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
104-hr-4235,104,hr,4235,Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1996-09-27,1996-10-04,Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.,House,"Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13]",PA,R,F000332,0,Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1996 - Amends the Fair Housing Act with respect to discriminatory housing practices to:  (1) limit civil litigation to intending tenants; (2) require the practice to be intentionally discriminatory; (3) exempt from liability publishers (such as newspapers) that reasonably rely on presented advertising material; and (4) award litigation costs to prevailing parties.,2025-08-21T20:15:13Z,
104-s-2142,104,s,2142,"A bill to provide for the inclusion of certain counties in North Carolina in certain metropolitan statistical areas, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1996-09-27,1996-09-27,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC]",NC,R,F000437,0,Provides for the inclusion of certain counties in North Carolina in certain metropolitan statistical areas.,2025-01-14T19:03:55Z,
104-hr-4141,104,hr,4141,Department of Housing and Urban Development Owner-Occupancy Enforcement Act,Housing and Community Development,1996-09-24,1996-09-24,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5]",WI,D,B000177,0,Department of Housing and Urban Development Owner-Occupancy Enforcement Act - Requires that purchasers of single family homes owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) be notified about the penalties for fraud and false statements regarding their intention to occupy and use such residence as their principal residence.  Bars violators from future HUD assistance or program participation.,2025-08-21T20:14:31Z,
104-hr-4132,104,hr,4132,Robert Stodola Homeless Veterans Assistance Act,Housing and Community Development,1996-09-23,1996-09-23,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2]",WA,R,M000669,0,"Robert Stodola Homeless Veterans Assistance Act - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to require each city, county, State, and Indian tribe which is provided assistance under the following programs to ensure that not less than 20 percent of the total amount received by such entity is used for activities benefiting homeless veterans:  (1) the emergency shelter grants program; (2) the supportive housing program; (3) the safe havens for homeless individuals demonstration program; (4) a program for single room occupancy dwellings; (5) the shelter plus care program; and (6) the rural homelessness grant program.  Provides an identical requirement with respect to the innovative homeless initiatives demonstration program under the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993.  Allows a waiver of such requirement in each case upon a determination that general program funds will remain unused for an unreasonable period of time unless the waiver is permitted.",2025-08-21T20:15:26Z,
104-hr-4085,104,hr,4085,To terminate the property disposition program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development providing single family properties for use for the homeless.,Housing and Community Development,1996-09-17,1996-09-17,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6]",LA,R,B000072,2,Terminates the Department of Housing and Urban Development's program of disposition of single family properties for use by the homeless.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
104-hr-4063,104,hr,4063,Conforming Loan Limit Correction Act,Housing and Community Development,1996-09-12,1996-09-12,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises.",House,"Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2]",NY,R,L000155,1,"Conforming Loan Limit Correction Act - Amends the National Housing Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to revise specified loan limit provisions with respect to the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Federal Housing Administration.",2025-08-21T20:16:27Z,
104-hr-4064,104,hr,4064,Community Housing Right to Know Act,Housing and Community Development,1996-09-12,1996-09-12,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Klink, Ron [D-PA-4]",PA,D,K000270,1,Community Housing Right to Know Act - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to notify and consult with the unit of general local government within which an assisted multifamily housing project is to be located before providing any low-income housing assistance for such project.,2025-08-21T20:15:29Z,
104-s-2070,104,s,2070,Homeowners Empowerment and Protection Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1996-09-12,1996-09-12,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]",OR,D,W000779,1,"Homeowners Empowerment and Protection Act of 1996 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish uniform Federal agency procedures with respect to application and homeowner notice requirements for the conduct of activities that generate pollutants or other adverse impacts with the potential to reduce private home values. Directs each agency to:  (1) require any person filing an application to conduct property impacting activity to provide affected homeowners with written notice; (2) provide a toll-free telephone number for homeowner response; and (3) investigate the proposed activity's impact on home values. Creates a homeowner right of action, including class action authority, for certain home value reductions.",2025-08-21T20:15:04Z,
104-hr-4019,104,hr,4019,Fair Housing Reform and Freedom of Speech Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1996-09-04,1996-10-04,Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.,House,"Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-49]",CA,R,B000461,22,"Fair Housing Reform and Freedom of Speech Act of 1996 - Amends the Fair Housing Act to permit a dwelling restriction relating to number of unrelated inhabitants, building proximity, or inhabitant's criminal record if such restriction's purpose is to limit land use to single family dwellings. States that such Act shall not be construed to apply to lawful activity, including a legal action, engaged in solely to:  (1) achieve or prevent governmental action; or (2) receive a judicial interpretation of any provision of such Act.",2025-08-21T20:16:22Z,
104-hr-3963,104,hr,3963,Housing Fraud Prevention Act,Housing and Community Development,1996-08-02,1996-08-23,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-21]",PA,R,E000187,12,Housing Fraud Prevention Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit rental subsidies for a unit rented to a member of the owner's family.,2025-08-21T20:16:32Z,
104-hr-3964,104,hr,3964,Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act,Housing and Community Development,1996-08-02,1996-08-23,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2]",NY,R,L000155,0,Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to establish block grants for rental assistance and flexible homeless assistance. Sets forth program provisions.  Authorizes appropriations. Revises functions of the Interagency Council on the Homeless. Authorizes appropriations. Makes conforming amendments to:  (1) the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993; (2) the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992; (3) the Housing Act of 1949; and (4) the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.  Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to eliminate the single room occupancy dwelling assistance program.,2025-08-21T20:16:09Z,
104-s-2042,104,s,2042,Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1996-08-02,1996-08-02,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL]",FL,R,M000019,3,TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  FHA-Insured Multifamily Housing Mortgage and           Housing Assistance Restructuring      Title II:  Enforcement Provisions           Subtitle A:  FHA Single Family and Multifamily Housing           Subtitle B:  FHA Multifamily Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1996 - Title I:  FHA-Insured Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to enter into agreements with participating administrative entities (with preference given to State housing finance agencies) to develop and implement mortgage restructuring and rental assistance plans for FHA-insured multifamily housing mortgages in order to:  (1) reduce expiring section 8 contracts costs; (2) address troubled projects; and (3) correct management and ownership deficiencies. Includes two-tiered mortgage restructuring among plan incentives. Terminates program authority as of a specified date. Title II:  Enforcement Provisions - Directs the Secretary to issue implementing regulations. Subtitle A:  FHA Single Family and Multifamily Housing - Amends the National Housing Act to expand HUD authorities with respect to: (1) lender sanctions; (2) equity skimming; and (3) civil money penalties. Subtitle B:  FHA Multifamily - Amends the National Housing Act and the Housing Act of 1937 to expand multifamily housing- related civil money penalties. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to extend the double damages remedy.,2025-08-21T20:16:30Z,
104-hr-3897,104,hr,3897,Senior Citizens Homeownership Protection Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1996-07-25,1996-08-07,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2]",NY,R,L000155,16,Senior Citizens Homeownership Protection Act of 1996 - Amends the National Housing Act to convert the senior homeowner home equity conversion mortgage insurance authority from a demonstration to a permanent program. Revises related consumer education provisions.  Obligates funds for counseling and consumer education.,2025-08-21T20:15:34Z,
104-hr-3865,104,hr,3865,One Strike Enforcement Act,Housing and Community Development,1996-07-22,1996-08-07,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9]",NJ,D,T000317,0,One Strike Enforcement Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require that Federal public housing assistance to public housing authorities be withheld in a State that prevents or impairs the eviction of a public housing tenant for a lease violation sufficient for such eviction.,2025-08-21T20:14:26Z,
104-hr-3740,104,hr,3740,Community Development Block Grant Performance Fund and HOME Performance Fund Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1996-06-27,1996-07-12,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2]",NY,R,L000155,0,"TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  Performance Funds      Title II:  Developing Communities Initiative      Title III:  Miscellaneous Programs Community Development Block Grant Performance Fund and HOME Performance Fund Act of 1996 - Title I:  Performance Funds - Subtitle A:  Community Development Block Grant Performance Fund - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to consolidate specified housing programs into a Community Development Block Grant Performance Fund.  Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to make community development block grant authority for colonias permanent. (Sec. 17) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to make loan guarantee funding authority permanent. (Sec. 18) Authorizes challenge grant funds to be used for job creation activities. (Sec. 20) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to terminate the Youthbuild program as of a specified date.  Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to terminate: (1) the public housing early childhood development program; and (2) the neighborhood development demonstration program. Subtitle B:  Home Performance Fund - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to authorize appropriations for the HOME Investment Partnership program. (Sec. 28) Increases Indian allocations.  Revises resource allocation provisions. (Sec. 31) Requires:  (1) Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California to obligate funds for colonias; and (2) States with significant numbers of migrant farmworkers to obligate funds for their assistance. (Sec. 33) Requires challenge grants for homeownership zone assistance. (Sec. 35) Authorizes:  (1) affordable housing program loan guarantees; (2) joint grants to educational institutions and State and local governments; (3) funds to carry out the Community Outreach Partnership Act of 1992; and (4) funds for lead-based paint reduction. (Sec. 40) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to terminate:  (1) the national homeownership trust demonstration; (2) the HOPE for homeownership of multifamily units; and (3) the HOPE for homeownership of single family homes.  Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to terminate the lead-based paint hazard reduction grant program as of a specified date. Title II:  Developing Communities Initiative - Authorizes assistance for community initiatives in targeted communities. Obligates funds under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 for such program. Title III:  Miscellaneous Programs - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for Department of Housing and Urban Development research and development programs. (Sec. 63) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations for the fair housing initiatives program. (Sec. 64) Amends the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for the lead-based paint target housing reduction program (for activities prior to the termination date required by this Act).",2025-08-21T20:15:52Z,
104-hr-3741,104,hr,3741,Housing Enforcement Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1996-06-27,1996-07-12,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2]",NY,R,L000155,0,"TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  FHA Single Family and Multifamily      Title II:  FHA Multifamily Housing Enforcement Act of 1996 - Title I:  FHA Single Family and Multifamily - Amends the National Housing Act (Act) to exempt the Mortgage Review Board (Board) from certain bankruptcy stay provisions.  Authorizes the Board to immediately suspend a mortgage under specified conditions. (Sec. 12) Extends (and increases) equity skimming penalties to 1-to-4 family residences.  Expands the scope of penalties for mortgagees, lenders, and other Federal Housing Administration (FHA) program participants. Title II:  FHA Multifamily - Amends the Act to extend certain multifamily mortgagor civil penalties (and the scope of such penalties) to general partners of a partnership mortgagor, or officers or directors of corporate mortgagors. (Sec. 21) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to establish civil money penalties for specified rental housing (section 8) violations by owners and other liable parties.",2025-08-21T20:15:38Z,
104-hr-3742,104,hr,3742,FHA Single Family Housing Reform Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1996-06-27,1996-07-12,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2]",NY,R,L000155,0,"TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  Product Flexibility and Insurance      Title II:  Claims and Property Disposition Reform Initiatives      Title III:  Streamlining Proposals FHA Single Family Housing Reform Act of 1996 - Title I:  Product Flexibility and Insurance - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish:  (1) alternative mortgage insurance premium structures; and (2) demonstrations of underwriting, premiums, and insurance products to expand home ownership opportunities. Extends Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance authority. Title II:  Claims and Property Disposition Reform Initiatives - Revises single family claims procedures. Title III:  Streamlining Proposals - Revises eligibility and warranty provisions. Authorizes:  (1) delegation of insuring authority to direct endorsement mortgagees; and (2) use of amounts borrowed from family for downpayments. Revises home equity conversion program provisions with respect to:  (1) insurance limitations; and (2) consumer education requirements. Provides 100 percent condominium mortgage insurance for disasters. Repeals authority for Housing Insurance Fund expenditures to correct or compensate for substantial defects in mortgaged homes.",2025-08-21T20:14:23Z,
104-hr-3743,104,hr,3743,FHA Multifamily Housing Reform Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1996-06-27,1996-07-12,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises.",House,"Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2]",NY,R,L000155,0,TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  FHA Multifamily Housing      Title II:  Housing for Special Populations      Title III:  Extensions of Existing Authority FHA Multifamily Housing Reform Act of 1996 - Title I:  FHA Multifamily Housing - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to:  (1) insure first (and second) mortgages secured by multifamily housing projects or health care facilities and engage in other credit enhancement activities; and (2) enter into risk-sharing arrangements with qualified participating entities and housing finance agencies. Sets forth program provisions. Title II:  Housing for Special Populations - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 and the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to:  (1) reduce the term of rental assistance contracts for supportive housing for the elderly and for supportive housing for persons with disabilities; and (2) establish environmental review requirements for such programs. Title III:  Extensions of Existing Authority - Amends the National Housing Act to extend:  (1) auction authority; and (2) authority to transfer excess receipts to the flexible subsidy program.,2025-08-21T20:17:12Z,
