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
96-hr-8353,96,hr,8353,A bill to provide Homeownership Assistance.,Housing and Community Development,1980-11-17,1980-11-17,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large]",VT,R,J000072,0,"Authorizes, from funds previously approved in appropriations Acts for the homeownership assistance program under the National Housing Act, $125,000,000 to be available for contracts to make periodic mortgage assistance payments entered into on or after October 1, 1980.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-8333,96,hr,8333,A bill to provide Homeownership Assistance.,Housing and Community Development,1980-11-13,1980-11-13,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10]",GA,D,B000153,17,"Authorizes, from funds previously approved in appropriations Acts for the homeownership assistance program under the National Housing Act, $125,000,000 to be available for contracts to make periodic mortgage assistance payments entered into on or after October 1, 1980.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-8335,96,hr,8335,A bill to provide Homeownership Assistance.,Housing and Community Development,1980-11-13,1980-11-13,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Bowen, David R. [D-MS-2]",MS,D,B000682,0,"Authorizes, from funds previously approved in appropriations Acts for the homeownership assistance program under the National Housing Act, $125,000,000 to be available for contracts to make periodic mortgage assistance payments entered into on or after October 1, 1980.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-8342,96,hr,8342,A bill to provide Homeownership assistance.,Housing and Community Development,1980-11-13,1980-11-13,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Marriott, David Daniel [R-UT-2]",UT,R,M000143,0,"Authorizes, from funds previously approved in appropriations Acts for the homeownership assistance program under the National Housing Act, $125,000,000 to be available for contracts to make periodic mortgage assistance payments entered into on or after October 1, 1980.  Specifies that funds recaptured from such program shall be made available for contracts as the funds are recaptured.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-8317,96,hr,8317,A bill to provide Homeownership Assistance.,Housing and Community Development,1980-11-12,1980-11-12,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15]",CA,D,C000581,2,"Authorizes, from funds previously approved in appropriations Acts for the homeownership assistance program under the National Housing Act, $125,000,000 to be available for contracts to make periodic mortgage assistance payments entered into on or after October 1, 1980.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-8290,96,hr,8290,Residential Rental Housing Tax Incentive Act of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-10-02,1980-10-02,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,0,"Residential Rental Housing Tax Incentive Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer election to depreciate new: (1) residential rental property under the straight line method based on a period of 120 months;  and (2) low-income rental housing, under the same method, based on a period of 96 months. Exempts residential property, residential rental property, and low-income housing from the requirement that construction period interest and taxes related to such property be amortized instead of deducted currently. Expands eligibility for accelerated depreciation of rehabilitation expenditures for all types of rental housing, not just low-income rental housing.  Increases the amount of depreciable low-income rental housing rehabilitation expenditures to $30,000.",2025-09-02T13:55:06Z,
96-hres-803,96,hres,803,A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation shall delay any enforcement of Due-on-Sale clauses until a date at least thirty days after the receipt by Congress of the Report of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.,Housing and Community Development,1980-10-01,1980-10-01,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14]",CA,R,S000393,9,Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation shall delay any enforcement of due-on-sale clauses until at least 30 days after receipt by Congress of the report of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on the effect of such clauses on the assumability of residential mortages.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-sjres-209,96,sjres,209,A joint resolution providing for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration authorities and for rural housing authorities.,Housing and Community Development,1980-09-30,1980-10-03,Public Law 96-372.,Senate,"Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,W000502,0,Amends the National Housing Act to extend specified Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance programs for 15 days. Extends for 15 days the period during which amounts in the rental housing assistance fund may be approved for use in the troubled projects program. Extends for 15 days the authority to provide flexible interest rates on mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration. Extends for 15 days the authority for the purchase of mortgages under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend the rehabilitation loan program for 15 days. Extends for 15 days the authority for rural housing programs under the Housing Act of 1949.,2022-12-07T19:16:13Z,
96-hr-8191,96,hr,8191,A bill to amend the Urban Development Action Grant program with respect to determining the level of physical and economic distress of certain urban counties.,Housing and Community Development,1980-09-24,1980-09-24,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3]",FL,D,B000371,0,"Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, if so requested by an urban county, to exclude areas of such county consolidated with a city having a population of over 100,000 from determinations of distress levels for purposes of the urban development action grant program.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-s-3145,96,s,3145,A bill to provide Homeownership Assistance.,Housing and Community Development,1980-09-24,1980-09-24,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,W000502,15,"Authorizes from funds previously approved in appropriations Acts for the homeownership assistance program under the National Housing Act $125,000,000 to be available for contracts to make periodic mortgage assistance payments entered into on or after October 1, 1980.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
96-hr-8111,96,hr,8111,Residential Rental Housing Tax Incentive Act of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-09-15,1980-09-15,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3]",MN,R,F000380,7,"Residential Rental Housing Tax Incentive Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer election to depreciate new residential rental property under the straight line method based on a period of 120 months. Exempts residential property, residential rental property, and low-income housing from the requirement that construction period interest and taxes related to such property be amortized instead of deducted currently. Expands eligibility for accelerated depreciation of rehabilitation expenditures for all types of rental housing, not just low-income rental housing.  Increases the amount of depreciable rental housing rehabilitation expenditures to $30,000.",2025-09-02T13:55:01Z,
96-hconres-420,96,hconres,420,A concurrent resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980.,Housing and Community Development,1980-08-25,1980-08-25,Referred to House Committee on the District of Columbia.,House,"Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2]",TX,D,W000570,0,Disapproves the approval of the Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980 by the District of Columbia Council.,2021-06-14T19:11:52Z,
96-s-2968,96,s,2968,Real Estate Construction and Rehabilitation Tax Incentives Act of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-07-24,1980-07-24,Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN]",TN,D,S000068,3,Authorizes the Director of the Community Services Administration to implement emergency heat crisis programs for low income and elderly persons during a heat crisis (as defined in this Act).  States that: (1) such programs shall include payments for utility bills and cooling devices and for transportation to community shelters with adequate cooling facilities; and (2) funds may be provided only from June 1 through September 30 of any given year.,2025-09-02T13:57:02Z,
96-s-2888,96,s,2888,Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-06-26,1980-06-26,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,W000502,2,"Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1980 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to foreclose multifamily mortgages held by the Secretary encumbering real estate located in any State. Sets forth procedures for the designation of a foreclosure commissioner or commissioners by the Secretary. Designates the Secretary as a guarantor of payment of any judgment against such commissioners. Permits a foreclosure by the Secretary to commence upon the breach of a covenant or condition in the mortgage agreement for which foreclosure is authorized under such mortgage. Specifies procedures for:  (1) notice of default and foreclosure sale; (2) service of such notice; (3) presale reinstatement and cancellation of foreclosure; (4) conduct of a foreclosure sale; (5) disposition of foreclosure costs and sale proceeds; (6) transfer of title and possessions; and (7) recording the foreclosure and sale. Authorizes the Secretary to require, as a condition and term of sale, that the purchaser at a foreclosure sale under this Act agree to the continued operation of the security property in accordance with the appropriate loan program.",2025-09-02T13:57:01Z,
96-hr-7578,96,hr,7578,A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959.,Housing and Community Development,1980-06-13,1980-06-13,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA-3]",IA,R,G000386,0,Amends the Housing Act of 1959 by exempting specified low-income housing projects of eight or fewer units from the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act (Public Contract Wage Provisions).,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-7510,96,hr,7510,"A bill to provide that the interest rate on mortgages secured by one-to four-family residences and insured under title II of the National Housing Act or guaranteed under chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, be negotiated between the borrower and lender, and that lenders may not charge discount points on such mortgages in excess of their acquisition costs.",Housing and Community Development,1980-06-05,1980-06-05,Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.,House,"Rep. Mattox, James A. [D-TX-5]",TX,D,M000260,0,"Amends the National Housing Act to direct that the interest rate on mortgages secured by one- to four-family residences and insured or guaranteed under specified Federal laws, be negotiated between borrower and lender.  Prohibits lenders from charging discount points on such mortgages in excess of their acquisition costs.",2024-02-07T16:12:44Z,
96-hr-7410,96,hr,7410,A bill to raise the limit on the principal amount of a mortgage which may be insured under section 203 of the National Housing Act with respect to single-family residences in high-cost areas.,Housing and Community Development,1980-05-21,1980-05-21,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43]",CA,R,B001080,0,Amends the National Housing Act to raise the limit on the principal amount of a mortgage which may be insured under such Act as regards single- family residences in high-cost areas.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-7389,96,hr,7389,A bill to amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the purpose of providing more housing alternatives for lower income persons.,Housing and Community Development,1980-05-20,1980-05-20,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10]",NY,D,B000432,0,Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into annual contribution contracts in order to make assistance available for lower income persons living in single-room housing units. Directs the Secretary to establish minimum property standards for such units and for inspections to assure compliance therewith.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-s-2711,96,s,2711,"A bill to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1980-05-15,1980-06-21,Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate.,Senate,"Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC]",NC,D,M000956,0,"Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for rural housing programs with specified amounts earmarked for:  (1) low and moderate income or elderly rental and cooperative housing assistance; (2) insurance of loans for domestic farm labor housing; and (3) guaranteed loans. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for: (1) loans and grants for rural dwellings repair; (2) financial assistance for low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; and (3) programs of technical and supervisory assistance for low-income individuals and rural families. Extends through September 30, 1981 (from 1980) the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans for:  (1) housing for the rural elderly, handicapped, or moderate income families; and (2) housing and buildings on farms.  Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for mutual and self-help housing and the Self-Help Fund. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into rental assistance contracts to the extent home ownership subsidies are not otherwise provided. Extends the availability of such subsidies through fiscal year 1981 (from 1980). Authorizes the Secretary to make and insure loans to consumer cooperatives to enable such cooperatives to finance the transfer of membership in the cooperative under terms that low and moderate income persons can reasonably afford.  Permits such loans to be conditioned on not depriving members of the cooperative of their membership because they no longer meet the income eligibility requirements. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969 to authorize the transfer of Federal surplus real property at the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, as well as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, for use in providing housing to low or moderate income families or individuals. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to make it mandatory that the Secretary of Agriculture provide interest credits on housing loans.  Directs the Secretary to assure that adequate replacement housing and relocation assistance are made available if involuntary displacement of families or businesses is unavoidable.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
96-s-2719,96,s,2719,Housing and Community Development Act of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-05-15,1980-10-08,Public Law 96-399.,Senate,"Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,W000502,0,"(Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-1420)  Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 - =Title I:  Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation= - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to specify for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983 that no data derived from the 1980 Decennial Census, except those relating to population and poverty, shall be taken into account for purposes of the allocation of funds to metropolitan areas.  Prohibits, for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983, any revision to the criteria for establishing a metropolitan area or defining a central city of such an area published after January 1, 1980, from being taken into account for purposes of this title, except in the case of any area or city which would newly qualify as a metropolitan area or central city of such an area.   Specifies that, with respect to grants for State, tribal, and local community development programs, beginning in fiscal year 1982, the population of any unit of general local government which is included in that of any urban county shall be included in the population of such urban county for three program years beginning with the program year in which its population was first so included.   Requires any county seeking qualification as an urban county, including any urban county seeking to continue such qualification, to notify each unit of general local government, which is included therein and is eligible to elect to have its population excluded from that of an urban county, of its opportunity to make such an election.   Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in any case in which all or part of a metropolitan city is located within an urban county, upon the joint request of such city and county, to approve the inclusion of the metropolitan city as part of the urban county for purposes of planning a joint community development program, meeting the application requirements, and implementing such program.   Limits amounts of appropriated funds which may be used to aid metropolitan cities, urban counties, and other units of local government within metropolitan areas to meet their basic grant needs.  Eliminates hold-harmless entitlements.   Includes certain independent cities in determining community development grant amounts for urban counties if such cities meet specified criteria.   Declares that the Congress finds that the Nation's cities, towns, and smaller urban communities face critical social, economic, and environmental problems arising in significant measure from increasing energy costs which have seriously undermined the quality and overall effectiveness of local community and housing development activities.  States that concerted action is required of Federal, State, and local governments to address the economic and social hardships borne by communities as a consequence of scarce fuel supplies. Allows grants for State and local community development programs to be available for the conservation of the Nation's scarce energy resources, improvement of energy efficiency, and the provision of alternative and renewable energy sources of supply.   Allows the applicant, at the discretion of the applicant, when applying for such grants, to include as part of the program summary, formulation, and description required by such Act comparable information with respect to the applicant's energy conservation and renewable energy resource needs and objectives.   Makes the following activities eligible for assistance under the community development program:  (1) design features and improvements which promote energy efficiency with respect to the construction, reconstruction, and installation of public works, facilities, and improvements; (2) power generation and distribution facilities using renewable energy systems; (3) parks and recreation facilities established as a result of reclamation activities; (4) recycling or conversion facilities; (5) the rehabilitation of buildings and improvements which promote energy efficiency; (6) energy conservation as a public service activity; (7) energy conservation projects by neighborhood-based nonprofit organizations, local development corporations, or entities organized under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; and (8) activities necessary to the development of a comprehensive community-wide energy use strategy.   Requires an applicant for a grant under the community development program to take into account the effect of such activities on the involuntary displacements of low- and moderate-income persons and to consider appropriate environmental factors. Directs the Secretary to continue the study on involuntary displacement conducted pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 and to transmit, not later than March 30, 1981, a report to the Congress which shall contain:  (1) data collected since the initial report; and (2) further recommendations on minimizing involuntary displacement and alleviating problems caused by such displacement.   Authorizes the appropriation of funds for the purpose of making grants to States and units of local government to help finance community development programs for fiscal years 1981 through 1983.   Authorizes funds for fiscal years 1981 through 1983 for the purpose of assisting severely distressed cities that require supplemental grant assistance in order to alleviate excessive deterioration through neighborhood reclamation and community revitalization.   Limits amounts of appropriated funds which may be used as a special discretionary fund by the Secretary to make grants to new communities, States, and territorial and local governmental units.   Limits the amount of commitments to guarantee notes and other obligations which the Secretary may enter into with respect to community development loan guarantees.   Authorizes the Secretary to allow certain grantees under the community development block grant program which are not undertaking a comprehensive community development program to file performance reports less frequently than annually.   Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require an applicant for an urban development action grant to identify all properties which are included or are eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places and would be affected by such project to the appropriate State historic preservation officer and the Secretary of the Interior.  Requires the Secretary of the Interior, after consulting with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to prescribe and implement regulations concerning such projects.  Directs the Secretary of the Interior in prescribing and implementing such regulations to provide that:  (1) the appropriate State historic preservation officer, within 45 days after receiving information from the applicant, submit comments, together with such other information considered necessary to the applicant concerning such properties; and (2) the Secretary, not later than 45 days after receiving such application and the comments submitted to the applicant by the State historic preservation officer, shall make a determination as to whether any of the properties affected by such project is eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.   Directs the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation to prescribe regulations providing for expeditious action by such Council in making its comments on urban development action grants in the case of properties which are included on, or eligible for inclusion on, the National Register of Historic Places and which are affected by a project for which such application has been made.   Transfers, from the Office of Management and Budget to the Department of Commerce, the responsibility for establishing and defining standard metropolitan statistical areas and their components and for providing criteria with respect to poverty levels.   Eliminates the special consideration given small hold-harmless communities with comprehensive community development programs in the program of multi-year funding from small cities with such programs.   Declares that funds which are to be reallocated, after a determination by the Secretary that they are not likely to be fully obligated during a community development program period, shall be reallocated first, in any metropolitan area in the same State, with a preference for units of general local government in the same metropolitan area to which such funds were originally allocated and second, in any other metropolitan area.   Requires the Secretary, not later than January 1, 1983, to report to the Congress with respect to the adequacy, effectiveness, and equity of the formula used for the allocation of funds for community development programs under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, with specific analysis and recommendations concerning the manner in which such formula is or could be affected by the date derived from the 1980 decennial census.   Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to increase the maximum rehabilitation loan amounts for residential property. Extends the rehabilitation loan program under such Act to include congregate housing and single-room occupancy housing.  Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for the rehabilitation loan program.  Limits the amount to be used for multifamily properties.   Authorizes appropriations, through fiscal year 1981, for the neighborhood self-help development programs under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978.   Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reimburse the Veterans Administration for properties transferred to urban homesteading programs.   Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to make Guam, the Virgin Islands, and Indian tribes eligible for urban development action grants.  Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from approving a grant to an Indian tribe unless such Indian tribe:  (1) is located on a reservation or in an Alaskan Native Village; and (2) is an eligible recipient under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972.   =Title II:  Housing Assistance Programs= - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize additional authority for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into contracts for annual contributions, after October 1, 1980, for low-income housing projects.   Directs the Secretary to enter into only such new contracts for preliminary loans as are consistent with the number of dwelling units for which contracts for annual contributions may be entered into.   Directs the Secretary, with respect to projects to be constructed as a result of such assistance and which are to be located on Indian reservations or in Alaskan Native villages, to determine and make the prototype costs available within a reasonable time prior to the beginning of each construction season as is determined to be appropriate for the area in which the project is to be located. Directs the Secretary in determining the amount of such assistance to take into consideration, with respect to remote areas such as may be found in connection with projects developed under the Indian and Alaskan Native housing program, the extensive transportation required to provide the necessary labor, materials, and equipment to the project site and any additional conditions that the Secretary determines should be taken into consideration for such projects.  Requires the Secretary to provide funds for such projects to cover the administrative costs to an Indian housing authority during the development period of such a project and until such time as the project is occupied.   Eliminates the income mix requirement of such Act with respect to housing for the elderly if the Secretary determines that such mix would result in excessive delays in meeting the housing needs of elderly families.   Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide assistance to improve the physical condition of existing public housing projects and to upgrade the management and operation of such projects in order to assure that such projects continue to be available to serve low-income families.   Allows the Secretary to make available and contract to make available financial assistance to public housing agencies for the purpose of improving the physical condition of existing low-rent public housing projects and for upgrading the management and operation of such projects to the extent necessary to maintain such physical improvements.   Prohibits such assistance from being made, except in the case of a public housing agency which meets such criteria of financial distress as are established by the Secretary, unless the Secretary has approved an application from the public housing agency which has been developed in consultation with appropriate local officials and with tenants of such housing projects.  Sets forth the information required in such application.   Specifies that, in the case of a public housing agency which meets the financial distress criteria, not more than five percent of the total amount of assistance made available to all public housing agencies in any year shall be made available for such purposes.  Sets forth restrictions on assistance for demolition of any low-rent housing project.   Declares that in making such assistance the Secretary shall give preference to public housing agencies which: (1) request assistance for projects having conditions which threaten the health or safety of the tenants or have a significant number of vacant, substandard units; and (2) have demonstrated a capability of carrying out the activities proposed in the plan submitted and approved by the Secretary.   Provides for assistance to any public housing agency in an amount which the Secretary determines is necessary to meet emergency or special purpose needs.   Directs the Secretary to issue rules and regulations establishing standards which provide for decent, safe, and sanitary living conditions in low-rent public housing projects and for energy conserving improvements in such projects.   Limits the number of newly constructed and substantially rehabilitated units which may exceed the maximum monthly rent.  Permits the Secretary to approve a maximum monthly rent for moderately rehabilitated low-income housing units which exceeds the fair market rental by not more than 20 percent, if such units are located in an area where the Secretary finds costs levels so require, and not more than 30 percent, where the Secretary determines that special circumstances warrant such higher rent or where necessary to the implementation of a local housing assistance plan.   Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for operating assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978.  Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary to utilize amounts credited to the rental housing assistance fund for the sole purpose of carrying out assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects through September 30, 1981.   Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary to amend rent supplement contracts in accordance with specified requirements within four years of enactment of this Act.   Increases the allowable maximum amount for mortgage assistance payments under the National Housing Act.   Amends the National Housing Act to allow the Secretary, under the mortgage insurance program, to insure a mortgage involving a principal obligation which exceeds, by not more than ten percent, the maximum limits, if such mortgage relates to a dwelling to be occupied by a physically handicapped person.   Requires the Secretary, upon disposition by the homeowner of any property receiving a mortgage assistance payment, where the homeowner ceases for a period of 90 continuous days or more making payments required or where the homeowner rents such a property for a period longer than one year, except any property with respect to which there is an assumption in accordance with such Act, to provide for the recapture of any amount equal to the lesser of:  (1) the amount of assistance actually received; or (2) an amount equal to at least 50 percent of that net appreciation of the property, as determined by the Secretary.   Directs the Secretary to conduct a study and report to Congress not later than January 1, 1982, on the effects of the existing requirement that no more than 40 percent of the units in a subdivision may receive homeownership assistance under such Act upon the standard assistance program. Requires such study to also include an analysis of the effects which such limitation may have with respect to the stimulus program established pursuant to this Act, if such program is activated.   Authorizes the Secretary, if the Secretary determines that there is a substantial need for emergency stimulation of the housing market, to make and enter into contracts to make periodic assistance payments on behalf of homeowners, including owners of manufactured homes, to mortgagees or other lenders holding mortgages, loans, or advances of credit. States that not more than 75 percent of authorized funds may be so utilized.  Terminates such authority on June 1, 1981, or at such earlier date as the Secretary may deem appropriate.  Sets forth the eligibility requirements for such assistance payments.   Specifies that assistance payments to a mortgagee by the Secretary on behalf of a homeowner shall be made only during such time as the homeowner shall continue to occupy the property which secures the mortgage, loan, or advance of credit.  Restricts the amount of such assistance payments.  Limits the assistance payments on behalf of the owner of a manufactured home to not more than 20 percent of the total number of units with respect to which such assistance is approved.   Permits the Secretary to insure, upon application by the mortgagee, a mortgage executed by a mortgagor who meets the eligibility requirements for assistance payments.  Sets forth the eligibility requirements for such insurance.  Directs the Secretary, to the exent practicable, to insure such mortgages which are secured by properties and which contribute to the conservation of land and energy resources.   States that a mortgage so assisted shall, where the Secretary deems it appropriate, provide for graduated payments.   Directs the Secretary to develop and utilize a system to allocate such assistance in a manner which assures a reasonable distribution of such assistance among the various regions of the country and which takes into consideration such factors as population, relative decline in building permits, the need for increased housing production, and other appropriate factors.  Provides for the recapture of assistance received or appreciation as in the standard program.   Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to require a public housing agency or nonprofit corporation applying for assistance to provide congregate services:  (1) to elderly residents to consult with the Area Agency or Aging; and (2) to nonelderly handicapped residents to consult with the appropriate agency.   Public Housing Anti-Crime Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in carrying out the security program for public housing, to coordinate and jointly target resources with other Federal, State, and local agencies.  Requires the Secretary to utilize information derived from such program for assisting in establishing guidelines to be used by public housing authorities in determining strategies to meet the security needs of tenants of public housing projects assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Authorizes appropriations for security programs for public housing for fiscal year 1981.   Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary, in entering into contracts for assistance with respect to newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated public housing projects, to require the installation of a passive or active solar energy system in any such project where such installation would be cost effective over the estimated life of the system.   Authorizes the Secretary to provide lower-income housing assistance to residents of rental housing projects, with specified amounts available for elderly or handicapped families.   Specifies that any of the following may be used as the non-Federal share required in connection with activities undertaken under Federal grant-in-aid programs which provide social, education, employment, and other services to the tenants in a project assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937, other than low-income housing:  (1) annual contributions under such Act for operation of the project; or (2) rental or use-value of buildings or facilities paid for, in whole or in part, from development, modernization, or operation cost financed with loans or debt service annual contributions under such Act.   Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to declare the following as goals of the multifamily housing project property management and disposition program under such Act: (1) preserving the housing units so that at least those units which are occupied by low- and moderate-income persons or which are vacant, at the time of acquisition, are available to and affordable by such persons; and (2) maintaining the project for the purpose of providing rental or cooperative housing.   