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
99-s-2938,99,s,2938,"A bill entitled the ""Logan Relief Act"".",Housing and Community Development,1986-10-16,1986-10-16,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]",PA,R,S000709,0,"Authorizes the purchase of homes and the payment of relocation assistance for homes of the Logan section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, deemed to be dangerous or uninhabitable. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-hr-5710,99,hr,5710,Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act,Housing and Community Development,1986-10-15,1986-10-15,Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.,House,"Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7]",WA,D,L000486,0,"Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act - Establishes the Interagency Office on Homelessness in the Department of Health and Human Services. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through such Office, to:  (1) use underutilized Federal property as emergency shelters for the homeless; (2) provide grants to emergency shelter providers; (3) monitor and coordinate Federal programs for the homeless; and (4) report annually to the Congress regarding Federal programs for the homeless. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for:  (1) such Office; and (2) the emergency food and shelter program.",2025-08-29T16:32:21Z,
99-hr-5655,99,hr,5655,Housing Income Verification Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-10-07,1986-10-07,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large]",DE,D,C000174,2,Housing Income Verification Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program applicants or participants to: (1) disclose their social security or employer identification numbers; and (2) consent to wage information verification. Amends the Social Security Act to provide HUD with access to State employment records.  Requires State administering agencies to independently verify such information before terminating or reducing any housing benefits. Establishes criminal and civil penalties for misuse of such information.,2025-08-29T16:31:06Z,
99-hr-5640,99,hr,5640,Rural Rental Housing Preservation Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-10-02,1986-10-02,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,1,"Rural Rental Housing Preservation Act of 1986 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to disqualify from receiving a subsequent loan any person whose prepayment of a rural rental housing loan causes substantial resident displacement. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from accepting prepayments on such loans made or insured prior to December 21, 1979, unless appropriate alternative housing is available. Provides financial assistance to displaced residents.",2025-08-29T16:32:34Z,
99-s-2882,99,s,2882,A bill to amend the National Housing Act to provide for the eligibility of certain property for single family mortgage insurance.,Housing and Community Development,1986-09-26,1986-09-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]",NY,R,D000018,0,Amends the National Housing Act to permit the Federal Housing Administration to provide single family mortgage insurance on certain leased land within the Allegany Reservation of the Seneca Nation of New York Indians.,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-hjres-736,99,hjres,736,"A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1986-09-23,1986-09-23,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,1,"Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through October 13, 1986, for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the National Housing Act to extend insured mortgage commitment limitations through FY 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through October 13, 1986. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through October 13, 1986, for:  (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through October 13, 1986. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program and for existing contracts through October 13, 1986. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through October 13, 1986. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through October 13, 1986. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through October 13, 1986.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hr-5564,99,hr,5564,A bill to amend the National Housing Act to provide for the eligibility of certain property for single family mortgage insurance.,Housing and Community Development,1986-09-19,1986-11-05,Became Public Law No: 99-601.,House,"Rep. Lundine, Stanley N. [D-NY-34]",NY,D,L000516,0,Amends the National Housing Act to permit the Federal Housing Administration to provide single family mortgage insurance on certain leased land within the Allegany Reservation of the Seneca Nation of New York Indians.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hjres-726,99,hjres,726,"A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1986-09-12,1986-09-12,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,0,"Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through March 31, 1987, for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the National Housing Act to extend insured mortgage commitment limitations through FY 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through March 31, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through March 31, 1987, for:  (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through March 31, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program and for existing contracts through March 31, 1987. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through March 31, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through March 31, 1987. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through March 31, 1987.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hr-5463,99,hr,5463,Rural Rental Housing Displacement Prevention Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-08-15,1986-08-15,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-18]",CA,D,L000225,4,"Rural Rental Housing Displacement Prevention Act of 1986 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to establish a one-year prepayment moratorium on rural rental housing loans made or insured prior to December 21, 1979, unless appropriate alternative housing is available. Provides rental assistance to persons displaced by prepayments approved during the one-year period ending on the date of enactment of this Act.",2025-08-29T16:30:02Z,
99-hr-5117,99,hr,5117,Housing Eligibility Verification Improvement Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-06-26,1986-06-26,Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.,House,"Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-33]",CA,R,D000492,20,"Housing Eligibility Verification Improvement Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in order to strengthen eligibility verification and the proper determination of benefits for housing programs, to:  (1) require an applicant or participant to disclose his or her social security or employee identification number; and (2) obtain access to wage and other information from State employment records maintained under the Social Security Act.",2025-08-29T16:30:21Z,
99-hr-5134,99,hr,5134,Housing Assurance Act,Housing and Community Development,1986-06-26,1986-06-26,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18]",TX,D,L000237,1,"Housing Assurance Act - Housing the Homeless Act of 1986 - Title I:  Prevention of Homelessness - Subtitle A:  Prevention of Evictions and Foreclosures - Sets forth conditions which must be met before evicting a tenant from any federally assisted rental housing project. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to:  (1) provide grants for emergency rent relief payments to landlords on behalf of tenants facing eviction; and (2) provide mortgage foreclosure assistance.  Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Establishes in the Treasury the Homeowners Relief Fund.  Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Subtitle B:  Preservation of Low-Income Housing - Provides for the preservation of single room occupancy buildings under the following programs:  (1) community development block grants; (2) urban development action grants; (3) the existing housing program; and (4) the moderate rehabilitation program. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for rural housing. Subtitle C:  Prevention of Homelessness of Disabled and Instutionalized Persons - Provides for the eligibility of mentally ill persons for federally assisted housing. Title II:  Increased Low-Income Housing - Increases funding for existing housing and moderate rehabilitation programs.  Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Provides for the increased availability of tax-foreclosed property to house the homeless. Obligates funds for FY 1987 under the community development block grants and housing for the elderly or handicapped programs for mentally ill homeless persons. Title III:  Effective Date - Makes the provisions of this Act effective on October 1, 1986.",2025-08-29T16:31:17Z,