104-hr-3679,104,hr,3679,Low-Income Housing Tenants Security Act,Housing and Community Development,1996-06-19,1996-06-28,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2]",HI,D,M000797,0,Low-Income Housing Tenants Security Act - Prohibits any additional security deposit increases during the tenancy of a low-income family in a federally-assisted rental unit.,2025-08-21T20:16:48Z,
104-hr-3496,104,hr,3496,Emergency Shelter Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1996-05-21,1996-06-03,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.",House,"Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15]",CA,R,C000100,23,"Emergency Shelter Act of 1996 - Authorizes the head of an executive agency to make available, upon request from an assistance organization, public areas of certain Federal facilities for use as temporary shelter for homeless individuals during nonbusiness hours. Sets forth a repeal date.",2026-03-23T12:17:56Z,
104-hr-3402,104,hr,3402,Mobile Home Protection Act,Housing and Community Development,1996-05-07,1996-05-17,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-50]",CA,D,F000116,0,Mobile Home Protection Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide for direct rental assistance to certain low-income owners of manufactured homes who rent the lots on which their homes are located.,2025-08-21T20:14:18Z,
104-hr-3404,104,hr,3404,Safe and Affordable Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1996-05-07,1996-05-17,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2]",IN,R,M000481,0,Safe and Affordable Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 1996 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a consensus committee for maintenance and revision of Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards.  Includes expenses incurred by such committee within existing inspection fee authority.,2025-08-21T20:14:41Z,
104-hr-3406,104,hr,3406,National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1996-05-07,1996-05-17,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Roemer, Tim [D-IN-3]",IN,D,R000385,20,National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1996 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a consensus committee for maintenance and revision of Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Repeals:  (1) provisions establishing the National Manufactured Home Advisory Council; and (2) certain reporting requirements. Includes expenses incurred in connection with and related to such committee within existing inspection fee authority.,2025-08-21T20:14:41Z,
104-hr-3390,104,hr,3390,"One Strike You're Out, Part II Act",Housing and Community Development,1996-05-02,1996-05-17,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8]",VA,D,M000933,0,"One Strike You're Out, Part II Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with regard to section 8 housing, and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 with regard to federally assisted housing, to authorize denial of occupancy assistance or occupancy to criminal offender-applicants. Amends such Acts to provide for termination of tenancy for criminal activity or activity that threatens the safety or peaceful enjoyment of others. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to make adult (and juvenile if permitted by State, local, or tribal authority) applicant and tenant criminal records available to owners of federally assisted housing under specified circumstances.",2025-08-21T20:16:42Z,
104-hr-3385,104,hr,3385,State Occupancy Standards Affirmation Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1996-05-01,1996-05-03,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8]",FL,R,M000350,25,"State Occupancy Standards Affirmation Act of 1996 - Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from establishing a national occupancy standard (as defined by this Act). Provides that:  (1) a State standard shall be considered reasonable; and (2) the Secretary, in the absence of a State standard, shall take no action respecting a two-person per bedroom standard established by a housing provider.",2025-08-21T20:15:38Z,
104-hr-3347,104,hr,3347,Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1996-04-25,1996-05-03,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4]",MN,D,V000087,2,"TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  General Provisions      Title II:  Interagency Council on the Homeless      Title III:  Federal Emergency Management Agency Food and           Shelter Program      Title IV:  Housing Assistance           Subtitle A:  Reorganization of Certain McKinney Act                Housing Provisions           Subtitle B:  Other Housing Assistance Programs for the                Homeless Under McKinney Act           Subtitle C:  Miscellaneous Homeless Housing Provisions Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1996 - Title I:  General Provisions - Requires budget compliance. Title II:  Interagency Council on the Homeless - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (Act) to authorize appropriations for and extend the Interagency Council on the Homeless. Title III:  Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program - Amends the Act to authorize appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency food and shelter program. Title IV:  Housing Assistance - Subtitle A:  Reorganization of Certain McKinney Act Housing Provisions - Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Housing Assistance Amendments Act of 1996 - Amends title IV (Housing Assistance) of the Act to replace the current individual programs of emergency shelter grants, supportive housing program, safe havens for homeless individuals, and the shelter plus care program with an inclusive flexible grant program.  Sets forth program provisions.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B:  Other Housing Assistance Programs for the Homeless Under McKinney Act - Amends the Act to increase budget authority for section 8 assistance for single room occupancy dwellings. Authorizes section 8 assistance for shelter plus care single room occupancy dwellings. Authorizes appropriations for the rural homelessness grant program. Transfers such program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Department of Agriculture. Subtitle C:  Miscellaneous Homeless Housing Provisions - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to direct States and localities to eliminate unfit transient facilities for homeless families with children according to a specified housing strategy.",2025-08-21T20:14:52Z,
104-hr-3150,104,hr,3150,Community Partnerships Against Crime Amendments Act,Housing and Community Development,1996-03-21,1996-04-04,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4]",MN,D,V000087,10,Community Partnerships Against Crime Amendments Act - Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to entitle chapter 2 of subtitle C of title V of such Act as the Community Partnerships Against Crime Act of 1996. Replaces the drug elimination pilot program with an expanded program of crime elimination grants for public and other low-income federally assisted housing. Sets forth grant procedures for different size public housing agencies and federally assisted housing. Authorizes appropriations.,2025-08-21T20:15:26Z,
104-hr-3032,104,hr,3032,Fiscal Year 1996 Disaster Recovery Flexibility Act,Housing and Community Development,1996-03-06,1996-03-08,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11]",PA,D,K000008,11,"Fiscal Year 1996 Disaster Recovery Flexibility Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by any recipient of any funds or loan guarantees appropriated or made available to HUD for FY 1996, but only upon a finding that:  (1) such waiver is required to facilitate the obligation or use of such funds or guarantees for activities in an area for which the President has declared a major disaster under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; and (2) such waiver would not be inconsistent with the overall purposes of the statute or regulation. Limits the application of any such waiver only to funds or guarantees used for activities in such a disaster area. Prohibits the Secretary from waiving or specifying alternative requirements under this Act for any statutory or regulatory requirements relating to fair housing or nondiscrimination, the environment, or labor standards.",2025-08-21T20:16:15Z,
104-hr-2927,104,hr,2927,To amend the Fair Housing Act regarding local and State laws and regulations governing residential care facilities.,Housing and Community Development,1996-02-01,1996-02-09,Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.,House,"Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-49]",CA,R,B000461,26,Amends the Fair Housing Act to state that nothing in title VIII of such Act shall be construed to invalidate or limit any reasonable State or local law or regulation governing residential care facilities for disabled persons.,2025-04-07T15:29:56Z,
104-hr-2885,104,hr,2885,Use of Assisted Housing by Aliens Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1996-01-25,1996-02-09,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-23]",CA,R,G000021,2,"Use of Assisted Housing by Aliens Act of 1995 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 with respect to certain housing assistance to aliens to:  (1) make specified assistance termination procedures mandatory; (2) prorate continued assistance on the basis of individual eligibility; and (3) reduce the assistance termination deferment to a single three-month period. Sets forth verification of immigration status and financial assistance eligibility requirements, including penalties for permitting an ineligible person to use such assistance. Suspends the implementation of certain noncitizen housing assistance regulations and prohibits implementation of any related regulations that are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act.",2025-08-21T20:16:26Z,
104-s-1494,104,s,1494,Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1995-12-21,1996-03-28,Became Public Law No: 104-120.,Senate,"Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]",NY,R,D000018,6,"Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 - Extends through FY 1996 section 8 (United States Housing Act of 1937) contract assistance authority for one-year renewals at current rent levels. Directs the Secretary (Secretary) of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to use specified funds for low-income housing preservation in accordance with certain provisions of H.R. 2099, as passed the House. (Sec. 3) Extends the home ownership program as an eligible community block grant program through FY 1996. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to increase the aggregate loan guarantee limit. (Sec. 4) Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend through FY 1996 the provisions of such Act relating to underserved areas set-asides, rural multifamily rental housing assistance, and rural rental housing funds for nonprofit entities. (Sec. 5) Enacts into law specified provisions of H.R. 1691, as passed the House, relating to:  (1) authorization of loan guarantees through FY 1996 for low and moderate income rural multifamily rental housing; (2) limits on unpaid principal and interest guarantees, and on loan terms (up to 40 years); (3) borrower, housing, and lender eligibility; (4) foreclosure; (5) loan refinancing; (6) geographical targeting; (7) annual loan guarantee ceilings; and (8) program termination after September 30, 1996. (Sec. 6) Amends the National Housing Act to extend the Federal Housing Administration home equity conversion mortgage program through FY 2000.  Increases program mortgages to 50,000.  Permits mortgages to be made for certain owner-occupied multifamily dwellings. (Sec. 7) Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to extend the government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) guaranteed mortgage backed securities program through FY 1996. (Sec. 8) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to extend the risk-sharing and housing finance agency pilot programs through FY 1996. (Sec. 9) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with regard to public housing security to:  (1) extend security authority to ""off"" premises; (2) make criminal records of adult applicants or tenants available for screening or eviction purposes; and (3) make a tenant evicted for drug-related activity ineligible for housing assistance for three years unless such person successfully completes an approved rehabilitation program.  Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit occupancy in assisted housing and housing for the elderly and disabled to alcohol and drug abusers. (Sec. 10) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise provisions permitting public housing agency (PHA) designation of housing for occupancy by only elderly families, only disabled families, or elderly and disabled families.  Prohibits eviction of current tenants from designated projects.  Requires PHA assistance to relocated tenants.  Sets forth designation plan and HUD approval provisions.  Authorizes FY 1996 appropriations. (Sec. 11) Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to Habitat for Humanity International (headquartered in Americus, Georgia) and other national or regional organizations or consortia for construction of new, safe, and sanitary dwellings in the United States, including land acquisitions and infrastructure improvement. (Sec. 12) Authorizes the Secretary to use specified assisted housing funds for FY 1996 for:  (1) self-help housing assistance under section 11 of this Act; (2) the national cities in schools community development program; and (3) capacity building through national community development initiative. (Sec. 13) States that this Act and its provisions shall be construed to have become effective on October 1, 1995.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
104-s-1409,104,s,1409,Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-11-13,1995-11-13,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]",NY,R,D000018,3,Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Act of 1995 - Amends the National Housing Act with respect to the Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance program for home equity conversion mortgages to: (1) extend the program; (2) increase the mortgage number limitation; and (3) extend program eligibility to certain multifamily residences.,2025-08-21T20:14:57Z,
104-s-1397,104,s,1397,"A bill to provide for State control over fair housing matters, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1995-11-07,1995-11-07,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ]",AZ,R,K000352,9,Amends the Fair Housing Act to establish State control over fair housing cases involving occupancy standards within its jurisdiction. Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from establishing a de jure or de facto national occupancy code.,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
104-s-1387,104,s,1387,Homesteading and Neighborhood Restoration Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-11-02,1995-11-02,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]",GA,D,N000171,0,"Homesteading and Neighborhood Restoration Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to:  (1) Habitat for Humanity International, whose headquarters are in Americus, Georgia; and (2) other national or regional organizations or consortia with experience in providing self-help housing homeownership opportunities.",2025-08-21T20:14:12Z,