Prohibits the Secretary from making financial assistance available for the benefit of any nonimmigrant student-alien.   Directs the Secretary to conduct a comprehensive examination of the feasibility of a housing assistance block grant program, including the feasibility of replacing the categorical housing assistance programs proposed to be utilized in fiscal year 1982, and to transmit to the Congress a report thereon not later than March 31, 1981.   Prohibits the Secretary from excluding from consideration for financial assistance under federally assisted housing programs proposals for housing projects solely because the site proposed is located within an impacted area.   =Title III:  Program Amendments and Extensions= - Extends through September 30, 1981, the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to insure mortgages or loans under certain HUD mortgage or loan insurance programs under the National Housing Act and to set interest rates for insured mortgage loans.   Extends, through October 1, 1981, the authority of the Secretary to set flexible interest rates.  Directs the Secretary, in setting such rates, to seek to minimize discount points and uncertainty and speculation in connection with mortgage and loan transactions insured under the National Housing Act.   Authorizes appropriations for research and demonstration housing projects through fiscal year 1981.   Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1981 for flood insurance studies.   Amends the National Housing Act to authorize appropriations to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund.   Requires a mortgage, in order to be eligible for mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act, to have a period of not less than ten years to run beyond the maturity date of the mortgage.   Declares that the land transferred by the city of Springfield, Illinois, to the United States Department of the Interior for the Lincoln Home National Historic Site shall be deemed to have been made in accordance with the provisions of the Housing Act of 1961 and any other law and with any regulations or other requirements in implementation thereof.   Amends the National Housing Act to increase loan insurance limits for manufactured homes, manufactured home lots, and manufactured home and lot combinations.  Allows the Secretary to increase such loan insurance limits in high cost areas.   Amends the United States Housing Act, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and the National Housing Act to change the term ""mobile home"" to ""manufactured home.""  Revises the definition of such term to mean a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is more than eight body feet in width, is more than 40 body feet in length in the traveling mode, or is 320 or more square feet in interior space when erected on site.   Requires the Secretary, not later than January 1, 1982, to develop a procedure for collecting and regularly reporting data on the mean and median sales price for new manufactured homes.   Eliminates specified restrictions on Government National Mortgage Association purchases of multifamily mortgages.   Amends the National Housing Act to increase, by up to 20 percent, the amounts which may be insured under the National Housing Act for multifamily and institutional projects if such increase is necessary to account for the increased cost of the project due to the installation of a solar energy system or residential energy conservation measures and the Secretary determines that such measures are in addition to those required under the minimum property standards and will be cost-effective over the life of the measure therein.   Makes mortgaged property located where concentrated housing, physical development, and public service activities are being or will be carried out in a coordinated manner, pursuant to a locally developed strategy for neighborhood improvement, conservation, or preservation, eligible for rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance under the National Housing Act.   Requires the Secretary, beginning March 15, 1981, to report annually to Congress concerning housing production goals for the current year and set forth general objectives for such activity during the next year.   Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Federal National Mortgage Association to purchase loans secured by stock in a cooperative housing corporation.  Sets limitations governing the maximum principal obligation of conventional mortgages purchased by the Association.   Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to establish limitations governing the maximum principal obligation of conventional mortgages purchased by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.   Amends the National Housing Act to provide supplementary loans for multifamily housing projects for individual utility meters if such meters are purchased or installed in connection with other energy conserving improvements or with a solar energy system or the project meets minimum standards of energy conservation as established by the Secretary.   Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to change the name of the National Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation to the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Authorizes appropriations for the neighborhood reinvestment program through fiscal year 1981.   Directs the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation, in conjunction with the National Consumer Cooperative Bank and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, not later than September 30, 1981, to transmit a report to the Congress on the findings and conclusions reached as a result of the mutual housing association demonstration program being carried out together with legislative recommendations.   Directs the Secretary, not later than April 1, 1981, to conduct a study to determine, and report to Congress on, the feasibility of collecting data pertaining to all home mortgage delinquencies on an appropriate regional basis.   Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary to release certain interests from liens on loans to veterans for condominiums.   Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to permit nonprofit sponsors of housing for non-elderly handicapped persons to use loans under such Act for the acquisition of existing housing and the rehabilitation, alteration, conversion, or improvement of such housing to meet the needs of handicapped (primarily nonelderly) persons.   Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary, in connection with a loan or mortgage insurance program established under such Act, to require that payment of such premiums be made promptly upon their receipt from the borrower.  Stipulates that the Secretary may approve payment of such premiums within 24 months of such receipt if the financial institution, mortgagee, or agent thereof pays interest, at a rate specified by the Secretary, to the insurance fund for the period beginning 20 days after receipt from the borrower and ending upon payment of the premiums to the Federal government.   Amends the National Housing Act to revise the procedure for the foreclosure of loans under the rehabilitation loan insurance program.   Relieves the Valley Homes Mutual Housing Corporation of all liability to the Government National Mortgage Association for the outstanding principal balance on a note and mortgage secured by a multifamily housing project located in Lincoln Heights, Ohio.   Directs the Secretary to study the feasibility of utilizing factory-built and other appropriate types of housing (other than the traditional type of site-built housing) in carrying out housing programs for Indians and Alaskan Natives and, not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, transmit a report to the Congress containing the findings and conclusions of such study, including a comparison of the costs and benefits of utilizing the traditional type of site-built housing and of utilizing other types of housing in situations in which either type of housing could be used.   Defines the terms ""loan"", ""interest"", ""organization"", and ""person"" for the purposes of the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980.   Amends the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 to specify that a loan made under such Act shall be deemed to be made during the required time period if such loan:  (1) is funded or made in whole or in part during such period; (2) was made prior to or on April 1, 1980, and bears or provides for interest during such period on the outstanding amount thereof at a variable or fluctuating rate; or (3) is a renewal, extension, or other modification during such period of any loan, if such renewal, extension, or other modification is made with the written consent of any person obligated to repay such loan and is of an original principal amount of $25,000 or more.   Allows an individual homeowner who has occupied or is occupying such home as a principal residence to finance the sale of such home at an interest rate that may be higher than that allowed by a State usury law.   Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act and the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to allow the following, to the extent the Federal Home Loan Bank Board may so approve, to be considered assets for the purposes of meeting the liquidity requirements of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act:  (1) highly rated corporate debt obligations with three years or less remaining to maturity; (2) highly rated commercial paper with 270 days or less remaining to maturity; and (3) unpledged deposits in the Savings Banks Trust Company, New York, New York.   Amends the Energy Conservation Standards for New Buildings Act of 1976 to extend until April 1, 1983 the deadline for energy conservation standards for new buildings.  Requires the Department of Energy to issue interim regulations for Building and Energy Performance Standards by August 1, 1981. Requires the Secretary of Energy to conduct a demonstration project utilizing such standards in at least two geographical areas in different climatic regions of the country and report the findings and conclusions to the Congress.   Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary to make available an amount not to exceed $30,000,000 of purchase authority to reduce interest rates on existing low- and moderate-income rental housing in projects having 100 units or less which otherwise could not support refinancing and moderate rehabilitation without causing excessive rent burdens on current tenants due to rent increases. Extends allowances for rent increases to maintain reasonable profit levels. Requires insured properties to remain as rental properties for five years unless the Secretary finds that:  (1) the conversion of the property to a cooperative or condominium form of ownership is sponsored by a bona fide tenants' organization; (2) continuance of the property as rental housing is clearly unnecessary to assure adequate rental housing for low- and moderate-income people; or (3) continuance of the property as rental housing would have an undesirable and deleterious effect on the surrounding neighborhood.   Amends the National Housing Act to permit the Secretary to insure, and to commit to insure, a mortgage which meets specified requirements and such criteria as the Secretary by regulation shall prescribe, in any community where the Secretary determines that:  (1) temporary adverse economic conditions exist throughout the community as a direct and primary result of outstanding claims to ownership of land in the community by an American Indian tribe, band, or nation; (2) such ownership claims are reasonably likely to be settled, by court action or otherwise; and (3) 50 or more individual homeowners were joined as parties defendant or were members of a defendant class prior to April 1, 1980, in litigation involving claims to ownership of land in the community by an American Indian tribe, band, group, or nation pursuant to a dispute involving the Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790 or any similar State or Federal law.   Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to require that opportunities for training and employment arising in connection with the planning and carrying out of any HUD assisted project be given to lower-income persons residing within the boundaries of the unit of local government or metropolitan area (or nonmetropolitan county), as determined by the Secretary, in which the project is located. Requires, to the greatest extent feasible, contracts for work to be performed in connection with such projects to be given to business concerns located in or substantially owned by persons residing in the same metropolitan area (or nonmetropolitan county) as the project.   Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of the Treasury, within 90 days after submission of any proposal by the Federal National Mortgage Association regarding a mortgage-backed securities program, to approve the proposal or transmit to the Congress a report explaining why the proposal has not been approved.   Specifies that, pending the effective date of the final rule for Building Energy Performance Standards, any final rule published for effect by the Department of Housing and Urban Development pertaining to increases in thermal requirements for the HUD minimum property standards shall provide for the continuation of any local acceptable standards exemptions, approved by the Secretary prior to May 31, 1979, which are applicable to masonry construction.  Directs the Secretary to analyze and, on August 1, 1981, report to Congress on the cost of construction, heating, and cooling masonry, frame, log, and other buildings that comply with the increased thermal requirements and on the competitive economic impact of applying such increased thermal standards or permitting any exemptions from them.  Declares that, if such anaylsis shows there is an economic justification for any exemption from the thermal standards, an appropriate exemption for a specific construction type in a specific geographical location may be provided by the Secretary.   Permits the Secretary to provide that the interest rate applicable to mortgages for low-income housing insured under the National Housing Act shall be specified in a commitment agreement which is negotiated between the mortgagor and mortgagee if specified requirements are met.  Limits the number of mortgages which are so insured in any fiscal year.  Directs the Secretary to monitor experience with such negotiated interest rates and report to Congress by March 1, 1982, comparing the discount points and effective yields associated with such mortgages with the discount and effective yields associated with:  (1) mortgages in the conventional mortgage market; and (2) other low-income housing mortgages insured under the National Housing Act.   Amends the National Housing Act to eliminate the requirement that a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act have a maturity exceeding three-quarters of the Secretary's estimate of the remaining economic life of the building improvements.   Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to delay the effectiveness of any rule or regulation until after the first period of 30 calendar days (previously 20 calendar days) of continuous session of Congress.   Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to specify that the Government National Mortgage Association's (GNMA) authority to contract with an issuer of mortgage backed securities guaranteed by GNMA, to enforce such a contract, or to exercise ownership rights related to the mortgages in the pool against which the guaranteed securities are issued shall not be limited by any law, unless by Federal law enacted expressly in limitation after the effective date of enactment of this Act.   Amends the National Housing Act to allow the Secretary to increase mortgage insurance limits on an area-by-area basis to the extent the Secretary deems necessary after taking specified information into consideration.  Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on the appropriate role of mortgage and loan insurance programs administered by the Federal Housing Administration in:  (1) assisting various income groups to obtain homeownership (2) assuring an adequate level of new home construction; (3) assuring an adequate flow of capital into mortgage markets; and (4) moderating housing costs.   Amends the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974 to extend until October 1, 1981, the authority of GNMA to enter into new commitments to purchase mortgages under the interim mortgage purchase authority.   Amends the National Housing Act to condition the activation of the emergency home purchase assistance program upon a determination by the Secretary that implementation of the program will not significantly worsen inflationary conditions.   Extends GNMA's authority to purchase and make commitments to purchase securities guaranteed by GNMA and backed by loans or advances of credit insured under the National Housing Act or the veterans' mortgage program for the purchase of a manufactured home and lot or a manufactured home.   Eliminates the maximum mortgage amounts for one- to four-family residences.  Provides that for:  (1) a more than four-family residence, the per unit limitations under the section of the National Housing Act under which such project mortgage is insured shall apply; (2) a manufactured home loan, the limitation contained in this Act shall apply.  Permits the Secretary to set the interest rates for such mortgages to be as high as feasible consistent with meeting the objectives of the National Housing Act at the lowest feasible cost with specified restrictions for one- to four-family homes.   Sets forth restrictions on the purchase of manufactured home-backed securities.   Extends the restriction against financing condominium conversion projects to cooperative conversion projects.   Directs GNMA, to the extent practicable, to purchase mortgages secured by dwelling units which contribute to the conservation of land and energy resources.   Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to increase GNMA's mortgage purchase authority.   Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) to purchase, service, sell, lend on the security of, and otherwise deal in loans or advances of credit for the purchase and installation of home improvements, including energy conserving improvements or solar energy systems.   Authorizes FNMA, with the approval of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to purchase, service, sell, lend on the security of, and otherwise deal in loans or advances of credit secured by mortgages or other liens against manufactured homes.   Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to transfer the responsibility of designating a standard metropolitan statistical area from the Office of Management and Budget to the Department of Commerce.   Allows depository institutions to record loan information by county, rather than by census tract, in non-urban counties.   Specifies that data required to be disclosed by any depository institution under such Act for 1980 and thereafter shall be disclosed for each calendar year.  Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to prescribe a standard format for such disclosures.  Requires the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to implement a system to facilitate access to data required to be disclosed.  Requires such system to include arrangements for a central depository of data in each standard metropolitan statistical area. Specifies that such data shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at such central depository.   Repeals the requirement that the authority granted by such Act shall expire four years after its effective date.   Requires the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, beginning with data for calendar year 1980, to compile each year, for each standard metropolitan statistical area, aggregate data by census tract for all depository institutions which are required to disclose data. Requires the Council also to produce tables indicating, for each such area, aggregate lending patterns for various categories of census tracts grouped according to location, age of housing stock, income level, and racial characteristics. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, beginning with data for calendar year 1980, to make publicly available data in the Secretary's possession for each mortgagee who is not otherwise required to disclose data, with respect to mortgage loans approved by the Secretary for insurance under the National Housing Act.  Requires the Secretary to compile and make publicly available aggregate data for such mortgagees by census tract and tables indicating aggregate lending patterns.   Requires the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, in consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, to conduct a study to assess the feasibility and usefulness of requiring depository institutions which make small business loans to compile and publicly disclose information regarding such loans.   Requires the Council to report to the Congress on the feasibility and desirability of establishing a unified system for enforcing fair lending laws and regulations, implementing the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, and satisying the public disclosure purposes of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1974.   Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary, as an alternative to the acquisition of an insured mortgage to avoid foreclosure, to make all or part of the monthly payments due on an insured mortgage of a one to four family residence necessary to avoid default caused by circumstances beyond the mortgagor's control.  Requires the Secretary to determine that such payments are necessary to avoid foreclosure and that there is a reasonable prospect that the mortgagor will be able to:  (1) resume full mortgage payments within 36 months after the beginning of the period for which such payments are provided or upon termination of such assistance; (2) commence repayment of the payments at a time designated by the Secretary; and (3) pay the mortgage in full by its maturity date or by a date established by the Secretary for completing the mortgage payments.   Stipulates that such payments may be provided for a period of up to 18 months which may be extended for an additional 18 months at the discretion of the Secretary, and may be made only to the extent approved in appropriation Acts.  Requires the Secretary, to the extent practicable, to provide home ownership counseling to persons receiving such assistance.   =Title IV:  Planning Assistance= - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, under the Housing Act of 1954, to contract to make, and to make, grants approved in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act to:  (1) States, for statewide planning activities; (2) States, for the provision of assistance to nonmetropolitan areawide planning organizations, units of general local government, counties, other than urban counties, and any group of adjacent units of general local government having a total population of less than 50,000; (3) metropolitan areawide planning organizations; (4) units of general purpose local government; (5) urban and rural counties; (6) Indian tribes; and (7) the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.   Permits the Secretary to make grants to States for the provision of assistance to any metropolitan areawide planning organization, unit of general purpose local government, or urban county which does not receive direct funding from the Secretary, if such entity notifies the Secretary of its desire to receive funding through the State.   Directs the Secretary to require that each recipient develop strategies and action programs and maintain and update a comprehensive plan and a planning process.   Prohibits the Secretary from approving a grant for any year after the first year in which such a grant is made to a recipient unless the Secretary determines that:  (1) additional funds are required to assist in the development of the strategy, action program, and, to the extent necessary, the comprehensive plan or part thereof; and (2) substantial progress has been made in the development and implementation of the strategy.   Limits such grants to not more than two-thirds of the estimated cost of the work for which the grant is made. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance directly to such entities to carry out the purposes of this title.   Directs the Secretary, by regulation, to establish criteria for the evaluation and approval of applications for such grants.   Requires each entity receiving assistance directly from the Secretary to submit annually to the Secretary a performance report concerning such activities. Requires the Secretary, on an annual basis, to make such reviews and audits as may be necessary or appropriate to determine whether a recipient of funds has carried out actions and activities substantially as described in its application.  Allows the Secretary to adjust, reduce, or withdraw grant funds or take other action as appropriate in accordance with such reviews and audits.   Prohibits such grant assistance from being used to defray the cost of acquisition, construction, repair or rehabilitation of, or the preparation of engineering drawings or similar detailed specifications for specific housing, capital facilities, public works projects, or for financing routine administrative responsibilities of any State or local government.   Declares that any plan and strategy prepared by a grant recipient and approved by the Secretary shall remain in effect for a maximum of three years following the date of its approval,  Requires any extension or modification of such plan or strategy to be approved by the Secretary.   Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress no later than January 15, 1984, and no later than January 15 of every third year thereafter, concerning the progress made in encouraging other Federal departments and agencies to use approved plans and strategies.   Grants the consent of the Congress to any two or more States to enter into agreements or compacts, not in conflict with any Federal law, for cooperative effort and mutual assistance in the comprehensive planning for the growth and development of interstate, metropolitan, or other urban areas and to establish such agencies, joint or otherwise, as they may deem desirable for making effective such agreements and compacts.   Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1982 to carry out such grants.   =Title V:  Rural Housing= - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for the following rural housing programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture subject to approval in appropriation Acts:  (1) low and moderate income or elderly rental and cooperative housing assistance; (2) insurance of loans for housing and related facilities for domestic farm labor; and (3) advances from the escrow account for taxes, insurance, and other expenses.  Authorizes appropriations for:  (1) payments on notes and obligations issued by the Secretary for the purpose of making direct loans; (2) loans and grants for repairs and improvements to rural dwellings; (3) financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (4) loans and loan insurance for the purchase of condominiums in rural areas; and (5) sums necessary for the Secretary to administer specified Federal housing programs for lower income families.   Repeals the ceiling of the aggregate loan principal which may be insured in a single fiscal year for housing and related facilities for domestic farm labor.   Limits the amount of contract authority for home ownership subsidies in fiscal years 1980 and 1981. Prohibits such assistance in any fiscal year after 1980.   Authorizes appropriations for mutual and self-help housing programs for fiscal year 1981.  Requires such amounts appropriated, together with principal collections from loans made under appropriations in any previous fiscal years, to be deposited in the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund, which shall be available as a revolving fund for making loans under the mutual and self-help housing programs.   Allows the Secretary to enter into rental assistance contracts with respect to fiscal year 1981.   Permits the Secretary to make and insure loans to consumer cooperatives to enable such cooperatives to finance the transfer of membership in the cooperative upon such terms and conditions as low- and moderate-income persons can reasonably afford.   Specifies that a loan made to a consumer cooperative for cooperative housing purposes may be made upon the condition that persons, admitted as eligible members and tenants of the cooperative, may not subsequently be deprived of their membership or tenancy by reason of their no longer meeting the income eligibility requirements.   Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969 to allow the Administrator of General Services to transfer any Federal surplus real property to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Agriculture at either's request for sale or lease by either Secretary at its fair value for use in the provision of housing to be occupied predominantly by families or individuals of low or moderate income assisted under a Federal housing assistance program or under a State or local program.   Directs, rather than authorizes, the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to provide housing for low- and moderate-income persons.   Defines the terms ""Indian tribe"", ""rural resident"", and ""adequate dwelling"" for the purposes of Federal rural housing programs.   Makes persons who reside in reservations or villages of Indian tribes eligible for assistance under the Federal rural housing program.   Applies energy conservation standards to homes acquired and sold by the Farmers' Home Administration.   Prohibits the Secretary from approving any rent increases in specified projects which are assisted under such Act unless the project owner is receiving or has applied for rental assistance payments under the United States Housing Act of 1937 or the farm housing program.   Limits subsequent rural housing program loans to properties in areas that no longer meet the rural area definition to dwelling repairs and rehabilitation.   Makes moderate income borrowers eligible for guaranteed loans for rural housing.   Requires rural housing programs to be carried out, consistent with program goals and objectives, so that the involuntary displacement of families and businesses is avoided.   Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to study the legislative and administrative changes which would be required:  (1) to conform the procedures of the Farmers Home Administration for reporting budget and accounting information with the reporting principles established by the Presidential Commission on Budget Concepts; (2) to establish procedures to reflect fully in the Federal Budget the budget authority and outlays of the programs administered by the Farmers Home Administration; (3) to remove budget and accounting practices which are inconsistent with the practices for recording debt transactions as provided in the current policy of the Office of Management and Budget; and (4) to simplify the authorities provided in the Housing Act of 1949.   Specifies that if any loan which was made or insured under specified programs of such Act pursuant to a contract entered into before December 21, 1979, is prepaid or refinanced on or after the date of enactment of this Act, and tenants of the housing and related facilities financed with such loan are displaced due to a change in the use of the housing or to an increase in rental or other charges, as a result of such prepayment or refinancing, the Secretary shall give such tenants priority for relocation in alternative housing assisted pursuant to such Act. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of, and report to the Congress not later than six months after the date of enactment of this Act on, any adverse effects such relocation requirements may have on housing, particularly for the elderly and persons of low income.   =Title VI:  Condominium and Cooperative Conversion Protection and Abuse Relief= - Condominium and Cooperative Abuse Relief Act of 1980 - Declares that it is the purpose of this title to seek to minimize the adverse impacts of condominium and cooperative conversion particularly on the housing opportunities of the low- and moderate-income and elderly and handicapped persons, to assure fair and equitable principles are followed in the establishment of condominium and cooperative opportunities, and to provide appropriate relief where long-term leases of recreation and other cooperative- and condominium-related facilities are determined to be unconscionable.   Declares it to be the sense of the Congress that lending by federally insured lending institutions for the conversion of rental housing to condominiums and cooperative housing should be discouraged where there are adverse impacts on housing opportunities of the low- and moderate-income and elderly and handicapped tenants involved.   Sets forth exemptions from this title.   Declares it to be the sense of the Congress that when multifamily rental housing projects are converted to condominium or cooperative use, tenants in those projects are entitled to adequate notice of the pending conversion and to receive the first opportunity to purchase units in the converted projects. Leaves the responsibility of providing such notice and opportunity to State and local governments.   Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to expedite the processing of an application for mortgage or loan insurance in connection with a conversion or purchase of a rental housing project being undertaken by a tenants' organization.   Allows any contract for the management of a condominium or cooperative association with the developer which is entered into after the effective date of this title to be terminated without penalty by such unit owners or such association within two years after:  (1) the developer's control is terminated; or (2) the developer owns less than 25 percent of the units.   Allows cooperative and condominium unit owners through the unit owners' association to bring an action seeking a judicial determination that a lease or leases entered into prior to June 4, 1975, or portions thereof, are unconscionable if each such lease contains specified characteristics.  Requires such owners to negotiate with the lessor to eliminate unconscionable lease terms before instituting such action.   Sets forth rebuttable presumptions of unconscionability.  Specifies that whenever it is claimed, or appears to the court, that a lease or any portion thereof is, or may have been, unconscionable at the time it was made, the parties shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present specified evidence.   Declares that any provision in any lease or contract requiring unit owners or the owners' association, in any conversion project involving a contract meeting the requirements of this title, to reimburse, regardless of outcome, the developer, his successor, or an affiliate of the developer for attorneys' fees or money judgments, in a suit between unit owners or the owners' association and the developer arising under the lease or agreement, is against public policy and void.   Declares that nothing in this title may be construed to prevent or limit the authority of any State or local government to enact and enforce any law, ordinance, or code with regard to any condominium, cooperative, or conversion project if such law, ordinance, or code does not abridge, deny, or contravene any standard for consumer protection established under this title.   Sets forth additional remedies for any person aggrieved by a violation of this title.   Specifies that no action shall be maintained to enforce any right or liability created by this title unless brought within six years after such cause of action accrued, except that an action brought seeking a determination that a lease is unconscionable must be brought within four years after the date of enactment of this title.   Voids any condition, stipulation, or provision binding any person to waive compliance with any provisions of this title.   Declares that the rights and remedies provided by this title shall be in addition to any and all other rights and remedies that may exist under Federal or State law.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