99-hr-5135,99,hr,5135,A bill to provide grants for the establishment and expansion of shelters for homeless parents with newborn infants.,Housing and Community Development,1986-06-26,1986-06-26,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18]",TX,D,L000237,4,Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for the establishment and expansion of shelters for homeless parents with newborn infants. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hr-5140,99,hr,5140,Homeless Persons' Survival Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-06-26,1986-07-28,Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.,House,"Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18]",TX,D,L000237,61,"Homeless Persons' Survival Act of 1986 - Title I: Emergency Relief for the Homeless - Subtitle A:  Emergency Shelter for the Homeless - Declares that every homeless individual is entitled to decent overnight shelter. Amends the Social Security Act to make emergency assistance mandatory for needy families with children and for homeless persons. Subtitle B:  Social Security Assistance to the Homeless - Amends the Social Security Act to provide for an outreach program to homeless persons who may be eligible for OASDI and SSI benefits. Extends SSI eligibility to public shelter residents. Subtitle C:  Health and Mental Health Care for the Homeless - Provides health and mental health care services to homeless persons. Subtitle D:  Emergency Food for the Homeless - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for food stamp outreach to homeless persons.  Makes establishments that feed homeless persons eligible to redeem food stamps. Amends the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to increase the FY 1987 authorization of appropriations and extend funding through FY 1989. Subtitle E:  Emergency Assistance to Homeless Families and Children - Amends the General Education Provisions Act to require a State or local educational agency to provide free public education to homeless children in order to receive federal assistance. Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to define ""providing temporary shelter"" as providing shelter until permanent shelter can be provided elsewhere. Provides for grants for the establishment or expansion of shelters for homeless parents and infants. Subtitle F:  Job Training for the Homeless - Amends the Job Training Partnership Act to include homeless persons in the definition of economically disadvantaged. Subtitle G:  Entitlements Eligibility for the Homeless - States that the lack of a permanent address shall not make a person ineligible for assistance under:  (1) the AFDC program; (2) the SSI program; (3) Medicaid; or (4) veterans' pension programs. Title II:  Prevention of Homelessness - Subtitle A:  Prevention of Evictions - Sets forth conditions which must be met before evicting a tenant from any federally assisted rental housing project. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants for emergency rent relief payments to landlords on behalf of tenants facing eviction.  Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Establishes in the Treasury an Emergency Rent Relief Fund. Subtitle B:  Preservation of Low Income Housing - Provides for the preservation of single room occupancy buildings under the following programs:  (1) community development block grants; (2) urban development action grants; (3) the existing housing program; and (4) the moderate rehabilitation program. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for rural housing. Subtitle C:  Prevention of Homelessness of Disabled and Institutionalized Persons - Provides for the eligibility of mentally ill persons for federally assisted housing. Amends the Social Security Act to provide for:  (1) immediate SSI payments for chronically mentally ill persons; (2) full SSI payments through the third month of institutionalization; and (3) pre-release procedures for such institutionalized persons. Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for a single application for SSI and food stamp benefits by SSI pre-release persons. Subtitle D:  Prevention of Homelessness of Families and Children - Amends the Social Security Act to modify specified AFDC rules regarding dependent children in extended families. Title III:  Increased Low Income Housing - Increases funding for existing housing and moderate rehabilitation programs. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Provides for the increased availability of tax-foreclosed property to house the homeless. Obligates funds for FY 1987 under the community development block grants and housing for the elderly or handicapped programs for mentally ill homeless persons. Title IV:  Effective Date - Makes the provisions of this Act effective on October 1, 1986.",2025-08-29T16:30:34Z,
99-s-2603,99,s,2603,National Clearinghouse for the Homeless Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-06-26,1986-06-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.,Senate,"Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]",NM,R,D000407,1,"National Clearinghouse for the Homeless Act of 1986 - Establishes in the Department of Health and Human Services a National Clearinghouse for the Homeless. Sets forth such Clearinghouse's functions, including:  (1) coordination and review of Federal programs for the homeless, including homeless mentally ill persons; (2) interagency agreement monitoring; (3) data base development and information dissemination; (4) development of a national toll-free telephone line; (5) assistance to State and local entities; (6) development of demonstration projects; and (7) facilities acquisition. Directs such Clearinghouse to:  (1) conduct an annual national study to determine the number of homeless persons and collect other related information; (2) provide information-gathering technical assistance to States and local governments; and (3) prepare and transmit an annual report to the President, the Congress, and the Advisory Council on Federal, State, and local programs for the homeless. Establishes an Advisory Council to the National Clearinghouse for the Homeless.  Requires an annual report to the President, the Congress, the Clearinghouse, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1989 appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:32:41Z,
99-s-2628,99,s,2628,Housing Eligibility Verification Improvement Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-06-26,1986-06-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]",DE,R,R000460,13,"Housing Eligibility Verification Improvement Act of 1986 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in order to strengthen eligibility verification and the proper determination of benefits for housing programs, to:  (1) require an applicant or participant to disclose his or her social security or employee identification number; and (2) obtain access to wage and other information from State employment records maintained under the Social Security Act.",2025-08-29T16:30:12Z,