104-hr-2406,104,hr,2406,United States Housing Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1995-09-27,1996-05-09,Laid on the table. See S. 1260 for further action. (consideration: CR H4753),House,"Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2]",NY,R,L000155,18,"TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  General Provisions      Title II:  Public Housing           Subtitle A:  Block Grants           Subtitle B:  Admissions and Occupancy Requirements           Subtitle C:  Management           Subtitle D:  Homeownership           Subtitle E:  Disposition, Demolition, and Revitalization                of Developments           Subtitle F:  General Provisions      Title III:  Choice-Based Rental Housing and Homeownership           Assistance for Low-Income Families           Subtitle A:  Allocation           Subtitle B:  Choice-Based Housing Assistance for                Eligible Families           Subtitle C:  Payment of Housing Assistance on Behalf of                Assisted Families           Subtitle D:  General and Miscellaneous Provisions      Title IV:  Accreditation and Oversight of Local Housing and           Management Authorities           Subtitle A:  Housing Foundation and Accreditation Board           Subtitle B:  Accreditation and Oversight Standards and                Procedures      Title V:  Repeals and Conforming Amendments      Title VI:  National Commission on Housing Assistance Programs           Cost      Title VII:  Native American Housing Assistance           Subtitle A:  Block Grants and Grant Requirements           Subtitle B:  Affordable Housing Activities           Subtitle C:  Allocation of Grant Amounts           Subtitle D:  Compliance, Audits, and Reports           Subtitle E:  Termination of Assistance for Indian Tribes                under Incorporated Programs           Subtitle F:  Loan Guarantees for Affordable Housing                Activities           Subtitle G:  Other Housing Assistance for Native                Americans      Title VIII:  National Manufactured Housing Construction and           Safety Standards Consensus Committee United States Housing Act of 1996 - Title I:  General Provisions - Provides for the organization of local housing and management authorities (LHMA) to manage and operate public and assisted housing. Limits housing assistance eligibility and admission of those convicted of drug-related criminal activity and of drug or alcohol abusers.   Establishes community work and family self-sufficiency requirements. (Sec. 115) Prohibits using funds under this Act to indemnify contractors or subcontractors against costs regarding infringement of intellectual property rights. Title II:  Public Housing - Subtitle A:  Block Grants - Directs the Secretary to provide eligible LHMAs with block grant funding for capital and operating activities. Subtitle B:  Admissions and Occupancy Requirements - Establishes low-income housing requirements. Authorizes LHMAs to:  (1) permit income-mixed occupancy; (2) waive occupancy requirements for law enforcement personnel; (3) establish occupancy preferences; and (4) designate housing for elderly and disabled families. Subtitle C:  Management - Sets forth LHMA management provisions, including regarding:  (1) management by other entities, including resident-requested independent managers; (2) housing quality requirements; and (3) resident councils and management corporations. Subtitle D:  Homeownership - Authorizes LHMAs to carry out a low-income family home ownership program. Subtitle E:  Disposition, Demolition, and Revitalization of Developments - Authorizes LHMAs to demolish or dispose of nonviable public housing projects. (Sec. 262) Authorizes severely distressed public housing revitalization grants.  Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 263) Allows LHMAs to convert a development to choice-based rental housing under this Act. Subtitle F:  General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for: (1) capital and operating block grants; and (2) operation safe home relocations. Title III:  Choice-Based Rental Housing and Homeownership Assistance for Low-Income Families - Subtitle A:  Allocation - Authorizes contracts with LHMAs for housing assistance for low-income families.  Authorizes appropriations.  Requires the conversion of certain unused section 8 assistance (United States Housing Act of 1937) to housing assistance under this title. Subtitle B:  Choice-Based Housing Assistance for Eligible Families - Provides housing assistance under this title only to:  (1) low-income families; or (2) families that qualify to receive such assistance under other Federal law. (Sec. 329) Authorizes LHMAs to:  (1) provide a home ownership option; and (2) make assistance payments involving manufactured homes. Subtitle C:  Payment of Housing Assistance on Behalf of Assisted Families - Authorizes LHMAs to make housing assistance payments contracts with unit owners. Subtitle D:  General and Miscellaneous Provisions - Defines specified terms for purposes of this title. (Sec. 372) Authorizes rental assistance fraud recoveries. Title IV:  Accreditation and Oversight of Local Housing and Management Authorities - Subtitle A:  Housing Foundation and Accreditation Board - Establishes the Housing Foundation and Accreditation Board to:  (1) evaluate deep subsidy housing programs; (2) establish LHMA performance standards; (3) develop effective LHMA financial and performance audits; (4) establish LHMA accreditation guidelines; and (5) classify LHMAs by performance categories. Subtitle B:  Accreditation and Oversight Standards and Procedures - Directs the Board to establish LHMA performance benchmarks and accreditation procedures. (Sec. 435) Directs the Secretary to seek performance agreements with agencies that are troubled or at risk of becoming troubled. Authorizes redirecting or withholding funds from local governments whose actions substantially contribute to an LHMA being designated as troubled. (Sec. 437) Authorizes block grant contracts (under title II) to provide for conveyance of title or possession to the Secretary in cases of substantial default. (Sec. 438) Authorizes removal of ineffective LHMAs. (Sec. 439) Directs the Secretary to either take over or contract out the management of chronically troubled LHMAs. (Sec. 440) Provides that a State or local government comprehensive housing affordability strategy shall not be in compliance with provisions of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act unless it includes provisions to improve any troubled public housing agency in its area. (Sec. 443) Applies this subtitle to resident management corporations. Title V:  Repeals and Conforming Amendments - Repeals the United States Housing Act of 1937.  Repeals specified program provisions under:  (1) the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; (2) the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; (3) the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987; (4) the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992; (5) the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993; (6) the Housing Act of 1954; (7) the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981; (8) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Act, 1992; (10) the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983; and (11) the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987. (Sec. 502) Amends the Housing Act of 1959 with regard to elderly housing assistance. Declares that, for determining assisted housing eligibility, a person does not have a disability or handicap solely because of the use of a controlled substance or alcohol. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 regarding pet ownership in assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped. Directs the Secretary to investigate security contracts awarded by grantees with over 4,500 units under the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990.  Mandates actions regarding non-compliant contracts. Provides for reductions in the number of units assisted under contracts under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and section 236 of the National Housing Act. (Sec. 503) Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to replace the drug elimination pilot program with an expanded program of crime elimination grants for public and other low-income federally assisted housing.  Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 504) Deems rehabilitation activities by Pennrose Properties in New Jersey to have been conducted under specified provisions of the United States Housing Act of 1937. (Sec. 505) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to:  (1) modify the definition of ""metropolitan city;"" and (2) extend an exception for the City and County of Los Angeles regarding the provision of public services. (Sec. 506) Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to allow the transfer of surplus real property to nonprofit organizations that exist to provide housing for homeless or low-income individuals or families. (Sec. 507) Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to deem the city of Altus, Oklahoma, a rural area. (Sec. 508) Presumes State occupancy standards reasonable and, in the absence of State standards, presumes two persons per bedroom reasonable. (Sec. 509) Mandates implementation of the Ida Barbour Revitalization Plan of Portsmouth, Virginia. (Sec. 510) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to modify income requirements. (Sec. 511) Amends National Housing Act provisions relating to rental and cooperative housing for lower income families to modify rental requirements. (Sec. 512) Amends Federal law to declare that an obligation containing a gold clause issued on or before October 27, 1977, is discharged on payment in U.S. coin or currency, notwithstanding any assignment or novation (or both) after that date, unless all parties agree to a gold clause in the new agreement. (Sec. 513) Mandates a demonstration program, involving LHMAs and Indian housing authorities, focusing on reducing costs, achieving greater cost effectiveness, and giving incentives to families with children where the head of the household is working (or seeking or preparing for work). (Sec. 514) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize denial of federally assisted housing occupancy for tenants who were, during the last three years, engaged in criminal activity on or off the premises.  Allows requiring applicants to consent to criminal record access. Sets forth tenancy termination causes.  Allows criminal record access. (Sec. 515) Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that products purchased with this Act's funds should be American made. (Sec. 516) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to limit the amount obtained from obligations guaranteed under specified provisions that may be used for certain housing purposes. (Sec. 517) Mandates consultation with local governments and LHMAs before settlement or consent decree under title III of this Act or the United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect before this Act. Title VI:  National Commission on Housing Assistance Programs Cost - Establishes the National Commission on Housing Assistance Programs Cost to:  (1) analyze the per-unit cost to Federal, State, and local governments, public housing agencies, and other parties, of Federal assisted housing programs; and (2) estimate the future taxpayer liability under Federal assisted housing programs before enactment of this Act.  Makes available funds from the amounts available for policy, research, and development activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Title VII:  Native American Housing Assistance - Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 - Subtitle A: Block Grants and Grant Requirements - Mandates grants to Indian tribes for affordable housing activities.  Permits retention of program income.  Authorizes appropriations Subtitle B:  Affordable Housing Activities - Sets forth national objectives concerning Indian tribe affordable housing activities. Defines eligible activities, including acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation.  Requires maintenance of operating assistance. Permits using grant amounts through certain investments. Subtitle C:  Allocation of Grant Amounts - Provides for grant allocation. Subtitle D: Compliance, Audits, and Reports -  Provides for compliance, audits, and reports. Subtitle E:  Termination of Assistance for Indian Tribes under Incorporated Programs - Terminates, for Indian tribes, public and new rental housing assistance provided under the United States Housing Act of 1937. (Sec. 763) Terminates Indian housing assistance by amending the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Youthbuild and HOME programs), the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (emergency shelter and rural homelessness grant programs), and the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Innovative Homeless Initiatives Demonstration Program). Subtitle F:  Loan Guarantees for Affordable Housing Activities - Authorizes:  (1) guarantees for tribal obligations issued to finance affordable housing activities; and (2) grants for interest costs. Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle G:  Other Housing Assistance for Native Americans - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize guarantees of housing loans to Indian tribes.  Authorizes appropriations.  Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) to guarantee the loans. (Sec. 782) Allows Indian owners to lease for a 50-year term any restricted Indian lands. (Sec. 783) Authorizes appropriations for training and technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities. Title VIII:  National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Consensus Committee - National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1996 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to mandate a consensus committee for maintenance and revision of Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards.  Repeals provisions establishing the National Manufactured Home Advisory Council.",2025-04-07T15:30:47Z,
104-s-1260,104,s,1260,Public Housing Reform and Empowerment Act of 1996,Housing and Community Development,1995-09-19,1996-07-31,Message on Senate action sent to the House.,Senate,"Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL]",FL,R,M000019,3,"TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  General Provisions      Title II:  Public Housing           Subtitle A:  Block Grants           Subtitle B:  Admissions and Occupancy Requirements           Subtitle C:  Management           Subtitle D:  Homeownership           Subtitle E:  Disposition, Demolition, and Revitalization                of Developments           Subtitle F:  General Provisions      Title III:  Choice-Based Rental Housing and Homeownership           Assistance for Low-Income Families           Subtitle A:  Allocation           Subtitle B:  Choice-Based Housing Assistance for                Eligible Families           Subtitle C:  Payment of Housing Assistance on Behalf of                Assisted Families           Subtitle D:  General and Miscellaneous Provisions      Title IV:  Accreditation and Oversight of Local Housing and           Management Authorities           Subtitle A:  Housing Foundation and Accreditation Board           Subtitle B:  Accreditation and Oversight Standards and                Procedures      Title V:  Repeals and Conforming Amendments      Title VI:  National Commission on Housing Assistance Programs           Cost      Title VII:  Native American Housing Assistance           Subtitle A:  Block Grants and Grant Requirements           Subtitle B:  Affordable Housing Activities           Subtitle C:  Allocation of Grant Amounts           Subtitle D:  Compliance, Audits, and Reports           Subtitle E:  Termination of Assistance for Indian Tribes                under Incorporated Programs           Subtitle F:  Loan Guarantees for Affordable Housing                Activities           Subtitle G:  Other Housing Assistance for Native                Americans      Title VIII:  National Manufactured Housing Construction and           Safety Standards Consensus Committee United States Housing Act of 1996 - Title I:  General Provisions - Provides for the organization of local housing and management authorities (LHMA) to manage and operate public and assisted housing. Limits housing assistance eligibility and admission of those convicted of drug-related criminal activity and of drug or alcohol abusers.  Establishes community work and family self-sufficiency requirements. (Sec. 115) Prohibits using funds under this Act to indemnify contractors or subcontractors against costs regarding infringement of intellectual property rights. Title II:  Public Housing - Subtitle A:  Block Grants - Directs the Secretary to provide eligible LHMAs with block grant funding for capital and operating activities. Subtitle B:  Admissions and Occupancy Requirements - Establishes low-income housing requirements.  Authorizes LHMAs to:  (1) permit income-mixed occupancy; (2) waive occupancy requirements for law enforcement personnel; (3) establish occupancy preferences; and (4) designate housing for elderly and disabled families. Subtitle C:  Management - Sets forth LHMA management provisions, including regarding:  (1) management by other entities, including resident-requested independent managers; (2) housing quality requirements; and (3) resident councils and management corporations. Subtitle D:  Homeownership - Authorizes LHMAs to carry out a low-income family home ownership program. Subtitle E:  Disposition, Demolition, and Revitalization of Developments - Authorizes LHMAs to demolish or dispose of nonviable public housing projects. (Sec. 262) Authorizes severely distressed public housing revitalization grants.  Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 263) Allows LHMAs to convert a development to choice-based rental housing under this Act. Subtitle F:  General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for: (1)  capital and operating block grants; and (2) operation safe home relocations. Title III:  Choice-Based Rental Housing and Homeownership Assistance for Low-Income Families - Subtitle A:  Allocation - Authorizes contracts with LHMAs for housing assistance for low-income families.  Authorizes appropriations.  Requires the conversion of certain unused section 8 assistance (United States Housing Act of 1937) to housing assistance under this title. Subtitle B:  Choice-Based Housing Assistance for Eligible Families - Provides housing assistance under this title only to:  (1) low-income families; or (2) families that qualify to receive such assistance under other Federal law. (Sec. 329) Authorizes LHMAs to:  (1) provide a home ownership option; and (2) make assistance payments involving manufactured homes. Subtitle C:  Payment of Housing Assistance on Behalf of Assisted Families - Authorizes LHMAs to make housing assistance payments contracts with unit owners. Subtitle D:  General and Miscellaneous Provisions - Defines specified terms for purposes of this title. (Sec. 372) Authorizes rental assistance fraud recoveries. Title IV:  Accreditation and Oversight of Local Housing and Management Authorities - Subtitle A:  Housing Foundation and Accreditation Board - Establishes the Housing Foundation and Accreditation Board to:  (1) evaluate deep subsidy housing programs; (2) establish LHMA performance standards; (3) develop effective LHMA financial and performance audits; (4) establish LHMA accreditation guidelines; and (5) classify LHMAs by performance categories. Subtitle B:  Accreditation and Oversight Standards and Procedures - Directs the Board to establish LHMA performance benchmarks and accreditation procedures. (Sec. 435) Directs the Secretary to seek performance agreements with agencies that are troubled or at risk of becoming troubled. Authorizes redirecting or withholding funds from local governments whose actions substantially contribute to an LHMA being designated as troubled. (Sec. 437) Authorizes block grant contracts (under title II) to provide for conveyance of title or possession to the Secretary in cases of substantial default. (Sec. 438) Authorizes removal of ineffective LHMAs. (Sec. 439) Directs the Secretary to either take over or contract out the management of chronically troubled LHMAs. (Sec. 440) Provides that a State or local government comprehensive housing affordability strategy shall not be in compliance with provisions of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act unless it includes provisions to improve any troubled public housing agency in its area. (Sec. 443) Applies this subtitle to resident management corporations. Title V:  Repeals and Conforming Amendments - Repeals the United States Housing Act of 1937.  Repeals specified program provisions under:  (1) the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; (2) the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; (3) the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987; (4) the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992; (5) the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993; (6) the Housing Act of 1954; (7) the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981; (8) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991; (9) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Act, 1992; (10) the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983; and (11) the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987. (Sec. 502) Amends the Housing Act of 1959 with regard to elderly housing assistance. Declares that, for determining assisted housing eligibility, a person does not have a disability or handicap solely because of the use of a controlled substance or alcohol. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 regarding pet ownership in assisted rental housing for the elderly or handicapped. Directs the Secretary to investigate security contracts awarded by grantees with over 4,500 units under the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1990.  Mandates actions regarding non- compliant contracts. Provides for reductions in the number of units assisted under contracts under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and section 236 of the National Housing Act. (Sec. 503) Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to replace the drug elimination pilot program with an expanded program of crime elimination grants for public and other low-income federally assisted housing. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 504) Deems rehabilitation activities by Pennrose Properties in New Jersey to have been conducted under specified provisions of the United States Housing Act of 1937. (Sec. 505) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to:  (1) modify the definition of ""metropolitan city;"" and (2) extend an exception for the City and County of Los Angeles regarding the provision of public services. (Sec. 506) Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to allow the transfer of surplus real property to nonprofit organizations that exist to provide housing for homeless or low-income individuals or families. (Sec. 507) Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to deem the city of Altus, Oklahoma, a rural area. (Sec. 508) Presumes State occupancy standards reasonable and, in the absence of State standards, presumes two persons per bedroom reasonable. (Sec. 509) Mandates implementation of the Ida Barbour Revitalization Plan of Portsmouth, Virginia. (Sec. 510) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to modify income requirements. (Sec. 511) Amends National Housing Act provisions relating to rental and cooperative housing for lower income families to modify rental requirements. (Sec. 512) Amends Federal law to declare that an obligation containing a gold clause issued on or before October 27, 1977, is discharged on payment in U.S. coin or currency, notwithstanding any assignment or novation (or both) after that date, unless all parties agree to a gold clause in the new agreement. (Sec. 513) Mandates a demonstration program, involving LHMAs and Indian housing authorities, focusing on reducing costs, achieving greater cost effectiveness, and giving incentives to families with children where the head of the household is working (or seeking or preparing for work). (Sec. 514) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize denial of federally assisted housing occupancy for tenants who were, during the last three years, engaged in criminal activity on or off the premises.  Allows requiring applicants to consent to criminal record access. Sets forth tenancy termination causes.  Allows criminal record access. (Sec. 515) Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that products purchased with this Act's funds should be American made. (Sec. 516) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to limit the amount obtained from obligations guaranteed under specified provisions that may be used for certain housing purposes. (Sec. 517) Mandates consultation with local governments and LHMAs before settlement or consent decree under title III of this Act or the United States Housing Act of 1937, as in effect before this Act. Title VI:  National Commission on Housing Assistance Programs Cost - Establishes the National Commission on Housing Assistance Programs Cost to:  (1) analyze the per-unit cost to Federal, State, and local governments, public housing agencies, and other parties, of Federal assisted housing programs; and (2) estimate the future taxpayer liability under Federal assisted housing programs before enactment of this Act.  Makes available funds from the amounts available for policy, research, and development activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Title VII:  Native American Housing Assistance - Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 - Subtitle A: Block Grants and Grant Requirements - Mandates grants to Indian tribes for affordable housing activities.  Permits retention of program income.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B:  Affordable Housing Activities - Sets forth national objectives concerning Indian tribe affordable housing activities. Defines eligible activities, including acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and rehabilitation.  Requires maintenance of operating assistance.  Permits using grant amounts through certain investments. Subtitle C:  Allocation of Grant Amounts - Provides for grant allocation. Subtitle D:  Compliance, Audits, and Reports - Provides for compliance, audits, and reports. Subtitle E:  Termination of Assistance for Indian Tribes under Incorporated Programs - Terminates, for Indian tribes, public and new rental housing assistance provided under the United States Housing Act of 1937. (Sec. 763) Terminates Indian housing assistance by amending the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Youthbuild and HOME programs), the Stewart B.  McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (emergency shelter and rural homelessness grant programs), and the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 (Innovative Homeless Initiatives Demonstration Program). Subtitle F:  Loan Guarantees for Affordable Housing Activities - Authorizes:  (1) guarantees for tribal obligations issued to finance affordable housing activities; and (2) grants for interest costs. (Sec. 603) Requires that the interest paid on any loan guarantee be included in gross income for tax purposes. (Sec. 606) Limits the aggregate principal amount the Secretary may guarantee for FY 1997 through 2001.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle G:  Other Housing Assistance for Native Americans - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize guarantees of housing loans to Indian tribes.  Authorizes appropriations.  Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) to guarantee the loans. (Sec. 782) Allows Indian owners to lease for a 50-year term any restricted Indian lands. (Sec. 783) Authorizes appropriations for training and technical assistance to Indian housing authorities and tribally designated housing entities. Title VIII:  National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Consensus Committee - National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1996 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to mandate a consensus committee for maintenance and revision of Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Repeals provisions establishing the National Manufactured Home Advisory Council.",2025-04-07T15:28:37Z,
104-hr-2340,104,hr,2340,Public Housing Safety Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-09-14,1995-09-29,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-13]",NY,R,M000843,0,Public Housing Safety Act of 1995 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to:  (1) expand public housing expedited eviction procedures (existing procedures apply to certain criminal activities); (2) require evictions for felony convictions; and (3) make law enforcement records available under specified circumstances for screening and eviction purposes.,2025-08-21T20:16:50Z,
104-hr-2304,104,hr,2304,CDBG Direct Homeownership Assistance Extension Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-09-12,1995-09-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2]",HI,D,M000797,0,CDBG Direct Homeownership Assistance Extension Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide for the extension of community development block grant direct homeownership assistance (either before or after existing authority expires).,2025-08-21T20:15:47Z,
104-hr-2309,104,hr,2309,Earthquake Insurance Availability Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-09-12,1995-09-15,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises.",House,"Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]",CA,R,R000487,6,"Earthquake Insurance Availability Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to authorize the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to impose earthquake insurance requirements targeted to a specific State or area if, and only if, the State insurance commissioner certifies the existence of reasonable insurance capacity in the State.  Delineates certification criteria for consideration by a State insurance commissioner.",2025-08-21T20:14:02Z,
104-hr-2317,104,hr,2317,Earthquake Insurance Availability Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-09-12,1995-09-15,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Securities and Government Sponsored Enterprises.",House,"Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]",CA,D,W000187,0,"Earthquake Insurance Availability Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to authorize the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to impose earthquake insurance requirements targeted to a specific State or area if, and only if, the State insurance commissioner certifies the existence of reasonable insurance capacity in the State.  Delineates certification criteria for consideration by a State insurance commissioner.",2025-08-21T20:17:06Z,
104-s-1204,104,s,1204,Family Housing Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-09-06,1995-09-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN]",IN,R,C000542,0,Family Housing Act of 1995 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to reserve a specified percentage of public housing units for legally married families.,2025-08-21T20:14:21Z,
104-s-1213,104,s,1213,Urban Homestead Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-09-06,1995-09-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN]",IN,R,C000542,0,"Urban Homestead Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transfer ownership of unoccupied or substandard public housing to appropriate units of local government, after first satisfying any related indebtedness.  Directs these local governmental units to initially offer such housing for sale exclusively to community development corporations, and then on a competitive basis.",2025-08-21T20:16:36Z,