96-s-2700,96,s,2700,A bill to give the Government National Mortgage Association -Ginnie Mae- the legal authority to forgive outstanding mortgage payments on Lanham Act properties where it is shown that the property was sold at a price higher than the appraised market value.,Housing and Community Development,1980-05-14,1980-05-14,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH]",OH,D,M000678,0,Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) to forgive outstanding mortgage payments on specified properties to the extent that such properties were sold at a price higher than the appraised market value.,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
96-s-2702,96,s,2702,A bill to correct an inequity in public housing sales.,Housing and Community Development,1980-05-14,1980-05-14,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]",IN,R,L000504,0,Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) to forgive outstanding mortgage payments on specified properties where it is shown that such properties were sold at a price higher than the appraised market value.,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
96-hr-7327,96,hr,7327,Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-05-12,1980-05-12,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10]",PA,R,M000399,0,Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act.  Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program.  Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.  Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional 10 percent in high-cost areas.  Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance.,2025-09-02T13:54:41Z,
96-hr-7262,96,hr,7262,Housing and Community Development Act of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-05-06,1980-08-22,"Measure laid on table in House, S. 2719 passed in lieu.",House,"Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9]",OH,D,A000222,25,"(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #480 (291-43))  Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 - =Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation= - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to specify for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983 that no data derived from the 1980 Decennial Census, except those relating to population and poverty, shall be taken into account for purposes of the allocation of funds to metropolitan areas.  Prohibits, for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983, any revision to the criteria for establishing a metropolitan area or defining a central city of such an area published after January 1, 1980, to be taken into account for purposes of this title, except in the case of  any area or city which would newly qualify as a metropolitan area or a central city of such an area.   Specifies that, with respect to grants for State, tribal, and local community development programs, beginning in fiscal year 1981, the population of any unit of general local government which is included in that of an urban county shall be included in the population of such urban county for three program years beginning with the program year in which its population was first so included.   Requires any county seeking qualification as an urban county, including any urban county seeking to continue such qualification, to notify each unit of general local government, which is included therein and is eligible to elect to have its population excluded from that of an urban county, of its opportunity to make such an election.   Declares that the Congress finds that the Nation's cities, towns, and smaller urban communities face critical social, economic, and environmental problems arising in significant measure from increasing energy costs which have seriously undermined the quality and overall effectiveness of local community and housing development activities.  States that concerted action is required of Federal, State, and local governments to address the economic and social hardships borne by communities as a consequence of scarce fuel supplies.  Allows grants for State and local community development programs to be available for the conservation of the Nation's scarce energy resources, improvement of energy efficiency, and the provision of alternative and renewable energy sources of supply.   Allows the applicant, at the discretion of the applicant, when applying for such grants, to include as part of the program summary, formulation, and description required by such Act, comparable information with respect to the applicant's energy conservation and renewable energy resource needs and objectives.   Makes activities necessary to the development of a comprehensive community-wide energy use strategy eligible for assistance under the community development program.   Authorizes the appropriation of funds for the purpose of making grants to States and units of local government to help finance community development programs for fiscal years 1981 through 1983.   Authorizes funds for fiscal years 1981 through 1983 for the purpose of assisting severely distressed cities that require supplemental grant assistance in order to alleviate excessive deterioration through neighborhood reclamation and community revitalization.   Limits amounts of appropriated funds which may be used to aid metropolitan cities, urban counties, and other units of local government within metropolitan areas to meet their basic grant needs.  Eliminates hold-harmless entitlements. Declares that funds which are to be reallocated, after a determination by the Secretary that they are not likely to be fully obligated during a community development program period, shall be reallocated first to other units of general local government in the metropolitan area to which the funds were originally allocated, second, in any metropolitan area in the same State, and third, in any other metropolitan area.   Requires an applicant for a grant under the community development program to take into account the effect of such activities on the involuntary displacement of low- and moderate-income persons and appropriate environmental factors.   Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to continue the study on involuntary displacement conducted under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 and to transmit, not later than March 30, 1981, a report to Congress which shall contain:  (1) data collected since the initial report; and (2) further recommendations on minimizing involuntary displacement and alleviating problems caused by such displacement.   Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to define the terms ""congregate housing"" and ""single-room occupancy housing"" as residential property in which some or all of the dwelling units do not contain kitchen or bathroom facilities.   Extends the rehabilitation loan program under such Act to include congregate housing and single-room occupancy housing, and to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1980 and 1981 for community and neighborhood development and conservation programs.   Authorizes appropriations, through fiscal year 1982, for the neighborhood self-help development programs under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978.   Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reimburse the Veterans Administration for properties transferred to urban homesteading programs.   Requires the Secretary, not later than January 1, 1983, to report to the Congress with respect to the adequacy, effectiveness, and equity of the formula used for the allocation of funds for community development programs under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, with specific analysis and recommendations concerning the manner in which such formula is or could be affected by the date derived from the 1980 decennial census.   Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require an applicant for an urban development action grant to identify all properties which are included or are eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places and would be affected by such project to the appropriate State historic preservation officer and the Secretary of the Interior.  Requires the Secretary, after consulting with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to prescribe and implement regulations concerning such projects. Directs the Secretary of the Interior in prescribing and implementing such regulations to provide that: (1) the appropriate State historic preservation officer, within 45 days after receiving information from the applicant, submits comments, together with such other information considered necessary to the applicant concerning such properties; and (2) the Secretary, not later than 45 days after receiving such application and the comments submitted to the applicant by the State historic preservation officer, shall make a determination as to whether any of the properties affected by such project is eligible for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.   Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allow certain grantees under the community development block grant program which are not undertaking a comprehensive community development program to file performance reports less frequently than annually.   Includes certain independent cities in computing the amounts of community development grants for urban counties.   =Title II: Housing Assistance Programs= - Authorizes additional authority for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into contracts for annual contributions under the United States Housing Act of 1937, after October 1, 1980, for low-income housing projects.   Directs the Secretary to enter into only such new contracts for preliminary loans as are consistent with the number of dwelling units for which contracts for annual contributions may be entered into.   Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide assistance to improve the physical condition of existing public housing projects, and to upgrade the management and operation of such projects, in order to assure that such projects continue to be available to serve low-income families.   Allows the Secretary to make available and contract to make available financial assistance to public housing agencies for the purpose of improving the physical condition of existing low-rent public housing projects and for upgrading the management and operation of such projects to the extent necessary to maintain such physical improvements.   Prohibits such assistance from being made, except in the case of a public housing agency which meets such criteria of financial distress as are established by the Secretary, unless the Secretary has approved an application from the public housing agency which has been developed in consultation with appropriate local officials and with tenants of such housing projects.  Sets forth the information required in such application.   Specifies that, in the case of a public housing agency which meets the financial distress criteria, not more than five percent of the total amount of assistance made available to all public housing agencies in any year shall be made available for such purposes.   Declares that in making such assistance the Secretary shall give preference to public housing agencies which: (1) request assistance for projects having conditions which threaten the health or safety of the tenants or have a significant number of vacant, substandard units; and (2) have demonstrated a capability of carrying out the activities proposed in the plan submitted and approved by the Secretary.   Provides for assistance to any public housing agency in an amount which the Secretary determines is necessary to meet emergency or special purpose needs.   Allows the Secretary to make, and contract to make, periodic interest reduction payments on behalf of the owner of a multifamily rental project in order to encourage the construction of new or substantially rehabilitated multifamily rental housing projects designed for families with incomes which do not exceed 150 percent of the median income of the area in which the project is located.   Permits such payments to be made for a period of not more than 30 years to mortgages holding mortgages secured by such a project.   Requires the Secretary to establish procedures for review of incomes of tenants at intervals of two years.  Requires the Secretary, if as a result of such review it is determined that there are tenants in the project whose incomes exceed 150 percent of the median income for the area, to provide that rental payments made by each such tenant shall increase over a three-year period so that at the end of such period each such tenant will be paying the amount of rent which would be charged with respect to the tenant's dwelling unit if payments were not made with respect to the project.  Reduces the amounts payable by the Secretary with respect to the project by any amount received by the owner as a result of such increased rental payments.   Directs the Secretary, in making such rental assistance, to give a preference to projects which have or will receive financial contributions for a State or local government.   Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit multifamily housing initiative program assistance from being available if the unit of general local government, with jurisdiction over the area in which the project is to be located, has any law, ordinance or other measure which would control rents on projects built after the date of enactment of this Act.   Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for operating assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978.  Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary to utilize amounts credited to the rental housing assistance fund for the sole purpose of carrying out assistance for trouble multifamily housing projects through September 30, 1981.   Increases the allowable maximum amount for mortgage assistance payments under the National Housing Act.   Amends the National Housing Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, upon disposition or nonoccupancy by the homeowner of any property receiving a mortgage assistance payment, except any property with respect to which there is an assumption in accordance with such Act, to provide for the recapture of any amount equal to the lesser of: (1) the amount of assistance actually received; or (2) an amount equal to at least 50 percent of the net appreciation of the property, as determined by the Secretary.   Allows the Secretary, under the mortgage insurance program, to insure a mortgage involving a principal obligation which exceeds, by not more than ten percent, the maximum limits, if such mortgage relates to a dwelling to be occupied by a physically handicapped person.   Allows the Secretary, in order to prevent inflationary conditions and related governmental actions from having a severely disproportionate effect on the housing industry, to make and contract to make periodic assistance payments to mortgagees or other lenders on behalf of homeowners (including the owners of mobile homes).  States that not more than 75 percent of such authority may be so utilized. Terminates such authority on September 30, 1981, or at such earlier date as the Secretary may deem appropriate.  Sets forth the eligibility requirements for such assistance payments.   Specifies that assistance payments to a mortgagee by the Secretary on behalf of a homeowner shall be made only during such time as the homeowner shall continue to occupy the property which secures the mortgage or loan.   Permits the Secretary to insure, upon application by the mortgagee, a mortgage executed by a mortgagor who meets the eligibility requirements for assistance payments.  Sets forth the eligibility requirements for such insurance.   Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to require a public housing agency or nonprofit corporation applying for assistance to provide congregate services: (1) to elderly residents to consult with the Area Agency on Aging; and (2) to nonelderly handicapped residents to consult with the appropriate agency.   Requires HUD-owned multifamily projects to be preserved and maintained so that they are available to an affordable by low- and moderate-income families and remain available to other families who occupy them at the time of acquisition.   Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide funds to cover the administrative cost of public housing for Indians and Alaskan Natives.   Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into contracts for assistance with respect to newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated public housing projects.  Requires the installation of a passive or active solar energy system in any such project unless the Secretary determines that such installation would not be cost effective over the estimated life of the system.   Allows the Secretary, for moderately rehabilitated public housing projects, to establish a maximum monthly rent which exceeds the fair market rental by not more than 30 percent if such units are located in an area where the Secretary finds cost levels so require.   Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to establish a security program for public housing.   Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from making financial assistance available for the benefit of any nonimmigrant student-alien.   Prohibits the Secretary from excluding from consideration for financial assistance under federally assisted housing programs, proposals for housing projects solely because the site proposed is located within an impacted area.   Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to limit the authority of the Secretary to increase lower-income housing assistance rent levels to ten percent above the rent limits set forth in such Act (previously 20 percent).   =Title III:  Program Amendments and Extensions= - Extends through September 30, 1981, the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to insure mortgages or loans under certain HUD mortgage or loan insurance programs under the National Housing Act and to set interest rates for insured mortgage loans.   Extends, through October 1, 1981, the authority of the Secretary to set flexible interest rates.  Directs the Secretary, in setting such rates, to seek to minimize discount points and uncertainty and speculation in connection with mortgage and loan transactions insured under the National Housing Act.   Extends until October 1, 1981, the authority of the Government National Mortgage Association to enter into new commitments to purchase mortgages under the interim mortgage purchase authority of the National Housing Act, as amended by the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974.   Authorizes appropriations for research and demonstration housing projects through fiscal year 1981.   Amends the National Housing Act to authorize appropriations to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund.   Amends the National Housing Act to increase the mortgage purchase authority of the Government National Mortgage Association.   Increases, by up to 20 percent, the amounts which may be insured under the National Housing Act for multifamily and institutional projects if such increase is necessary to account for the increased cost of the project due to the installation of a solar energy system.   Requires a mortgage, in order to be eligible for mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act, to have a period of not less than ten years to run beyond the maturity date of the mortgage.   Makes mortgaged property located where concentrated housing, physical development, and public service activities are being or will be carried out in a coordinated manner, pursuant to a locally developed strategy for neighborhood improvement, conservation, or preservation, eligible for rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance under the National Housing Act.   Authorizes the Secretary, as an alternative to the acquisition of an insured mortgage to avoid foreclosure, to make all or part of the monthly payments due on an insured mortgage of a one to four family residence necessary to avoid default caused by circumstances beyond the mortgagor's control.  Stipulates that such payments may be provided for a period of up to 18 months which may be extended for an additional 18 months at the discretion of the Secretary, and may be made only to the extent approved in appropriation Acts.  Requires the Secretary to provide home ownership counseling to persons receiving such assistance.   Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, by March 15 of every other year beginning with calendar year 1981, to report to Congress concerning housing production goals for the current year and set forth general objectives for such activity during the next year.   Declares that the land transferred by the city of Springfield, Illinois, to the United States Department of the Interior for the Lincoln Home National Historic Site shall be deemed to have been made in accordance with the provisions of the Housing Act of 1961 and any other law and with any regulations or other requirements in implementation thereof.   Amends the Energy Conservation Standards for New Buildings Act of 1976 to extend until April 1, 1983 the deadline for energy conservation standards for new buildings.  Requires the Department of Energy to issue interim regulations for Building and Energy Performance Standards by August 1, 1981.  Requires the Secretary of Energy to conduct a demonstration project utilizing such standards in at least two geographical areas in different climatic regions of the country and report the findings and conclusions to the Congress.   Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to limit mortgage amounts which may be purchased under certain secondary financing programs.   Amends the National Housing Act to provide supplementary loans for multifamily housing projects if meters are purchased or installed in connection with other energy conserving improvements or with a solar energy system or the project meets minimum standards of energy conservation as established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.   Increases the mortgage limits in the case of property upon which there is located one to four family dwelling units.   Increases the limit on loans for mobile homes and lots with respect to credit insurance of financial institutions.   Amends the National Housing Act to permit the Secretary to insure, and to commit to insure, a mortgage which meets specified requirements and such criteria as the Secretary by regulation shall prescribe, in any community where the Secretary determines that: (1) temporary adverse economic conditions exist throughout the community as a direct and primary result of outstanding claims to ownership of land in the community by an American Indian tribe, band, or nation; (2) such ownership claims are reasonably likely to be settled, by court action or otherwise; and (3) 50 or more individual homeowners were joined as parties defendant or were members of a defendant class prior to April 1, 1980, in litigation involving claims to ownership of land in the community by an American Indian tribe, band, group, or nation pursuant to a dispute involving the Trade and Intercourse Act of 1790, or any similar State or Federal law.   Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1981 for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.   Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to study the feasibility of utilizing manufactured and other appropriate types of housing in carrying out housing programs for Indians and Alaskan Natives.   Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the corporation to purchase, service, sell, lend on the security of and otherwise deal in loans or advances of credit for the purchase and installation of home improvements, including energy conserving improvements or solar energy systems, or for the purchase of a mobile home.   Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in connection with a loan or mortgage insurance program established under such Act, to require that payment of such premiums be made promptly upon their receipt from the borrower.  Stipulates that the Secretary may approve payment of such premiums within 12 months of such receipt if the financial institution, mortgagee, or agent thereof pays interest, at a rate specified by the Secretary, to the insurance fund for the period beginning 20 days after receipt from the borrower and ending upon payment of the premiums to the Federal government.   Amends the National Housing Act to revise the procedure for the foreclosure of loans under the rehabilitation loan insurance program.   Permits the FHA to insure individual mortgages in condominium projects which are approved by the Veterans' Administration on the same terms which the FHA insures units in condominiums which it has approved.   Amends the National Housing Act, the United States Housing Act of 1937, and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to change all references to ""mobile homes"" in such Acts to ""manufactured housing.""   Specifies that, pending the effective date of the final rule for Building Energy Performance Standards, any final rule published for effect by the Department of Housing and Urban Development pertaining to increases in thermal requirements for the HUD minimum property standards shall provide for the continuation of any local acceptable standards exemptions which are applicable to masonry construction.   Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allow the interest rate applicable to ten percent of the mortgages insured under the National Housing Act to be at an interest rate specified in a commitment agreement which is negotiated between the mortgagor and the mortgagee and which commits the mortgagee to such specified rate for at least 30 days after the date on which the agreement is made.   Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to redefine the term ""mobile home"" to mean a structure in the traveling mode, which is eight body feet or more in width or 40 body feet or more in length, or when erected on site, is 320 square feed.  Grants manufacturers of smaller mobile homes the option of receiving Federal approval which is mandatory for ""mobile homes"" by voluntarily filing a certification required by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and complying with the standards established under such Act.   Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to prohibit the Corporation from refusing to purchase a residential mortgage solely on the basis that, under the terms of such mortgage, the mortgagee consents to the subsequent transfer of the real estate if the mortgagor continues, after such transfer, to be obligated for repayment of the entire remaining indebtedness.   Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to set forth the procedure for congressional review of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.   =Title IV:  Planning Assistance= - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, under the Housing Act of 1954, to contract and to make grants approved in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act to: (1) States, for statewide planning activities; (2) States, for the provision of assistance to nonmetropolitan areawide planning organizations, units of general local government, counties, other than urban counties, and any group of adjacent units of general local government having a total population of less than 50,000; (3) areawide planning organization; (4) units of general purpose local government; (5) urban and rural counties; (6) Indian tribes; and (7) the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.  Specifies that such grants shall not exceed two-thirds of the estimated cost of the work for which the grant is made.   Sets forth the information to be included in the applications for such grants and requires such applications to meet such requirements as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations.  Requires such applications to set forth a strategy statement which identifies policies and programs over at least a three-year period which address the major issues and problems of the applicant's jurisdiction.   Requires the Secretary to establish, by regulation, criteria for the evaluation and approval of strategy statements and applications for grants and for the awarding of such grants.   Requires each State and other entity receiving assistance directly from the Secretary for actions or activities being carried out to submit to the Secretary, each year, a performance report concerning such actions and activities.   Requires the Secretary, on an annual basis, to make such reviews and audits as may be necessary or appropriate to determine whether a recipient of funds has carried out actions and activities substantially as described in its application.  Allows the Secretary to adjust, reduce, or withdraw grant funds, or take other action as appropriate in accordance with such reviews and audits.   Specifies that a strategy statement approved by the Secretary shall remain in effect for a maximum of three years following the date of its approval.   =Title V: Rural Housing= - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for the following rural housing programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture subject to approval in appropriation Acts: (1) low and moderate income or elderly rental and cooperative housing assistance; (2) insurance of loans for housing and related facilities for domestic farm labor; and (3) advances from the escrow account for taxes, insurance, and other expenses.  Authorizes appropriations for: (1) payments on notes and obligations issued by the Secretary for the purpose of making direct loans; (2) loans and grants for repairs and improvements to rural dwellings; (3) financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (4) loans and loan insurance for the purchase of condominiums in rural areas; and (5) sums necessary for the Secretary to administer specified Federal housing program for lower income families.   Repeals the ceiling of the aggregate loan principal which may be insured in a single fiscal year for housing and related facilities for domestic farm labor.   Limits the amount of contract authority for home ownership subsidies in fiscal years 1980 and 1981.  Prohibits such assistance in any fiscal year after 1980.   Authorizes appropriations for mutual and self-help housing programs for fiscal year 1981. Requires such amounts appropriated, together with principal collections from loans made under appropriations in any previous fiscal years, to be deposited in the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund, which shall be available as a revolving fund for making loans under the mutual and self-help housing programs.   Allows the Secretary to enter into rental assistance contracts with respect to the fiscal year 1981.   Defines the terms ""Indian tribe"", ""rural resident"", and ""adequate dwelling"" for the purposes of Federal rural housing programs.   Makes persons who reside in reservations or villages of Indian tribes eligible for assistance under the Federal rural housing program.   Applies energy conservation standards to homes acquired and sold by the Farmers' Home Administration.   Prohibits the Secretary from approving any rent increases in specified project which are assisted under such Act unless the project owner is receiving, or has applied for rental assistance payments under the United States Housing Act of 1937.   Permits the Secretary to make and insure loans to consumer cooperatives to enable such cooperatives to finance the transfer of membership in the cooperative upon such terms and conditions as low- and moderate-income persons can reasonably afford.   Specifies that a loan made to a consumer cooperative for cooperative housing purposes may be made upon condition that persons, admitted as eligible members and tenants of the cooperative, may not subsequently be deprived of their membership or tenancy by reason of their no longer meeting the income eligibility requirements.   Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969 to allow the Administrator of General Services to transfer any Federal surplus real property, within the meaning of such Act, to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Agriculture at either's request for sale or lease by either Secretary at its fair value for use in the provision of housing to be occupied predominantly by families or individuals of low- or moderate-income, assisted under a Federal housing assistance program or under a State or local program.   Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to study the legislative and administrative changes which would be required:  (1) to conform the procedures of the Farmers Home Administration for reporting budget and accounting information with the reporting principles established by the Presidential Commission on Budget Concepts; (2) to establish procedures to reflect fully in the Federal Budget the budget authority and outlays of the program administered by the Farmers Home Administration; (3) to remove budget and accounting practices which are inconsistent with the practices for recording debt transactions as provided in the current policy of the Office of Management and Budget; and (4) to simplify the authorities provided in the Housing Act of 1949.   Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to administer, in any rural area, any mortgage insurance program established pursuant to the National Housing Act to the extent to which the administration of any such program is delegated to the Secretary by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.   Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to delegate certain mortgage insurance programs to the Secretary of Agriculture in rural areas.   =Title VI: Effective Dates= - Sets forth the effective dates for the provisions of this Act.   =Title VII:= - Prohibits any social security benefit increases occurring after May 1980 from being considered as income or resources or otherwise taken into account for purposes of determining the eligibility for or amount of Federal housing assistance.",2025-09-02T13:54:41Z,
96-s-2650,96,s,2650,"A bill to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1980-05-05,1980-05-05,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC]",NC,D,M000956,0,"Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for rural housing programs with specified amounts earmarked for:  (1) low and moderate income or elderly rental and cooperative housing assistance; (2) insurance of loans for domestic farm labor housing; and (3) guaranteed loans.  Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for:  (1) loans and grants for rural dwellings repair; (2) financial assistance for low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; and (3) programs of technical and supervisory assistance for low-income individuals and rural families. Extends through September 30, 1981 (from 1980) the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans for:  (1) housing for the rural elderly, handicapped, or moderate income families; and (2) housing and buildings on farms.  Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for mutual and self-help housing and for the Self-Help Fund. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into rental assistance contracts to the extent home ownership subsidies are not otherwise provided.  Extends the availability of such subsidies through fiscal year 1981 (from 1980). Requires project owners to apply for such rental assistance before the Secretary may approve a rent increase which will cause tenants to pay more than 25 percent of their income for rent. Authorizes the Secretary to make and insure loans to consumer cooperatives to enable such cooperatives to finance the transfer of membership in the cooperative under terms that low and moderate income persons can reasonably afford.  Permits such loans to be conditioned on not depriving members of the cooperative of their membership because they no longer meet the income eligibility requirements. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969 to authorize the transfer of Federal surplus real property at the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, as well as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, for use in providing housing to low or moderate income families or individuals. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to make it mandatory that the Secretary of Agriculture provide interest credits on housing loans.  Directs the Secretary to assure that adequate replacement housing and relocation assistance are made available if involuntary displacement of families and businesses is unavoidable.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
