youth to:  (1) permit grants to local agencies under specified conditions; (2) obligate specified funds for Indian programs and programs in the Territories; (3) provide programs for school personnel to heighten awareness of the education and related problems of homeless children and youth; and (4) provide for liaison with social service agencies and with homeless families. Authorizes:  (1) appropriations through FY 1993; and (2) States to reserve up to five percent of such funds for related State activities. Replaces the current exemplary grant program with a program of grants for the educational success of homeless children and youth. Provides with regard to such grants that:  (1) State educational agencies shall make funds available to local educational agencies; (2) services may be provided on school grounds or other nonsectarian facilities; (3) at least 50 percent of grant amounts shall be for primary education activities, and between 35 percent and 50 percent of grant amounts shall be for related activities; and (4) grant awards shall be for a two-year maximum. Subtitle B:  Job Training for the Homeless - Amends SBMHAA to authorize appropriations for job training for the homeless, and extend program authority, through FY 1993. Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to authorize job corps centers to provide services and facilities to homeless families in connection with State or local agencies. Subtitle C:  Emergency Community Services Homeless Grant Program - Amends SBMHAA to permit up to five percent of emergency community services grant amounts to be used for administrative costs.  Includes within eligible fund use:  (1) building renovation (limited to not more than 50 percent of funds); and (2) violence counseling and related training.  Authorizes appropriations through FY 1993. Subtitle D:  Evaluation and Reports - Amends SBMHAA to direct the Secretary to evaluate Department of Health and Human Services programs for the homeless and the effectiveness of coordinating such programs with other Federal and federally-assisted programs. Directs GAO to study and report to the appropriate congressional committees on the extent to which Federal laws or policies prevent Federal facilities (such as cafeterias) from making excess food available for the homeless. Subtitle E:  Homeless Prevention Demonstration Programs - Amends SBMHAA to authorize the Secretary to make up to 30 grants to eligible entities for comprehensive support services for low-income and very low-income homeless persons living in subsidized housing who are at risk of becoming homeless or who were previously homeless. Requires a participating entity to:  (1) establish at least one primary location family support center; and (2) employ family case managers. Limits grant amounts to $2,500,000 per year, or $4,000,000 for two years. Directs the Secretary to make up to five demonstration grants to local education agencies to provide training and support services to economically disadvantaged public housing residents (gateway programs).  Gives eligibility priority to single heads of households with young dependent children. Requires a program to provide:  (1) outreach programs; (2) literacy and bilingual education where appropriate; (3) remedial education; (4) employment training; and (5) child and dependent care.  Requires:  (1) independent program evaluations; and (2) the Secretary to report to the appropriate congressional committees. Authorizes FY 1991 through 1993 appropriations. Subtitle F:  Preventive Services Regarding Children of Homeless Families or Families at Risk of Homelessness - Amends the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to authorize the Secretary to make matching grants to State and local agencies for the prevention of child abuse and family separation with regard to children whose families are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. Requires:  (1) cooperative agreements with appropriate public and private agencies; (2) joint training of personnel; and (3) annual program reports to the Secretary. Requires the Secretary to conduct program evaluations and report to the Congress.  Authorizes FY 1992 appropriations. Title VII:  Veterans Programs - Amends SBMHAA of 1988 to authorize appropriations for veterans medical programs through FY 1992.",2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
101-s-1934,101,s,1934,A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide for the payment of fees for certain services provided to Indian Housing assisted under such Act.,Housing and Community Development,1989-11-20,1990-05-07,Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-878.,Senate,"Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]",ND,D,C000705,1,Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing to reimburse local governments located within the exterior boundaries of Indian reservations for providing Indian housing services in an amount equal to the local property tax that would be payable if the housing were subject to such tax.,2025-06-20T19:33:16Z,
101-hr-3716,101,hr,3716,Economic Development Loan Assistance Program Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-11-17,1989-12-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]",OH,D,T000350,21,"Economic Development Loan Assistance Program Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to community development corporations to reduce interest rates on urban economic development loans. Limits grant amounts to $2,000,000. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1990 through 1992 appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:26:34Z,
101-hr-3686,101,hr,3686,To amend the Fair Housing Act to eliminate the requirement that certain housing have special facilities and services to qualify as housing for older persons under that Act.,Housing and Community Development,1989-11-16,1989-11-20,Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.,House,"Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-43]",CA,R,P000005,25,Amends the Fair Housing Act to repeal the requirements that certain housing have special facilities and services to quality as housing for older persons under such Act.,2021-07-01T14:22:57Z,
101-hr-3666,101,hr,3666,To provide assistance to disaster victims through programs under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the community development block grant program and to provide for allocation of rural housing funds in the event of a disaster.,Housing and Community Development,1989-11-15,1989-11-15,"Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.",House,"Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16]",CA,D,P000047,2,Authorizes increased budget authority for disaster assistance with respect to the following housing programs:  (1) the moderate rehabilitation program under the United States Housing Act of 1937; (2) community and urban development block grants under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; and (3) the rural housing program under the Housing Act of 1949.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-s-1841,101,s,1841,Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-11-03,1989-11-03,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,3,"Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 - Title I: Ethics - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allocate certain housing assistance on a need-based formula. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require HUD to make funding decisions and assistance allocations public.  Prohibits advance disclosure of funding decisions and establishes civil monetary penalties for such violations. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to revise headquarters reserve categories.  Requires that amounts made available to the reserve be approved in appropriation Acts. Repeals the Secretary of HUD's authority to make grants for technical assistance, special projects, and new communities under the community development block grant program (CDBG). Permits the Secretary to set aside .1 percent of specified appropriations for technical assistance. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require that all HUD regulation and handbook waivers be in writing and specify the grounds for the waiver. Authorizes the Secretary to impose civil money penalties on mortgagees or lenders for specified violations. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary to impose civil money penalties on multifamily mortgagors for specified violations. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize the Secretary to impose civil money penalties on housing for the elderly or handicapped program mortgagors for specified violations. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary to impose civil money penalties on Government National Mortgage Association issuers for specified violations. Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to authorize the Secretary to impose civil money penalties on land developers for specified violations. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require expenditure reporting and registration of consultants, lobbyists, and others attempting to influence HUD decisions. Establishes civil money penalties for reporting violations. Title II:  Management Reform - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in HUD:  (1) a Chief Financial Officer to serve as the Secretary's principal financial management advisor; and (2) a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Comptroller. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for program evaluation and monitoring.  Authorizes the transfer of additional specified appropriations for management reform activities. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to provide for expedited congressional review of HUD rulemaking. Authorizes the use of national comparability studies in implementing section 8 (c)(2) (lower income rent adjustments) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to target community development block grant use to low and moderate income persons. Nullifies State laws permitting single family mortgagors to redeem foreclosed properties under the rehabilitation loan program of the Housing Act of 1964. Title III:  Federal Housing Administrative Reform - Amends the National Housing Act to require the Secretary to make available annually to the public an audited financial statement of the insurance funds established under such Act. Eliminates private investor-owners from the FHA single family mortgage insurance program.  Retains program eligibility for public and nonprofit investor-owners. Limits secondary residence (vacation home) program eligibility to instances of undue mortgagor hardship. Requires credit reviews (under standards prescribed by HUD) of persons acquiring FHA-mortgaged properties at any time during the life of the mortgage. Repeals title X (mortgage insurance for new communities land development) of the National Housing Act. Prohibits dealer and loan broker participation in the organization of property improvement loans.",2025-08-26T17:24:13Z,
101-s-1832,101,s,1832,A bill to amend and reauthorize the Public Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1988.,Housing and Community Development,1989-11-02,1989-11-02,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,L000123,3,"Amends the Public Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1988 (under title V of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988) to extend the authorization of appropriations through 1992 for grants to eliminate drug-related crime in public housing projects. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development's congressional program report to consider the possibility of allowing private owners of assisted housing to receive such grants.  (Current law limits recipients to public housing agencies, including Indian housing authorities.) Amends grant application provisions and increases the scope of eligible grant activities.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
101-hr-3570,101,hr,3570,Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-11-01,1989-11-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,30,"Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989 - Title I: Ethics - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allocate certain housing assistance on a need-based formula. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require HUD to make funding decisions and assistance allocations public.  Prohibits advance disclosure of funding decisions and establishes civil monetary penalties for such violations. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to revise headquarters reserve categories.  Requires that amounts made available to the reserve be approved in appropriation Acts. Repeals the Secretary of HUD's authority to make grants for technical assistance, special projects, and new communities under the community development block grant program (CDBG).  Permits the Secretary to set aside .1 percent of specified appropriations for technical assistance. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require that all HUD regulation and handbook waivers be in writing and specify the grounds for the waiver. Authorizes the Secretary to impose civil monetary penalties on mortgagees or lenders for specified violations. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary to impose civil monetary penalties on multifamily mortgagors for specified violations. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize the Secretary to impose civil monetary penalties on housing for the elderly or handicapped program mortgagors for specified violations. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary to impose civil monetary penalties on Government National Mortgage Association issuers for specified violations. Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to authorize the Secretary to impose civil monetary penalties on land developers for specified violations. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require expenditure reporting and registration of consultants, lobbyists, and others attempting to influence HUD decisions. Establishes civil monetary penalties for reporting violations. Title II:  Management Reform - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in HUD:  (1) a Chief Financial Officer to serve as the Secretary's principal financial management advisor; and (2) a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Comptroller. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for program evaluation and monitoring.  Authorizes the transfer of additional specified appropriations for management reform activities. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to provide for expedited congressional review of HUD rulemaking. Authorizes the use of national comparability studies in implementing section 8 (c)(2) (lower income rent adjustments) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to target community development block grant use to low- and moderate-income persons. Nullifies State laws permitting single family mortgagors to redeem foreclosed properties under the rehabilitation loan program of the Housing Act of 1964. Title III:  Federal Housing Administrative Reform - Amends the National Housing Act to require the Secretary to make available annually to the public an audited financial statement of the insurance funds established under such Act. Eliminates private investor-owners from the FHA single family mortgage insurance program.  Retains program eligibility for public and nonprofit investor-owners. Limits secondary residence (vacation home) program eligibility to instances of undue mortgagor hardship. Requires credit reviews (under standards prescribed by HUD) of persons acquiring FHA-mortgaged properties at any time during the life of the mortgage. Repeals title X (mortgage insurance for new communities land development) of the National Housing Act. Prohibits dealer and loan broker participation in the organization of property improvement loans.",2025-08-26T17:28:44Z,