104-s-1145,104,s,1145,Housing Opportunities and Empowerment Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-08-10,1995-08-10,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC]",NC,R,F000437,4,"TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  Abolishment of Department of Housing and Urban           Development and Disposition of Functions           Subtitle A:  Abolishment of Department of Housing and                Urban Development           Subtitle B:  Disposition of Particular Programs,                Functions, and Agencies of Department of Housing                and Urban Development           Subtitle C:  Miscellaneous Provisions      Title II:  Tenant-Based Vouchers for Rental and Homeownership           Assistance           Subtitle A:  Block Grants for State Housing Voucher                Assistance           Subtitle B:  Federal Housing Voucher Assistance Program           Subtitle C:  Determination of State Allocations and                Election of Federal or State Voucher Program           Subtitle D:  Office of Federal Housing Voucher                Assistance in Department of Health and Human Services           Subtitle E:  General Provisions      Title III:  Transition Provisions Relating to Replacement of           Public Housing and Assisted Housing Programs           Subtitle A:  Replacement of Assisted Housing Programs           Subtitle B:  Interim Program for Public Housing Block                Grants and Deregulation           Subtitle C:  General Provisions      Title IV:  Block Grants for Housing and Community Development           Opportunities           Subtitle A:  Block Grants Program           Subtitle B:  Block Grants for Housing for Special                Populations and Indian Housing           Subtitle C:  General Provisions Relating to Block Grants           Subtitle D:  Housing and Community Opportunities Agency           Subtitle E:  Effective Date      Title V:  Single Family Housing Mortgage Insurance           Subtitle A:  Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Program           Subtitle B:  Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Fund                Administration           Subtitle C:  Transition Provisions           Subtitle D:  General and Miscellaneous Provisions      Title VI:  Office of Federalism in Office of Management and           Budget Housing Opportunities and Empowerment Act - Title I:  Abolishment of Department of Housing and Urban Development and Disposition of Functions - Subtitle A:  Abolishment of Department of Housing and Urban Development - Reestablishes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as the Housing and Urban Development Programs Resolution Agency (Agency) which shall be an independent Executive agency headed by the Resolution Administrator. Terminates the Agency as of September 30, 2000. (Sec. 106) Directs the General Accounting Office to report on the most efficient manner of abolishing HUD and transferring its functions. Subtitle B:  Disposition of Particular Programs, Functions, and Agencies of Department of Housing and Urban Development - Sets forth specified transfers of HUD functions. (Sec. 122) Reestablishes the (HUD) Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight as an office in the Department of the Treasury. (Sec. 123) Amends the National Housing Act to terminate the Government National Mortgage Association.  Requires the Resolution Administrator to develop a phase-out plan. (Sec. 124) Abolishes the (HUD) Office of Public Affairs. Subtitle C:  Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth transfer provisions, including authorizing the Office of Management and Budget to make any necessary transfer determinations. Title II:  Tenant-Based Vouchers for Rental and Homeownership Assistance - Subtitle A:  Block Grants for State Housing Voucher Assistance - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Housing Voucher Agency (established by this Act) to make State block grants for (low-income) housing voucher assistance.  Sets forth program provisions, including waiver of voucher program requirements and alternate State grant uses. Subtitle B:  Federal Housing Voucher Assistance Program - Establishes a Federal housing voucher assistance program of monthly payments on behalf of renting or first-time owning low-income families.  Limits assistance to five years.  Provides assistance portability within the same State or metropolitan area.  Sets forth program provisions. Subtitle C:  Determination of State Allocations and Election of Federal or State Voucher Program - Directs the Administrator (Voucher Administrator) of the Office of Federal Housing Voucher Assistance (established by this Act) to establish:  (1) a State housing assistance need formula; and (2) a limit on assisted families per State and a maximum State allocation. (Sec. 252) Authorizes a State to elect State block grant voucher assistance (subtitle A) rather than Federal voucher assistance (subtitle B). Subtitle D:  Office of Federal Voucher Assistance in Department of Health and Human Services - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the Office of Federal Housing Voucher Assistance (to be headed by the Voucher Administrator) which shall carry out the housing assistance programs under this title and certain other transferred housing authorities. Subtitle E:  General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for specified provisions of this title. Title III:  Transition Provisions Relating to Replacement of Public Housing and Assisted Programs - Subtitle A:  Replacement of Assisted Housing - Replaces the following housing programs with a five-year interim public housing block grant program:  (1) tenant-based section 8 assistance; (2) project-based section 8 assistance; (3) tenant-based rental assistance for disabled families; (4) rental assistance for persons with AIDS; (5) shelter plus care rental assistance for homeless persons; (6) tenant opportunity program; (7) flexible subsidies; (8) preservation programs; (9) service coordinators for assisted projects; and (10) Indian public housing, childhood development, and rental assistance. (Sec. 312) Provides for the transition of housing assistance from the interim block grant program to the voucher assistance programs. (Sec. 313) Provides for:  (1) the transfer of specified remaining HUD authority to the Voucher Administrator; and (2) benefits to families assisted under terminated programs. Subtitle B:  Interim Program for Public Housing Block Grants and Deregulation - Terminates the following housing programs:  (1) public housing under title I or III of the United States Housing Act of 1937; (2) urban revitalization program; (3) public housing childhood development; (4) perinatal services demonstration; (5) youth sports demonstration; and (6) public and assisted housing drug elimination. (Sec. 322) Provides for the deregulation of public housing authorities (PHAs).  Requires PHAs to develop a strategic plan as a condition of assistance eligibility. (Sec. 325) Establishes the Public Housing Block Grant Fund for grants to PHAs for public housing management and operations.  Sets forth program provisions, including lead-based paint requirements. States that participation in the Family Self-Sufficiency program shall not be mandatory. (Sec. 330) Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C:  General Provisions - Defines specified terms. Title IV:  Block Grants for Housing and Community Development Opportunities - Subtitle A:  Block Grants Program - Requires the Director of the Housing and Community Opportunities Agency to make an housing assistance block grant to eligible States, entitlement areas, and Indian tribes. Sets forth program provisions, including at least 90 percent low-income use and one percent set-asides for Indian tribes. Subtitle B:  Block Grants for Housing for Special Populations and Indian Housing - Obligates specified block grant funds for State housing programs for low-income special populations (elderly families, disabled families, or persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and their families). (Sec. 422) Obligates specified block grant funds for Indian housing authorities. Subtitle C:  General Provisions Relating to Block Grants - Authorizes block grant appropriations.  Repeals specified housing and related programs. Subtitle D:  Housing and Community Opportunities Agency - Establishes the Housing and Community Opportunities Agency as an independent Executive agency. Subtitle E:  Effective Date - Sets forth effective dates for provisions of this title. Title V:  Single Family Housing Mortgage Insurance - Subtitle A: Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Program - Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Fund (Fund).  States that Fund amounts shall be for:  (1) payment of losses to qualified mortgage insurers; (2) payment of certain claim notes; (3) investment; and (4) certain annual assessments. (Sec. 502) Authorizes the Fund Administrator to enter into risk-sharing agreements with qualified mortgage insurers for single family home mortgage insurance coverage.  Sets forth program provisions. Subtitle B:  Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Fund Administration - Establishes within the Department of the Treasury the Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Fund Administration which shall administer the Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Fund. Subtitle C:  Transition Provisions - Prohibits new Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan or mortgage activities.  Repeals specified FHA insurance authorities.  Provides for the sale of FHA mortgage insurance interests and transfer of remaining authority to the Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Fund. Subtitle D:  General and Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth miscellaneous and administrative provisions. Title VI:  Office of Federalism in Office of Management and Budget - Establishes in the Office of Management and Budget the Office of Federalism whose duties shall include:  (1) review of policy and legislation's effect on the Federal-State relationship; and (2) federalism issues liaison services. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-21T20:15:14Z,
104-s-1132,104,s,1132,Fair Housing Reform and Freedom of Speech Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-08-09,1996-09-18,"Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Senate Subcommittee on HUD Oversight and Structure. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 104-739.",Senate,"Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC]",NC,R,F000437,3,"Fair Housing Reform and Freedom of Speech Act of 1995 - Amends the Fair Housing Act to permit a restriction relating to the maximum number of unrelated persons in a dwelling if such restriction's purpose is to limit land use to single family dwellings. States that such Act shall not be construed to apply to lawful activity, including a legal action, engaged in solely to:  (1) achieve or prevent governmental action; or (2) receive a judicial interpretation of any provision of such Act.",2025-08-21T20:14:12Z,
104-hr-2198,104,hr,2198,Housing Opportunities and Empowerment Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-08-04,1995-09-01,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Brownback, Sam [R-KS-2]",KS,R,B000953,59,"TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  Abolishment of Department of Housing and Urban           Development and Disposition of Functions           Subtitle A:  Abolishment of Department of Housing and                Urban Development           Subtitle B:  Disposition of Particular Programs,                Functions, and Agencies of Department of Housing                and Urban Development           Subtitle C:  Miscellaneous Provisions      Title II:  Tenant-Based Vouchers for Rental and Homeownership           Assistance           Subtitle A:  Block Grants for State Housing Voucher                Assistance           Subtitle B:  Federal Housing Voucher Assistance Program           Subtitle C:  Determination of State Allocations and                Election of Federal or State Voucher Program           Subtitle D:  Office of Federal Housing Voucher                Assistance in Department of Health and Human Services           Subtitle E:  General Provisions      Title III:  Transition Provisions Relating to Replacement of           Public Housing and Assisted Housing Programs           Subtitle A:  Replacement of Assisted Housing Programs           Subtitle B:  Interim Program for Public Housing Block                Grants and Deregulation           Subtitle C:  General Provisions      Title IV:  Block Grants for Housing and Community Development           Opportunities           Subtitle A:  Block Grants Program           Subtitle B:  Block Grants for Housing for Special                Populations and Indian Housing           Subtitle C:  General Provisions Relating to Block Grants           Subtitle D:  Housing and Community Opportunities Agency           Subtitle E:  Effective Date      Title V:  Single Family Housing Mortgage Insurance           Subtitle A:  Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Program           Subtitle B:  Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Fund                Administration           Subtitle C:  Transition Provisions           Subtitle D:  General and Miscellaneous Provisions      Title VI:  Office of Federalism in Office of Management and           Budget Housing Opportunities and Empowerment Act - Title I:  Abolishment of Department of Housing and Urban Development and Disposition of Functions - Subtitle A:  Abolishment of Department of Housing and Urban Development - Reestablishes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as the Housing and Urban Development Programs Resolution Agency (Agency) which shall be an independent Executive agency headed by the Resolution Administrator. Terminates the Agency as of September 30, 2000. (Sec. 106) Directs the General Accounting Office to report on the most efficient manner of abolishing HUD and transferring its functions. Subtitle B:  Disposition of Particular Programs, Functions, and Agencies of Department of Housing and Urban Development - Sets forth specified transfers of HUD functions. (Sec. 122) Reestablishes the (HUD) Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight as an office in the Department of the Treasury. (Sec. 123) Amends the National Housing Act to terminate the Government National Mortgage Association.  Requires the Resolution Administrator to develop a phase-out plan. (Sec. 124) Abolishes the (HUD) Office of Public Affairs. Subtitle C:  Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth transfer provisions, including authorizing the Office of Management and Budget to make any necessary transfer determinations. Title II:  Tenant-Based Vouchers for Rental and Homeownership Assistance - Subtitle A:  Block Grants for State Housing Voucher Assistance - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Housing Voucher Agency (established by this Act) to make State block grants for (low-income) housing voucher assistance.  Sets forth program provisions, including waiver of voucher program requirements and alternate State grant uses. Subtitle B:  Federal Housing Voucher Assistance Program - Establishes a Federal housing voucher assistance program of monthly payments on behalf of renting or first-time owning low-income families.  Limits assistance to five years.  Provides assistance portability within the same State or metropolitan area.  Sets forth program provisions. Subtitle C:  Determination of State Allocations and Election of Federal or State Voucher Program - Directs the Administrator (Voucher Administrator) of the Office of Federal Housing Voucher Assistance (established by this Act) to establish:  (1) a State housing assistance need formula; and (2) a limit on assisted families per State and a maximum State allocation. (Sec. 252) Authorizes a State to elect State block grant voucher assistance (subtitle A) rather than Federal voucher assistance (subtitle B). Subtitle D:  Office of Federal Voucher Assistance in Department of Health and Human Services - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services the Office of Federal Housing Voucher Assistance (to be headed by the Voucher Administrator) which shall carry out the housing assistance programs under this title and certain other transferred housing authorities. Subtitle E:  General Provisions - Authorizes appropriations for specified provisions of this title. Title III:  Transition Provisions Relating to Replacement of Public Housing and Assisted Programs - Subtitle A:  Replacement of Assisted Housing - Replaces the following housing programs with a five-year interim public housing block grant program:  (1) tenant-based section 8 assistance; (2) project-based section 8 assistance; (3) tenant-based rental assistance for disabled families; (4) rental assistance for persons with AIDS; (5) shelter plus care rental assistance for homeless persons; (6) tenant opportunity program; (7) flexible subsidies; (8) preservation programs; (9) service coordinators for assisted projects; and (10) Indian public housing, childhood development, and rental assistance. (Sec. 312) Provides for the transition of housing assistance from the interim block grant program to the voucher assistance programs. (Sec.  313) Provides for:  (1) the transfer of specified remaining HUD authority to the Voucher Administrator; and (2) benefits to families assisted under terminated programs. Subtitle B:  Interim Program for Public Housing Block Grants and Deregulation - Terminates the following housing programs:  (1) public housing under title I or III of the United States Housing Act of 1937; (2) urban revitalization program; (3) public housing childhood development; (4) perinatal services demonstration; (5) youth sports demonstration; and (6) public and assisted housing drug elimination. (Sec. 322) Provides for the deregulation of public housing authorities (PHAs).  Requires PHAs to develop a strategic plan as a condition of assistance eligibility. (Sec. 325) Establishes the Public Housing Block Grant Fund for grants to PHAs for public housing management and operations.  Sets forth program provisions, including lead-based paint requirements. States that participation in the Family Self-Sufficiency program shall not be mandatory. (Sec. 330) Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C:  General Provisions - Defines specified terms. Title IV:  Block Grants for Housing and Community Development Opportunities - Subtitle A:  Block Grants Program - Requires the Director of the Housing and Community Opportunities Agency to make an housing assistance block grant to eligible States, entitlement areas, and Indian tribes. Sets forth program provisions, including at least 90 percent low-income use and one percent set-asides for Indian tribes. Subtitle B:  Block Grants for Housing for Special Populations and Indian Housing - Obligates specified block grant funds for State housing programs for low-income special populations (elderly families, disabled families, or persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and their families). (Sec. 422) Obligates specified block grant funds for Indian housing authorities. Subtitle C:  General Provisions Relating to Block Grants - Authorizes block grant appropriations.  Repeals specified housing and related programs. Subtitle D:  Housing and Community Opportunities Agency - Establishes the Housing and Community Opportunities Agency as an independent Executive agency. Subtitle E:  Effective Date - Sets forth effective dates for provisions of this title. Title V:  Single Family Housing Mortgage Insurance - Subtitle A: Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Program - Establishes in the Treasury the Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Fund (Fund).  States that Fund amounts shall be for:  (1) payment of losses to qualified mortgage insurers; (2) payment of certain claim notes; (3) investment; and (4) certain annual assessments. (Sec. 502) Authorizes the Fund Administrator to enter into risk-sharing agreements with qualified mortgage insurers for single family home mortgage insurance coverage.  Sets forth program provisions. Subtitle B:  Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Fund Administration - Establishes within the Department of the Treasury the Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Fund Administration which shall administer the Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Fund. Subtitle C:  Transition Provisions - Prohibits new Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan or mortgage activities.  Repeals specified FHA insurance authorities.  Provides for the sale of FHA mortgage insurance interests and transfer of remaining authority to the Federal Home Mortgage Insurance Fund. Subtitle D:  General and Miscellaneous Provisions - Sets forth miscellaneous and administrative provisions. Title VI:  Office of Federalism in Office of Management and Budget - Establishes in the Office of Management and Budget the Office of Federalism whose duties shall include:  (1) review of policy and legislation's effect on the Federal-State relationship; and (2) federalism issues liaison services. Authorizes appropriations.",2026-03-23T12:17:56Z,