96-s-2647,96,s,2647,A bill to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949.,Housing and Community Development,1980-05-02,1980-05-02,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC]",NC,D,M000956,0,"Extends specified farm housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration under the Housing Act of 1949, through September 30, 1982. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for: (1) the issuance of notes and obligations for loan funds by the Farmers Home Administration; (2) loans and grants for repairs or improvements of rural dwellings and financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (3) grants for the development of technical and supervisory assistance programs in rural areas with Federal, State, and local housing programs for low-income families; (4) loans and grants for mutual and self-help housing programs in rural areas and small towns; and (5) the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund.  Extends through fiscal year 1982 the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans which provide rental and cooperative housing for the elderly or others of low-and moderate-income and to insure and make loans for housing and buildings on farms owned by low- or moderate-income families.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
96-hr-7248,96,hr,7248,A bill to amend section 603 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.,Housing and Community Development,1980-05-01,1980-05-01,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Quayle, Dan [R-IN-4]",IN,R,Q000007,6,"Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to redefine the term mobile home to mean a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is more than eight body feet in width, is more than 40 body feet in length in the traveling mode, or contains 400 or more square feet in interior space when erected on site. Amends the National Housing Act, the United States Housing Act of 1937, and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to change the classification of mobile home to manufactured housing.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-s-2641,96,s,2641,A bill to amend section 603 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.,Housing and Community Development,1980-05-01,1980-05-01,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN]",IN,R,L000504,5,"Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to redefine the term mobile home to mean a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is more than eight body feet in width, is more than 40 body feet in length in the traveling mode, or contains 400 or more square feet in interior space when erected on site. Amends the National Housing Act, the United States Housing Act of 1937, and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to change the classification of mobile home to manufactured housing.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
96-hr-7223,96,hr,7223,A bill to amend the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to provide that a Federal savings and loan association may not offer a renegotiable rate mortgage to any person unless such association also offers such person a standard mortgage instrument.,Housing and Community Development,1980-04-30,1980-04-30,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23]",OH,D,M001044,4,"Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to require Federal savings and loan associations to offer a 30 year standard mortgage with an interest rate fixed at the same rate as a renegotiable rate mortgage, if such a renegotiable rate mortgage is offered.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-s-2614,96,s,2614,Assisted Housing Amendments Act of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-04-28,1980-04-28,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI]",WI,D,P000553,0,"Assisted Housing Amendments Act of 1980 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to set forth the amount by which the limitation on aggregate contractual contributions for low-income housing projects shall be increased on October 1, 1980. Terminates, as of October 1, 1980, the present requirement that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in utilizing such additional authority to enter into such contracts, administer low-income housing programs to provide assistance for new, substantially rehabilitated, and existing units, in accordance with the goals of local governments as reflected in specified housing assistance plans. Directs the Secretary, in utilizing such additional authority on and after October 1, 1980, to accommodate, to the maximum extent possible, desires of local governments regarding the allocation of assistance among new, substantially rehabilitated, and existing housing units.  Directs the Secretary, in so doing, to limit, to the maximum extent possible, the budget authority allocated to local areas to the amount which would result if, on a nationwide basis taking account of local variations, 30 percent of the units to be assisted under such Act for public housing development or lower-income housing assistance with such additional authority were to be for new construction or substantial rehabilitation.  Requires that the Secretary seek to ensure that, consistent with available funding limitations, at least 30 percent of the units shall be:  (1) either newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated housing units assisted under such Act (other than under the existing low-income housing assistance program or the multifamily rental production program established by this Act); or (2) newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated housing units under the low-income housing assistance program which are financed through specified means.  Limits the total budget authority associated with such additional contract authority.  Sets aside a specified amount of such additional contract authority for units assisted under such Act other than under the existing low-income housing assistance program or the multifamily rental production program established by this Act. Establishes a multifamily rental production program.  Authorizes the Secretary to provide annual contributions in the form of interest reduction payments pursuant to contracts with owners or prospective owners of new or substantially rehabilitated rental housing projects involving five or more dwelling units. Permits such interest reduction payments to be made with respect to projects subject to mortgages insured under the National Housing Act. Requires that such payments be made on behalf of the owner directly to a mortgagee. Provides that interest be subsidized down to a rate determined by the Secretary, guided by the objective that the average of all such lower rates shall be six and one-half percent per year for the first ten years, with lower or higher rates depending on factors in the local area or involving the specific project. Requires that interest rate differential for a project not insured under the National Housing Act not exceed the applicable rate if the mortgage were so insured. Provides that, commencing with the eleventh year of such payments for a project, the amount of the annual payment shall be phased out in accordance with a schedule determined at the time the contract was entered into or altered by mutual agreement of the Secretary and the owner. Limits the allowable income at the time of initial occupancy of a household occupying a unit in such project to 120 percent of the area median income, during the period when interest reduction payments are being made. Authorizes the Secretary to establish higher or lower income ceilings, if necessary, because of prevailing construction cost levels, unusually high or low median household incomes, or other factors. Requires that, during the interest reduction payment period, the approval of the Secretary be obtained for:  (1) the initial rent schedule and any rent increases; (2) prepayment or refinancing of the mortgage; and (3) sale or other disposition of such project. Prohibits conversion of such projects to other than rental uses for a period of 30 years following the initial occupancy without the approval of the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to ensure that the selection of sites for such assisted projects shall avoid the displacement of lower income persons. Permits a project financed by a State housing finance or State development agency to receive interest reduction assistance if at least 20 percent, but not more than 30 percent, of the project units are set aside for occupancy by families assisted under the low-income housing assistance program.  Permits a project financed by a local government agency to receive such assistance if the Secretary is satisfied that:  (1) at least 20 percent of the units in any project being financed by such agency will be reserved for lower income families at the time they initially occupy the unit; and (2) at least six percent of the units in such project will be reserved for very low income families at the time they initially occupy the unit. Directs the Secretary, in allocating interest reduction assistance, to give preference to projects located in tight rental markets and to projects promoting urban revitalization. Provides that specified provisions of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 relating to local housing assistance plans and allocation of housing funds shall not be applicable to projects receiving such multifamily rental production interest reduction assistance, except to the extent that provisions relating to the low-income housing assistance program would otherwise apply. Limits the amount of contracts for annual contributions under the multifamily rental production program to such amounts as are provided in appropriations Act.  Authorizes appropriations for sums necessary to carry out such program, including the making of interest reduction payments under contracts entered into by the Secretary.  Limits the budget authority obligated under such contracts to a specified amount.  Provides that such authorization of appropriations shall apply only if: (1) the additional authority to enter into contracts for annual contributions provided on October 1, 1980, for low-income housing assistance and for public housing does not exceed a specified amount; and (2) the budget authority associated with such additional authority does not exceed a specified amount.",2025-09-02T13:56:48Z,
96-hr-7100,96,hr,7100,Comprehensive Housing Development Act of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-04-21,1980-04-21,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9]",OH,D,A000222,19,"Comprehensive Housing Development Act of 1980 - Amends the National Housing Act to increase the allowable maximum amount for mortgage assistance payments under such Act.  Authorizes appropriations for such mortgage assistance payments through October 1, 1981. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, under the mortgage insurance program, to insure a mortgage involving a principal obligation which exceeds, by up to ten percent, the maximum limits specified under the Act, if such mortgage relates to a dwelling to be occupied by a physically handicapped person and the additional principal reflects the cost of making the dwelling accessible to such person. Allows the Secretary, in order to prevent inflationary conditions and related governmental actions from having a severely disproportionate effect on the housing industry, to make and contract to make periodic assistance payments to mortgagees or other lenders on behalf of homeowners (including the owners of mobile homes).  Terminates such authority on September 30, 1981, or at such earlier date as the Secretary may deem appropriate. Specifies that such payments may be made only on behalf of a homeowner who satisfies such eligibility requirements as may be prescribed by the Secretary. Requires a homeowner to continue to occupy the property which secures the mortgage or loan in order to receive such assistance payments. Sets forth the formula for determining the amount of such assistance payments. Allows the Secretary to include in the payment to the mortgagee or other lender such amount as the Secretary deems appropriate to reimburse the mortgagee or lender for its reasonable and necessary expenses in handling the mortgage or loan. Limits assistance payments for mobile homes to no more than 20 percent of the total number of units for which assistance is approved. Allows the Secretary, upon application by the mortgagee, to insure a mortgagor who meets the eligibility requirements for assistance payments as set forth by the Secretary.  Sets forth the eligibility requirements for such insurance.  Allows the Secretary to provide for graduated mortgage assistance payments, and to insure mortgages with varying rates of amortization, for not in excess of 100,000 mortgages. Extends until October 1, 1981, the authority of the Government National Mortgage Association to enter into new commitments to purchase mortgages under the interim mortgage purchase authority of the National Housing Act, as amended by the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize appropriations to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund. Allows the Secretary to make, and contract to make, periodic interest reduction payments on behalf of the owner of a multifamily rental project. Allows such payments to be made for a period of not more than 30 years to mortgagees holding mortgages secured by such project.  Sets forth the formula for determining the amount of such payments. Sets forth the eligibility requirements which must be met in order to receive such payments. Requires the Secretary to provide that such payments are made only with respect to that part of the mortgage concerning the portion of the project which is used for residential purposes and only for the benefit of the families residing in such projects. Specifies that such payments may be made only to a project located within the jurisdictional boundaries of a unit of general local government which has made substantial progress in meeting its annual goals for housing for lower- income persons as specified in its housing assistance plan submitted pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Requires the Secretary, in making such assistance, to give a preference to projects which have or will receive financial contributions from a State or local government which will result in lower rental charges to the families residing therein. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require an applicant for grants for State and local community development programs to submit a housing assistance plan which:  (1) accurately surveys the condition of housing stock in the community designed for persons who have incomes which do not exceed 150 percent of the median income for the area; (2) assesses the housing assistance needs of such person; (3) specifies a realistic goal of the number of rental dwelling units which will be provided such persons as a result of such program; and (4) indicates the general locations of such dwelling units.",2025-09-02T13:54:37Z,
96-hr-7067,96,hr,7067,A bill to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949.,Housing and Community Development,1980-04-16,1980-04-16,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9]",OH,D,A000222,1,"Extends specified farm housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration under the Housing Act of 1949 through September 30, 1982. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for: (1) the issuance of notes and obligations for loan funds by the Farmers Home Administration; (2) loans and grants for repairs or improvements of rural dwellings and financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (3) grants for the development of technical and supervisory assistance programs in rural areas with Federal, State, and local housing programs for low-income families; (4) loans and grants for mutual and self-help housing programs in rural areas and small towns; and (5) the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund.  Extends through fiscal year 1982 the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans which provide rental and cooperative housing for the elderly or others of low-and moderate-income and to insure and make loans for housing and buildings on farms owned by low-or moderate-income families.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-7041,96,hr,7041,"A bill to determine the time at which payments of premium charges are to be made by financial institutions or other mortgagees in connection with the mortgage and loan insurance programs established under titles I, II, IV, VII, VIII, IX, X, and XI of the National Housing Act.",Housing and Community Development,1980-04-15,1980-04-15,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6]",VA,R,B001182,2,"Amends the National Housing Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require that payments of loan or mortgage insurance premium charges by a financial institution, other mortgagee, or agent thereof to the Federal government, made in connection with specified loan or mortgage insurance programs under such Act, be made promptly upon their receipt from the borrower. Allows the Secretary to approve payment of such premiums on an annual basis if the financial institution, mortgagee, or agent thereof pays interest, at a rate specified by the Secretary, to the insurance fund for the period beginning 20 days after receipt from the borrower and ending upon payment of the premiums to the Federal government.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-7048,96,hr,7048,Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979,Housing and Community Development,1980-04-15,1980-04-15,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3]",NJ,D,H000840,1,See summary of: H.R. 6197,2025-09-02T13:54:33Z,
96-hr-7059,96,hr,7059,Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Amendments of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-04-15,1980-04-15,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1]",RI,D,S000762,0,"Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to require certain depository institutions to disclose, each calendar year (previously each fiscal year), by neighborhood, the number and dollar amount of mortgage and home improvement loans made and purchased. Specifies that any such disclosure, with respect to calendar year 1980 and thereafter, shall be compiled on a standardized form prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in consultation with specified Federal financial regulatory agencies. Requires such agencies, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and such other public and private entities as such agencies deem appropriate, to jointly develop and implement means for increasing accessibility by the public to the information required to be disclosed under such Act. Requires such means to include the centralized collection and maintenance of such information by the financial regulatory agencies, other Federal agencies, local governments or government depository libraries. Requires proposed regulations with respect to the centralized collection and maintenance of information to be published with 180 days of the enactment of this Act. Extends the authority granted by such Act indefinitely. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to disclose information which the Secretary may possess with respect to mortgages under titles I and II of the National Housing Act which are not otherwise subject to the requirements of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975. Requires the Federal Reserve Board, in consultation with Federal financial officials, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration and such other appropriate agencies or persons as the Board deems appropriate, to determine the feasibility and usefulness of requiring depository institutions which are subject to the Act, and which make small business loans, to compile and make available to the public information regarding such loans in a format similar to the format required for mortgage loans.",2025-09-02T13:54:33Z,
96-hr-7060,96,hr,7060,Home Mortgage Disclosure Amendments of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-04-15,1980-04-15,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1]",RI,D,S000762,0,"Home Mortgage Disclosure Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to require certain depository institutions to disclose, each calendar year (previously each fiscal year), by neighborhood, the number and dollar amount of mortgage and home improvement loans made and purchased. Specifies that any such disclosure, with respect to calendar year 1980 and thereafter, shall be compiled on a standardized form prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in consultation with specified Federal financial regulatory agencies. Requires such agencies, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and such other public and private entities as such agencies deem appropriate, to jointly develop and implement means for increasing accessibility by the public to the information required to be disclosed under such Act.  Requires such means to include the centralized collection and maintenance of such information by the financial regulatory agencies, other Federal agencies, local governments or government depository libraries.  Requires proposed regulations with respect to the centralized collection and maintenance of information to be published within 180 days of the enactment of this Act. Extends the authority granted by such Act until September 30, 1985. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to disclose information which the Secretary may possess with respect to mortgages under titles I and II of the National Housing Act which are not otherwise subject to the requirements of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975.",2025-09-02T13:54:33Z,
96-hr-7016,96,hr,7016,Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-04-02,1980-04-02,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Buchanan, John [R-AL-6]",AL,R,B001008,0,Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act.  Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program.  Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.  Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional 10 percent in high-cost areas.  Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance.,2025-09-02T13:54:33Z,
96-hr-6991,96,hr,6991,Assured Public Participation in Public Housing Decision Making Amendments of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-04-01,1980-04-01,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Loeffler, Tom [R-TX-21]",TX,R,L000396,0,Assured Public Participation in Public Housing Decision Making Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require that public hearings held in accordance with such Act before the issuance of community development grants include discussion of: (1) the general locations of proposed housing for lower-income persons; and (2) the impact of such housing on public facilities and services near such locations. Affords the unit of general local government and the general public the opportunity to object to the approval of an application for housing and assistance on the ground that the application is inconsistent with its housing assistance plan.,2025-09-02T13:54:33Z,
96-hr-6993,96,hr,6993,A bill to provide that the interest rate on federally insured mortgages under section 203(b) of the National Housing Act shall be the rate charges for uninsured mortgages.,Housing and Community Development,1980-04-01,1980-04-01,Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.,House,"Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5]",NC,D,N000016,0,"Amends the National Housing Act to direct that, to be eligible for insurance under such Act, a mortgage shall bear interest at the rate charged by the mortgagee for a non- insured mortgage. Eliminates the requirement that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development consult with the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs regarding the maximum interest rate which he or she deems necessary to meet the mortgage market for guaranteed or insured home loans to veterans.",2024-02-07T16:12:44Z,
96-hr-6951,96,hr,6951,Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-03-27,1980-03-27,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7]",LA,D,B000780,0,Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act.  Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program.  Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.  Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional 10 percent in high-cost areas.  Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance.,2025-09-02T13:54:33Z,
96-hr-6952,96,hr,6952,Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979,Housing and Community Development,1980-03-27,1980-03-27,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Fountain, L. H. [D-NC-2]",NC,D,F000319,0,Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act.  Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program.  Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.  Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional 10 percent in high-cost areas.  Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance.,2025-09-02T13:54:33Z,
96-hr-6860,96,hr,6860,Rental Housing Assistance Act of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-03-19,1980-03-19,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-18]",NY,R,G000417,19,"Rental Housing Assistance Act of 1980 - Amends the National Housing and the United States Housing Acts of 1937 to improve Federal housing programs which provide mortgage insurance for multifamily rental housing. Eliminates condition on Government National Mortgage Association purchase of certain multifamily mortgages requiring that at least 20 percent of the units covered by such mortgage are receiving lower-income housing assistance. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct a study for the purpose of establishing a prototype construction cost system which could be used in determining the amount of a mortgage on a multifamily housing project which may be insured under the National Housing Act.  Sets forth criteria for determining prototype construction costs.  Requires the Secretary to submit a report to Congress containing the findings and conclusions of the study. Authorizes the Association to begin making commitments to purchase, and to purchase loans and advances of credit (and related purchase certificates and other related instruments).  Permits the Association to finance improvements (other than solar energy systems and energy conservation improvements) or additions to a multifamily rental housing project. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Treasury to purchase any obligations of the Association, and to use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities under the Second Liberty Bond Act. Prohibits the application of State or local usury law or comparable law establishing interest rates or prohibiting or limiting the collection or amount of discount points or other charges in connection with loan transactions.  Prohibits the application of State loan insurance laws to the Association's transactions. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts for section 8 moderately rehabilitated projects which have a term of more than 180 months. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a study for the purpose of determining the impact of Federal taxation on rental housing.",2025-09-02T13:54:27Z,
96-s-2406,96,s,2406,A bill to authorize additional funds for housing subsidies for the elderly and handicapped under the United States Housing Act of 1937.,Housing and Community Development,1980-03-11,1980-03-11,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI]",RI,D,P000193,1,Authorizes additional funds for rent subsidies for the elderly and handicapped under the United States Housing Act of 1937.,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
96-hr-6756,96,hr,6756,Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1979,Housing and Community Development,1980-03-10,1980-03-10,Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.,House,"Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6]",NY,D,W000680,11,"Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to require that relocation benefits, including relocation assistance advisory services, be made available to all persons displaced by the commencement of a Federal or federally-assisted project by the head of the Federal agency administering or financing such assistance.  Increases the amount of payment for moving and dislocation allowances for displacement from dwellings, business, and farm operations. Stipulates that the additional housing payments for occupant-owned dwellings shall compensate such displaced person for any increased real property taxes which such person wil incur during the life of the mortgage on the replacement dwelling.  Increases the amount of replacement housing payments for tenants and certain other persons to enable such displaced persons to rent or lease a dwelling or to make a downpayment on the purchase of a dwelling. Stipulates that the assurances required of the relocation assistance advisory services that housing will be available shall:  (1) be made prior to Federal approval of a project; (2) be based upon careful analysis of the housing needs of the persons to be displaced and the availability of housing; and (3) include plans for housing replacement by the Federal agency as last resort if comparable replacement sale or rental housing is not available.  Authorizes the agency head to use funds authorized for the project to provide such housing. Directs the President to designate an agency which shall establish a single uniform set of regulations and procedures for use by Federal agencies and by States, State and local agencies, and other recipients of Federal financial assistance.  Requires such agency to assure the uniform application and interpretation of such regulations and procedures.  Makes provisions for aggrieved persons to petition such agency for a hearing. Requires such agency annually to make adjustments for inflation in housing costs. Authorizes the head of a Federal agency administering or financing a project to offer to acquire property from any person owning property affected by such project who is left with an uneconomic remnant in order to entitle the owner and occupant to full benefits under this Act. Allows the owner of real property to give or donate all or part of such property to the Federal or State agency undertaking its acquisition.  Requires the donation or gift to be voluntary and in writing after the owner has been fully informed of the right to receive just compensation.",2025-09-02T13:54:28Z,
96-hr-6758,96,hr,6758,A bill to amend section 313 of the National Housing Act and the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974.,Housing and Community Development,1980-03-10,1980-03-10,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,0,Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974.  Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program.  Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.  Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional ten percent in high-cost areas. Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance. Authorizes the Secretary to utilize the emergency home purchase assistance program to promote the construction of multifamily rental housing. Stipulates a specified amount for purchases and commitments authorized to be made by GNMA.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-6760,96,hr,6760,A bill to provide homeownership assistance for lower income families.,Housing and Community Development,1980-03-10,1980-03-10,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7]",MD,D,M000826,0,"Amends the United States Housing Act to authorize: (1) new use of existing housing funds to assist lower income homeowners to afford and finance the rehabilitation of their homes in locally designated rehabilitation neighborhoods; and (2) a new use of such funds to assist lower income families to purchase homes. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make available not less than $50,000,000 for contracts for annual contributions for homeowners assistance payments. Requires the Secretary to provide homeowner counseling and monitoring concerning the extent of repair, renovation, or rehabilitation activities and the eligibility of contractors to conduct such activities. Sets forth the amount of such housing assistance payments under such contracts, and the criteria for the lending institutions. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations to assure the costs of eligible repair, renovation, or rehabilitative activities do not exceed the costs to bring the unit into conformity with local housing codes or other appropriate standards. Sets forth the guidelines for determining assistance to low-income families able to purchase a dwelling with such payments. Provides for the recapture of all or a portion of such assistance rendered upon the disposition or nonoccupancy of the property by the family. Prohibits the amount of assistance rendered to any borrower from being considered as income or resources for any purpose under Federal or State laws.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-6729,96,hr,6729,A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.,Housing and Community Development,1980-03-06,1980-03-06,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-21]",NY,D,G000047,18,Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Community Development to make payments to local homesteading agencies in lieu of real estate taxes which accrued during the period of transfer of homestead property.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-6736,96,hr,6736,National Displacement Policy Act,Housing and Community Development,1980-03-06,1980-03-06,Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.,House,"Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7]",MD,D,M000826,0,"National Displacement Policy Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require an applicant for a community development block grant to analyze the causes and estimate the scale of displacement within the jurisdiction area of the applicant so that steps may be taken to mitigate and end displacement of area residents. Requires the housing assistance plan to demonstrate an effective strategy for ending such displacement. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing assistance to any eligible displaced low-income family. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to require the President shall transmit to Congress, as part of the biannual Report on Urban Growth required by such Act, a special displacement component analyzing the extent of urban displacement. Requires the residential formulation of a strategy to combat the adverse effects of such displacement. Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to require the appropriate Federal banking supervisory agency to assess a financial institution's record of adopting policies which minimize the displacement of persons from their homes. Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Act of 1970 to direct the payment of moving and related expenses for displaced persons whenever activities were undertaken as a result of a Federal program or project. causes such displacement. Declares that payments made to displaced persons shall reflect increases in the cost-of-living. Directs the President to establish a Federal Relocation Assistance Compliance Office for the purpose of carrying out a more uniform and effective administration of relocation assistance. Requires such Office to coordinate the relocation activities of the Federal agencies. States that rental or lease assistance paid to a displaced person shall not exceed 25 percent of such person's income. States that no person shall be required to move from his or her rental dwelling on account of any Federal project or any federally assisted project if:  (1) the rental vacancy rate in the area for dwellings similar in size and cost is less than one percent; or (2) if there is a waiting list of persons eligible to receive Federal assistance who desire to rent such unit.",2025-09-02T13:54:28Z,