99-hjres-656,99,hjres,656,"A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1986-06-17,1986-07-14,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15]",OH,R,W000781,245,"Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through FY 1987 for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Sets forth specified limits on FY 1986 and 1987 insured housing loans and on FY 1987 guaranteed mortgage-backed securities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through FY 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through FY 1987 for:  (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 to 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones through FY 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authorities for the national crime insurance program and existing contracts  through FY 1987. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through FY 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend for 30 days the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through FY 1987. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through FY 1987.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hr-5039,99,hr,5039,A bill to amend the National Housing Act to provide the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with permanent authority to insure mortgages on single-family dwellings.,Housing and Community Development,1986-06-17,1986-07-14,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1]",MD,D,D000593,22,Amends the National Housing Act to provide the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with permanent authority to insure mortgages on single-family dwellings.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hjres-652,99,hjres,652,"A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1986-06-11,1986-06-24,Became Public Law No: 99-345.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,2,"(Senate agreed to House amendment with an amendment) Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through September 30, 1986, for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through September 30, 1986. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through September 30, 1986, for:  (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through September 30, 1986. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through September 30, 1986. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through September 30, 1986. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through September 30, 1986. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through September 30, 1986. Increases FHA loan guarantee limitations for FY 1986.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-s-2507,99,s,2507,Housing Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-05-29,1986-05-29,Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 666.,Senate,"Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]",UT,R,G000072,0,"Housing Act of 1986 - Title I: Program Extensions and Amendments - Subtitle A: General Extension of Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through September 30, 1987, for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (5) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (6) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (7) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (8) mortgage insurance for land development; and (9) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through September 30, 1987, for:  (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones through September 30, 1987.  Limits premium increases through such period to not more than a prorated annual of ten percent. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend indefinitely the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 through September 30, 1990. Subtitle B: Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to set premium charge limits for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance.  Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to certify to the Congress 90 days prior to any fee increase that such increase is solely for the purpose of meeting anticipated insurance claims and administrative expenses. Raises FHA multi-family mortgage limits. Requires States, in order to apply for FHA refinancing mortgage insurance for health care facilities, to:  (1) conduct a marketwide assessment of the need for such a facility; (2) obtain an independent feasibility study for such a facility; and (3) report the results of such studies to the Secretary. Makes nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and board and care homes eligible for such refinancing. Makes public nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and board and care homes eligible for mortgage insurance. Requires State reports similar to those required for mortgage refinancing for public nursing home and hospital mortgage insurance. Authorizes city and State housing authorities to use unexpended low-income rental and cooperative housing funds for interest and rental assistance payments if so agreed to by the housing authorities and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Increases FHA authority to insure adjustable rate single-family mortgages. Prohibits the imposition of user fees on Government-sponsored secondary mortgage market agencies. Directs the Secretary to take appropriate administrative actions to reduce losses on mortgage insurance programs. Authorizes the Secretary to require mortgagees and lenders to report the taxpayer identification numbers of National Housing Act borrowers.  Requires mortgagees with high default rates to submit reports, including proposed corrective steps, to the Secretary. Transfers mortgage insurance programs for Hawaiian homelands and Indian lands from the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund to the General Insurance Fund of the Treasury. Makes the rule revising regulations under title I of the National Housing Act, which was published October 25, 1985, and which became effective on January 15, 1986, ineffective until January 1, 1987. Subtitle C: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through September 30, 1987. Reduces FY 1988 grants by 50 percent to any such entity that loses its entitlement classification, with the remaining 50 percent allocated to the small city community development program (for which such entity would be eligible). Considers the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii in the State of Hawaii as cities for purposes of the urban development action grant (UDAG) program. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for UDAG. Modifies UDAG selection criteria so that:  (1) 65 percent of such grants are awarded on the basis of distress, impact, and project quality; and (2) 35 percent on project quality alone.  Awards bonus points for certain cities that have not received a grant since October 15, 1984. Requires the Comptroller General to:  (1) report to the Congress within six months, and every three years thereafter, regarding such selection criteria and eligibility standards; and (2) report to the Congress within three months of the final FY 1986 grant competition regarding targeting of grants, geographic distribution, funding levels, and economic development. Prohibits relocating a business from one UDAG area to another unless the Secretary determines that no adverse effect will result. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for the:  (1) community development block grant program; and (2) urban homesteading program. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to prohibit risk premiums or loan fees under the rehabilitation loan program. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the neighborhood development demonstration program. Subtitle D:  Miscellaneous Program Amendments - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for flood insurance program studies. Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for residential and commercial solar energy improvement. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for housing research and project development. Title II: Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Programs Under United States Housing Act of 1937 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 budget authority for lower income housing. Permits recaptured development funds for Indian housing to be reused. Requires: (1) 15-year terms for annual contributions contracts for (section 8) existing dwellings; (2) administrative and preliminary fees to be calculated according to the method in effect prior to January 1, 1985; and (3) an annual adjustment of fair market rents as of October 1 of each year. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the rental rehabilitation and development program.  Extends eligibility to housing which is owned by State or locally chartered neighborhood nonprofit organizations. Authorizes the Secretary to require HUD applicants or participants to provide social security or employer identification numbers in order to verify eligibility. Permits residents of public housing projects to form resident management corporations.  Requires such corporations to obtain fidelity bonding and insurance and have their records audited annually.  Authorizes such projects to receive comprehensive improvement assistance.  