104-s-1119,104,s,1119,Earthquake Insurance Availability Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-08-03,1995-08-03,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]",CA,D,F000062,1,"Earthquake Insurance Availability Act of 1995 - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to authorize the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to impose earthquake insurance requirements targeted to a specific State or area if, and only if, the State insurance commissioner certifies the existence of reasonable insurance capacity in the State.    Delineates certification criteria for consideration by a State insurance commissioner.",2025-08-21T20:14:40Z,
104-hr-2091,104,hr,2091,Veterans' Equity Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-07-21,1995-07-28,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]",NJ,D,A000210,0,Veterans' Equity Act of 1995 - Excludes certain amounts received under veterans' compensation programs from adjusted income for purposes of determining the amount of rent a family will pay for public housing.,2025-08-21T20:16:24Z,
104-hr-1988,104,hr,1988,Public Housing Safety Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-06-30,1995-07-14,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-13]",NY,R,M000843,0,Public Housing Safety Act of 1995 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to:  (1) expand public housing expedited eviction procedures (existing procedures apply to certain criminal activities); and (2) require evictions for felony convictions.,2025-08-21T20:15:36Z,
104-hr-1934,104,hr,1934,Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program Extension Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-06-27,1995-06-30,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2]",NY,R,L000155,0,Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Program Extension Act of 1995 - Amends the National Housing Act to extend and enlarge the mortgage insurance program for home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners.,2025-08-21T20:15:41Z,
104-hr-1773,104,hr,1773,Public Housing Safety Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-06-07,1995-06-16,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-13]",NY,R,M000843,0,Public Housing Safety Act of 1995 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to:  (1) expand public housing expedited eviction procedures (existing procedures apply to certain criminal activities); and (2) require evictions for felony convictions.,2025-08-21T20:15:46Z,
104-hr-1691,104,hr,1691,Homesteading and Neighborhood Restoration Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-05-24,1995-10-31,Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,House,"Rep. Lazio, Rick [R-NY-2]",NY,R,L000155,56,"Homesteading and Neighborhood Restoration Act of 1995 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make equal grants to Habitat for Humanity International and other national or regional organizations or consortia for the construction of new, safe, and sanitary dwellings in the United States, including land acquisitions and infrastructure improvement.  Funds such program through existing unused assisted housing funds. (Sec. 3) Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend through FY 1996:  (1) the multifamily rural housing loan program; and (2) the nonprofit entity set-aside. (Sec. 4) Revises such program to:  (1) limit project ownership transfers to situations where the Secretary determines such transfer to be in the best interests of the tenants and the Federal Government; (2) repeal equity loan reserve account payment provisions; (3) repeal prohibitions related to remote rural areas, areas without essential services, and certain geographic areas; (4) direct the Secretary to establish an objective procedure to allocate projects in areas of greatest need; and (5) deny equity loans to extend low-income use unless the Secretary determines that other incentives will not provide a fair return of investment, prevent loan prepayment, or prevent tenant displacement. (Sec. 5) Authorizes loan guarantees for low- and moderate-income rural multifamily rental housing through FY 1996.  Limits guarantees to the unpaid principal and interest.  Sets forth borrower, housing, and lender eligibility provisions.  Limits loan terms to not more than 40 years.  Authorizes a one percent guarantee fee.  Permits loan refinancing.  Sets forth foreclosure provisions.  Provides for tenant protections.  Requires a program report. Requires a geographical targeting study for such program. Establishes a $1 million annual loan guarantee ceiling. Authorizes FY 1996 appropriations.  Terminates such program after September 30, 1996.",2025-04-07T15:23:01Z,
104-hr-1705,104,hr,1705,Community and Homeless Cooperation Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-05-24,1995-06-02,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Smith, Linda [R-WA-3]",WA,R,S000587,1,Community and Homeless Cooperation Act of 1995 - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to:  (1) require public notice and local hearings before property is made available under such Act; and (2) share the proceeds from the sale of an unused or underutilized property with existing facilities and the Treasury.,2025-08-21T20:14:39Z,
104-hr-1708,104,hr,1708,Federal Mortgage Insurance Corporation Charter Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-05-24,1995-06-16,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11]",IL,R,W000273,35,"TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  Organization of Corporation      Title II:  Business of Corporation      Title III:  Provisions Relating to Government National           Mortgage Association and Office of Federal Housing           Enterprise Oversight      Title IV:  FHA Improvements Federal Mortgage Insurance Corporation Charter Act - Title I: Organization of Corporation - Establishes the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corporation (the Corporation) as a tax-exempt, self-supporting, wholly owned Government corporation to promote the single family housing market through expanded opportunities for full mortgage insurance and housing credit. (Sec. 104) Charges the Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) with regulatory supervision over the financial safety and soundness of the Corporation.  Requires the Corporation to submit an annual budget and business plan to OFHEO. (Sec. 109) Places the Corporation within the purview of the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Requires the Corporation to establish an annual business plan for review by the Congress and the President. (Sec. 112)  Directs the Comptroller General to report to the President and the Congress on the impact upon the Corporation of statutory limitations and safety and soundness requirements. (Sec. 113) Authorizes appropriations in an amount each fiscal year equal to the amount of net income from Corporation operations. Title II:  Business of Corporation - Limits Corporation authority to provide mortgage insurance or credit enhancement to property that is a one- to four-family dwelling located in the United States. (Sec. 202) Prescribes guidelines for the Corporation to implement a mortgage insurance program under the same statutory limitations applicable to family dwellings carried out by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Prescribes guidelines under which the Secretary shall transfer to the Corporation all assets and obligations relating to the mortgage insurance program for family dwellings.  Sets a termination date for the Secretary's mortgage insurance authority. (Sec. 203) Authorizes the Corporation to:  (1) provide full mortgage insurance for family dwellings that is not subject to the National Housing Act strictures; and (2) engage in any other method of enhancing credit for mortgages involving family dwellings. (Sec. 204) Subjects the Corporation to certain limitations on business activity. Title III:  Provisions Relating to Government National Mortgage Association and Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight - Amends the National Housing Act to make technical changes reflecting the provisions of this Act. (Sec. 302) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to provide for the supervision and regulation of the Corporation. Vests the OFHEO Director with exclusive supervisory and regulatory authority over the safety and soundness of the Corporation, including a mandate to review any proposed new business activity to determine any potential for undercapitalization.  Sets forth the Director's supervisory and enforcement parameters. Title IV:  FHA Improvements - Amends the National Housing Act to: (1) modify the mortgage insurance eligibility formula for family dwellings; and (2) prescribe guidelines under which the Secretary may delegate the authority to insure mortgages for family dwellings to a mortgagee.",2025-08-21T20:15:58Z,
104-s-813,104,s,813,"A bill to amend the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for implementation of the development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1995-05-17,1995-05-18,"Referred to Subcommittee on Parks, Preservation and Recreation.",Senate,"Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK]",AK,R,M001085,0,Amends the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for FY 1996 and 1997 for operating and administrative expenses of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation.,2026-03-24T12:48:03Z,
104-hr-1613,104,hr,1613,Jesse Gray Housing Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-05-11,1995-05-19,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14]",MI,D,C000714,0,"Jesse Gray Housing Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a program to construct new public housing units. Requires the Secretary to make financial assistance available for public housing projects, especially those likely to be disposed of or demolished. Prohibits the Secretary from approving a project demolition application. Requires public housing agencies to carry out job training and employment programs in connection with certain housing construction and revitalization projects. Reduces lower income rent contribution amounts under the National Housing Act, the United States Housing Act of 1937, the Housing Act of 1949, the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, and the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983.  Excludes welfare or social security cost-of-living adjustments from such adjusted income determinations.",2025-08-21T20:15:35Z,
104-hr-1619,104,hr,1619,National Senior Citizens Pet Ownership Protection Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-05-11,1995-05-19,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Molinari, Susan [R-NY-13]",NY,R,M000843,122,National Senior Citizens Pet Ownership Protection Act - Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to prohibit owners and managers of federally assisted rental housing from preventing elderly and disabled tenants from owning or having household pets.,2025-08-21T20:14:02Z,
104-hr-1517,104,hr,1517,National Property Reinsurance Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-04-07,1995-04-21,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]",CA,D,W000187,0,"National Property Reinsurance Act - Amends the National Housing Act to extend program authority for:  (1) FAIR plans; (2) riot and civil disorder insurance; (3) market availability review; and (4) actions to recover premiums. Establishes:  (1) a national property reinsurance program for underserved areas; and (2) a National Property Reinsurance Fund in the Treasury. Reestablishes, and revises the membership of, the Advisory Board established under the National Housing Act.",2025-08-21T20:15:36Z,
104-hr-1297,104,hr,1297,New Urban Agenda Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-03-22,1995-04-10,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Hazardous Materials, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Chairman.",House,"Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]",CT,R,S001144,7,"TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  Federal Commitment to Urban Economic Development      Title II:  Tax Incentives to Stimulate Urban Economic           Development      Title III:  Community-Based Housing Development      Title IV:  Response to Urban Environmental Challenges           Subtitle A:  Environmental Cleanup           Subtitle B:  Environmental-Economic Recovery New Urban Agenda Act of 1995 - Title I:  Federal Commitment to Urban Economic Development - Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to require executive agencies to expend not less than 15 percent in a fiscal year for the purchase of goods from businesses located in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or enterprise zones. Requires agencies, to the maximum extent practicable, to purchase recycled products from businesses located in such zones. (Sec. 102) Requires not less than 15 percent of foreign assistance provided in a fiscal year to be in the form of credits for the purchase of U.S. goods produced, manufactured, or assembled in such zones. (Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in designating and providing financial assistance to Manufacturing Technology Outreach Centers, to give preference to centers located in such zones. (Sec. 104) Establishes a preference for the construction, improvement, or relocation of Federal facilities in distressed urban areas. Title II:  Tax Incentives to Stimulate Urban Economic Development - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the offset for rental real estate activities under passive activity rules to increase the rehabilitation credit under such rules. (Sec. 202) Allows the rehabilitation investment credit to offset a portion of tentative minimum tax. (Sec. 203) Allows the issuance of tax-exempt facility bonds for sports facilities, convention or trade show facilities, freestanding parking facilities, air or water pollution control facilities, or industrial parks.  Makes termination dates on such tax-exempt bonds inapplicable to bonds issued to finance manufacturing facilities. (Sec. 204) Increases the permitted amount of qualified small issue bonds for facilities to be used by related persons. (Sec. 205) Provides an exception to arbitrage interest rebate provisions if 100 percent of available construction proceeds are spent for governmental purposes within three years of the issuance of the tax-exempt bonds. Title III:  Community-Based Housing Development - Provides, subject to the approval of both the unit of general local government and the local public housing agency, for the reconstruction of public housing dwelling units on the same property on which such units were demolished or disposed, and for the relocation of displaced tenants to such new units. Title IV:  Response to Urban Environmental Challenges - Subtitle A:  Environmental Cleanup - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to exclude local governments that are owners or operators of facilities in distressed urban areas from liability under such Act. Requires the President to establish standards for the degree of cleanup of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants released into the environment for facilities located in distressed urban areas. Subtitle B:  Environmental-Economic Recovery - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to make no more than three loans to units of local government for distressed urban areas for the establishment of facilities to dispose of, and obtain inexpensive electrical power and steam from, solid waste.  Requires a report to the Congress on the results of financing such facilities.",2026-03-23T12:17:56Z,