96-s-2383,96,s,2383,Housing and Community Development Act of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-03-05,1980-03-05,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,W000502,2,"Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 - Title I:  Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation Definitions - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to define the term ""metropolitan city"" to specify that it shall not include any city whose population is included in the population of an urban county. Specifies that for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983 that no data derived from the 1980 Decennial Census, except those relating to population and poverty, shall be taken into account for purposes of the allocation of funds to metropolitan areas. Prohibits, for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983, any revision to the criteria for establishing a metropolitan area or defining a central city of such an area published after January 1, 1980, to be taken into account for purposes of this title, except in the case of any area or city which would newly qualify as a metropolitan area or a central city of such an area. Specifies that, with respect to grants for State, tribal, and local community development programs, beginning in fiscal year 1981, the population of any unit of general local government which is included in that of an urban county shall be included in the population of such urban county for three program years beginning with the program year in which its population was first so included. Requires any county seeking qualification as an urban county, including any urban county seeking to continue such qualification, to notify each unit of general local government, which is included therein and is eligible to elect to have its population excluded from that of an urban county, of its opportunity to make such an election. Authorizes the appropriation of funds for the purpose of making grants to States and units of local government to help finance community development programs for fiscal years 1980 through 1983. Authorizes funds for fiscal years 1980 through 1983 for the purpose of assisting severely distressed cities that require supplemental grant assistance in order to alleviate excessive deterioration through neighborhood reclamation and community revitalization. Limits amounts of appropriated funds which may be used to aid metropolitan cities, urban counties, and other units of local government within metropolitan areas to meet their hold-harmless needs. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to define the term ""congregate housing"" as residential property in which some or all of the dwelling units do not contain kitchen or bathroom facilities. Extends the rehabilitation loan program under such Act to include congregate housing and to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1980 and 1981 for community and neighborhood development and conservation programs. Authorizes appropriations, through fiscal year 1982, for the neighborhood self-help development programs under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reimburse the Veterans Administration for properties transferred to urban homesteading programs.  Extends the authorization of appropriations for such programs through fiscal year 1982. Title II: Housing Assistance Programs - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into contracts for annual contributions under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for low-income housing projects in fiscal years 1980 and 1981. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for operating assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978.  Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary to utilize amounts credited to the rental housing assistance fund for the sole purpose of carrying out assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects through September 30, 1982. Increases the allowable maximum amount for mortgage assistance payments under the National Housing Act.  Authorizes appropriations for such mortgage assistance payments through October 1, 1981. Allows the Secretary, under the mortgage insurance program, to insure a mortgage involving a principal obligation which exceeds, by not more than 10 percent, the maximum limits, if such mortgage relates to a dwelling to be occupied by a physically handicapped person. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to require a public housing agency or nonprofit corporation applying for assistance to provide congregate services to elderly residents to consult with the Area Agency on Aging and those applying for assistance to provide congregate services to nonelderly handicapped residents to consult with the appropriate agency. Title III:  Program Amendments and Extensions - Extends for two years through September 30, 1982, the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to insure mortgages or loans under certain HUD mortgage or loan insurance programs under the National Housing Act and to set interest rates for insured mortgage loans. Extends until October 1, 1982, the authority of the Government National Mortgage Association to enter into new commitments to purchase mortgages under the interim mortgage purchase authority of the National Housing Act, as amended by the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Authorizes appropriations for research and demonstration housing projects through fiscal year 1981. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize appropriations to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund. Allows the President to authorize the Government National Mortgage Association to make payments to financial institutions for the purpose of subsidizing below market rate loans which are secured under the National Housing Act covering properties consisting of five or more dwelling units. Authorizes appropriations to make such payments through fiscal year 1982. Amends the National Housing Act to increase the mortgage purchase authority of the Government National Mortgage Association. Increases, by up to 20 percent, the amounts which may be insured under the National Housing Act for multifamily and institutional projects if such increase is necessary to account for the increased cost of the project due to the installation of a solar energy system. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary, in collecting or compromising claims or obligations under the mortgage insurance program, to contract with private business concerns or agencies for payment for services rendered by such concerns or agencies in assisting the Secretary in making such collection or compromise. Requires a mortgage, in order to be eligible for mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act, to have a period of not less than 10 years to run beyond the maturity date of the mortgage. Makes mortgaged property located where concentrated housing, physical development, and public service activities are being or will be carried out in a coordinated manner, pursuant to a locally developed strategy for neighborhood improvement, conservation, or preservation, eligible for rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance under the National Housing Act. Authorizes the Secretary, as an alternative to the acquisition of an insured mortgage to avoid foreclosure, to make all or part of the monthly payments due on an insured mortgage of a one to four family residence necessary to avoid default caused by circumstances beyond the mortgagor's control.  Stipulates that such payments may be provided for a period of up to 18 months which may be extended for an additional 18 months at the discretion of the Secretary. Prohibits any such payments in the case of any mortgage with respect to which the Secretary has received a notice of default on or after August 2, 1984. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Small Business Administration, to provide for the participation by lower income persons and socially and economically disadvantaged firms in federally-assisted projects. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, by March 15, of every other year beginning with calendar year 1981, to report to Congress concerning housing production goals for the current year and set forth general objectives for such activity during the next year. Declares that the land transferred by the city of Springfield, Illinois, to the United States Department of the Interior for the Lincoln Home National Historic Site shall be deemed to have been made in accordance with the provisions of the Housing Act of 1961 and any other law and with any regulations or other requirements in implementation thereof. Title IV:  Planning Assistance - Declares that the following are national policy objectives with respect to housing under the Housing Act of 1954:  (1) the conservation and improvement of existing communities; (2) an increase in housing and employment opportunities and choices; and (3) the promotion of orderly and efficient growth and development of communities, regions, and States, taking into consideration the necessity of conserving energy.  Declares that it is the purpose of this title to help achieve these objectives by: (1) encouraging the joint efforts of State and local governments and areawide planning organizations in developing State and areawide strategies; and (2) assuring that strategies developed pursuant to this section will lead to implementation activities by States, areawide planning organizations, and local governments. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to contract to make, and to make, grants approved in accordance with the provisions set forth in this section to:  (1) States, for statewide activities; (2) States, for the provision of assistance to metropolitan areawide planning organizations, nonmetropolitan areawide planning organizations, units of general local government, counties, other than urban counties, and any group of adjacent units of general local government having a total population of less than 50,000; (3) metropolitan areawide planning organizations; and (4) the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Specifies that such grants shall not exceed two-thirds of the estimated cost of the work for which the grant is made. Sets forth the information to be included in the applications for such grants and requires such applications to meet such requirements as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations.  Requires such applications to set forth a strategy statement which identifies policies and programs over at least a three-year period which address the major issues and problems of the applicant's jurisdiction. Requires the Secretary to establish, by regulation, criteria for the evaluation and approval of strategy statements and applications for grants and for the awarding of such grants. Requires each State and other entity receiving assistance directly from the Secretary for actions or activities being carried out to submit to the Secretary, each year, a performance report concerning such actions and activities. Requires the Secretary, on an annual basis, to make such reviews and audits as may be necessary or appropriate to determine whether a recipient of funds has carried out actions and activities substantially as described in its application.  Allows the Secretary to adjust, reduce, or withdraw grant funds, or take other action as appropriate in accordance with such reviews and audits. Specifies that a strategy statement approved by the Secretary shall remain in effect for a maximum of three years following the date of its approval.",2025-09-02T13:56:41Z,
96-hr-6606,96,hr,6606,Housing and Community Development Act of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-02-26,1980-02-26,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9]",OH,D,A000222,1,"Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 - Title I:  Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to define the term ""metropolitan city"" to specify that it shall not include any city whose population is included in the population of an urban county. Specifies for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983 that no data derived from the 1980 Decennial Census, except those relating to population and poverty, shall be taken into account for purposes of the allocation of funds to metropolitan areas. Prohibits, for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983, any revision to the criteria for establishing a metropolitan area or defining a central city of such an area published after January 1, 1980, to be taken into account for purposes of this title, except in the case of any area or city which would newly qualify as a metropolitan area or a central city of such an area. Specifies that, with respect to grants for State, tribal, and local community development programs, beginning in fiscal year 1981, the population of any unit of general local government which is included in that of an urban county shall be included in the population of such urban county for three program years beginning with the program year in which its population was first so included. Requires any county seeking qualification as an urban county, including any urban county seeking to continue such qualification, to notify each unit of general local government, which is included therein and is eligible to elect to have its population excluded from that of an urban county, of its opportunity to make such an election. Authorizes the appropriation of funds for the purpose of making grants to States and units of local government to help finance community development programs for fiscal years 1980 through 1983. Authorizes funds for fiscal years 1980 through 1983 for the purpose of assisting severely distressed cities that require supplemental grant assistance in order to alleviate excessive deterioration through neighborhood reclamation and community revitalization. Limits amounts of appropriated funds which may be used to aid metropolitan cities, urban counties, and other units of local government within metropolitan areas to meet their hold-harmless needs. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to define the term ""congregate housing"" as residential property in which some or all of the dwelling units do not contain kitchen or bathroom facilities. Extends the rehabilitation loan program under such Act to include congregate housing and to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1980 and 1981 for community and neighborhood development and conservation programs. Authorizes appropriations, through fiscal year 1982, for the neighborhood self-help development programs under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reimburse the Veterans Administration for properties transferred to urban homesteading programs.  Extends the authorization of appropriations for such programs through fiscal year 1982. Title II:  Housing Assistance Programs - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into contracts for annual contributions under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for low-income housing projects in fiscal years 1980 and 1981. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1982 for operating assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978.  Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary to utilize amounts credited to the rental housing assistance fund for the sole purpose of carrying out assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects through September 30, 1982. Increases the allowable maximum amount for mortgage assistance payments under the National Housing Act.  Authorizes appropriations for such mortgage assistance payments through October 1, 1981. Allows the Secretary, under the mortgage insurance program, to insure a mortgage involving a principal obligation which exceeds, by not more than 10 percent, the maximum limits, if such mortgage relates to a dwelling to be occupied by a physically handicapped person. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to require a public housing agency or nonprofit corporation applying for assistance to provide congregate services:  (1) to elderly residents to consult with the Area Agency on Aging; and (2) to nonelderly handicapped residents to consult with the appropriate agency. Title III:  Program Amendments and Extensions - Extends for two years through September 30, 1982, the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to insure mortgages or loans under certain HUD mortgage or loan insurance programs under the National Housing Act and to set interest rates for insured mortgage loans. Extends until October 1, 1982, the authority of the Government National Mortgage Association to enter into new commitments to purchase mortgages under the interim mortgage purchase authority of the National Housing Act, as amended by the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Authorizes appropriations for research and demonstration housing projects through fiscal year 1981. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize appropriations to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund. Allows the President to authorize the Government National Mortgage Association to make payments to financial institutions for the purpose of subsidizing below market rate loans which are secured under the National Housing Act covering properties consisting of five or more dwelling units. Authorizes appropriations to make such payments through fiscal year 1982. Amends the National Housing Act to increase the mortgage purchase authority of the Government National Mortgage Association. Increases, by up to 20 percent, the amounts which may be insured under the National Housing Act for multifamily and institutional projects if such increase is necessary to account for the increased cost of the project due to the installation of a solar energy system. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary, in collecting or compromising claims or obligations under the mortgage insurance program, to contract with private business concerns or agencies for payment for services rendered by such concerns or agencies in assisting the Secretary in making such collection or compromise. Requires a mortgage, in order to be eligible for mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act, to have a period of not less than 10 years to run beyond the maturity date of the mortgage. Makes mortgaged property located where concentrated housing, physical development, and public service activities are being or will be carried out in a coordinated manner, pursuant to a locally developed strategy for neighborhood improvement, conservation, or preservation, eligible for rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance under the National Housing Act. Authorizes the Secretary, as an alternative to the acquisition of an insured mortgage to avoid foreclosure, to make all or part of the monthly payments due on an insured mortgage of a one to four family residence necessary to avoid default caused by circumstances beyond the mortgagor's control. Stipulates that such payments may be provided for a period of up to 18 months which may be extended for an additional 18 months at the discretion of the Secretary. Prohibits any such payments in the case of any mortgage with respect to which the Secretary has received a notice of default on or after August 2, 1984. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Small Business Administration, to provide for the participation by lower income persons and socially and economically disadvantaged firms in federally assisted projects. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, by March 15, of every other year beginning with calendar year 1981, to report to Congress concerning housing production goals for the current year and set forth general objectives for such activity during the next year. Declares that the land transferred by the city of Springfield, Illinois, to the United States Department of the Interior for the Lincoln Home National Historic Site shall be deemed to have been made in accordance with the provisions of the Housing Act of 1961 and any other law and with any regulations or other requirements in implementation thereof. Title IV:  Planning Assistance - Declares that the following are national policy objectives with respect to housing under the Housing Act of 1954:  (1) the conservation and improvement of existing communities; (2) an increase in housing and employment opportunities and choices; and (3) the promotion of orderly and efficient growth and development of communities, regions, and States, taking into consideration the necessity of conserving energy.  Declares that it is the purpose of this title to help achieve these objectives by:  (1) encouraging the joint efforts of State and local governments and areawide planning organizations in developing State and areawide strategies; and (2) assuring that strategies developed pursuant to this section will lead to implementation activities by States, areawide planning organizations, and local governments. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to contract to make, and to make, grants approved in accordance with the provisions set forth in this section to:  (1) States, for statewide activities; (2) States, for the provision of assistance to metropolitan areawide planning organizations, nonmetropolitan areawide planning organizations, units of general local government, counties other than urban counties, and any group of adjacent units of general local government having a total population of less than 50,000; (3) metropolitan areawide planning organizations; and (4) the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Specifies that such grants shall not exceed two-thirds of the estimated cost of the work for which the grant is made. Sets forth the information to be included in the applications for such grants and requires such applications to meet such requirements as the Secretary may prescribe by regulations. Requires such applications to set forth a strategy statement which identifies policies and programs over at least a three-year period which address the major issues and problems of the applicant's jurisdiction. Requires the Secretary to establish, by regulation, criteria for the evaluation and approval of strategy statements and applications for grants and for the awarding of such grants. Requires each State and other entity receiving assistance directly from the Secretary for actions or activities being carried out to submit to the Secretary, each year, a performance report concerning such actions and activities. Requires the Secretary, on an annual basis, to make such reviews and audits as may be necessary or appropriate to determine whether a recipient of funds has carried out actions and activities substantially as described in its application.  Allows the Secretary to adjust, reduce, or withdraw grant funds, or take other action as appropriate in accordance with such reviews and audits. Specifies that a strategy statement approved by the Secretary shall remain in effect for a maximum of three years following the date of its approval.",2025-09-02T13:54:22Z,
96-hr-6622,96,hr,6622,A bill to amend certain Federal housing laws for the purpose of assuring that no discrimination is made on the basis of the marital status of applicants for assistance under programs established by such laws.,Housing and Community Development,1980-02-26,1980-02-26,Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.,House,"Rep. Pritchard, Joel [R-WA-1]",WA,R,P000546,1,"Amends the National Housing Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to require the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Administrator of the Veterans Administration to adopt a uniform approach to assessing the amount which any mortgagor whose mortgage is to be purchased by such corporation or insured under the National Housing Act is expected to pay for the support of dependents each month.  Declares that this uniform approach shall be in addition to and not in lieu of other steps taken to prevent discrimination on the basis of marital status.",2024-02-07T16:12:44Z,
96-hr-6599,96,hr,6599,Mobile Home Housing Assistance Amendments of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-02-25,1980-02-25,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38]",CA,D,P000121,0,"Mobile Home Housing Assistance Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to include persons living in mobile homes and other forms of unconventional dwelling units, if such group constitutes a significant percentage of the population, in State and local community development programs. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allocate a percentage of the total amount of rental assistance funds to low income families who reside in mobile homes as their principal places of residence in any area in which the number of such families exceeds five percent of the total number of lower income families residing in the area in any fiscal year.",2025-09-02T13:54:22Z,
96-s-2290,96,s,2290,Home Mortgage Disclosure Amendments of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-02-18,1980-02-18,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI]",WI,D,P000553,0,"Home Mortgage Disclosure Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to require certain depository institutions to disclose, each calendar year (previously each fiscal year), by neighborhood, the number and dollar amount of mortgage and home improvement loans made and purchased. Specifies that any such disclosure, with respect to calendar year 1980 and thereafter, shall be compiled on a standardized form prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in consultation with specified Federal financial regulatory agencies. Requires such agencies, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and such other public and private entities as such agencies deem appropriate, to jointly develop and implement means for increasing accessibility by the public to the information required to be disclosed under such Act.  Requires such means to include the centralized collection and maintenance of such information by the financial regulatory agencies, other Federal agencies, local governments or government depository libraries.  Requires proposed regulations with respect to the centralized collection and maintenance of information to be published with 180 days of the enactment of this Act. Extends the authority granted by such Act until September 30, 1985. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to disclose information which the Secretary may possess with respect to mortgages under titles I and II of the National Housing Act which are not otherwise subject to the requirements of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975.",2025-09-02T13:56:41Z,
96-s-2291,96,s,2291,Home Mortgage Disclosure Renewal and Amendments Act of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-02-18,1980-02-18,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI]",WI,D,P000553,0,"Home Mortgage Disclosure Renewal and Amendments Act of 1980 - Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to require certain depository institutions to disclose, each calendar year beginning in 1980, by neighborhood, the number and dollar amount of mortgage and home improvement loans made and purchased.  Specifies that any depository institution which is required to make such disclosures but which has been making disclosures on some basis other than a calendar year basis shall make available a separate disclosure statement containing data for any period prior to calendar year 1980 which is not covered by the last full year report prior to the 1980 calendar year report. Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to prescribe a standard format for such disclosures. Requires the Board, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration Board, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to implement a system to facilitate access to data required to be disclosed.  Requires such systems to include arrangements for a central depository of data in each standard metropolitan statistical area.  Specifies that disclosure statements shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at such central depository. Repeals the provision of such Act which terminates its authority four years after its effective date. Requires the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council to compile each year, beginning with data for calendar year 1980, for each standard metropolitan statistical area, aggregate data by census tract ( or zip code where applicable) for all depository institutions which are required to disclose data.  Requires the Council to produce tables indicating, for each standard metropolitan statistical area, and for the United States as a whole, aggregate lending patterns for various categories of census tracts grouped according to location, age of housing stock, income level, and racial characteristics. Requires such data and tables to be made available to the public by no later than December 31 of the year following the calendar year on which the data is based.",2025-09-02T13:56:41Z,
96-hr-6494,96,hr,6494,Rental Construction Incentive Tax Act of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-02-12,1980-02-12,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38]",CA,D,P000121,7,"Rental Construction Incentive Tax Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt low-income housing and qualified rental housing construction from the amortization requirements applicable to real property construction period interest and taxes.  Defines ""qualified rental housing"" as housing which is subject to a 30 year covenant binding its owners to maintain such property as residential rental property and which is located in an area having an average vacancy rate for rental housing of less than five percent in the year prior to such rental housing construction. Requires qualified rental housing which contains more than three dwelling units to provide for at least 30 percent occupancy by families of low or moderate income and to limit to 30 percent the number of childless individuals occupying such rental housing. Reduces the required amortization period for construction period interest and taxes with respect to qualified residential rental property (property in areas with a less than five percent vacancy rate) from ten to three years. Permits straight line depreciation, based on a ten-year period, for residential rental property. Qualifies low and moderate income rental housing for preferential tax treatment of recaptured depreciation.",2025-09-02T13:54:18Z,
96-hr-6463,96,hr,6463,Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-02-07,1980-02-07,Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.,House,"Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13]",CA,D,M000794,1,"Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to require that relocation benefits, including relocation assistance advisory services, be made available to all persons displaced by the commencement of a Federal or federally assisted project by the head of the Federal agency administering or financing such assistance.  Increases the amount of payment for moving and dislocation allowances for displacement from dwellings, business, and farm operations. Stipulates that the additional housing payments for occupant-owned dwellings shall compensate such displaced person for any increased real property taxes which such person will incur during the life of the mortgage on the replacement dwelling. Increases the amount of replacement housing payments for tenants and certain other persons to enable such displaced persons to rent or lease a dwelling or to make a downpayment on the purchase of a dwelling. Stipulates that the assurances required of the relocation assistance advisory services that housing will be available shall:  (1) be made prior to Federal approval of a project; (2) be based upon careful analysis of the housing needs of the persons to be displaced and the availability of housing; and (3) include plans for housing replacement by the Federal agency as last resort if comparable replacement sale or rental housing is not available.  Authorizes the agency head to use funds authorized for the project to provide such housing. Directs the President to designate an agency which shall establish a single uniform set of regulations and procedures for use by Federal agencies and by States, State and local agencies, and other recipients of Federal financial assistance. Requires such agency to assure the uniform application and interpretation of such regulations and procedures.  Makes provisions for aggrieved persons to petition such agency for a hearing. Requires such agency annually to make adjustments, beginning fiscal in year 1982, for inflation in housing costs. Authorizes the head of a Federal agency administering or financing a project to offer to acquire property from any person owning property affected by such project who is left with an uneconomic remnant in order to entitle the owner and occupant to full benefits under this Act. Makes this Act effective on October 1, 1980.",2025-09-02T13:54:18Z,
96-hr-6416,96,hr,6416,Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979,Housing and Community Development,1980-02-05,1980-02-05,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3]",NJ,D,H000840,0,Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act.  Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program.  Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.  Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional 10 percent in high-cost areas.  Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance.,2025-09-02T13:54:17Z,
96-hr-6256,96,hr,6256,Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1980,Housing and Community Development,1980-01-22,1980-01-22,Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.,House,"Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1]",CO,D,S000142,2,"Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to require that relocation benefits, including relocation assistance advisory services, be made available to all persons displaced by the commencement of a Federal or federally assisted project by the head of the Federal agency administering or financing such assistance.  Increases the amount of payment for moving and dislocation allowances for displacement from dwellings, business, and farm operations.  Specifies that such allowances shall be increased on October 1 of each year, beginning with 1981, by a percentage which is equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index. Specifies that the additional housing payments for displaced homeowners shall include compensation for the amount, if any, of the excess of the annual real property taxes on the replacement dwelling over the vacated dwelling at the time of displacement multiplied by the number of years of the mortgage on such replacement dwelling. Eliminates the requirement that a tenant occupy a rental dwelling for a period of not less than ninety days in order for such tenant to receive displacement housing payments. Specifies that the amount of replacement housing payments for tenants to enable such displaced persons to rent or lease a dwelling shall not be less than the amount of the excess, if any, of the fair market rents over the greater of the amount which the displaced person was paying for rent at the time of displacement or 25 percent of the displaced person's adjusted gross income.  Directs that the amount of replacement housing payments for tenants to enable such persons to make a downpayment on the purchase of a dwelling shall not exceed 20 percent of the purchase price of such dwelling and the amount by which the displaced person's monthly payments for principal, interest, taxes, insurance, and utilities exceed 20 percent of such person's monthly adjusted gross income. Requires each relocation assistance advisory program to include such measures, facilities, or services as may be necessary or appropriate in order to assure and provide written documentation to the head of the Federal agency administering such programs for review and approval that all alternatives that will not cause displacement have been considered and found not to be feasible and that all steps to minimize displacement and its hardships have been taken before the program or project is undertaken. Requires that the assurances required of the relocation assistance advisory services that housing will be available shall:  (1) be made prior to Federal approval of a project; (2) be based upon careful analysis of the housing needs of the persons to be displaced and the availability of housing; and (3) include plans for housing replacement if sale or rental housing is not available. Authorizes the agency head to use funds authorized for the project to provide such housing. Requires the heads of Federal agencies to establish regulations and procedures for use by Federal agencies and by States, State and local agencies, and other recipients of Federal financial assistance. Makes provisions for aggrieved persons to have their applications reviewed by the appropriate agency head.",2025-09-02T13:54:13Z,