101-s-1826,101,s,1826,Reverse Mortgage Insurance for Older Americans Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-11-01,1989-11-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL]",FL,D,G000352,1,Reverse Mortgage Insurance for Older Americans Act of 1989 - Amends the National Housing Act with regard to the elderly homeowner equity conversion mortgage program to:  (1) increase the total number of insured mortgages; (2) set forth various reverse mortgage options; (3) permit the mortgagor to convert payment methods during the term of the mortgage; (4) limit mortgagor liability; and (5) require certain disclosures by the mortgagee regarding mortgagor liability and total mortgage cost.,2025-08-26T17:27:42Z,
101-hr-3557,101,hr,3557,Public Housing One-Stop Perinatal Services Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-10-31,1989-11-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-5]",CA,D,P000197,21,"Public Housing One-Stop Perinatal Services Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide demonstration grants to public housing agencies for one-stop perinatal service facilities for pregnant and new mother public housing residents. Gives preference to public housing agencies in high infant mortality areas which provide adequate participant security. Limits aggregate grants to any one public housing project to $15,000. Requires:  (1) public housing agency grantees to report annually to the Secretary; and (2) the Secretary to report to the Congress within two years of enactment of this year. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:25:07Z,
101-hr-3559,101,hr,3559,Neighborhood Mortgage Lenders Accountability Act,Housing and Community Development,1989-10-31,1989-11-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21]",PA,R,R000243,1,"Neighborhood Mortgage Lenders Accountability Act - Amends the National Housing Act to prohibit basing mortgage costs and interest on loan amounts. Requires assessments of mortgagees' performances in meeting the lending needs of the community with respect to residential housing lending, and plans to remedy any deficiencies. Provides for standardization of mortgage servicing fees.",2025-08-26T17:25:58Z,
101-hr-3563,101,hr,3563,To provide for more representative allocation of funds for assisted housing.,Housing and Community Development,1989-10-31,1989-11-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-3]",WV,D,W000654,0,"Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to include ""available housing"" and ""economically disadvantaged areas"" among the criteria for Federal housing assistance. Repeals the maximum allocation for nonmetropolitan Federal housing assistance.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-s-1799,101,s,1799,Urban Homestead Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-10-26,1989-10-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO]",MO,R,B000611,0,Urban Homestead Act of 1989 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to make the tenant ownership program authority permanent. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial assistance directly to resident management corporations for homeownership technical assistance. Expands resident management corporation authority to replace purchased public housing units.,2025-08-26T17:26:37Z,
101-hjres-425,101,hjres,425,"Designating November 12 through 18, 1989, as ""Community Foundation Week"".",Housing and Community Development,1989-10-23,1989-11-17,Became Public Law No: 101-159.,House,"Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4]",MN,D,V000087,228,"Designates the week of November 12 through November 18, 1989, as Community Foundation Week.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
101-hr-3494,101,hr,3494,Secure Senior Citizens Housing Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-10-19,1989-11-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12]",NJ,R,C000809,0,Secure Senior Citizens Housing Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to:  (1) prohibit cost containment requirements that limit security features in elderly and handicapped housing; and (2) encourage their inclusion in such housing's design.,2025-08-26T17:29:12Z,
101-hr-3497,101,hr,3497,Home Repairs for Older and Disabled Homeowners Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-10-19,1989-11-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1]",NJ,D,F000215,1,"Home Repairs for Older and Disabled Homeowners Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to locally based nonprofit organizations, local governments, and Indian tribes to provide home repair services for low-income older homeowners and disabled homeowners.  Authorizes appropriations. Limits grants to two-year terms. Requires the Secretary to develop and distribute a program manual.",2025-08-26T17:25:53Z,
101-hr-3502,101,hr,3502,Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance and Prevention Formula Grant Amendments Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-10-19,1989-11-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21]",PA,R,R000243,17,"Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance and Prevention Formula Grant Amendments Act of 1989 - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to establish a formula grant program for homeless housing assistance to eligible States, metropolitan cities, or urban counties.",2025-08-26T17:28:56Z,
101-sjres-216,101,sjres,216,"A joint resolution designating November 12 through 18, 1989, as ""Community Foundation Week"".",Housing and Community Development,1989-10-19,1989-11-16,On motion to indefinitely postpone Agreed to without objection.,Senate,"Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]",MN,R,D000566,57,"Designates the week of November 12 through November 18, 1989, as Community Foundation Week.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
101-sres-193,101,sres,193,A resolution in recognition of the March for Housing.,Housing and Community Development,1989-10-07,1989-10-07,Referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]",NY,D,M001054,0,"Recognizes that the needs of the homeless and the ill-housed must receive attention and that the march to the Capitol on October 7, 1989, will not be forgotten.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
101-hr-3423,101,hr,3423,AIDS Opportunity Housing Act,Housing and Community Development,1989-10-05,1989-10-16,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7]",WA,D,M000404,43,AIDS Opportunity Housing Act - Title I:  Grants for AIDS Housing Information and Coordination Services - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to eligible organizations and agencies for AIDS housing information and for expanding housing assistance for persons with AIDS.  Provides for recipient confidentiality.  Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations. Title II:  AIDS Short-Term Supported Housing and Services Demonstration - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to authorize the Secretary to make grants for programs to prevent homelessness among persons with AIDS and to provide them with short-term supported housing and related services.  Provides for minority outreach.  Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations. Title III:  Permanent and Transitional Housing and Services - Increases FY 1990 and 1991 budget authority for housing assistance to persons with AIDS under the United States Housing Act of 1937 section eight certificate (including shared housing) and moderate rehabilitation for single room occupancy programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to States and metropolitan areas for community residences and services for persons with AIDS. Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations. States that a person with AIDS or its related conditions shall be considered handicapped for purposes of Department of Housing and Urban Development assistance.,2025-08-26T17:28:24Z,