104-hr-1276,104,hr,1276,Rural Housing Loan Servicing Privatization Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-03-21,1995-03-24,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Condit, Gary A. [D-CA-18]",CA,D,C000670,0,Rural Housing Loan Servicing Privatization Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to provide for private servicing of certain rural housing loans.,2025-08-21T20:14:12Z,
104-hr-1098,104,hr,1098,Department of Housing and Urban Development Elimination Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-03-01,1995-03-15,Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.,House,"Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5]",CO,R,H000444,9,TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  Elimination of Department of Housing and Urban           Development      Title II:  Transfer of Functions and Savings Provisions Department of Housing and Urban Development Elimination Act of 1995 - Title I:  Elimination of Department of Housing and Urban Development - Eliminates the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Title II:  Transfer of Functions and Savings Provisions - Transfers all functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development relating to the Fair Housing Act to the Department of Justice.,2025-08-21T20:14:36Z,
104-hr-1016,104,hr,1016,Federal Housing Trust Fund Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-02-22,1995-03-10,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11]",NY,D,O000159,4,"TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  Reduction of Certain Tax Benefits for Higher Income           Taxpayers and Establishment of Housing Trust Fund      Title II:  Administration of Housing Trust Fund and           Entitlement Program for Formula Grants for Affordable Housing Federal Housing Trust Fund Act of 1995 - Title I:  Reduction of Certain Tax Benefits for Higher Income Taxpayers and Establishment of Housing Trust Fund - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to:  (1) limit mortgage interest and property tax deductions for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $75,000; (2) treat property acquired from a decedent as property acquired by gift for purposes of basis determinations; (3) phase in capital gains tax on inherited property; and (4) create in the Treasury the Housing Trust Fund (Fund). Title II: Administration of Housing Trust Fund and Entitlement Program for Formula Grants for Affordable Housing - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make affordable housing grants from the Fund to qualifying entities. Requires such entities to carry out housing costs and housing supply assistance programs. Establishes a Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development a position of Administrator of the Housing Trust Fund.",2025-08-21T20:15:38Z,
104-hr-971,104,hr,971,Homeowners Empowerment and Protection Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-02-16,1995-02-21,"Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.",House,"Rep. Wyden, Ron [D-OR-3]",OR,D,W000779,6,"Homeowners Empowerment and Protection Act of 1995 - Requires the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to establish uniform Federal agency procedures with respect to application and homeowner notice requirements for the conduct of activities that generate pollutants or other adverse impacts with the potential to reduce private home values. Directs each agency to:  (1) require any person filing an application to conduct property impacting activity to provide affected homeowners with written notice; (2) provide a toll-free telephone number for homeowner response; and (3) investigate the proposed activity's impact on home values. Creates a homeowner right of action, including class action authority, for certain home value reductions.",2026-03-23T12:17:56Z,
104-s-435,104,s,435,Department of Housing and Urban Development Elimination Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-02-16,1995-02-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC]",NC,R,F000437,0,TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  Elimination of Department of Housing and Urban           Development      Title II:  Transfer of Functions and Savings Provisions Department of Housing and Urban Development Elimination Act of 1995 - Title I:  Elimination of Department of Housing and Urban Development - Eliminates the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Title II:  Transfer of Functions and Savings Provisions - Transfers all functions of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development relating to the Fair Housing Act to the Department of Justice.,2025-08-21T20:16:47Z,
104-hr-936,104,hr,936,Revitalizing Cities Through Parks Enhancement Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-02-14,1995-02-24,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14]",NY,D,M000087,13,Revitalizing Cities Through Parks Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to qualified community organizations to develop open space on municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas. Authorizes appropriations.,2025-08-21T20:16:13Z,
104-hr-921,104,hr,921,Public Housing Rent Reform Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-02-13,1995-02-24,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]",CA,D,W000187,1,Public Housing Rent Reform Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to:  (1) revise public housing maximum rent provisions; and (2) exclude private health insurance payments and increase and expand earned income exclusions from related income eligibility determinations.,2025-08-21T20:15:41Z,
104-hr-654,104,hr,654,"To provide for the conversion of the assistance for the Tamaqua Highrise housing project in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, from a leased housing contract to tenant-based assistance.",Housing and Community Development,1995-01-24,1995-01-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-6]",PA,D,H000712,0,"Provides for the conversion of assistance for the Tamaqua Highrise housing project in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, from a leased housing contract to tenant-based assistance.",2025-01-02T17:34:45Z,
104-hr-656,104,hr,656,Hate Group Public Funding Exclusion Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-24,1995-01-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]",NY,R,K000210,21,"Hate Group Public Funding Exclusion Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make an organization controlled by individuals who promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity ineligible for HUD assistance.",2025-08-21T20:15:51Z,
104-hr-660,104,hr,660,Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-24,1995-12-28,Became Public Law No: 104-76.,House,"Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22]",FL,R,S000303,23,"Housing for Older Persons Act of 1995 - Amends the Fair Housing Act with regard to the definition of housing for older persons by:  (1) deleting the ""significant facilities and services"" requirement; and (2) requiring at least 80 percent of occupied units to be occupied by at least one person 55 years of age or older.  (Thus modifying the exemption from certain familial status discrimination prohibitions.) Makes a good faith attempt at compliance a defense against civil money damages.",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
104-hr-605,104,hr,605,To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require certain legal aliens to reside in the United States for a period of 5 consecutive years to be eligible for a preference for occupancy in public housing or for the provision of rental housing assistance.,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-20,1995-01-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Greenwood, James C. [R-PA-8]",PA,R,G000439,13,Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require certain aliens to reside in the United States for at least five consecutive years in order to qualify for public housing or rental assistance preferences.,2025-01-02T17:34:45Z,
104-hr-624,104,hr,624,To amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reduce the maximum monthly rents in effect for certain projects receiving assistance under such section to eliminate material differences in the rents charged for similar assisted and unassisted units in the same area.,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-20,1995-01-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-21]",CA,R,T000188,1,Amends the Housing Act of 1937 to authorize rent reductions for certain projects receiving section 8 assistance.,2025-01-02T17:34:32Z,
104-s-247,104,s,247,Senior Citizen Housing Safety Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-19,1996-01-26,Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S523-524),Senate,"Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH]",NH,R,G000445,2,Senior Citizen Housing Safety Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying dwelling units in assisted housing designated for only elderly families. Prescribes eviction policies.,2025-08-21T20:15:44Z,
104-s-232,104,s,232,Section 515 Rural Multifamily Housing Program Extension Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-17,1995-02-23,Star Print ordered on the bill.,Senate,"Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]",NY,R,D000018,2,Section 515 Rural Multifamily Housing Program Extension Act of 1995 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 with respect to rural housing to extend set-asides for:  (1) targeted underserved areas and colonias; and (2) rental housing funds for nonprofit entities. Repeals loan insurance authority for rural rental housing for elderly or handicapped persons and families or moderate income persons and families. Extends temporarily expiring section 8 contract authority. Authorizes appropriations.,2025-08-21T20:15:36Z,
104-hr-463,104,hr,463,Prohibition of Incentives for Relocation Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-11,1995-01-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5]",WI,D,B000177,14,Prohibition of Incentives for Relocation Act of 1995 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to prohibit the use of specified grant and loan assistance for employment relocation activities.,2025-08-21T20:15:29Z,
104-hr-486,104,hr,486,Rent Reform and Empowerment Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-11,1995-01-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-11]",MI,R,K000288,0,Rent Reform and Empowerment Act of 1995 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise public housing rent determinations.,2025-08-21T20:14:01Z,
104-hr-487,104,hr,487,FHA Modernization and Efficiency Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-11,1995-02-22,Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E406-407),House,"Rep. Orton, Bill [D-UT-3]",UT,D,O000108,0,FHA Modernization and Efficiency Act of 1995 - Amends the National Housing Act to revise single family mortgage insurance program provisions regarding:  (1) maximum mortgage amount floor; (2) downpayment calculations and family loans; (3) new construction; (4) condominiums; (5) direct endorsement mortgages; and (6) two-step adjustable mortgages.,2025-08-21T20:15:42Z,
104-hr-493,104,hr,493,Housing Counseling Enhancement Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-11,1995-01-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]",OH,D,T000350,13,Housing Counseling Enhancement Act of 1995 - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to:  (1) extend emergency homeownership and prepurchase and foreclosure prevention counseling programs; and (2) authorize appropriations.,2025-08-21T20:15:50Z,
104-s-192,104,s,192,"A bill to prohibit the use of certain assistance provided under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to encourage plant closings and the resultant relocation of employment, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1995-01-11,1995-01-11,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI]",WI,D,F000061,1,Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit community development block grants and related special purpose grants and property acquisition loan guarantees from being used to facilitate plant closings and employment relocation.,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
104-hr-117,104,hr,117,Senior Citizens Housing Safety and Economic Relief Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-04,1995-10-25,Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,House,"Rep. Blute, Peter I. [R-MA-3]",MA,R,B000576,37,"Senior Citizens Housing Safety and Economic Relief Act of 1995 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit a public housing agency (PHA) to:  (1) prohibit public housing admission to drug or alcohol abusers; and (2) consider, with respect to an elderly person, whether he or she has successfully completed or is participating in a supervised drug or alcohol rehabilitation program. (Sec. 3) Revises provisions permitting PHA designation of housing for occupancy by only elderly families, only disabled families, or elderly and disabled families.  Eliminates the provision permitting vacant units to be made available to the general public.  Prohibits admission of drug or alcohol abusers, or persons with such histories (with consideration given to rehabilitation). Prohibits eviction of current tenants from designated projects, except in the case of nonelderly drug or alcohol abusers. Requires PHA assistance to relocated tenants. Sets forth designation plan and Department of Housing and Urban Development approval provisions. States that the provisions of this section shall not apply to low-income Indian housing. (Sec. 4) Revises standards for assisted and public housing lease termination and expedited grievance procedures. (Sec. 5) Amends the National Housing Act to extend the Federal Housing Administration home equity conversion mortgage demonstration program through September 30, 2000.  Increases to 50,000 the number of program mortgages, and extends eligibility to one-to-four family unit residences with at least one owner-occupied unit.",2025-04-07T15:28:20Z,
104-hr-167,104,hr,167,To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance for emergency repairs in lower income housing projects operated by the Chicago Housing Authority.,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-04,1996-04-29,Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E657),House,"Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7]",IL,D,C000634,0,Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance for emergency repairs in lower income housing operated by the Chicago Housing Authority. Authorizes appropriations.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
104-hr-170,104,hr,170,Public Housing Energy Conservation Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-04,1995-01-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7]",IL,D,C000634,0,Public Housing Energy Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to:  (1) establish public housing energy conservation performance standards; and (2) revise public housing construction cost limits to reflect structural life-cycle costs and major heating and cooling systems. Requires public housing development and rehabilitation programs begun one year after enactment of this Act to incorporate such standards. Directs the Secretary to provide financial assistance to the Chicago Housing Authority in Illinois to implement public housing energy conservation measures. Authorizes appropriations.,2025-08-21T20:15:01Z,
104-hr-21,104,hr,21,"To amend section 3 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to more accurately determine the median income for Rockland County, New York, for purposes of housing programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.",Housing and Community Development,1995-01-04,1995-01-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20]",NY,R,G000212,0,"Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with regard to certain median income determinations in Rockland County, New York.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