96-hr-6197,96,hr,6197,Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979,Housing and Community Development,1979-12-20,1979-12-20,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9]",OH,D,A000222,1,Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act.  Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program.  Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.  Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional 10 percent in high-cost areas.  Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance.,2025-09-02T13:54:12Z,
96-s-2177,96,s,2177,Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979,Housing and Community Development,1979-12-20,1980-04-23,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,W000502,17,"(Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #82 (89-5))  Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1980 - Amends the National Housing Act to condition the activation of the emergency home purchase assistance program upon a determination by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development that implementation of the program will not significantly worsen inflationary conditions.   Prohibits the activation of such program until the most recently available four-month moving average annual rate of private housing starts (seasonally adjusted and exclusive of mobile homes), as determined by the Director of the Bureau of the Census, is less than 1,600,000.  Terminates such program when the most recently available four-month moving average annual rate of private housing starts is 1,600,000 or more.   Authorizes the Secretary to issue directives allowing the Government National Mortgage Association to purchase loans in addition to mortgages under such program.  Includes mobile homes among the kind of housing eligible for such program.   Increases mortgage limits for more than four family residences to the per unit amounts permitted under the section of such act under which the project mortgage is insured.  Limits loans for mobile homes to specified limitations under such act.   Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe interest rates on mortgages at a level necessary to meet the objectives of the program.  Prescribes that:  (1) mortgages executed to finance the acquisition of a one-to-four family residence may not bear interest at a rate lower than three percentage points below the average contract commitment rate for a single family, 30 year conventional mortgage with loan-to-value ratios of 90 percent based on the latest survey of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board; and (2) mortgages executed to finance the acquisition of a more than four-family residence may not bear interest at a rate lower than 4 1/2 percent below such average commitment rate.   Increases the sale price for:  (1) one-family residences to 90 percent of the average new one family house price in the area; (2) two family residences to 100 percent of such average; (3) three-family residences to 120 percent of such average; and (4) four-family residences to 140 percent of such average.   Authorizes the Secretary to purchase mortgages on housing constructed more than one year prior to issuance of the commitment to purchase the mortgage.   Increases the mortgage amounts for multifamily dwellings in the case of rental, cooperative, or condominium projects.  Prohibits the use of the emergency home purchase program:  (1) to finance the conversion of an existing rental housing project into a condominium or cooperative project; or (2) to finance the purchase of an individual unit in a converted cooperative or condominium.   Directs the Secretary to make and enter into contracts and to make periodic assistance payments on behalf of homeowners, to mortgagees holding certain mortgages.  Authorizes the Secretary to provide for graduated payments for mortgages:  (1) for persons buying homes that sell for up to 80 percent of the average new one-family house price in the area, or $60,000, whichever is greater; or (2) which bear interest at rates not to exceed those determined by the Secretary.   Sets forth the criteria for determining assistance payments based on the mortgagor's income. Provides for the recertification of the mortgagor's income at intervals of not more than two years for the purpose of adjusting assistance payments.   States that assistance payments may be made to a mortgagee only during such time as the mortgagor continues to occupy the property which secures the mortgage.   Authorizes the Secretary, upon disposition of the property, to recapture an amount equal to the lesser of the Federal subsidy received or 50 percent of the net appreciation of the property.   Authorizes the Secretary to establish income limits for mortgagors based on geographic area, in order to assure that persons of moderate income be served to the maximum extent feasible.   Disallows assistance payments to mortgagors whose homes do not meet the all minimum property standards applicable under this Act.   Directs the Secretary to allocate funds so as to give preference to areas where housing construction activity is most in need of stimulation.   Limits the aggregate amount of contracts entered into under this Act to $135,000,000 annually.   Amends the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (relating to the applicability of the preemption of State usury laws for business and agricultural loans) to allow for the highest interest rate permitted under Federal and State law on floating rate loans made prior to April 1, 1980, or on any renewal, extension or modification made on or after April 1, 1980, with the written consent of the persons obligated to repay the extension of credit.",2025-09-02T13:56:41Z,
96-s-2178,96,s,2178,A bill to amend section 313 of the National Housing Act.,Housing and Community Development,1979-12-20,1979-12-20,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT]",CT,R,W000253,0,"Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to direct the Federal National Mortgage Association, when specified economic conditions exist, to make commitments to purchase, and to purchase mortgages to promote the construction of multifamily rental housing. Eliminates the requirement that such a mortgage purchase involve an original principal obligation not to exceed a specified dollar amount limitation. Stipulates that, in the case of a one-to four-family dwelling, such mortgage may be purchased only if it involves a principal residence the sales price of which does not exceed 120 percent of the appropriate mortgage dollar amount limitation set forth in such Act, except that the Secretary may increase any such dollar amount limitation by an amount not to exceed 25 percent in any geographical area where he finds that cost levels require such action.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
96-hr-6088,96,hr,6088,A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Act to require the United States to pay for certain lateral sewer connections for low-income elderly persons.,Housing and Community Development,1979-12-11,1980-06-05,Language incorporated in H. R. 6942 as passed in House.,House,"Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2]",NY,D,D000471,0,Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the United States to pay for lateral sewer connections between any single family residence of a low-income person 65 years of age or older and a sewage collection system which has received any grants under such Act.,2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
96-s-2005,96,s,2005,"A bill to allow the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the Council of the District of Columbia, to take effect immediately.",Housing and Community Development,1979-11-13,1979-11-13,Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO]",MO,D,E000004,0,"Makes the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the District of Columbia Council and signed by the Mayor, effective upon enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to extend the period of emergency Acts passed by the D.C. Council from 90 days to 180 days. Prohibits the Council from passing any emergency Act covering the same subject matter and purpose of any previously passed emergency Act. Provides that such an Act shall terminate on the date provided in such Act or upon the expiration of the 180-day period, whichever occurs first.  Sets forth procedures for such Acts when Congress adjourns sine die.",2025-01-14T19:03:55Z,
96-s-1999,96,s,1999,"A bill to allow the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the Council of the District of Columbia, to take effect immediately.",Housing and Community Development,1979-11-09,1979-11-09,Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO]",MO,D,E000004,0,"Makes the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the District of Columbia Council and signed by the Mayor, effective upon enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to extend the period of emergency Acts passed by the D.C. Council from 90 days to 180 days.  Provides that such an Act shall terminate on the date provided in such Act or upon the expiration of the 180-day period, whichever occurs first.  Sets forth procedures for such Acts when Congress adjourns sine die. Prohibits the Council from passing any emergency Act covering the same subject matter and purpose of any previously passed emergency Act.",2025-01-14T19:03:55Z,
96-s-1992,96,s,1992,"A bill to allow the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the Council of the District of Columbia, to take effect immediately.",Housing and Community Development,1979-11-08,1979-11-08,Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD]",MD,R,M000241,0,"Allows the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the District of Columbia Council and signed by the Mayor, to become effective upon enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law.",2025-01-14T19:03:55Z,
96-hr-5811,96,hr,5811,A bill to allow the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979 passed by the Council of the District of Columbia to take effect immediately.,Housing and Community Development,1979-11-07,1979-11-20,Public Law 96-124.,House,"Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large]",DC,D,F000046,3,"Allows the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the District of Columbia Council and signed by the Mayor, to become effective upon enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law.",2021-09-25T05:28:09Z,
96-s-1972,96,s,1972,"An act to authorize the secretary of the Interior to reimburse certain purchases of subleases from, and creditors of, the Sangre de Cristo Development Company, Incorporated, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1979-11-02,1980-12-18,Public Law 96-549.,Senate,"Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM]",NM,R,S000132,1,"(Measure passed House, amended)  Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to compensate certain purchasers of subleases from the Sangre de Cristo Development Company, Incorporated, for lands on the Tesuque Pueblo Reservation, New Mexico.   Directs the Secretary to reimburse bona fide creditors of such corporation who have been certified as such by the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, Bankruptcy Division, in the corporation's bankruptcy action.  Declares that the United States has the right to intervene in such action as its interests may warrant.   Makes those creditors who have accepted subleases in compensation for services to the corporation eligible for reimbursement as provided by this Act.   Confers jurisdiction on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico over any claims for damages by the corporation against the United States arising out of certain lease transactions.   Subjects all reimbursements herein to the availability of funds.   Authorizes the appropriation, effective October 1, 1981, of necessary sums to carry out the provisions of this Act.",2025-04-23T11:41:33Z,
96-sjres-117,96,sjres,117,"A joint resolution to provide for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration authorities, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1979-10-29,1979-11-08,Public Law 96-105.,Senate,"Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,W000502,2,"(Measure passed House, amended)  Amends the National Housing Act to extend specified Federal Housing Administration insurance programs for 30 days.   Extends for 30 days the authority for the purchase of mortgages under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974.   Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend the rehabilitation loan program for 30 days.   Extends the authority for rural housing programs under the Housing Act of 1949.",2021-09-25T05:28:16Z,
96-hr-5667,96,hr,5667,Elderly Homeowner's Relief Act,Housing and Community Development,1979-10-22,1979-10-22,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10]",PA,R,M000399,0,Elderly Homeowner's Relief Act - Amends the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 to permit Federal savings and loan associations to offer reverse annuity mortgages on the security of first liens upon residential real property in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Requires the regulations issued by the Board to include provisions which: (1) entitle applicants to withdraw without penalty from the mortgage agreement within 17 days of its consummation; (2) assure notice to consumers of all contingencies under the terms of the mortgage in the event of default; (3) provide all applicants an opportunity for refinancing at the end of the mortgage term; (4) allow prepayment at any one time without penalty; (5) require all associations to purchase annuities from an insurance company licensed by the State of their incorporation; (6) prohibit any variable interest rate on the mortgage loan; and (7) require applicants to receive a written notice of the terms of the mortgage loan containing specified provisions.,2025-09-02T13:53:56Z,
96-hr-5648,96,hr,5648,A bill to establish an Interagency Task Force on Suburban Development.,Housing and Community Development,1979-10-18,1979-10-18,Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.,House,"Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6]",NY,D,W000680,6,Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Suburban Development.  Directs the Task Force to conduct and submit to Congress within one year after enactment of this Act a comprehensive study of suburban areas of the United States.  Terminates the Task Force 60 days after such study is submitted.,2025-02-04T16:54:13Z,
96-hjres-424,96,hjres,424,"A joint resolution disapproving and invalidating regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development concerning the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program for New Construction, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1979-10-17,1979-10-17,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5]",NJ,R,F000078,6,"Disapproves and invalidates the final rule of the Department of Housing and Urban Development entitled ""Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program for New Construction. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a further revision of such rule by providing extended public participation and further evaluation and consideration for potentially adverse impact.  Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress, not later than 90 days after the approval of this resolution by the President, the results and findings of public participation along with proposed revisions to the final rule.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hres-443,96,hres,443,"A resolution proclaiming the week of October 14-20, 1979 ""National Mobile Home/Manufactured Housing Week"".",Housing and Community Development,1979-10-09,1979-10-09,Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.,House,"Rep. Evans, David W. [D-IN-6]",IN,D,E000239,7,"Proclaims the week of October 14 through October 20, 1979, as ""National Mobile Home/Manufactured Housing Week.""",2024-02-06T20:04:02Z,
96-sjres-106,96,sjres,106,"A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim the week of October 14 through October 20, 1979, as ""National Mobile Home/Manufactured Housing Week"".",Housing and Community Development,1979-10-02,1979-10-02,Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary.,Senate,"Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]",CA,D,C000877,11,"Authorizes and requests the President to designate October 14 through October 20, 1979, as ""National Mobile Home/Manufactured Housing Week.""",2025-07-21T19:32:26Z,
96-hr-5471,96,hr,5471,A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to provide for the use of solar photovoltaic energy systems for the production of electrical energy for use in residential housing units.,Housing and Community Development,1979-09-28,1979-09-28,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7]",MI,D,K000172,9,Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to provide for the use of solar photovoltaic energy systems for the production of electrical energy for use in residential housing units.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-sjres-105,96,sjres,105,"A joint resolution to provide for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration authorities, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1979-09-25,1979-09-28,Public Law 96-71.,Senate,"Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,W000502,2,Amends the National Housing Act to extend specified Federal Housing Administration insurance programs for 30 days. Extends for 30 days the authority for the purchase of mortgages under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend the rehabilitation loan program for 30 days. Extends the authority for rural housing programs under the Housing Act of 1949.,2021-09-25T05:28:16Z,
96-hr-5273,96,hr,5273,A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide relief for older Americans who own or rent their homes.,Housing and Community Development,1979-09-13,1979-09-13,Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.,House,"Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12]",NJ,R,R000262,0,"Amends the Older Americans Act to direct the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to reimburse the States for real property tax relief programs aimed at elderly households with incomes of $15,000 or less. Provides that the amount of such reimbursement shall be a percentage (determined on the basis of the household income) of the tax relief provided multiplied by the aggregate number of households receiving such relief. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for fiscal years 1979 through 1982.",2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
96-hr-5200,96,hr,5200,Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1979,Housing and Community Development,1979-09-06,1980-12-09,Measure withdrawn from consideration and returned to calendar in Senate.,House,"Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10]",CA,D,E000064,56,"(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #315 (310-95))  Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1980 - Enacts into law the short titles ""Civil Rights Act of 1968"" and ""Fair Housing Act.""   Amends the Fair Housing Act to expand the definition of ""discriminatory housing practice"" to include any violation under such Act (thus codifying case law which holds that the obligation of Federal agencies to administer programs affirmatively to further the purposes of fair housing and the prohibition against interference with rights under the Act are separately actionable).   Adds new definitions of ""handicap"" and ""aggrieved person"".  Excludes from the meaning of ""handicap"" any impairment consisting of alcohol or drug abuse or which would be a direct threat to the property or safety of others.   Retains the two current exemptions from the prohibition against the discriminatory sale or rental of housing which are given to: (1) an owner of three or less single-family houses; and (2) the owner of a dwelling consisting of four or fewer family units who also resides in such dwelling (the ""Mrs. Murphy"" exemption).   Makes it unlawful for a person in the business of insuring against hazards to discriminate in the issuance or terms of hazard insurance contracts because of the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin of persons owning, or residing in or near, the dwelling.   Makes it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent to a handicapped person unless such handicap would prevent a prospective occupant from conforming to specified non-discrimination rules and practices; and (2) discriminate against a handicapped person in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of related services or facilities.  Includes within such discrimination a refusal to: (1) permit reasonable modifications to permit access to the premises (but only if a renter agrees to restore the premises to their original condition); and (2) make reasonable accommodations in policies, services, or facilities to afford handicapped persons equal enjoyment of the premises.  Stipulates that such discrimination shall not include a refusal to: (1) make alterations at the expense of sellers, landlords, owners, or persons acting on their behalf; (2) make modifications which would unreasonably inconvenience others; and (3) allow architectural modifications which materially decrease the value of a building or alter its intended use.   Adds handicapped persons as a protected class under other existing prohibitions on discriminatory activities.   Modifies the housing financing discrimination provision to proscribe all conduct which denies or ""otherwise makes unavailable"" financial assistance because of race, color, religion, handicap, or national origin.  Includes within such prohibition persons in the business of selling, brokering, or appraising real property.   Stipulates that it is not a violation of title VIII for real property appraisers to take into consideration factors other than race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or handicap.   Expands the exemption provision to permit a minimum lot size requirement unless it is imposed with intent to discriminate against a protected class.   Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to delegate the function of presiding over administrative hearings to administrative law judges, appointed by the Attorney General and serving in the Department of Justice.  Requires that administrative hearings, as well as conciliation meetings, be held in the locality where the discriminatory practices allegedly occur.   Sets forth the following provisions to insure the independence of such administrative law judges.  Forbids such judges from consulting a person or party on a fact in issue, unless notice and opportunity to participate are given.  Prohibits Department employees performing investigatory or prosecutory functions from participating in any decision (except as witnesses or counsel).  Requires such judges to be appointed from the administrative law judge register established by the Office of Personnel Management. Prohibits any person from functioning as a judge in such a hearing if within the previous two years he or she has functioned in an investigatory or prosecutory function for the Department.  Makes such judges removable only by the Attorney General for good cause as determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board.   Includes Federal agencies having regulatory authority over financial institutions within the executive departments and agencies which are currently required to administer their housing programs in an affirmative manner.   Establishes a legislative veto procedure with respect to any proposed or existing rule promulgated by any agency under the authority of the Fair Housing Act.  Requires proposed rules to be submitted to the congressional judiciary committees.  Provides that such a rule does not become effective if: (1) both Houses of Congress adopt a specified concurrent resolution of disapproval within 90 days of the promulgation; or (2) one House adopts such resolution within 60 days and the other House does not disapprove that resolution within 30 days.   Establishes a new administrative enforcement procedure within the Department of Housing and Urban Development in addition to the current enforcement provisions of title VIII (allowing civil actions by private parties and the Attorney General).   Directs the Secretary to make an investigation of an alleged discriminatory housing practice on his own initiative or upon the filing of a charge by an aggrieved person within one year of the alleged discrimination.  Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion.   Continues the current authority of the Secretary to utilize discovery measures. Makes the failure to produce information punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 (current law also permits imprisonment for up to one year).   Makes certain changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement.  Specifies, with respect to the rights and remedies provided by such agencies, the elements of ""substantial equivalency"" which permits certification and referrals of discrimination charges. Subjects to judicial review the Secretary's decision on ""substantial equivalency."" Eliminates the Secretary's authority to recall referrals.  Gives an agency to which a referral has been made 90 days, instead of 30, to commence proceedings.   Requires the Secretary and other Federal agencies to cooperate to avoid duplication of their housing discrimination prevention authority,   Permits an action for temporary or preliminary relief to be brought on behalf of the Secretary in accordance with rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure when the Secretary establishes that voluntary compliance is unobtainable and prompt judicial action is necessary.   Permits the Secretary to file an administrative complaint or refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action if the investigation supports a finding of reasonable cause, except with respect to matters involving land use controls, which must be referred.  Requires the determination of reasonable cause to be made within 270 days of the filing of the charge by an aggrieved person.   Specifies the hearing procedures to be utilized if an administrative complaint is issued.  Requires the Secretary to certify that conciliation has been attempted before commencement of an administrative hearing.  Permits an aggrieved person to intervene in such proceeding. Permits the administrative law judge to award appropriate relief and a civil penalty of up to $10,000, but provides for a five-day period after the conclusion of the hearing for the purpose of conciliation, before such judge may announce any decision. Prohibits the Secretary from modifying an order or decision of the judge.   Permits the filing of a petition for judicial review of a final order in Federal district court within 30 days after service of such order.  Directs the court to make a de novo determination of the adequacy of the findings of fact and conclusions of law to which objection is made. Permits the court to receive further evidence or recommit the matter to the administrative law judge under certain circumstances.  Authorizes the judge to accept, reject, or modify the findings of fact and conclusions of law.   Authorizes the administrative law judge to assess civil penalties for noncompliance with a final administrative order.   Makes certain revisions in the private right of action for aggrieved persons under the Fair Housing Act.  Extends the statute of limitations from 180 days to two years.  Disallows simultaneous administrative and judicial proceedings involving the same charge.  Permits the Attorney General to intervene upon certification that the civil action is of general public importance. Continues the current provision permitting the appointment of counsel.  Removes the existing $1,000 limit on punitive damages for willful violations.   Continues the authority of the Attorney General to initiate civil actions where there is reasonable cause to believe that a pattern or practice of resistance to title VIII rights has occurred.  Permits the intervention of aggrieved persons in such actions.   Permits the award of costs, including reasonable attorney fees, to prevailing parties in court and administrative proceedings (current law permits an award of attorney's fees only to prevailing parties who are financially unable to assume them).   Authorizes appropriations for this Act, effective October 1, 1980.",2025-09-02T13:53:46Z,
96-hr-5175,96,hr,5175,Condominium-Cooperative Conversion Moratorium Act of 1979:  For Tenant Protection and for the Preservation of Rental Housing,Housing and Community Development,1979-09-05,1979-09-05,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8]",NY,D,R000442,13,"Condominium-Cooperative Conversion Moratorium Act of 1979:  For Tenant Protection and for the Preservation of Rental Housing - Title I: Condominium-Cooperative Conversion Moratorium - Prohibits the use of federally related mortgage loans for condominium or cooperative conversions. Prohibits any Federal grant, loan, insurance, or other form of assistance from being utilized, directly or indirectly, with respect to condominium or cooperative conversions. Prohibits the use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or of the mails with respect to condominium or cooperative conversions and sets forth criminal penalties of not more than $50,000 in fines and/or not more than five years imprisonment for violations of such provisions. Specifies that the provisions of this title shall apply for three years following the date of enactment of this Act. Title II:  Presidential Commission - Directs the President to establish a Commission on Problems Relating to Condominium-Cooperative Conversions which shall study the problems resulting from the conversion of residential rental units to units in condominium or cooperative projects.  Requires the Commission to report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations concerning solutions to such problems to Congress. Title III:  Assistance for Persons Displaced by Condominium-Cooperative Conversions and Restrictions on Community Development Block Grants - Prohibits any lender or Federal instrumentality, for three years after the date of enactment of this Act, from making a federally related loan, grant, insurance, or other form or assistance which is to be used, directly or indirectly, with respect to the conversion of residential rental units in a condominium or cooperative project, unless the person who is to carry out such conversions certifies to the lender that such person has entered into, or made an offer to enter into, a contract which obligates such person to pay such household for actual and reasonable moving expenses up to $400.  Sets forth criminal penalties of not more than $50,000 in fines and/or not more than five years imprisonment for violations of such provisions. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit any unit of government from making any grants under this title unless the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development makes a determination that the unit of government does not permit the conversion of residential rental units for low- or moderate-income households to units for higher income persons in condominium or cooperative projects unless all the displaced persons are assured of obtaining decent, safe, and sanitary rental housing with rental charges similar to those units from which such persons are displaced. Title IV:  Amendments of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the gain from conversion of residential rental property into condominium or cooperative housing shall be treated as gain which is ordinary income.",2025-09-02T13:53:47Z,
96-hr-5111,96,hr,5111,National Mutual Housing Corporation Act,Housing and Community Development,1979-08-02,1979-08-02,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22]",NY,D,B000472,0,"National Mutual Housing Corporation Act - Establishes a National Mutual Housing Corporation to assist and encourage the development of mutual housing associations.  Defines such associations as private, nonprofit corporations which: (1) develop and manage multifamily housing projects for low and moderate income people; (2) offer the units in such projects to people who are members or stockholders in the association; and (3) share the responsibility of setting management policy for such projects with the residents. Exempts the Corporation from all Federal, State, and local taxes except real property taxes. Directs the President to appoint a Board of Directors for the Corporation which shall include the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration and representatives of mutual housing associations, the general public, credit unions, the consumer cooperative movement, the housing industry, and financial institutions. Sets forth the terms of office, duties, and compensation of the Board of Directors, the executive officer of the Corporation, and such other officers and employees as the Board shall appoint. Directs the Corporation to encourage and assist the development of mutual housing associations by conducting studies, providing technical assistance, making planning grants, assisting associations in applying for aid from Federal agencies, and recommending legislation to the Congress. Enumerates the powers of the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to publish an annual report which shall be submitted to the President and the Congress. Requires each grantee or contractor of the Corporation to provide for an annual financial audit.  Authorizes the Comptroller General to conduct such audits if Federal funds are used to finance the Corporation's grants or contracts. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act.",2025-09-02T13:53:41Z,
96-hr-5116,96,hr,5116,A bill to provide for assistance to certain urban counties under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.,Housing and Community Development,1979-08-02,1979-08-02,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2]",TN,R,D000534,2,"Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to include within the term ""urban county"" for purposes of awarding Federal assistance, any county in a metropolitan area which: (1) State law authorizes to undertake housing and community development in unincorporated areas; (2) has at least one metropolitan city within its boundaries; (3) has a population in excess of 125,000 persons in its unincorporated areas; and (4) offers at least three of the following governmental services: health, welfare, library, education, recreation, law enforcement, or a judicial system.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-5121,96,hr,5121,A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require States receiving certain grants under such Act to establish home maintenance assistance programs to enable older persons to continue living independently in a home environment.,Housing and Community Development,1979-08-02,1979-08-02,Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.,House,"Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5]",IA,D,H000206,0,"Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require States receiving certain grants under such Act to establish home maintenance assistance programs. Authorizes appropriations for such programs.  Requires that a minimum of $20,000,000 be made available for such programs in fiscal year 1981.",2025-07-21T19:44:15Z,