101-hr-3405,101,hr,3405,Homeownership Made Easier Act,Housing and Community Development,1989-10-04,1989-10-16,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]",OH,D,K000009,16,"Homeownership Made Easier Act - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make matching contributions (income-based multiples of buyer contributions) to eligible buyers who have established a home savings certificate amount for the purchase of a principal residence.  Bases buyer eligibility on:  (1) length of time from previous residential ownership, if any; and (2) qualifying income in relation to State median income. Requires matching contributions to be used for downpayments and related closing costs. Limits:  (1) maximum buyer contributions matched by the Government; (2) aggregate matching contributions; and (3) income eligibility. Reserves 20 percent of program appropriations for low-income buyers. Requires:  (1) matching contributions to be used within seven years of issuance; and (2) contribution reductions if redeemed before three years of issuance. Requires depository institutions holding home accounts to provide the Secretary with specified account information. Requires monthly repayment of matching contributions and authorizes the Secretary to charge interest) over the period of the residence's mortgage. Requires the Secretary to include a program report in the annual housing report. Authorizes appropriations. Terminates the Secretary's authority to provide matching contributions four years after enactment of this Act.",2025-08-26T17:26:46Z,
101-hr-3391,101,hr,3391,Federal Housing Administration Safety and Soundness Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-10-02,1989-11-09,See H.R.1.,House,"Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10]",NY,D,S000148,24,Federal Housing Administration Safety and Soundness Act of 1989 - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish within the Department of Housing and Urban Development:  (1) a division of Mortgage Supervision within the Federal Housing Administration; and (2) a Director of Mortgagee Supervision. Amends the National Housing Act with regard to:  (1) minimum mortgagor payments; and (2) limitations on principal mortgage obligations.,2025-08-26T17:27:21Z,
101-hjres-412,101,hjres,412,"To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, the Federal Crime Insurance Program, and the Defense Production Act of 1950, to extend certain housing programs, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1989-09-28,1989-10-17,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,0,"Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program through FY 1991. Authorizes the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) to update flood-risk zone data through FY 1991. Requires the Director to report to private insurance companies as well as to the Congress on the National Flood Insurance Program. Prohibits the Director from implementing the program until nine months after submission of the report unless it would be impossible to continue to carry out the program operations effectively. Authorizes appropriations for specified studies. Requires the Director to conduct a study to determine the impact of relative sea level rise on the flood insurance rate maps and economic losses associated with estimated sea level rise.  Requires the Director to report the results of the study to the Congress. Amends the National Housing Act and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to reauthorize the Federal Crime Insurance Program through FY 1991.  Provides for continuation of existing contracts through FY 1992. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend specified rural housing assistance authorities through FY 1990. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to extend the emergency homeownership counseling program through FY 1990. Amends the Defense Production Act of 1950 to extend its programs through August 10, 1990.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
101-hr-3372,101,hr,3372,"To amend the National Housing Act of 1934 to limit eligibility for mortgage insurance based on borrower income, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1989-09-28,1989-10-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11]",PA,D,K000008,4,Amends the National Housing Act of 1934 to limit mortgage insurance eligibility to mortgagors whose family income is:  (1) 115 percent or less of area median family income; and (2) 125 percent or less of statewide median income. Repeals mortgage insurance ceilings on one-to-four family residences.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
101-s-1689,101,s,1689,Fairness in Federal Housing Admissions Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-09-28,1989-09-28,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]",DE,R,R000460,0,Fairness in Federal Housing Admissions Act of 1989 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to make a person or family evicted from public or assisted housing because of drug-related criminal activity ineligible for specified housing preferences.,2025-08-26T17:24:39Z,
101-hr-3278,101,hr,3278,Homebuyers and Renters Relief Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-09-14,1989-10-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10]",NY,D,S000148,23,"Homebuyers and Renters Relief Act of 1989 - Title I:  Tax Exclusion for Distributions for First-Time Home Purchase - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income certain retirement plan (individual retirement accounts, defined contribution plans) distributions used for a first-time home purchase. Title II:  Rental Housing Production - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make repayable advances to public and private sector project sponsors for rental housing construction and rehabilitation. Establishes in the Treasury the Rental Housing Production Fund.",2025-08-26T17:27:07Z,
101-s-1614,101,s,1614,Community Enterprise Revitalization Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-09-13,1989-09-13,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]",NY,R,D000018,2,"Community Enterprise Revitalization Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 with respect to the section 108 community development loan guarantee program to:  (1) permit States to pledge grants as security for nonentitlement area local government obligations; (2) define ""eligible public entity"" to include units of general local government or Indian tribes; (3) permit guarantees for new construction loans; (4) permit repayment periods of up to ten years; (5) authorize FY 1990 through 1992 credit limits; (6) increase maximum issuer loan guarantees; (7) allocate 70 percent of guarantees for metropolitan cities and urban counties, and 30 percent for nonentitlement area local governments and Indian tribes; (8) set annual guarantee limits for a metropolitan city or an urban county at $25,000,000, and for other entities at $5,000,000; (9) provide loan guarantee priority for projects in Federal or State enterprise zones; and (10) provide training and information activities.",2025-08-26T17:25:40Z,
101-hr-3234,101,hr,3234,Home Mortgage Overcharge Prevention Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-09-07,1989-09-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]",NC,D,P000523,7,Home Mortgage Overcharge Prevention Act of 1989 - Amends the National Housing Act to limit single family mortgage prepayment interest.,2025-08-26T17:26:59Z,
101-hr-3147,101,hr,3147,Escrow Account Statement Act,Housing and Community Development,1989-08-04,1989-08-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3]",FL,D,B000371,28,"Escrow Account Statement Act - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to mandate that an escrow servicer or lender that has established an escrow account in connection with a federally related mortgage loan submit to the borrower statements which clearly itemize:  (1) at the opening or closing of the account, the charges which are reasonably anticipated to be paid from the account; and (2) annually, the amounts actually paid from such account as well as the annual balance.  Establishes a civil penalty for failure to submit such itemized statements. Prohibits a lender from imposing preparation fees for escrow account statements.",2025-08-26T17:25:40Z,