Provides for:  (1) retention of excess revenues; and (2) resident management technical assistance and training. Subtitle B:  Other Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to direct the Secretary in acquiring insured multifamily housing projects to comply with the goals of such Act in determining bid amounts. Requires tenant notice and comment when HUD:  (1) approves a transfer of physical assets, or a capital improvement loan; or (2) proposes to sell a mortgage secured by a multifamily housing project. Prohibits subsidized project owners from discriminating against certificate or voucher holders solely because of the status of such prospective tenant as the holder of a certificate or voucher. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for housing for the elderly or the handicapped.  Bases interest rates on the most recently issued 30-year Treasury obligations. Requires that at least 15 percent of annual appropriations for such elderly or handicapped housing be allocated for the nonelderly handicapped. Directs the Secretary to establish new and more appropriate housing and related service options for the nonelderly handicapped.  Replaces the existing subsidy system with a 240-month contract to cover actual costs not covered by project income. Provides for the continued commitment of certain funds for the homeownership program. Amends the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for congregate services. Title III:  Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend rural housing insurance and guaranty authority through FY 1987.  (Sets forth limits on such authority for FY 1986 and 1987.) Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for:  (1) rehabilitation grants; (2) structural rehabilitation; (3) the meeting of obligations issued under the rural housing insurance fund; (4) farm labor housing; (5) self-help housing; (6) housing preservation; and (7) administrative costs. Authorizes the Secretary, as approved in FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations, to enter into rental assistance payment contracts. Extends the 10,000-20,000 population rural area classification date to September 30, 1987. Establishes a conventional financing demonstration program under the single-family rural housing program.  Limits such program to not more than 200 units in each of five geographic regions. Authorizes the Secretary to use such demonstration projects for multifamily housing. Requires the Department of Agriculture to make or insure loans for rural manufactured homes for the same time period applicable under section 2 of the National Housing Act. Provides that rural housing assistance shall be available to single persons who are elderly, handicapped, or paying at least 50 percent of their income for rent. Title IV:  Shelter Program - Part A:  General Provisions - Emergency Food and Shelter Act of 1986 - Establishes within HUD the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board.  Directs the Secretary to enter into an interagency agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to constitute and administer such Board. Terminates such Board as of October 1, 1991. States that such Board shall be made up of persons from specified private groups and Federal agencies. Establishes local boards to determine fund distribution. Directs FEMA to provide the Board with administrative and liaison services. Provides for:  (1) an annual Board audit; (2) access to recipient records; and (3) an annual report to the Congress. Part B: Emergency Food and Shelter Grants - Directs the Secretary to award a grant to the Board in the full amount appropriated for the emergency food and shelter program. Sets forth grant purposes and program guidelines. Limits administrative costs.  Authorizes FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations. Permits unobligated funds to be carried over to the next fiscal year. Part C:  Transitional Housing Demonstration Program - Directs the Secretary to establish a demonstration program to provide housing and support services for the homeless, focusing on those persons capable of moving into traditional housing and independent living. Authorizes assistance as:  (1) non-interest bearing advances up to $20,000 to obtain or rehabilitate housing; (2) annual payments of up to 75 percent of operating costs; and (3) technical assistance. Directs the Secretary to forgive advance repayment if:  (1) the structure is used as housing for the homeless for at least ten years; or (2) the Secretary finds there is no longer a housing need and the structure is used for another charitable purpose for the remainder of such ten-year period. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) establish application procedures and selection criteria; (2) issue program guidelines within 180 days and to publish annual guidelines; and (3) issue an interim report within three months after the end of FY 1987 and a final report within six months after the end of FY 1988. States that occupants shall pay rent in accordance with section 3 (a) of the Housing Act of 1937. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations.  Limits FY 1987 budget authority to $10,000,000. Subtitle D:  Emergency Shelter Grants Program - Directs the Secretary to establish an emergency shelter grant program for: (1) renovation and conversion of buildings as emergency shelters; (2) provision of essential services; and (3) shelter maintenance and operation. Directs the Secretary to allocate grants to States, metropolitan cities, and urban counties under the same formula used for the community block grant program.  States that if a metropolitan city or urban county would receive a fiscal year grant of less than $30,000, such sum shall instead be reallocated to the State. Authorizes local governments to distribute such grants to nonprofit organizations. Sets forth a reallocation procedure for unused grant funds. Requires grantees to provide matching funds and a certification of use. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Title V: Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to nonprofit organizations for non-interest bearing second mortgages for new or rehabilitated homes. Sets maximum loans at $15,000.  Requires at least a ten percent downpayment.  Prohibits leasing.  Sets family income eligibility at not more than the greater of:  (1) 115 percent of the local metropolitan median income for a family of four; or (2) the national median income for a family of four. Sets forth criteria for:  (1) grant selection; and (2) conditions of assistance. Establishes in the Treasury the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Fund. Requires an annual report to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations. Title VI:  Fair Housing - Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with public or private entities for programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:32:45Z,
99-sjres-353,99,sjres,353,"An original joint resolution to provide for the extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1986-05-21,1986-09-30,Became Public Law No: 99-430.,Senate,"Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]",UT,R,G000072,1,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through September 30, 1987, for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration Authority through September 30, 1987, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through September 30, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through September 30, 1987. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through September 30, 1987.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-hr-4784,99,hr,4784,A bill to require the transfer of jurisdiction to the District of Columbia over certain property to permit such property to be used as a shelter for the homeless.,Housing and Community Development,1986-05-08,1986-06-05,Other Measure S.2251 (Amended) Passed House in Lieu.,House,"Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7]",IL,D,C000634,1,"(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #152 (242-116))  Requires the Administrator of General Services to transfer jurisdiction over 425 Second Street, N.W., in the District of Columbia to the government of the District of Columbia for the purpose of providing shelter and related services to homeless individuals. Declares that, after the transfer of such property, the Federal Government shall not be liable for injuries or damages that occur while the property is under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia and that arise out of the operation, maintenance, repair, renovation, reconstruction, or other capital improvement of such property.  Declares that the Government shall not be responsible for capital improvements to such property while it is under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.",2025-02-04T16:54:13Z,