96-s-1603,96,s,1603,Home Heating Stamp Act of 1979,Housing and Community Development,1979-07-31,1979-07-31,Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD]",MD,R,M000241,1,"Home-Heating Stamp Act of 1979 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1964 to establish a home-heating stamp program to reduce the hardships imposed on low-income households by high home-heating costs and to permit such households to obtain reasonable amounts of home-heating fuels through normal channels of trade.  Directs that such program be administered by the Department of Agriculture and the appropriate State agencies which administer the food stamp program. Defines a ""household"" for the purposes of this Act as a group of individuals who are not residents of an institution and are living as one economic unit, or a single individual living alone.  Exempts recipients of supplemental security income benefits from the kinds of restrictions on their participation found in the food stamp program.  Limits the home-heating fuel stamp program to 50 States and the District of Columbia. Authorizes the issuance of home-heating coupons which shall have a greater monetary value than any charge paid by eligible households and which shall be used only: (1) to purchase home-heating fuels from approved providers; or (2) in the case of a household which rents its residence and does not pay its home-heating fuel bill directly to a provider, to offset any rent due its landlord.  Requires landlords accepting such coupons as partial rent payment to use such coupons to pay all or part of their fuel bills and prohibits them from increasing rents in connection with or as a result of the use of home-heating coupons by an eligible household.  Provides that such coupons shall be redeemable at face value, and that the coupon allotment for any household shall be in an amount reflecting the monthly equivalent of the minimal cost of a reasonable amount of home-heating fuel for a single heating season.  Limits the validity of coupons to one heating season, not to exceed six months, which shall be established for a State by the State agency. Requires as a charge to participating households for their coupon allotments a standard percentage of the monthly household income in no event more than the percentage of personal consumption expenditures shown to be spent on home-heating fuels by the best information available to the Secretary.  States that no such charge is to be made to households with an income of less than $30 per month for a family of four. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish uniform national standards of eligibility for participating households.  Allows the establishment of temporary emergency standards, for the duration of the emergency, without regard to income or other financial resources, for households that are victims of a disaster which disrupts the normal distribution of home-heating fuels. Directs the Secretary to approve home-heating providers under regulations patterned after those used to approve retail food stores and wholesale food concerns for participation in the food stamp program. States that the administrative provisions of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 shall apply to the home-heating fuel program. Requires, in the administration of such program, that all practicable efforts be made to insure that assistance provided does not induce unnecessary additional consumption of home-heating fuel.",2025-09-02T13:56:23Z,
96-hr-4598,96,hr,4598,Elderly Homeowner's Relief Act,Housing and Community Development,1979-06-25,1979-06-25,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11]",MA,D,D000416,28,Elderly Homeowner's Relief Act - Amends the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 to permit Federal savings and loan associations to offer reverse annuity mortgages on the security of first liens upon residential real property in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Requires the regulations issued by the Board to include provisions which:  (1) entitle applicants to withdraw without penalty from the mortgage agreement within 17 days of its consummation; (2) assure notice to consumers of all contingencies under the terms of the mortgage in the event of default; (3) provide all applicants an opportunity for refinancing at the end of the mortgage term; (4) allow prepayment at any one time without penalty; (5) require all associations to purchase annuities from an insurance company licensed by the State of their incorporation; (6) prohibit any variable interest rate on the mortgage loan; and (7) require applicants to receive a written notice of the terms of the mortgage loan containing specified provisions.,2025-09-02T13:53:29Z,
96-hr-4546,96,hr,4546,"A bill to amend the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1979-06-20,1979-11-27,Measure considered in House.,House,"Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large]",DC,D,F000046,3,"Amends the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945 to revise the standards requiring written consent for the purchaser or lessee with regard to a modification of an approved redevelopment plan. Approves two amendments to the urban renewal plan for Southwest, Washington, D.C.",2021-06-14T19:32:37Z,
96-hr-4403,96,hr,4403,A bill to prevent inequities in the administration of income determinations pertaining to low-rent housing.,Housing and Community Development,1979-06-11,1979-06-11,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36]",NY,D,L000556,0,"Excludes from the definition of ""income"" for purposes of determining eligibility for low-income housing under the United States Housing Act of 1937 an amount equal to $300 for each member of a family residing in a household who is: (1) the spouse of the head of the household who is 62 years of age or older or who is not a wage earner due to the presence of children under the age of seven in the household; (2) a dependent child under the age of 18; or (3) a dependent 18 years of age or older who is disabled, handicapped, or a full-time student (including a dependent spouse of the head of the household).",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-4350,96,hr,4350,Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act,Housing and Community Development,1979-06-06,1979-06-06,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Myers, Michael O. [D-PA-1]",PA,D,M001132,0,"Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to establish a public corporation to continue the efforts of Federal financial supervisory agencies and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to promote reinvestment in older neighborhoods by local financial institutions working cooperatively with community people and local government and to continue the nonbureaucratic approach of the Urban Reinvestment Task Force. Establishes the National Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation.  Names the board of directors of the Corporation.  Opens all meetings of the board to public observation unless a board majority votes to close a specific meeting. Empowers the Corporation to continue the work of the Urban Reinvestment Task Force in establishing Neighborhood Housing Services Programs, in providing grants and technical assistance to selected neighborhood preservation projects, and in supporting Neighborhood Housing Services of America. Requires the Corporation, in making grants, to determine reporting and management restrictions or requirements on recipients and to assure that recipients make information necessary to determine compliance with Federal laws available to the Corporation. Enumerates the Corporation's powers, including the power to invest funds of the Corporation. Authorizes specified Federal departments and Federal banks to provide services to the Corporation with or without reimbursement. Directs the Corporation to publish an annual report to the President and the Congress.  Requires an annual audit of the Corporation.  Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1981 to carry out the purposes of this Act.  Requires the Corporation to prepare annual business-type budgets for submission to the Office of Management and Budget.  Requires inclusion of such budget as part of the President's annual budget to Congress.",2025-09-02T13:53:24Z,
96-hr-4352,96,hr,4352,"A bill to authorize the Comptroller General to audit the programs, activities, and financial operations of the Federal National Mortgage Association, and to amend certain housing laws for the purpose of improving Federal programs which insure home mortgages.",Housing and Community Development,1979-06-06,1979-06-06,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Russo, Martin A. [D-IL-3]",IL,D,R000543,0,"Authorizes the Comptroller General to audit the programs, activities, and financial operations of the Federal National Mortgage Association and to report to Congress on the status of such programs as he deems necessary. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to extend counseling and technical assistance with respect to property maintenance and other matters to owners of single family dwelling units. Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure mortgages pursuant to a co-insurance contract providing that the mortgagee will assume at least a specified minimum percent of any losses and will carry out appraisal and inspection as the Secretary shall approve. Limits mortgage insurance to individuals whose mortgage payments do not exceed 28 percent of the monthly income of the mortgagor and his or her spouse. Increases, from three to ten percent the amount required to be paid by a mortgagor on a residence before the mortgage is eligible for insurance under specified programs.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-4098,96,hr,4098,National Domestic Development Bank Act,Housing and Community Development,1979-05-15,1979-05-15,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Moorhead, William S. [D-PA-14]",PA,D,M000930,0,"National Domestic Development Bank Act - Establishes a National Domestic Development Bank to provide an alternative source of funds for community facilities and economic development. Outlines the special authority of the Bank to purchase obligations and make loans to finance construction, or reconstruction to energy efficient standards, of community facilities and public works. Provides for the establishment of a regional operating divisions of the Bank and for technical assistance in areas related to the Bank's activities. Provides for capitalization of the Bank and an audit report to Congress.  Grants the Bank tax-exempt status, with specified limitations. Provides a partial tax exclusion for individuals for 50 percent of Bank dividends.",2025-09-02T13:53:18Z,
96-s-1149,96,s,1149,Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979,Housing and Community Development,1979-05-15,1979-07-13,"Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, provisions inserted in H.R. 3875 as passed House.",Senate,"Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,W000502,1,"(Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, provisions inserted in H.R. 3875 as passed House) Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979 - Title I:  Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation - Extends the rehabilitation loan program and authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for community and neighborhood development and conservation provided under the Housing Act of 1964.  Amends the Housing Act of 1954 to extend the comprehensive planning program and to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980.  Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation programs under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978.  Reduces the authorization level for fiscal year 1980 for the neighborhood self-help development programs and the livable cities programs under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978. Increases the authorization for appropriations for the community development block grant program for fiscal year 1980.  Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive all or part of the summary, formulation, and description requirements of the community development block grant program under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 in those cases in which an application for a block grant does not involve a comprehensive community development program and such waiver is not inconsistent with the purposes of the program.  Extends through fiscal year 1980 the provision that requires a pro-rata reduction in all block grants in the case of a shortfall in funding for entitlement. Makes any unit of local government which is part of, but not located entirely within an urban county eligible for such block grants provided the funds received will be used in that part of the unit for which the grant was made and not in that part located outside of the urban county. Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse the Veterans Administration and the Secretary of Agriculture for properties transferred to urban homesteading programs. Exempts local governments from the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 when acquiring property for an urban homesteading program. Requires local housing assistance plans to assess the effect in their area of the conversion of rental units into condominiums, cooperatives, and other forms of ownership on the present and anticipated housing needs of low and moderate income persons.  Directs the Secretary to review such plans and submit a report to Congress on the availability of rental housing for low, moderate, and middle income Americans. Title II:  Housing Assistance Programs - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into contracts for annual contributions under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for low-income housing projects in fiscal year 1980.  Redefines the term ""lower income families"" to mean those families whose incomes do not exceed 70 percent (currently 80 percent) of the median income for the area.  Allows the Secretary to establish income ceilings higher or lower than 70 percent.  Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for such annual contribution contracts. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for operating assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978.  Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary to utilize amounts credited to the rental housing assistance fund prior to October 1, 1978, but remaining unobligated on October 31, 1978, for the sole purpose of carrying out assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to stipulate that any amounts allocated to a State or its communities cannot be reallocated to another State unless the Secretary finds that other areas of the State cannot use the funds within the fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to provide an expedited procedure for review of amendments to housing assistance plans to assure that communities can update their housing assistance plans. Requires that a minimum term of 20 years shall be required under a contract for assistance to new or substantially rehabilitated units and that a project owner must agree to maintain the low- and moderate-income character of the project for the period at least equal to the remaining term of the project mortgage.  Authorizes the Secretary to continue to provide assistance to such a project after the expiration of the contract term if the project remains of a low-income nature. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Secretary to establish procedures to verify the income data submitted as a prerequisite to Federal assistance under such Act.  Requires such procedures to include the random and confidential sampling of family incomes through the examination of unemployment compensation, income tax, social security, and food stamp information. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 to repeal the deduction for minors living with other family members and the exclusion of such a minor's income in computing a person's income for the purpose of determining eligibility for mortgage supplement payments to owners of low-income housing projects.  Redefines the term ""qualified tenant"" for the purpose of making such payments, as any person receiving such assistance on the date of enactment of this Act and any individual or family qualifying for low-income housing assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Title III:  Program Amendments and Extensions - Extends for one year, through September 30, 1980, the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to insure mortgages or loans under certain HUD mortgage or loan insurance programs under the National Housing Act and to set interest rates for insured mortgage loans. Extends until October 1, 1980, the authority of the Government National Mortgage Association to enter into new commitments to purchase mortgages under the interim mortgage purchase authority of the National Housing Act, as amended by the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Amends the National Housing Act to increase loan insurance limits and terms for mobile homes and mobile home lots. Increases the maximum authorized dollar limits on mortgages under the Housing Act for one- to four-family residences, conservation and renewal areas, armed service personnel, and condominium programs.  Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress, along with recommendations for legislation, a study of possible alternatives to the fixed statutory maximum mortgage limits. Requires such study to include examination of mortgage ceilings, prototype cost limits, regional ceilings, median sales prices, and construction costs. Exempts dwellings covered by HUD approved consumer protection or warranty plans from the ten percent downpayment requirement if such dwellings are less than one year old or were not approved by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) prior to construction. Increases the maximum insurable mortgage amounts prescribed under the National Housing Act for the following programs:  (1) regular rental housing; (2) cooperative housing; (3) neighborhood conservation and renewal housing; (4) mortgage insurance for condominiums; (5) rental housing for moderate-income and displaced families; and (6) mobile home parks. Authorizes the Government National Mortgage Association to purchase mortgages on certain multifamily housing projects with an original principal obligation that exceeds the otherwise applicable maximum amount per dwelling unit provided:  (1) such mortgages are insured by the Federal Housing Administration; and (2) at least 20 percent of the units covered by such mortgages are assisted under contracts authorized for low-income housing assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary, as an alternative to the acquisition of an insured mortgage to avoid foreclosure, to make all or part of the monthly payments due on an insured mortgage of a one- to four-family residence necessary to avoid default caused by circumstances beyond the mortgagor's control.  Stipulates that all payments shall be secured by a lien on the property and by such such other obligation as the Secretary may require.  Stipulates that such payments may be provided for a period of up to 18 months.  Allows payments to be discontinued at any time if because the mortgagor's financial circumstances have changed, payments are no longer necessary, or the prospect of payments and repayments is no longer reasonable. Terminates the authority to make such payments on September 30, 1984. Permits the Secretary to insure certain mortgages involving principal exceeding current maximum limits by not more than 25 percent, if the dwelling is in an area designated as an area undergoing significant revitalization activity and the Secretary determines such action is necessary to enable eligible families already residing in such area to remain in the area as homeowners. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 by authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for research. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize appropriations as may be necessary from time to time to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund. Increases for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982, the borrowing authority of the Department of the Treasury for housing programs for the elderly or handicapped under the Housing Act of 1959.  Sets forth new factors which the Secretary may consider in reviewing applications for loans for such programs including, but not limited to, the provision of relocation housing for elderly and handicapped families being displaced by revitalization activities. Directs the Secretary to readjust the amount of rental assistance to be provided under a contract for annual contributions in order to reflect fully any difference between the interest rate which will be charged for the permanent financing of the assisted project, and the rate which was in effect at the time of project reservation. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on means to reduce the costs of the program which do not unduly burden project sponsors or adversely affect the qualitative ability of the program to meet the housing needs of elderly and handicapped families.  Directs the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress on the direction of Federal housing programs and the capacity for meeting the housing needs of the elderly and the handicapped in rural areas.  Requires the establishment of an Office of Elderly Housing under the direction of an Assistant to the Secretary.  Sets forth the duties of such Office.  Directs the Secretary to designate an elderly housing specialist in each of the Department's regional offices to carry out the duties of the Office of Elderly Housing at the regional level. Authorizes the Secretary to waive minimum capital investment requirements on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families if the Secretary determines that the local nonprofit sponsor:  (1) has a creditable reputation for satisfactory job performance; (2) has not defaulted on any contract; (3) has proven stability, acceptance, and support in the community; and (4) has the support of the appropriate local or State housing authority. Includes adult day health facilities within the definition of ""related facilities"" for the purpose of providing such loans. Reduces the period of time in which a regulation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development shall remain ineffective after its submission to the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committees of the House and Senate when either Committee reports out legislation modifying or invalidating the regulation. Increases the single family loan ceiling for federally chartered savings and loan associations under the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933. Includes a mortgage, lien, or other security interest on the stock or membership certificate issued to a tenant-stockholder or resident-member of a cooperative housing corporation, and on the instrument granting a right of tenancy in the dwelling unit of such a corporation within the definition of the term ""residential mortgage"" under the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act. Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to decrease (from 12-to-1 to 20-to-1) the ratio of capital stock required to be purchased by a member of a Federal Home Loan Bank for such member to be eligible for loans from the Federal Home Loan Banks. Requires the Secretary to study the relative risks of loss which exist with respect to the various classes of mortgages insured under the National Housing Act and the feasibility and financial desirability of requiring minimum rent payments from tenants in low-income housing assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Exempts from State constitutional and statutory usury ceilings mortgages or advances insured under the National Housing Act by the Federal Housing Administration. Homeownership Opportunity Act of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to provide new options for homebuyers under the FHA-insured graduated payment program by reducing the downpayment to that which is required under regular FHA-insured programs and removing the limitation that the mortgage balance not exceed 97 percent of the appraised value of the home at the time of purchase. Stipulates that the mortgage balance may not exceed 97 percent of the ""projected value"" which would be calculated by increasing the initial appraised value of the property by an appreciation rate of not more than two-and-one-half percent.  Limits the principal amount of mortgages to not more than 20 percent of the initial principal amount of all mortgages insured under the FHA one- to four-family insurance programs in that year. Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to permit each Federal Home Loan Bank to use residential home mortgages and United States Government obligations or obligations guaranteed by the U.S. Government as collateral for advances to its members. Repeals language of the National Housing Act which limited the insurance of a supplemental loan for improvements to a Federal Housing Administration insured multifamily project, hospital, or group practice facility to the remaining term of the original mortgage on such property. Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the National Housing Act, and the Federal Credit Union Act to make Federal deposit insurance of up to a maximum of $100,000 per account available to Indian tribal funds deposited in an insured bank, savings and loan association, or credit union.  Declares that such amendments are not applicable to closings of financial institutions prior to enactment of this Act.  Authorizes national banks, designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, to serve as depositaries for Indian tribal funds.  Requires such banks to give satisfactory security for the safekeeping and prompt payment of such funds by the deposit of United States bonds. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make recommendations on programs  to encourage individual ownership of mobile home lots through condominium or cooperative development of mobile home parks or subdivisions. Prohibits the Secretary from considering Federal financial assistance when determining the acceptability of the risk to the United States in making loan guarantees to Soul City, North Carolina, under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970. Prohibits the making of loan guarantees for the benefit of Soul City after the enactment of this Act. Amends the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to permit the use of inspection fees to cover the expenses incurred in making inspections. Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act and the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 to authorize the Federal home banks and savings and loan associations to invest in minority enterprise small business investment companies for the purpose of aiding members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System.  Prohibits such investments from exceeding one percent of the assets of a Federal Savings and Loan Association. Title IV:  Interstate Land Sales - Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to exempt from Federal registration and disclosure requirements:  (1) the sale or lease of real estate by a developer engaged in a sales operation which is wholly intrastate in nature; and (2) the sale or lease of real estate, not to exceed 500 lots in a subdivision, by a developer to a resident of another State when the principal residence of the purchaser is within a radius of 100 miles from the property to be purchased.  Stipulates that in order to be exempt under such provisions:  (1) the land must be free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and adverse claims; (2) the purchaser must make an onsite inspection of the land prior to purchase; and (3) each purchase or lease agreement must contain a clear and specific statement describing the party responsible for providing and maintaining the roads, water facilities, sewer facilities, and other amenities. States that lots sold under the 100 mile radius provision would further require the developer to execute and supply the purchaser with a written designation of the developer's agent within the purchaser's State for the service of process. Enumerates the circumstances under which the voidability of contracts due to nondelivery of a property report would be applicable and the operative time for the application of the statue of limitations provisions. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct rulemaking and adjudicatory actions and provide written notice of reasons in any adverse action or final disposition taken. Title V:  Pockets of Poverty - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants out of funds appropriated to the urban development action grant (UDAG) program to cities or urban counties experiencing severe distress in only certain areas within their boundaries. Sets forth requirements based on population and use of funds for the purpose of determining eligibility for such grants. Directs the Secretary to establish criteria for selecting grant recipients from the eligible areas. Prohibits a city or urban county from receiving such grants if it is eligible for the UDAG program. Authorizes the Secretary to use up to 20 percent of the funds available under the UDAG program for grants under this Title. Requires each recipient of such a grant to expend an amount equal to 20 percent of the grant from its own funds, or funds available to it from State or Federal sources, to carry out the activities described in its application for the grant.",2025-09-02T13:56:11Z,
96-s-1108,96,s,1108,Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1979,Housing and Community Development,1979-05-09,1979-05-09,Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.,Senate,"Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN]",TN,D,S000068,6,"Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to require that relocation benefits, including relocation assistance advisory services, be made available to all persons displaced by the commencement of a Federal or federally assisted project by the head of the Federal agency administering or financing such assistance.  Increases the amount of payment for moving and dislocation allowances for displacement from dwellings, business, and farm operations. Stipulates that the additional housing payments for occupant-owned dwellings shall compensate such displaced person for any increased real property taxes which such person will incur during the life of the mortgage on the replacement dwelling. Increases the amount of replacement housing payments for tenants and certain other persons to enable such displaced persons to rent or lease a dwelling or to make a downpayment on the purchase of a dwelling. Stipulates that the assurances required of the relocation assistance advisory services that housing will be available shall:  (1) be made prior to Federal approval of a project; (2) be based upon careful analysis of the housing needs of the persons to be displaced and the availability of housing; and (3) include plans for housing replacement by the Federal agency as last resort if comparable replacement sale or rental housing is not available.  Authorizes the agency head to use funds authorized for the project to provide such housing. Directs the President to designate an agency which shall establish a single uniform set of regulations and procedures for use by Federal agencies and by States, State and local agencies, and other recipients of Federal financial assistance. Requires such agency to assure the uniform application and interpretation of such regulations and procedures.  Makes provisions for aggrieved persons to petition such agency for a hearing. Requires such agency annually to make adjustments, beginning fiscal in year 1982, for inflation in housing costs. Authorizes the head of a Federal agency administering or financing a project to offer to acquire property from any person owning property affected by such project who is left with an uneconomic remnant in order to entitle the owner and occupant to full benefits under this Act. Makes this Act effective on October 1, 1980.",2025-09-02T13:56:05Z,
96-hr-3965,96,hr,3965,A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the United States to pay for certain lateral sewer connections for low-income elderly persons.,Housing and Community Development,1979-05-07,1979-05-07,Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.,House,"Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10]",PA,R,M000399,0,Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the United States to pay for lateral sewer connections between any single family residence of a low-income person 65 years of age or older and a sewage collection system which has received any grants under such Act.,2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
96-s-1088,96,s,1088,Mobile Home Financing Improvement Act of 1979,Housing and Community Development,1979-05-07,1979-05-07,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA]",CA,D,C000877,1,"Mobile Home Financing Improvement Act of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to increase loan insurance limits and terms for mobile homes and mobile home lots.  Redefines double wide mobile home to include any mobile home with more than 1,100 square feet.",2025-09-02T13:56:04Z,