101-hr-3175,101,hr,3175,Kendall Square Project Redevelopment and Real Property Reconveyance Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-08-04,1989-09-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8]",MA,D,K000110,10,"Kendall Square Project Redevelopment and Real Property Reconveyance Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to consent to an extension to August 30, 2000, of certain provisions of the Urban Renewal Plan and restrictions, agreements, and covenants of the deeds of conveyance applicable to certain property within the Kendall Square Urban Renewal Project Area conveyed to the United States by the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority of Massachusetts. Requires the Secretary, within six months of the enactment of this Act, to reconvey such disposable real property to the Authority. Directs the Authority to prepare and carry out a master plan for developing and reusing such property. Requires the plan to include the making of appropriate demolition, alterations, public improvements, and sale or lease of the property for housing and accessory uses.  Provides that no less than 30 percent of the housing units shall be for low- and moderate-income persons and families who will pay no more than 25 percent of their annual incomes for yearly rental.  Requires the Authority to pay the fair market value of such property to the Federal Government. Directs the Authority to cooperate with the Department of Transportation to secure additional space, if needed, for expansion of the Department's functions and facilities within the project area. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the current number of parking spaces continue to be made available to employees of the Department at the project area and that adequate facilities for the Department's warehousing, shipping, and receiving functions continue to be provided within the project area. Relieves the United States, upon reconveyance of the disposable real property, of all obligations to develop such property.",2025-08-26T17:28:12Z,
101-hr-3191,101,hr,3191,Department of Housing and Urban Development Accountability Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-08-04,1989-11-09,See H.R.1.,House,"Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10]",NY,D,S000148,32,"Department of Housing and Urban Development Accountability Act of 1989 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide for the following in the housing assistance selection process: (1) publication in the Federal Register of selection criteria and assistance availability; (2) documentation of selection decisions, including individual program documentation standards published in the Federal Register; and (3) specified applicant disclosure. Requires:  (1) the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding such activities and a related consultant fee limitation plan; and (2) the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to include in his semiannual reports an assessment of compliance with the requirements of this Act. Prohibits during any housing assistance selection process:  (1) an applicant from soliciting or obtaining any covered selection information from any HUD officer or employee; or (2) a HUD officer or employee from knowingly disclosing such information to any person other than a person authorized by the Secretary to receive it. Sets forth administrative, civil, and criminal penalties for disclosure violations. Directs the Secretary to consider any applicable low-income tax credit in establishing assisted housing owner profit levels.",2025-08-26T17:27:05Z,
101-hr-3208,101,hr,3208,Recycling of Existing Assets for Cost-Effective Housing Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-08-04,1989-09-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4]",MN,D,V000087,23,Recycling of Existing Assets for Cost-Effective Housing Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to establish State revolving funds for:  (1) homebuyer loans (priority for first-time or lower-income homebuyers); and (2) multifamily dwelling grants and loans. Requires State matching funds.  Prohibits property conveyance for five years. Sets forth property eligibility requirements. Directs the Secretary to make a State listing of such properties available upon request. Requires at least annual program reports by:  (1) State housing finance agencies to the Secretary; and (2) the Secretary to the Congress. Requires the General Accounting Office to audit the program at least annually. Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations.,2025-08-26T17:24:14Z,
101-hr-3101,101,hr,3101,HUD Reform Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-08-03,1989-08-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Brown, Hank [R-CO-4]",CO,R,B000919,12,HUD Reform Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act to reduce the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development's discretionary housing fund. Requires the Secretary to approve housing assistance applications by means of competitive procedures. Requires the Secretary to:  (1) compile and make available to the public information regarding Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) assistance allocation and application approval or denial; and (2) report such information to the House of Representatives and the Senate. Requires applicants to disclose consultant information. Prohibits the use  of HUD funds to lobby the Congress by HUD officials with regard to housing assistance. Requires the Secretary to review lower income homeownership loans for possible refinancing.,2025-08-26T17:28:40Z,
101-s-1491,101,s,1491,"A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a national eviction data center, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1989-08-03,1989-08-03,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]",AZ,D,D000185,4,Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing a National Eviction Data Center. Directs the Center to maintain records of persons evicted from certain public housing and to provide public housing agencies with such information upon request. Requires public housing agencies to provide the Center with tenant eviction information. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) establish safeguards for the use of such information with respect to housing eligibility; and (2) annually review such data for accuracy and remove information that is no longer useful.  Provides penalties for violations of such safeguard provisions. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to make persons evicted from public housing because of criminal activity or crimes of violence ineligible for public housing for ten years.,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
101-hr-3078,101,hr,3078,HUD Equity Restoration Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-08-02,1989-08-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1]",NY,D,H000670,3,"HUD Equity Restoration Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to impose sanctions, including imposition of civil penalties and revocation of a transfer, for improper conveyance or use of properties under an urban homestead program after January 1, 1981.",2025-08-26T17:24:21Z,