99-hr-4757,99,hr,4757,Housing Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-05-07,1986-06-12,See H.R.1.,House,"Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15]",OH,R,W000781,1,"Housing Act of 1986 - Title I: Program Extensions and Amendments - Subtitle A:  General Extension of Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through September 30, 1987, for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (5) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (6) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (7) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (8) mortgage insurance for land development; and (9) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through September 30, 1987, for:  (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend through September 30, 1987, the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Subtitle B:  Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) to enter into fiscal year mortgage insurance commitments with an aggregate principal amount equal to (but no more than) the amount provided in appropriation Acts. Sets premium charge limits for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance.  Requires the Secretary to certify to the Congress 90 days prior to any fee increase that such increase is solely for the purpose of meeting anticipated insurance claims and administrative expenses. Increases FHA authority to insure adjustable rate single family mortgages. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to extend authority through FY 1987 for the Federal National Mortgage Association mortgage-backed securities program. Prohibits (with specified exceptions) the imposition of user fees on Government sponsored secondary mortgage market agencies. Subtitle C:  Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through September 30, 1986. Reduces grants by 50 percent to any such entity that loses its entitlement classification, with the remaining 50 percent allocated to the small city community development program (for which such entity would be eligible). Considers the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii in the State of Hawaii as cities for purposes of the urban development action grant (UDAG) program. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for:  (1) UDAG; (2) urban homesteading; and (3) community development block grants.  Obligates specified FY 1987 funds for the discretionary fund. Terminates the loan guarantee program as of October 1, 1986, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later. Modifies UDAG selection criteria. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Terminates the Housing Act of 1964 rehabilitation loan program (urban renewal) as of October 1, 1986, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later. Subtitle D:  Miscellaneous Program Amendments - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for housing research and project development. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1966 to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for low- and moderate- income housing counseling and technical advice. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for flood insurance program studies. Terminates the crime insurance program. Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to exempt depository institutions with $25,000,000 (currently $10,000,000) or less in total fiscal year assets from the provisions of such Act. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress within six months on 1981 through 1985 manufactured home inspection fees. Authorizes the Secretary to require HUD applicants or participants to provide social security or employer identification numbers in order to verify eligibility. Title II:  Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Programs Under United States Housing Act of 1937 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize FY 1987 budget authority for lower income housing. Authorizes public housing agencies (PHAs) to set tenant rent contributions for a five-year period.  Sets maximum and minimum rent levels. Provides a six-month phase-in for public housing rent increases due to a resident's obtaining employment. Authorizes grants to PHAs for:  (1) public housing project development costs; and (2) comprehensive improvement assistance. Requires:  (1) 15-year terms for annual contributions contracts for (section 8) existing dwellings; (2) administrative and preliminary fees to be calculated according to the method in effect prior to January 1, 1985; and (3) an annual adjustment of fair market rents as of October 1 of each year. Directs the Secretary to provide payments for operating lower income housing projects through a performance funding system. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for rental rehabilitation grants. Terminates the housing development grant program as of October 1, 1986, or the date of enactment of this Act, whichever occurs later. Authorizes public housing comprehensive grants to improve the physical condition of existing projects and upgrade their management and operation. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1989 appropriations. Permits residents of public housing projects (with the assistance of a public housing management specialist) to form resident management corporations.  Requires such corporations to obtain fidelity bonding and insurance.  Provides for:  (1) waiving of certain statutory and regulatory requirements; (2) rentention of excess revenues; and (3) resident management technical assistance and training.  Sets forth conditions for PHA financial assistance. Subtitle B:  Other Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for housing for the elderly or the handicapped. Requires that at least 15 percent of annual appropriations for such elderly or handicapped housing be allocated for the nonelderly handicapped. Directs the Secretary to establish new and more appropriate housing and related service options for the nonelderly handicapped.  Replaces the existing subsidy system with a 240-month contract to cover actual costs not covered by project income. Amends the Congregate Services Act of 1978 to authorize FY 1987 appropriations for congregate services. Title III: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend rural housing insurance and guaranty authority through FY 1987. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for farm labor housing. Authorizes the Secretary, as approved in FY 1987 appropriations, to enter into rental assistance payment contracts. Extends authority through FY 1987 for the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund. Extends the 10,000 to 20,000 population rural area classification date to September 30, 1986. Provides that maximum income levels for rural housing programs in the Virgin Islands shall be the same as those for Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Directs the Secretary to establish rural housing escrow accounts. Title IV:  Shelter Assistance for the Homeless and Displaced - Subtitle A:  Emergency Food and Shelter Program - Homeless Housing Assistance Act of 1986 - Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to constitute an emergency food and shelter program national board of volunteer agencies together with FEMA. Directs the Secretary to constitute a similar board by September 30, 1986.  Transfers, as of such date, the personnel, property, records, and undistributed program funds of the FEMA board to the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board. States that such boards shall distribute program funds to localities (which shall constitute local boards) with the greatest need for emergency food and housing assistance.  Requires the local board to submit to the national board an annual local homeless housing assistance plan.  Limits administrative costs to not more than three percent of appropriations.  Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Subtitle B:  Emergency Shelter Grants Program - Directs the Secretary to establish an emergency shelter grant program for:  (1) renovation and conversion of buildings as emergency shelters; (2) provision of essential services; and (3) shelter maintenance and operation. Directs the Secretary to allocate grants to States, metropolitan cities, and urban counties under the same formula used for the community block grant program.  States that if a metropolitan city or urban county would receive a fiscal year grant of less than $30,000, such sum shall instead be reallocated to the State. Authorizes local governments to distribute such grants to nonprofit organizations. Requires grantees to provide matching funds and a certification of use. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations",2025-08-29T16:31:22Z,