104-hr-30,104,hr,30,Housing and Community Development Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-04,1995-01-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,0,"TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  Housing Assistance           Subtitle A:  Public and Indian Housing           Subtitle B:  Section 8 Rental Assistance           Subtitle C:  Homeownership Programs           Subtitle D:  Home Investment Partnerships           Subtitle E:  Supportive Housing Programs           Subtitle F:  Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage                Market      Title II:  Community Development      Title III:  Homeless Assistance           Subtitle A:  Reorganization of Certain McKinney Act                Housing Provisions           Subtitle B:  Other Housing Assistance Programs for the                Homeless Under McKinney Act           Subtitle C:  Miscellaneous Homeless Housing Provisions      Title IV: Rural Housing Programs      Title V:  Authorizations of Appropriations Housing and Community Development Act of 1995 - Title I:  Housing Assistance - Subtitle A:  Public and Indian Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise public housing ceiling rent provisions. (Sec. 109) Authorizes:  (1) the use of modernization funds for replacement housing; and (2) public housing agencies to leverage amounts for replacement and modernization. (Sec. 111) Revises public housing demolition and disposition provisions. (Sec. 112) Increases maximum planning grant amounts under the distressed housing revitalization program.  Revises related implementation grant provisions. (Sec. 113) Applies specified public housing provisions to Indian housing. (Sec. 115) Community Partnerships Against Crime Act of 1994 - Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to include ""adjacent premises"" within the scope of the public housing drug-related crime elimination program. (Sec. 116) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase maximum amounts available and extend funding availability to a public housing agency for resident opportunity assistance (currently resident management technical assistance and training). Subtitle B:  Section 8 Rental Assistance - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to merge the section 8 certificate and voucher rental assistance programs into a single rental assistance program.  Sets forth program provisions. (Sec. 122) Authorizes incentives to refinance high interest rate mortgages for section 8 projects. (Sec. 124) Authorizes renewal of expiring section 8 contracts. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 125) Provides for the conversion of assistance for the Tamaqua Highrise housing project in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, from a leased housing contract to tenant-based assistance. Deems specified dwelling units in Perth Amboy and New Brunswick, New Jersey, to be in compliance with certain rehabilitation requirements. Subtitle C:  Homeownership Programs - National Homeownership Fund Act - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to replace the current National Homeownership Trust Demonstration with a National Homeownership Fund program which shall make grants to States, housing finance agencies, and nonprofit housing intermediaries for first-time homebuyer assistance in the forms of:  (1) downpayment assistance; (2) second mortgage assistance; (3) revolving loan fund capitalization; and (4) interest rate buydowns. (Sec. 133) Amends the Housing and Commodity Development Act of 1992 to revise non-federally owned or assisted housing eligibility for residential lead-based paint reduction assistance. Extends authorization of appropriations for Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) lead exposure research. (Sec. 134) Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to extend the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation affordable housing program. Subtitle D:  Home Investment Partnerships - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to increase the eligible uses of HOME investment partnerships. Subtitle E:  Supportive Housing Programs - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to permit supportive housing for the elderly assistance to be used for elder cottage housing units.  Redefines ""frail elderly.""  Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to repeal the elder cottage housing unit demonstration program. (Sec. 152) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to make public housing agencies eligible sponsors under the supportive housing for persons with disabilities program. (Sec. 153) Revises:  (1) meal fee and matching amounts under the revised congregate services program; and (2) contribution amounts under the supportive housing assistance for elderly independence program. Subtitle F:  Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market - Amends the National Housing Act to extend multifamily housing mortgage loan provisions. (Sec. 162) Revises refinancing provisions for HUD-held mortgages. (Sec. 163) Authorizes the delegation of single family mortgage insuring authority to direct endorsement mortgages. Title II:  Community Development - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to extend community development block grant (CDBE) assistance for colonias. (Sec. 205) Authorizes a colonias assistance program, including model programs. (Sec. 206) Increases eligible activities under the youth build program.  Gives priority to applicants supplementing grant amounts. Title III:  Homeless Assistance - Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Housing Assistance Amendments Act of 1994 - Subtitle A: Reorganization of Certain McKinney Act Housing Provisions - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to establish a flexible grant program including:  (1) homelessness prevention; (2) emergency shelter; (3) supportive housing; (4) safe havens; (5) shelter plus care; and (6) innovative homeless initiatives. Subtitle B:  Other Housing Assistance Programs for the Homeless Under McKinney Act - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to establish a program of section 8 assistance for shelter plus care single room occupancy dwellings.  Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle C:  Miscellaneous Homeless Housing Provisions - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to provide for the elimination of unfit transient facilities. Title IV:  Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for specified rural housing and related programs. (Sec. 402) Makes Indians eligible for rural housing programs. (Sec. 404) Revises rural homeownership loan and rental housing provisions. (Sec. 407) Extends set-aside authority for underserved areas. Increases set-asides for colonias.  Revises underserved area designation criteria. (Sec. 409) Reduces the maximum term of rural rental housing loans.  Extends non-profit set-aside authority.  Authorizes mortgage modifications, including an expedited refinancing procedure. (Sec. 410) Authorizes the optional conversion of rental assistance payments to operating subsidies for migrant farmworker projects. (Sec. 413) Authorizes loan guarantees through FY 1996 for multifamily rural rental housing.  Sets forth related provisions. Title V:  Authorization of Appropriations - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase aggregate low-income housing budget authority.  Sets forth obligations for specified housing programs. (Sec. 502) Authorizes appropriations for lower-income housing. (Sec. 503) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for Indian housing loan guarantees. (Sec. 504) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to:  (1) extend set-asides for new construction of projects for disabled families; (2) reduce annual emergency modernization funds; and (3) authorize appropriations for family investment centers. (Sec. 507) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for federally assisted multifamily housing. (Sec. 508) Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to authorize appropriations for the community partnerships against crime program. (Sec. 509) Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to authorize appropriations for the early childhood development program. (Sec. 511) Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to extend and authorize appropriations for specified housing counseling programs. (Sec. 513) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for supportive housing for the elderly and for persons with disabilities. (Sec. 514) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to:  (1) authorize appropriations for congregate and supportive services; (2) increase budget authority for section 8 assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937; (3) authorize appropriations for housing opportunities for persons with AIDS; and (4) authorize appropriations for the National Homeownership Fund. (Sec. 518) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations for low-income housing preservation, including technical assistance and capacity building set-asides. (Sec. 519) Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize appropriations for the flexible subsidy program. (Sec. 520) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to authorize appropriations for:  (1) the home investment partnerships program; and (2) the youth build program. (Sec. 521) Amends the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 to authorize appropriations for the community investment demonstration program. (Sec. 523) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for:  (1) community development block grants; (2) real property loan guarantees; (3) special purpose grants; and (4) economic development grants. (Sec. 525) Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. (Sec. 526) Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to authorize appropriations for the John Heinz neighborhood development program. (Sec. 527) Authorizes appropriations for colonias assistance. (Sec. 528) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to:  (1) extend loan and mortgage insurance authority under the New Towns demonstration program for emergency relief of Los Angeles; (2) authorize appropriations for second mortgage assistance; and (3) authorize appropriations for community development assistance. (Sec. 529) Amends the National Housing Act to extend FHA mortgage insurance authority. (Sec. 530) Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to extend GNMA mortgage guarantee authority. (Sec. 532) Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act to authorize appropriations for housing research and development. (Sec. 533) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize appropriations for residential lead-based paint hazard reduction, including technical assistance and capacity building, and research set-asides. (Sec. 534) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to authorize appropriations and specified set-asides for the fair housing initiatives program. (Sec. 535) Authorizes appropriations for:  (1) the National American Indian Housing Council and (2) the Housing Assistance Council. (Sec. 537) Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to:  (1) authorize appropriations for the flexible block grant program; (2) increase budget authority for section 8 assistance for single room occupancy dwellings; (3) authorize appropriations for section 8 assistance for shelter plus care single room occupancy dwellings; (4) authorize appropriations for the rural homelessness program; (5) extend and authorize appropriations for the Interagency Council on the Homeless; and (6) authorize appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency food and shelter program.",2025-08-21T20:15:34Z,
104-hr-66,104,hr,66,Rural Multifamily Rental Housing Loan Guarantee Demonstration Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-04,1995-01-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]",NE,R,B000403,7,Rural Multifamily Rental Housing Loan Guarantee Demonstration Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to guarantee eligible loans for the development costs of low or moderate income rural multifamily rental housing. Authorizes appropriations.,2025-08-21T20:15:45Z,
104-hr-69,104,hr,69,FHA Water Purification Standards Amendments Act,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-04,1995-01-27,Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.,House,"Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]",NE,R,B000403,0,FHA Water Purification Standards Amendments Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide for the approval of both point-of-use and point-of-entry water treatment equipment and water purification systems that meet certain statutory standards. Prohibits the Secretary from requiring the use of a water treatment system on any water supply source that will not be used primarily for human consumption.,2025-08-21T20:14:44Z,
104-s-17,104,s,17,New Urban Agenda Act of 1995,Housing and Community Development,1995-01-04,1995-01-04,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]",PA,R,S000709,2,"TABLE OF CONTENTS:      Title I:  Federal Commitment to Urban Economic Development      Title II:  Tax Incentives to Stimulate Urban Economic           Development      Title III:  Community-Based Housing Development      Title IV:  Response to Urban Environmental Challenges           Subtitle A:  Environmental Cleanup           Subtitle B:  Environmental-Economic Recovery New Urban Agenda Act of 1995 - Title I:  Federal Commitment to Urban Economic Development - Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to require executive agencies to expend not less than 15 percent in a fiscal year for the purchase of goods from businesses located in empowerment zones, enterprise communities, or enterprise zones. Requires agencies, to the maximum extent practicable, to purchase recycled products from businesses located in such zones. (Sec. 102) Requires not less than 15 percent of foreign assistance provided in a fiscal year to be in the form of credits for the purchase of U.S. goods produced, manufactured, or assembled in such zones. (Sec. 103) Directs the Secretary of Commerce, in designating and providing financial assistance to Manufacturing Technology Outreach Centers, to give preference to centers located in such zones. (Sec. 104) Establishes a preference for the construction, improvement, or relocation of Federal facilities in distressed urban areas. Title II:  Tax Incentives to Stimulate Urban Economic Development - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the offset for rental real estate activities under passive activity rules to increase the rehabilitation credit under such rules. (Sec. 202) Allows the rehabilitation investment credit to offset a portion of tentative minimum tax. (Sec. 203) Allows the issuance of tax-exempt facility bonds for sports facilities, convention or trade show facilities, freestanding parking facilities, air or water pollution control facilities, or industrial parks.  Makes termination dates on such tax-exempt bonds inapplicable to bonds issued to finance manufacturing facilities. (Sec. 204) Increases the permitted amount of qualified small issue bonds for facilities to be used by related persons. (Sec. 205) Provides an exception to arbitrage interest rebate provisions if 100 percent of available construction proceeds are spent for governmental purposes within three years of the issuance of the tax-exempt bonds. Title III:  Community-Based Housing Development - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to report to the Comptroller General on the feasibility of consolidating existing public and low-income housing programs into a comprehensive block grant system of Federal aid.  Requires the Comptroller General to report to the Congress with an analysis of such report and recommendations. (Sec. 302) Provides, subject to the approval of both the unit of general local government and the local public housing agency, for the reconstruction of public housing dwelling units on the same property on which such units were demolished or disposed, and for the relocation of displaced tenants to such new units. Title IV:  Response to Urban Environmental Challenges - Subtitle A:  Environmental Cleanup - Amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to exclude local governments that are owners or operators of facilities in distressed urban areas from liability under such Act. Requires the President to establish standards for the degree of cleanup of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants released into the environment for facilities located in distressed urban areas. Subtitle B:  Environmental-Economic Recovery - Authorizes the Secretary of Energy to make no more than three loans to units of local government for distressed urban areas for the establishment of facilities to dispose of, and obtain inexpensive electrical power and steam from, solid waste.  Requires a report to the Congress on the results of financing such facilities.",2025-08-21T20:15:26Z,