96-hr-3926,96,hr,3926,A bill to amend laws relating to housing and community development with respect to labor standards.,Housing and Community Development,1979-05-03,1979-05-03,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2]",MN,R,H000012,0,Repeals provisions of specified Acts which require compliance with the labor standards of the Davis-Bacon Act in housing and community development programs.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-3875,96,hr,3875,Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979,Housing and Community Development,1979-05-02,1979-12-21,Public Law 96-153.,House,"Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9]",OH,D,A000222,26,"(Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-706)  Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979 - =Title I:  Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation= - Extends the rehabilitation loan program and authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for community and neighborhood development and conservation provided under the Housing Act of 1964.  Amends the Housing Act of 1954 to extend the comprehensive planning program and to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation programs under the Housing and  Community Development Amendments of 1978. Reduces the authorization level for fiscal year 1980 for the neighborhood self-help development programs and the livable cities programs under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978.   Increases the authorization for appropriations of the community development block grant program and the set aside under such program for nonentitlement metropolitan communities in fiscal year 1980.  Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive all or part of the summary, formulation, and description requirements of the community development block grant program under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 in those cases in which an application for a block grant does not involve a comprehensive community development program and such waiver is not inconsistent with the purposes of the program.  Extends through fiscal year 1980 the provision that requires a pro-rata reduction in all block grants in the case of a shortfall in funding for entitlement.  Makes any unit of local government which is part of, but not located entirely within, an urban county eligible for such block grants provided the funds received will be used in that part of the unit for which the grant was made and not in that part located outside of the urban county.  Stipulates that such unit of local government may not be included as part of any other unit of local government for the purpose of computing such assistance.  Makes general political subdivisions of the Northern Mariana Islands eligible for community development block grants.  Authorizes the Secretary to delegate responsibility for certain environmental reviews to local governments.   Authorizes the Secretary to make grants out of funds appropriated to the urban development action grant (UDAG) program to cities or urban counties experiencing severe distress in only certain areas within their boundaries and which do not meet the minimum standards for the UDAG program.  Sets forth requirements based on population and prevailing income levels for determining eligibility for such grants.  Directs the Secretary to establish criteria for selecting grant recipients from among the eligible areas.  Prohibits the Secretary from using more than 20 percent of the funds available under the UDAG program for such grants.   Predicates a project's eligibility under the UDAG program on the Secretary's determination that: (1) non-federal funds would not be invested in the project without the grant; and (2) the grant would not be a substitute for non-federal funds otherwise available to the project.  Authorizes the Secretary to waive the requirement that a town or township be closely settled in order to be eligible for community development grants.   Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse the Veterans Administration and the Secretary of Agriculture for properties transferred to urban homesteading programs approved by the Secretary.   Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to reduce the authorization for neighborhood self-help development in fiscal year 1980.   Allows up to ten percent of the assistance available under the Neighborhood Self-Help Development Act of 1978 to be used for uncertified projects demonstrating innovative means of assisting in neighborhood conservation and revitalization.   Reduces the fiscal year 1980 authorization for the livable cities program.   Requires local housing assistance plans to contain an assessment of the impact of the conversion of rental housing to condominium or cooperative ownership on the present and anticipated housing needs of lower income persons.  Directs the Secretary to review such plans and submit a report to the Congress within six months.   =Title II:  Housing Assistance Programs= - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize appropriations for annual contributions to low-income housing projects and operating services through fiscal year 1980. Establishes a ceiling on the amount of appropriations the Secretary may use in entering contracts to assist public housing projects.  Requires that specified amounts be made available for modernization of such projects.   Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to set forth: (1) new limits on the percentage of a family's income which may be required as rent for low-income housing; (2) criteria for tenant selection; (3) requirements for the maintenance of the low-income character of certain assisted housing projects; and (4) provisions for the distribution of unexpended operating subsidies.  Exempts from such provisions tenants who are residing in assisted low-income housing units on December 31, 1979, so long as continuous occupancy is maintained.   Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 to redefine the eligibility, income, and payment standards for rent supplement assistance to make them identical to those applicable to low-income housing assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937.  Exempts existing recipients of supplements from such eligibility provisions.  Directs the Secretary to give priority in extending rent supplemental payments to individuals or families who are occupying substandard housing or are involuntarily displaced at the time they are seeking housing assistance.   Amends the National Housing Act to redefine the income standard for determining eligibility for assistance under rental or cooperative housing programs to make them identical to those applicable for low-income housing under the United States Housing Act of 1937 excluding tenants occupying units on the date of enactment of this Act and maintaining their occupancy thereafter.   Exempts appropriations for modernization of low-income housing projects from allocation requirements of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Requires a State's allocation to be maintained even if it is not utilized within a fiscal year unless no community in such State can use the funds.   Authorizes appropriations for operating assistance for troubled multifamily projects in fiscal year 1980. Directs the Secretary to give preferences in selecting tenants for public and low-income housing projects to persons and families who are displaced or occupying substandard housing.  Requires undistributed appropriations for operating subsidies to be used to assist projects facing unforeseen, excessive costs.  Directs the Secretary to provide assistance to displaced tenants in HUD-owned projects.   Directs the Secretary, to the maximum extent practicable to: (1) consider modernization projects which incorporate weatherization measures as defined in the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 when providing for assistance for the rehabilitation of low-income housing projects; and (2) require newly constructed and substantially rehabilitated projects receiving assistance to be equipped with heating and cooling systems selected on the basis of criteria which include a life-cycle cost analysis of such systems.   Directs the Secretary to establish procedures to verify the income data submitted as a prerequisite to Federal assistance for low-income housing projects.  Requires such procedures to include the random and confidential sampling of family incomes through the examination of unemployment compensation, income tax, social security, and food stamp information.   Prohibits any low-income project from being disposed of prior to ten years from the payment of a Federal operating subsidy unless such disposition is approved by the Secretary.   Directs the Secretary to prepare a study for submission to Congress on the feasibility and financial desirability of requiring minimum rental payments from tenants in federally assisted low-income housing projects.   Directs the Secretary to give preference to low-income families displaced by condominium and cooperative conversions in extending ownership assistance under the National Housing Act.  States that such assistance may include the acquisition of a condominium or interest in a cooperative.  Repeals restrictions on ownership assistance for acquisition of existing dwelling units and condominiums which authorized assistance only for families with five or more minor children or families living in public housing.   Permits the Secretary to insure certain mortgages involving principal amounts exceeding current maximum limits by not more than 20 percent if: (1) such mortgage bears an interest rate of at least four percent per annum; (2) the insured property is located in an area in which a community sponsored program of concentrated redevelopment or revitalization is being undertaken; and (3) such action would enable eligible families living in the area in substandard housing, or who are being involuntarily displaced, to remain in the area in decent, safe, and sanitary housing.   =Title III:  Program Amendments and Extensions= - Extends for one year, through September 30, 1980, the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to insure mortgages or loans under certain HUD mortgage or loan insurance programs under the National Housing Act and to set interest rates for insured mortgage loans.   Extends until October 1, 1980, the authority of the Government National Mortgage Association to enter into new commitments to purchase mortgages under the interim mortgage purchase authority of the National Housing Act as amended by the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974.   Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 by authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for research.   Amends the National Housing Act to authorize appropriations as may be necessary from time to time to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund.   Increases for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982, the borrowing authority of the Department of the Treasury for housing programs for the elderly or handicapped under the Housing Act of 1959.  Sets forth new factors which the Secretary may consider in reviewing applications for loans for such programs including, but not limited to, the provision of relocation housing for elderly and handicapped families being displaced by revitalization activities.  Includes adult day health facilities within the definition of ""related facilities"" for the purpose of providing such loans.  Directs the Secretary to readjust the amount of rental assistance to be provided under a contract for annual contributions in order to reflect fully any difference between the interest rate which will be charged for the permanent financing of the assisted project, and the rate which was in effect at the time of project reservation.  Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress on means to reduce the cost of the program which do not unduly burden project sponsors or adversely affect the ability of the program to meet the housing needs of elderly and handicapped families.  Directs the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress on the direction of Federal housing programs and the capacity for meeting the housing needs of the elderly and the handicapped in rural areas.   Authorizes appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation in fiscal year 1980.   Exempts mortgages or advances insured under the National Housing Act by the Federal Housing Administration from State constitutional and statutory usury ceilings.   Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress, along with recommendations for legislation, a study of possible alternatives to the fixed statutory maximum mortgage limits.  Requires such study to include examination of mortgage ceilings, prototype cost limits, regional ceilings, sales prices, and construction costs.   Exempts dwellings covered by HUD approved consumer protection or warranty plans from the ten percent downpayment requirement if such dwellings are less than one year old or were not approved by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) prior to construction.   Homeownership Opportunity Act of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to provide new options for homebuyers under the FHA-insured graduated payment program by reducing the downpayment to that which is required under regular FHA-insured programs and removing the limitation that the mortgage balance not exceed 97 percent of the appraised value of the home at the time of purchase. Requires the Secretary to determine, before insuring a graduated payment mortgage, that: (1) the mortgagor could not reasonably afford a dwelling under another FHA-insured program; (2) the principal obligation of the mortgage does not initially exceed existing limits when accepted for insurance; (3) the principal obligation will never exceed 113 percent of the appraised value of the property thereafter; and (4) the mortgagor has not owned a dwelling unit for the preceding three years.  Stipulates that the mortgage balance may not exceed 97 percent of the ""projected value"" which would be calculated by increasing the initial appraised value of the property by an appreciation rate of not more than two-and-one-half percent.   Limits the number of graduated payment mortgages which may be insured in any fiscal year to the greater of: (a) ten percent of the total principal amount of FHA one-to-year family mortgages insured during the previous fiscal year; or (b) $50,000.  Preempts State law contrary to the Secretary's authority with respect to graduated payment mortgages.   Increases the maximum insurable mortgage amounts prescribed under the National Housing Act for the following programs: (1) regular rental housing; (2) cooperative housing; (3) neighborhood conservation and renewal housing; (4) mortgage insurance for condominiums; (5) rental housing for moderate-income and displaced families; and (6) mobile home parks.  Sets the maximum mortgage limit at 75 percent in any geographical area and at 90 percent in high-cost areas determined by the Secretary.   Prohibits the Secretary from approving any hospital's application for insurance or refinancing which utilizes the issuance of tax-exempt securities combined with the Federal loan guarantee.  Exempts applications for insurance or refinancing submitted prior to March 29, 1979 from such prohibition.  Exempts from such prohibition any non-profit hospital which has engaged an investment banker and notified the appropriate Federal departments to arrange such financing prior to June 7, 1979 if such hospital derives revenues from Medicare and Medicaid exceeding 125 percent of the national average.   Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to permit securities sold, issued, or guaranteed by the Corporation to be lawful investments and accepted as security for all fiduciary trusts and public funds. Permits a State to override such authority. Terminates such authority on June 30, 1985.  States that the Corporation's securities shall be considered obligations of the United States.   Authorizes the Government National Mortgage Association to purchase mortgages on certain multifamily housing projects with an original principal obligation that exceeds the otherwise applicable maximum amount per dwelling unit provided: (1) such mortgages are insured by the Federal Housing Administration; and (2) at least 20 percent of the units covered by such mortgages are assisted under contracts authorized for low-income housing assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937.   Authorizes the Secretary of HUD to insure mortgages on farm homes located on plots of land at least two and one half acres in size adjacent to an all-weather public road.  Deletes provisions of existing law which make such mortgage insurance available only to homes located on at least five acre tracts adjacent to public highways.  Sets such minimum lot size at two-and-one-half acres.   Repeals language of the National Housing Act which limited the insurance of a supplemental loan for improvements to a Federal Housing Administration insured multifamily project, hospital, or group practice facility to the remaining term of the original mortgage on such property.   Amends the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to permit the use of inspection fees to cover the expenses incurred in making inspections.   Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make recommendations on programs to encourage individual ownership of mobile home lots through condominium or cooperative development of mobile home parks or subdivisions.   Disapproves the final rule revision of HUD entitled ""Increases in Thermal Requirements for HUD Minimum Property Standards"".  Invalidates such rule revision insofar as it applies to masonry construction.   Amends the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the National Housing Act, and the Federal Credit Union Act to make Federal deposit insurance of up to a maximum of $100,000 per account available to Indian tribal funds deposited in an insured bank, savings and loan association, or credit union.  Declares that such amendments are not applicable to closings of financial institutions prior to enactment of this Act.  Authorizes national banks, designated by the Secretary of the Treasury, to serve as depositories for Indian tribal funds.  Requires such banks to give satisfactory security for the safekeeping and prompt payment of such funds by the deposit of United States bonds.   Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act and the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 to authorize the Federal home loan banks and savings and loan associations to invest in minority enterprise small business investment companies for the purpose of aiding members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System.  Prohibits such investments from exceeding one percent of the assets of a Federal Savings and Loan Association.  Raises the ceiling on single-family loans for federally chartered savings and loan association from $60,000 to $75,000.   Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to decrease (from 12-to-1 to 20-to-1) the ratio of capital stock required to be purchased by a member of a Federal Home Loan Bank for such member to be eligible for loans from the Federal Home Loan Banks.   Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs, and the Secretary of Agriculture to employ uniform forms in their housing financing transactions and to eliminate forms which solicit duplicative information.  Requires the Office of Management and Budget to coordinate these efforts and to report to Congress on the implementation of such paperwork reduction.   =Title IV:  Interstate Land Sales= - Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to outline specified exemptions from the provisions of such Act including provisions requiring registration and disclosure of the sale or lease of lots in subdivisions of specified size and intrastate sales of lots which have been inspected by the purchaser, are free and clear of all encumbrances, and have clearly defined the party responsible for providing access roads, utilities, and other amenities.  Sets forth requirements relating to the sale or lease of lots if a mobile home is to be erected as a primary residence.  Makes it unlawful for any developer or agent to deceive or in any way defraud a purchaser or lessee of a lot.  Provides for civil relief by a purchaser or lessee for any such unlawful act.   Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to certify as equivalent to the Federal law any State land sale disclosure law which is substantially equivalent to the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure law.   Sets forth criminal penalties for any willful violation of this Act.   Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress biennially a report on the administration of this Act and its impact upon the land development industry and purchasers and lessees of undeveloped land.   States that the effective date of the amendments made by this title shall be the effective date of implementing regulations, except that the intrastate land sales exemption shall become effective upon enactment of this title.   =Title V:  Rural Housing= - Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for the following rural housing programs administered by the Secretary of Agriculture subject to approval in appropriation Acts: (1) low and moderate income or elderly rental and cooperative housing assistance; (2) insurance of loans for housing and related facilities for domestic farm labor; and (3) advances from the escrow account for taxes, insurance and other expenses.  Authorizes appropriations for: (1) payments on notes and obligations issued by the Secretary for the purpose of making direct loans; (2) loans and grants for repairs and improvements to rural dwellings; (3) financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (4) loans and loan insurance for the purchase of condominiums in rural areas; and (5) sums necessary for the Secretary to administer specified Federal housing program for lower income families.   Repeals the ceiling on the aggregate loan principal which may be insured in a single fiscal year for housing and related facilities for domestic farm labor.   Limits the amount of contract authority for home ownership subsidies in fiscal years 1979 and 1980. Prohibits such assistance in any fiscal year after 1980.   Authorizes appropriations for mutual and self-help housing programs and for the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund in fiscal year 1980.  Extends certain rural housing loan insurance programs through fiscal year 1980.   Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to raise the interest rate on rural housing loans to the maximum FHA rate if the borrower can afford such a rate.  Defines ""persons and families of low income"" for the purpose of Federal rural housing programs.  Restricts refinancing and prepayment of certain loans to project owners in order to preserve the character of housing which has received Federal assistance.  Increases the percentage of family units which may receive rental assistance from 20 to 70 percent of the units in a project.  Directs the Secretary to give priority to projects with 40 percent or less of the units receiving such assistance.   Expands the authority of the Secretary to contract for services facilitating public and private nonprofit entities in providing technical supervisory assistance to low-income individuals who are participating in mutual self-help housing in rural areas and small towns.   Repeals the requirement that, in order for the Secretary of Agriculture to extend financial assistance through the Farmers Home Administration to specified owners of farms or real estate in rural areas for refinancing indebtedness, such indebtedness must be incurred at least five years prior to the application for assistance.  Limits refinancing to instances where: (1) the applicant would uncontrollably lose a dwelling or essential building; or (2) the applicant's dwelling is substandard and would otherwise continue to remain substandard.   Empowers the Secretary of Agriculture to repair and rehabilitate any property acquired by foreclosure or sale,  Prohibits the Secretary from disposing of any residential property unless: (1) the Secretary assures that the property will meet decent, safe, and sanitary standards; (2) the purchaser covenants that the property will meet such standards before it is occupied; or (3) the property will not be used for residential purposes.   Extends the period of time in which a homeowner who has received assistance may request aid to correct construction defects.   Allows the Secretary to provide up to 90 percent of the development costs of housing for migrant farmworkers while they are away from their residence.   Increases the assistance which one individual may receive under the Housing Act of 1949 for the repair and improvement of a rural dwelling to $5,000 in the case of a grant, and $7,500 in the case of a combined loan and grant.   Requires 30 percent of the assistance made under the Farmers Home Administration in any fiscal year to benefit, to the extent practicable, persons with incomes below 50 percent of the area median income.   =Title VI:  Crime Insurance, Riot Reinsurance and Flood Insurance Extensions= - Amends the National Housing Act to extend until September 30, 1981, the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the national insurance development program. Authorizes the Secretary to continue certain reinsurance and direct insurance until September 30, 1984.   Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend until September 30, 1981, the flood insurance program.   Authorizes to be appropriated for fiscal year 1980 an amount not to exceed $74,000,000 for flood insurance studies required to establish actuarial premium rates for the regular flood insurance program.   Amends the Urban Property Protection and Reinsurance Act of 1968 to transfer the position of the Federal Insurance Administrator from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.",2025-09-02T13:53:12Z,
96-s-1064,96,s,1064,Rural Housing Amendments of 1979,Housing and Community Development,1979-05-02,1979-07-13,"Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, provisions inserted in H.R. 3875 as passed House.",Senate,"Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC]",NC,D,M000956,0,"(Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, provisions inserted in H.R. 3875 as passed House) Rural Housing Amendments of 1979 - Extends specified farm housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration under the Housing Act of 1949.  Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for:  (1) loans and grants for repairs or improvements of rural dwellings and financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (2) loans and grants for mutual and self-help housing programs in rural areas and small towns; (3) the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund; and (4) grants for the development of technical and supervisory assistance programs in rural areas with Federal, State, and local housing programs for low-income families.  Extends the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans which provide rental and cooperative housing for the elderly or others of low-and moderate-incomes and to insure and make loans using the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for housing and buildings on farms owned by low-or moderate-income families. Repeals the requirement that in order for the Secretary of Agriculture to extend financial assistance through the Farmers Home Administration to specified owners of farms or real estate in rural areas for refinancing indebtedness such indebtedness must be incurred at least five years prior to the application for assistance. Requires the Secretary to allocate assistance for housing to households that have incomes below the national median income or, in a State with high prevailing incomes, below the State median income.  Sets forth a formula for determining the percentage of households to be assisted in each fiscal year. Makes provisions for the payment by the Secretary out of the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for the correction of, or compensation to homeowners for, significant construction defects in certain newly constructed assisted homes. Includes among the administrative powers of the Secretary the authority to repair and rehabilitate property pledged or mortgaged under the Housing Act of 1949 and purchased by the Secretary at any foreclosure. Sets forth restrictions on the sale or disposition of such property. Allows the Secretary to provide up to 90 percent of the development costs of housing for migrant farmworkers while they are away from their residence. Requires assurances from future recipients of loans under the farm labor and rural rental housing programs of the Housing Act of 1949 that rural housing projects which are refinanced or prepaid will continue to be used for their original purposes for a period of 15 years and that no person occupying the housing shall be required to vacate within such 15 year period because of such a transaction. Expands the authority of the Secretary to contract for services facilitating public and private nonprofit entities in providing technical supervisory assistance to low-income individuals who are participating in mutual self-help housing in rural areas and small towns. Authorizes the Secretary to make and insure loans for up to 100 percent of the units in multifamily rental or cooperative housing projects and related facilities for domestic farm labor, the elderly, and persons and families of low income in rural areas. Authorizes the Secretary to waive the requirement that rural communities eligible for urban development action grants or other Federal programs for distressed areas must not be located within a standard metropolitan statistical area in order to receive housing loans if such communities demonstrate a rural character, a need for low-income housing, a lack of mortgage credit, and a lack of sufficient funding from other Federal housing programs. Increases the assistance which one individual may receive under the Housing Act of 1949 for the repair and improvement of a rural dwelling to $5,000 in the case of a grant, and $7,500 in the case of a combined loan and grant.",2025-09-02T13:56:05Z,
96-hr-3824,96,hr,3824,A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to authorize the Council of the District of Columbia to delegate its authority to issue revenue bonds for undertakings in the area of housing to any housing finance agency established by it and to provide that payments of such bonds may be made without further approval.,Housing and Community Development,1979-05-01,1980-04-12,Public Law 96-235.,House,"Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large]",DC,D,F000046,3,"(Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 96-619)  Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to authorize the Council of the District of Columbia to delegate its authority to issue revenue bonds for low- and moderate-income housing undertakings to any housing finance agency established by it.  Requires the Council to define what undertakings shall constitute undertakings in the area of primarily low- and moderate-income housing.  Exempts from Congressional approval:  (1) the expenditure of funds derived from the sale of such bonds; (2) the creation of a security interest in connection with such bonds; and (3) the payment of such bonds.",2025-01-14T19:03:55Z,
96-hr-3784,96,hr,3784,"A bill to provide that social security benefit increases occurring after May 1979 shall not be considered in determining eligibility for, or benefits under, certain Federal housing programs.",Housing and Community Development,1979-04-30,1980-02-11,Measure passed House.,House,"Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5]",TN,D,B000615,0,"Prohibits the consideration of any cost of living or general benefit increase of Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance benefits after May 1979 for purposes of determining the eligibility for or amount of assistance which any individual or family is provided under the United States Housing Act of 1937, the National Housing Act, the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, or the Housing Act of 1949.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
96-hr-3775,96,hr,3775,Mobile Home Financing Improvement Act of 1979,Housing and Community Development,1979-04-26,1979-04-26,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38]",CA,D,P000121,0,"Mobile Home Financing Improvement Act of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to increase loan insurance limits and terms for mobile homes and mobile home lots.  Redefines the term ""double wide mobile home"" to include any mobile home with more than 1,100 square feet. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish reasonable maximum insurable loan amounts for the mobile home and mobile home lot programs which may be increased in an amount not to exceed seven percent in any one-year period. Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to exempt from the Federal registration and disclosure requirements of such Act land sold or leased by one party and the home by another under a contract that obligates such sellers to deliver the land with a residential building erected or placed thereon within a two-year period. Provides that no State constitutional provision or law expressly limiting interest, finance charge, or other charges shall apply to a loan insured by the Federal Housing Administration under the National Housing Act or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration under the mobile home loan program.",2025-09-02T13:53:07Z,
96-s-1000,96,s,1000,A bill to amend Title V of the Housing Act of 1949.,Housing and Community Development,1979-04-24,1979-04-24,"Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.",Senate,"Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC]",NC,D,M000956,0,"Extends specified farm housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration under the Housing Act of 1949.  Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for:  (1) loans and grants for repairs or improvements of rural dwellings and financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor;  (2) loans and grants for mutual and self-help housing programs in rural areas and small towns;  (3) the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund;  and (4) grants for the development of technical and supervisory assistance programs in rural areas with Federal, State, and local housing programs for low-income families.  Extends through fiscal year 1981 the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans which provide rental and cooperative housing for the elderly or others of low-and moderate-incomes and to insure and make loans for housing and buildings on farms owned by low-or moderate-income families. Permits the Secretary to make or insure loans for 40 percent of the units in multifamily cooperative or rental housing projects. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 of such sums as may be necessary to carry out programs and activities for which appropriations for the fiscal year 1980 are authorized by this Act.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
96-hr-3600,96,hr,3600,A bill to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949.,Housing and Community Development,1979-04-10,1979-04-10,"Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.",House,"Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1]",OR,D,A000337,1,"Extends specified farm housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration under the Housing Act of 1949.  Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for:  (1) loans and grants for the repair of or improvements to rural dwellings and financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (2) research and study programs for buildings and repairs of farm dwellings and facilities; (3) loans and grants for mutual and self-help housing programs in rural areas and small towns; (4) the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund; and (5) grants for the development of technical and supervisory assistance programs in rural areas with Federal, State, and local housing programs for low-income families. Increases the maximum obligations of the loans insured for housing for domestic farm labor.  Extends the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans which provide rental and cooperative housing for the elderly or others of low- and moderate-incomes and to insure and make loans using the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for housing and buildings on farms owned by low-or moderate-income families. Repeals the requirement that, in order for the Secretary of Agriculture to extend financial assistance, through the Farmers Home Administration, to specified owners of farms or real estate in rural areas for refinancing indebtedness, such indebtedness must be incurred at least five years prior to the application for assistance. Requires the Secretary to allocate assistance for housing to households which have incomes below the national median income. Authorizes the Secretary to make and insure loans for up to 100 percent of the units in multifamily rental or cooperative housing projects and related facilities for domestic farm labor, the elderly, and persons and families of low income in rural areas. Makes provisions for the payment by the Secretary out of the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for the correction of, or compensation to homeowners for, significant construction defects in certain newly constructed assisted homes. Includes among the administrative powers of the Secretary the authority to repair and rehabilitate property pledged or mortgaged under the Housing Act of 1949 and purchased by the Secretary at any foreclosure.  Sets forth restrictions on the sale or disposition of such property. Allows the Secretary to provide up to 90 percent of the development costs of housing for migrant farmworkers while they are away from their residence.  Authorizes the Secretary to provide rental assistance for 100 percent of the units in such housing whenever any loan or financial assistance is used exclusively for the development of newly constructed housing. Requires assurances from recipients of assistance under the Housing Act of 1949 that rural housing projects which are refinanced or prepaid will continue to be used for their original purposes and that no person occupying the housing shall be required to vacate because of such a transaction. Expands the authority of the Secretary to contract for services facilitating public and private nonprofit entities in providing technical and supervisory assistance to low-income individuals who are participating in mutual self-help housing in rural areas and small towns. Authorizes the Secretary to make and insure loans to residents in rural areas to assure that every occupied dwelling unit has a running potable water supply and a safe and sanitary waste disposal system. Establishes an Assistant Secretary for Equal Opportunity within the Department of Agriculture, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,