99-hr-4746,99,hr,4746,Housing Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-05-05,1986-06-12,For Further Action See H.R.1.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,1,"Housing Act of 1986 - Title I:  Program Extensions and Amendments - Subtitle A:  General Extension of Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through September 30, 1987, for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through September 30, 1987, for:  (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones through September 30, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend indefinitely the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through September 30, 1988. Subtitle B:  Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to set premium charge limits for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance. Makes the Allegany reservation of the Seneca Nation of New York Indians eligible for single family mortgage insurance. Increases FHA authority to insure adjustable rate single family mortgages. Limits fiscal year loan insurance authority to amounts appropriated for such purpose. Prohibits (with specified exceptions) the imposition of user fees on Government sponsored secondary mortgage market agencies. Subtitle C:  Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through September 30, 1986. Reduces grants by 50 percent to any such entity that loses its entitlement classification, with the remaining 50 percent allocated to the small city community development program (for which such entity would be eligible). Considers the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii in the State of Hawaii as cities for purposes of the urban development action grant (UDAG) program. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for:  (1) UDAG; and (2) community development block grants.  Obligates specified funds for assistance to minority or underprivileged undergraduates or graduates enrolled in community development programs. Modifies UDAG selection criteria so that 65 percent of such grants are awarded on the basis of distress, impact, and project quality, and 35 percent on project quality alone.  Awards bonus points for certain cities that have not received a grant since October 15, 1984. Requires the Comptroller General to report to the Congress:  (1) within six months, and every three years thereafter, regarding such selection criteria and eligibility standards; and (2) within three months of the final FY 1986 grant competition regarding targeting of grants, geographic distribution, funding levels, and economic development. Prohibits relocating a business from one UDAG area to another unless the Secretary determines that no adverse effect will result. Authorizes the City of Boston, Massachusetts, to use specified urban renewal land disposition proceeds. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the urban homesteading program. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to prohibit risk premiums or loan fees under the rehabilitation loan program. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to obligate specified FY 1986 budget authority for the Park Central New Community Project. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the neighborhood development demonstration program. Subtitle D:  Miscellaneous Program Amendments - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for flood insurance program studies. Authorizes:  (1) grants for a fair housing initiatives program; and (2) FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for such program. States that it is U.S. policy to ensure the timely payment of Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subcontractors. Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for residential and commercial solar energy improvements. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for housing research and project development. Title II:  Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Programs Under United States Housing Act of 1937 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 budget authority for lower income housing. Permits recaptured development funds for Indian housing to be reused. Authorizes public housing agencies (PHAs) to set tenant rent contributions.  Sets maximum and minimum rent levels. Authorizes grants to PHAs for public housing project development costs. Requires:  (1) 15-year terms for annual contributions contracts for existing (section 8) dwellings; (2) administrative and preliminary fees to be calculated according to the method in effect prior to January 1, 1985; and (3) an annual adjustment of fair market rents as of October 1 of each year. Directs the Secretary to provide payments for operating lower income housing projects through a performance funding system. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to make comprehensive improvement grants to PHAs. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the rental rehabilitation and development program. Requires the Secretary to determine that a project is obsolete and no modification plan is feasible in order to demolish such project. Prohibits any such demolition without a one-for-one replacement plan (unless such housing is not locally needed, or if project-based housing assisted under section 8 of such Act is to be substituted). Prohibits the accrual of interest on certain public housing development funds advanced to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Authorizes public housing comprehensive grants to improve the physical condition of existing projects and upgrade their management and operation. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1989 appropriations. Subtitle B:  Multifamily Housing Management and Preservation - Amends the National Housing Act to repeal a specified multifamily mortgage prepayment provision. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 regarding the management and preservation of HUD-owned multifamily housing projects. Provides for tenant participation in the elderly and handicapped housing program. Prohibits subsidized project owners from discriminating against certificate or voucher holders solely because of the status of such a prospective tenant as the holder of a certificate or voucher. Subtitle C:  Other Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for housing for the elderly or the handicapped. Requires that at least 15 percent of annual appropriations for such elderly or handicapped housing be allocated for the nonelderly handicapped. Directs the Secretary to establish new and more appropriate housing and related service options for the nonelderly handicapped.  Replaces the existing subsidy system with a 240-month contract to cover actual costs not covered by project income. Amends the Congregate Services Act of 1978 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for congregate services. Title III:  Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend rural housing insurance and guaranty authority through FY 1987. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for: (1) rehabilitation grants; (2) structural rehabilitation; (3) meeting obligations issued under the rural housing insurance fund; (4) farm labor housing; (5) self-help housing; (6) housing preservation; and (7) administrative costs. Authorizes the Secretary, as approved in FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations, to enter into rental assistance payment contracts. Extends the 10,000-20,000 population rural area classification date to September 30, 1987. Provides that maximum income levels for rural housing programs in the Virgin Islands shall be the same as those for Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Directs the Secretary to establish rural housing escrow accounts. Title IV:  Shelter Assistance for the Homeless and Displaced - Establishes in HUD the National Emergency Food and Shelter Board.  Terminates the existing national board of charities and transfers its personnel, property, and funds to such Board, which shall continue the emergency food and shelter program. Directs the Board to coordinate its activities with the Federal Interagency Task Force on Food and Shelter. Directs the Board to carry out a demonstration program to determine the effectiveness of assisting nonprofit organizations in providing housing and support services for the homeless.  Limits FY 1986 and 1987 budget authority for such program. Directs the Board, to the extent approved in appropriation Acts, to provide emergency shelter grant assistance.  Provides for State allocation of grants of less than $30,000. Requires grantees to provide matching funds.  Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations.  Requires interim and final reports to the Congress. Title V:  Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide grant assistance to nonprofit organizations to carry out a Nehemiah housing opportunity program.  Limits maximum per home assistance to $15,000.  Establishes in the Treasury the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Fund.  Requires an annual program report to the Congress.  Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:31:10Z,