101-s-1479,101,s,1479,Housing Affordability Act,Housing and Community Development,1989-08-02,1989-08-02,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT]",CT,D,L000304,0,"Housing Affordability Act - Title I:  Homeowner Assistance - Amends the National Housing Act to revise Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage criteria to:  (1) allow home purchases of up to 95 percent of the median home price in the local metropolitan area; (2) limit mortgages to principal residences; and (3) limit mortgagors to persons whose income does not exceed 200 percent of the median income for the metropolitan area in which the property is located. Title II:  Retirement Plan Investments in Principal Residences - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit first-time homebuyers (persons and spouses having no principal residence ownership interest within three years of the intended home purchase) to withdraw individual retirement account (IRA) funds tax-free to use for a residential downpayment.  Treats such distribution as a ""qualified home purchase loan"" requiring full repayment upon such residence's sale or transfer. Title III:  Federal Government Cooperative Program With the Advanced Building Consortium- Advanced Building Consortium Act - Establishes the Advanced Buildings Consortium as a nongovernmental instrument to promote the use of new, cost-saving building technologies. Provides for Federal-Consortium cooperation to develop and implement programs to use new technologies in Federal buildings. Authorizes appropriations for the Consortium's first two years of operation. Sets forth participating Federal agency and Consortium reporting requirements.",2025-08-26T17:26:34Z,
101-s-1483,101,s,1483,Transitional Housing Child Care Services Act,Housing and Community Development,1989-08-02,1989-08-02,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]",CA,D,C000877,1,Transitional Housing Child Care Services Act - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide child care assistance for transitional housing residents.,2025-08-26T17:25:02Z,
101-s-1443,101,s,1443,"A bill to designate Bowling Green, Kentucky as an urbanized area.",Housing and Community Development,1989-07-31,1989-10-13,Referred to the Subcommittee on Census and Population.,Senate,"Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY]",KY,D,F000268,1,"Requires the Director of the Bureau of the Census to consider designating Bowling Green, Kentucky, as an urbanized area.",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
101-s-1406,101,s,1406,Safe and Decent Housing Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-07-26,1989-07-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]",PA,R,H000456,6,"Safe and Decent Housing Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing Act of 1937 to permit a housing agency to waive administrative eviction hearings in cases of tenant criminal activity, including drug-related activity. Requires the agency to notify the local post office of any such tenant eviction.",2025-08-26T17:28:49Z,
101-hr-2997,101,hr,2997,Federal Surplus Property for Affordable Housing Development Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-07-25,1989-08-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1]",RI,R,M000015,10,Federal Surplus Property for Affordable Housing Development Act of 1989 - Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Federal Surplus Property which shall select surplus real property for the housing demonstration program authorized by this Act. Terminates the Task Force upon completion of its duties. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a demonstration program to convey surplus property to States to provide rental and homeownership opportunities for very low and lower income families. Authorizes:  (1) the Administrator of General Services to transfer surplus real property to the Secretary; and (2) the Secretary to convey such property to a State to be used as provided for by this Act. Sets forth reporting requirements of the States and the Secretary.,2025-08-26T17:26:49Z,
101-hr-3006,101,hr,3006,Reverse Mortgage Insurance for Older Americans Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-07-25,1989-08-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1]",NJ,D,F000215,1,Reverse Mortgage Insurance for Older Americans Act of 1989 - Amends the National Housing Act with regard to the elderly homeowner equity conversion mortgage program to:  (1) increase the total number of insured mortgages; (2) modify the maximum value of convertible home equity (95 percent of median home price in the United States or in a particular area); (3) set forth various reverse mortgage options; (4) permit the mortgagor to convert payment methods during the term of the mortgage; (5) limit mortgagor liability; and (6) require certain disclosures by the mortgagee regarding mortgagor liability and total mortgage cost.,2025-08-26T17:26:03Z,
101-s-1405,101,s,1405,Displaced Homemakers and Single Parents Homeownership Assistance Act,Housing and Community Development,1989-07-25,1989-07-25,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS]",KS,R,K000017,10,Displaced Homemakers and Single Parents Homeownership Assistance Act - States that displaced homemakers and single parents shall not be deemed ineligible for Federal assistance for first-time homebuyers on the basis of previous home ownership or residence while married or a homemaker.,2025-08-26T17:25:30Z,
101-hr-2951,101,hr,2951,Family Housing Options Program Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-07-20,1989-08-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8]",MD,R,M000941,73,"Family Housing Options Program Act of 1989 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to reserve at least five percent of section 8 housing assistance for families affected by domestic violence and for homeless families.  Requires administration of such program through the local public housing agencies. Permits assistance to be used in shared housing arrangements if the family receiving assistance so consents.  States that rent contributions made by a family in such an arrangement shall not be considered income to the participating family for purposes of specified housing assistance eligibility. Includes among State allocation factors the number of transitional and emergency shelters, domestic violence shelters, and the number of families served by such programs. Requires:  (1) each State to make an annual program report to the Secretary  of Housing and Urban Development; and (2) the Secretary to include a summary of such reports in the annual section 8 report.",2025-08-26T17:25:23Z,
101-s-1371,101,s,1371,Rural Housing Revitalization Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-07-20,1989-07-20,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC]",NC,D,S000055,15,"Rural Housing Revitalization Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the Secretary of Agriculture's rural housing loan insurance and guarantee, rental assistance payment contract, rental housing loan, and mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authorities through FY 1991.  Authorizes appropriations to the Farmers Home Administration through FY 1991 to carry out this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to defer payment of up to 20 percent of the principal on a loan made or insured for housing and buildings on adequate farms where deferral is necessary to enable the borrower to afford payment on the loan and certain other conditions are met. Directs the Secretary to designate as targeted underserved areas 60 counties and communities in FY 1990 and 100 counties and communities in FY 1991 that have severe, unmet housing needs.  Defines eligibility criteria and requires an outreach program and set-asides of assistance for such areas.  Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants for such areas for the development of housing assistance capacity (capacity building grants). Directs the Secretary to provide 90 percent-guaranteed loans to moderate income borrowers with less than the median income of an area for the acquisition or construction of a single-family principal residence.  Mandates priority to first-time buyers and permits as a loan condition successful completion of a homebuyer counseling program. Requires the Secretary also to provide 90 percent-guaranteed loans for housing rehabilitation in certain areas the Secretary shall target.  Requires the Secretary to provide technical assistance to borrowers, lenders, and realtors in the guaranteed loan program. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to nonprofit organizations to demonstrate effective public-private partnerships for the development of low-income rural housing.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 and 1991. Provides for the continuing availability of deobligated funds and the reallocation of other funds under housing preservation grants. Directs the Secretary, in the event of default involving a security interest in tribal allotted or trust land, to pursue liquidation only after offering to transfer the account to, and after liquidation to sell, transfer, or otherwise alienate the property only to, an eligible tribal member, the tribe, or an Indian housing authority. Provides for the transfer of inventory under the loan program for housing and buildings on adequate farms to the insured loan program for housing and related facilities for domestic farm labor.",2025-08-26T17:25:37Z,