99-hr-4672,99,hr,4672,Housing Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-04-23,1986-06-12,For Further Action See H.R.1.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,1,"Housing Act of 1986 - Title I:  Program Extensions and Amendments - Subtitle A:  General Extension of Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through September 30, 1987, for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through September 30, 1987, for:  (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones through September 30, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through September 30, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend indefinitely the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through September 30, 1988. Subtitle B:  Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to set premium charge limits for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance. Makes the Allegany Reservation of the Seneca Nation of New York Indians eligible for single family mortgage insurance. Increases FHA authority to insure adjustable rate single family mortgages. Limits fiscal year loan insurance authority to amounts appropriated for such purpose. Prohibits (with specified exceptions) the imposition of user fees on Government sponsored secondary mortgage market agencies. Subtitle C:  Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through September 30, 1986. Reduces grants by 50 percent to any such entity that loses its entitlement classification, with the remaining 50 percent allocated to the small city community development program (for which such entity would be eligible). Considers the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii in the State of Hawaii as cities for purposes of the urban development action grant (UDAG) program. Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations for:  (1) UDAG; and (2) community development block grants. Modifies UDAG selection criteria so that 65 percent of such grants are awarded on the basis of distress, impact, and project quality, and 35 percent on project quality alone.  Awards bonus points for certain cities that have not received a grant since October 15, 1984. Requires the Comptroller General to report to the Congress:  (1) within six months, and every three years thereafter, regarding such selection criteria and eligibility standards; and (2) within three months of the final FY 1986 grant competition regarding targeting of grants, geographic distribution, funding levels, and economic development. Prohibits relocating a business from one UDAG area to another unless the Secretary determines that no adverse effect will result. Authorizes the City of Boston, Massachusetts, to use specified urban renewal land disposition proceeds. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the urban homesteading program. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to prohibit risk premiums or loan fees under the rehabilitation loan program. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to obligate specified FY 1986 budget authority for the Park Central New Community Project. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the neighborhood development demonstration program. Subtitle D:  Miscellaneous Program Amendments - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for flood insurance program studies. Authorizes:  (1) grants for a fair housing initiatives program; and (2) FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for such program. Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for residential and commercial solar energy improvements. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for housing research and project development. Title II:  Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Programs Under United States Housing Act of 1937 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 budget authority for lower income housing. Permits recaptured development funds for Indian housing to be reused. Requires:  (1) 15-year terms for annual contributions contracts for existing (section 8) dwellings; (2) administrative and preliminary fees to be calculated according to the method in effect prior to January 1, 1985; and (3) an annual adjustment of fair market rents as of October 1 of each year. Directs the Secretary to provide payments for operating lower income housing projects through a performance funding system.  Authorizes FY 1987 appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary to make comprehensive improvement grants to PHAs. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the rental rehabilitation and development program. Requires the Secretary to determine that a project is obsolete and no modification plan is feasible in order to demolish such project.  Prohibits any such demolition without a one-for-one replacement plan (unless such housing is not locally needed, or if project-based housing assisted under section 8 of such Act is to be substituted). Prohibits the accrual of interest on certain public housing development funds advanced to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Subtitle B:  Multifamily Housing Management and Preservation - Amends the National Housing Act to repeal a specified multifamily mortgage prepayment provision. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 regarding the management and preservation of HUD-owned multifamily housing projects. Provides for tenant participation in the elderly and handicapped housing program. Prohibits subsidized project owners from discriminating against certificate or voucher holders solely because of the status of such a prospective tenant as the holder of a certificate or voucher. Subtitle C:  Other Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for housing for the elderly or the handicapped. Requires that at least 15 percent of annual appropriations for such elderly or handicapped housing be allocated for the nonelderly handicapped. Directs the Secretary to establish new and more appropriate housing and related service options for the nonelderly handicapped.  Replaces the existing subsidy system with a 240-month contract to cover actual costs not covered by project income. Amends the Congregate Services Act of 1978 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for congregate services. Title III:  Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend rural housing insurance and guaranty authority through FY 1987. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for: (1) rehabilitation grants; (2) structural rehabilitation; (3) meeting obligations issued under the rural housing insurance fund; (4) farm labor housing; (5) self-help housing; (6) housing preservation; and (7) administrative costs. Authorizes the Secretary, as approved in FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations, to enter into rental assistance payment contracts. Extends the 10,000-20,000 population rural area classification date to September 30, 1987. Provides that maximum income levels for rural housing programs in the Virgin Islands shall be the same as those for Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Title IV:  Shelter Assistance for the Homeless and Displaced - Establishes in HUD the National Emergency Food and Shelter Board.  Terminates the existing national board of charities and transfers its personnel, property, and funds to such Board, which shall continue the emergency food and shelter program. Directs the Board to coordinate its activities with the Federal Interagency Task Force on Food and Shelter. Directs the Board to carry out a demonstration program to determine the effectiveness of assisting nonprofit organizations in providing housing and support services for the homeless.  Limits FY 1986 and 1987 budget authority for such program. Directs the Board, to the extent approved in appropriation Acts, to provide emergency shelter grant assistance.  Provides for State allocation of grants of less than $30,000.  Requires grantees to provide matching funds.  Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations.  Requires interim and final reports to the Congress. Title V: Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide grant assistance to nonprofit organizations to carry out a Nehemiah housing opportunity program.  Limits maximum per home assistance to $15,000.  Establishes in the Treasury the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Fund.  Requires an annual program report to the Congress.  Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:30:13Z,