101-hr-2928,101,hr,2928,Urban Housing Rehabilitation Loan Revitalization Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-07-19,1989-08-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6]",NY,D,F000184,0,Urban Housing Rehabilitation Loan Revitalization Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to obligate specified amounts of rehabilitation loan funds for low and moderate income first-time urban homeowners. Extends such rehabilitation loan program through FY 1991.,2025-08-26T17:26:00Z,
101-s-1297,101,s,1297,Small Day Care Center Assistance Act,Housing and Community Development,1989-07-12,1989-07-12,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN]",MN,R,D000566,0,"Small Day Care Center Assistance Act - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to define the term ""mortgage"" to include a mortgage secured by a one-to-four family residential property that is occupied as a residence and in which child care service is legally provided.",2025-08-26T17:24:12Z,
101-hr-2850,101,hr,2850,Lower Income Homeownership Refinancing Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-07-11,1989-07-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11]",CA,D,L000090,5,"Lower Income Homeownership Refinancing Act - Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to periodically review lower income homeownership assistance contracts to determine whether a mortgage, loan, or credit advance should be refinanced. Directs the Secretary to provide specified financial assistance to encourage such refinancing. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:28:34Z,
101-hr-2779,101,hr,2779,Community Enterprise Revitalization Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-06-28,1989-07-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21]",PA,R,R000243,47,"Community Enterprise Revitalization Act of 1989 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 with respect to the section 108 community development loan guarantee program to:  (1) permit States to pledge grants as security for nonentitlement area local government obligations; (2) define ""eligible public entity"" to include units of general local government or Indian tribes; (3) permit guarantees for new construction loans; (4) permit repayment periods of up to 20 years; (5) authorize FY 1990 through 1992 credit limits; (6) increase maximum issuer loan guarantees; (7) allocate 70 percent of guarantees for metropolitan cities and urban counties, and 30 percent for nonentitlement area local governments and Indian tribes; (8) set annual guarantee limits for a metropolitan city or an urban county at $25,000,000, and for other entities at $5,000,000; (9) provide loan guarantee priority for projects in Federal or State enterprise zones; and (10) provide training and information activities.",2025-08-26T17:24:50Z,
101-hr-2759,101,hr,2759,Transitional Housing Child Care Services Act,Housing and Community Development,1989-06-27,1989-07-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-20]",NY,D,L000480,0,Transitional Housing Child Care Services Act - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide child care assistance for transitional housing residents.,2025-08-26T17:27:40Z,
101-hr-2743,101,hr,2743,Community Housing Investment Partnership Act,Housing and Community Development,1989-06-22,1989-07-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3]",OR,D,W000779,1,"Community Housing Investment Partnership Act -  Title I:  Section 312 Rehabilitation Loan Fund - Authorizes FY 1990 appropriations for the housing rehabilitation loan program under section 312 of the Housing Act of 1964 (thus restoring program funding). Title II:  Homeownership Through Sweat Equity Demonstration - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to State and local housing development agencies (agency) for sweat equity programs that utilize the labor and services of homeless and low-income families to rehabilitate abandoned and vacant housing for rental and ownership by such persons. Requires a participating agency to provide:  (1) 25 percent matching funds; (2) participants with home maintenance and financial management training; and (3) the Secretary with project reports. Sets annual agency grant limits. Directs the Secretary to make certain vacant real property available for program purchase.  Limits any property's purchase price to the lesser of 90 percent of its outstanding mortgage balance or its market value. Authorizes the Secretary to finance agency acquisitions of Department of Housing and Urban Development housing through purchase money mortgages. Authorizes the Secretary to provide agencies with technical assistance. Requires the Secretary to submit a program report to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1990 appropriations. Title III:  Eligibility for Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Grants - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to make areas eligible for Nehemiah housing opportunity grants that have rehabilitation needs on 30 percent of the lots in a neighborhood of contiguous blocks. (Current law requires contiguous parcels of land.) Title IV:  Grants for Security Deposit Loan Fund Demonstration Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to housing agencies for three-year demonstration projects to assist low-income families with rental security deposits. Requires participating agencies to:  (1) establish a security deposit revolving loan fund; (2) provide families with financial counseling; and (3) provide the Secretary with annual project evaluations and reports, and a final report. Requires the Secretary to:  (1) provide informational and technical assistance; and (2) provide the Congress with annual reports and a final program report. Authorizes appropriations. Title V:  Eligibility for Enterprise Zone Designation - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to revise enterprise zone designation criteria so that a community meeting one of the following criteria will qualify for such designation:  (1) unemployment rate at least 1.5 times the national average; (2) at least 20 percent of the population below the poverty rate; (3) at least 70 percent of the households with incomes below 80 percent of the area median; and (4) at least a 20 percent population decrease.",2025-08-26T17:28:36Z,
101-hr-2615,101,hr,2615,Displaced Homemakers and Single Parents Homeownership Assistance Act,Housing and Community Development,1989-06-13,1989-07-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8]",MD,R,M000941,18,Displaced Homemakers and Single Parents Homeownership Assistance Act - States that displaced homemakers and single parents shall not be deemed ineligible for Federal assistance for first-time homebuyers on the basis of previous home ownership or residence while married or a homemaker.,2025-08-26T17:24:20Z,
101-hr-2559,101,hr,2559,Kendall Square Project Redevelopment and Real Property Reconveyance Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-06-06,1989-06-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8]",MA,D,K000110,0,"Kendall Square Project Redevelopment and Real Property Reconveyance Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to consent to an extension to August 30, 2000, of certain provisions of the Urban Renewal Plan and restrictions, agreements, and covenants of the deeds of conveyance applicable to certain property within the Kendall Square Urban Renewal Project Area conveyed to the United States by the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority of Massachusetts. Requires the Secretary, within six months of the enactment of this Act, to reconvey such disposable real property to the Authority. Directs the Authority to prepare and carry out a master plan for developing and reusing such property. Requires the plan to include the making of appropriate demolition, alterations, public improvements, and sale or lease of the property for housing and accessory uses.  Provides that no less than 30 percent of the housing units shall be for low- and moderate-income persons and families who will pay no more than 25 percent of their annual incomes for yearly rental.  Requires the Authority to pay the fair market value of such property to the Federal Government. Directs the Authority to cooperate with the Department of Transportation to secure additional space, if needed, for expansion of the Department's functions and facilities within the project area. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the current number of parking spaces continue to be made available to employees of the Department at the project area and that adequate facilities for the Department's warehousing, shipping, and receiving functions continue to be provided within the project area. Relieves the United States, upon reconveyance of the disposable real property, of all obligations to develop such property.",2025-08-26T17:25:16Z,
101-hr-2560,101,hr,2560,White House Conference on Homelessness Act,Housing and Community Development,1989-06-06,1989-06-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18]",TX,D,L000237,52,White House Conference on Homelessness Act - Directs the President to call a National White House Conference on Homelessness.  Provides for State and regional conferences.  Requires a report to the President and to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations.,2025-08-26T17:27:23Z,
101-hr-2564,101,hr,2564,Fair Housing for Americans of All Ages Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-06-06,1989-09-18,Executive Comment Requested from HUD.,House,"Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-15]",FL,R,S000303,14,Fair Housing for Americans of All Ages Act of 1989 - Amends the Fair Housing Act to repeal the prohibitions with respect to familial status-based discrimination. Directs the United States Commission on Civil Rights to:  (1) conduct a study of familial status-based housing discrimination; and (2) report the results of such study to the Congress.,2025-08-26T17:25:39Z,
101-hr-2458,101,hr,2458,Homeownership Through Sweat Equity Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-05-23,1989-06-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3]",OR,D,W000779,0,Homeownership Through Sweat Equity Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a demonstration matching grant program to acquire abandoned or vacant housing for rehabilitation by homeless and low-income families. Authorizes technical assistance for participating housing development agencies. Requires the Secretary to submit a program report to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1990 appropriations.,2025-08-26T17:28:49Z,
101-hr-2420,101,hr,2420,Cooperative Housing Opportunity Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-05-18,1989-06-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6]",CT,R,J000163,7,"Cooperative Housing Opportunity Act of 1989 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make matching grants to States to acquire, construct, or rehabilitate limited equity cooperative housing for low and moderate income families. Permits such grants to be used for technical assistance and seed money revolving funds. Sets forth project eligibility requirements, including:  (1) project size, cost, and standards; (2) equity buildup; and (3) family eligibility. Authorizes FY 1990 through 1992 appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:27:12Z,
101-s-1034,101,s,1034,Permanent Housing for Homeless Americans Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-05-18,1989-05-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN]",TN,D,G000321,5,Permanent Housing for Homeless Americans Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide FY 1990 and 1991 housing assistance for homeless or low-income individuals and families under the following programs: (1) section 8 assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937; (2) section 8 moderate rehabilitation assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937; (3) modernization of vacant public housing under the United States Housing Act of 1937; (4) rental rehabilitation under the United States Housing Act of 1937; and (5) funding for the rehabilitation of State and local government in rem properties under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Requires an annual program report to the Congress.,2025-08-26T17:28:24Z,
101-s-1081,101,s,1081,Community Housing Partnership Act,Housing and Community Development,1989-05-18,1989-05-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,L000123,6,"Community Housing Partnership Act - Title I:  Housing Education and Organizational Support Grants for Community Based Housing Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing education and organizational support grants directly to nonprofit organizations or indirectly to States and cities to assist such organizations. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning with FY 1989. Title II:  Community Housing and Partnership Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide community partnership grants directly to nonprofit organizations or indirectly to States and cities to assist such organizations. Divides appropriations among:  (1) urban community housing partnership grants; (2) State community housing partnership grants; and (3) direct community housing partnership grants. Sets forth the following eligible activities:  (1) technical assistance and site control loans; (2) seed-money loans; (3) matching grants or loans; and (4) technical and management assistance for nonprofit sponsors. Sets forth rental project and home ownership eligibility provisions, including:  (1) occupancy by lower income families; (2) profit limitations; (3) funding coordination; (4) tax treatment; and (5) affirmative action requirements. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning with FY 1989. Title III:  General Provisions - Defines specified terms for purposes of this Act.",2025-08-26T17:26:33Z,
101-hr-2388,101,hr,2388,Rural Housing Improvement Act of 1989,Housing and Community Development,1989-05-17,1989-06-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10]",PA,R,M000399,31,"Rural Housing Improvement Act of 1989 - Title I:  Rural Housing Loan Guarantees - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to establish a guaranteed loan program for moderate income rural borrowers to acquire or rehabilitate single-family homes. Gives priority to first-time homebuyers. Provides for:  (1) lender guarantee fees; (2) loan refinancing; (3) nonassumption of loans; and (4) geographic loan targeting. Title II:  Agricultural Mortgage Secondary Market - Amends the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to expand the definition of ""agricultural real estate"" for purposes of the agricultural mortgage secondary market. Title III:  Technical Assistance - Provides technical assistance for the programs under titles I and II of this Act.  Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-26T17:26:29Z,