99-hr-4679,99,hr,4679,Community Development Block Grant Improvement Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-04-23,1986-04-23,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7]",MD,D,M000826,20,"Community Development Block Grant Improvement Act of 1986 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to set minimum distribution requirements for home loans and loan guarantees for low and moderate income persons.  Sets FY 1986 support levels as minimum levels for subsequent fiscal years. Increases income levels for purposes of defining low and moderate income.  Defines ""persons of very-low income."" Requires community development block grant applications to be submitted to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development prior to the receipt of any grant funds. Prohibits a grantee from using such funds in a manner that will result in the involuntary displacement of low- and moderate-income persons. Requires grant applications to include a neighborhood economic development strategy. Authorizes multiyear grants for nonentitlement areas.",2025-08-29T16:33:28Z,
99-hr-4652,99,hr,4652,"A bill to permit certain funds granted to the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by the Economic Development Administration to continue to be used for economic development purposes in that city.",Housing and Community Development,1986-04-22,1986-05-05,Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development.,House,"Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3]",PA,D,B000644,0,"Prohibits the deobligation of the grant made available to the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for the economic development of the American Street industrial corridor.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
99-hr-4654,99,hr,4654,A bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to permit individuals who are insured under such Act to cancel their flood insurance policies.,Housing and Community Development,1986-04-22,1986-04-22,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]",MA,D,F000339,0,Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to permit insured individuals to cancel their flood insurance policies. States that a person who cancels a flood insurance policy shall be ineligible for such coverage for two years.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hr-4628,99,hr,4628,Urban Homestead Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-04-17,1986-04-17,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31]",NY,R,K000086,7,"Urban Homestead Act of 1986 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide homeownership and resident management opportunities for public housing families. Requires the formation of a resident management corporation as a condition for such ownership and management. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide comprehensive improvement assistance to ensure that the physical condition, management, and operation of such projects are sufficient to encourage resident ownership. Directs the Secretary and the responsible public housing agency to provide ownership and management training and technical and educational assistance. Authorizes a homeownership association to purchase a public housing project after the Secretary determines that the association is prepared to manage and maintain the project with continued Federal assistance. Allows an eligible family to purchase a dwelling if the Secretary determines that such purchase will not interfere with the rights of other resident families or harm the efficient operation of the project. Requires the Secretary to continue to pay annual contributions to a project after such a purchase. Limits the purchase price for a project or unit to 25 percent of its fair market value.  Lists alternative purchasing arrangements.  Directs the agency to assist a purchase by making a loan to a family or association at an interest rate not exceeding 70 percent of the market interest rate. Requires any unit or project purchaser who sells such property before the expiration of five years to pay the public housing agency a specified percentage of the sale price. Prohibits the eviction of any resident family because of the sale of a project to a homeownership association.  Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) help relocate any family which decides not to purchase its dwelling in a project where other units are purchased; or (2) provide such family with a housing voucher in order to obtain comparable alternative housing.",2025-08-29T16:33:00Z,
99-hr-4593,99,hr,4593,A bill to permit the Government National Mortgage Association and the Federal Housing Administration to enter into additional commitments during fiscal year 1986 to guarantee mortgage-backed securities and insure loans under the National Housing Act.,Housing and Community Development,1986-04-15,1986-04-15,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5]",NC,D,N000016,14,Authorizes the Government National Mortgage Association and the Federal Housing Administration to enter into additional specified FY 1986 commitments to guarantee mortgage-backed securities and insure loans under the National Housing Act.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hr-4602,99,hr,4602,FHA and GNMA Credit Commitment Assistance Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-04-15,1986-05-02,Became Public Law No: 99-289.,House,"Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15]",OH,R,W000781,40,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Authorizes the Government National Mortgage Association and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to enter into additional specified FY 1986 commitments to guarantee mortgage-backed securities and insure loans under the National Housing Act.  Increases the limitation on the amounts of such commitments. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through June 6, 1986, for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through June 6, 1986. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration Authority through June 6, 1986, for:  (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through June 6, 1986. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through June 6, 1986. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through June 6, 1986. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through June 6, 1986. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through June 6, 1986. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make at least monthly estimates throughout each fiscal year of remaining loan and mortgage commitment authority, and to notify the appropriate congressional committees when such limitations will be reached or whenever 75 percent of such authority has been utilized.",2025-08-29T16:31:43Z,
99-s-2242,99,s,2242,Public Housing Resident Management Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-03-26,1986-03-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL]",IL,D,D000366,1,"Public Housing Resident Management Act of 1986 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to public housing resident management. Grants comprehensive improvement assistance priority to public housing projects managed by resident management corporations. Provides, with regard to such projects, for: (1) retention of excess revenues; and (2) resident management technical assistance and training.",2025-08-29T16:30:27Z,
99-hjres-563,99,hjres,563,"A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1986-03-12,1986-03-27,Became Public Law No: 99-267.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,1,"Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through April 30, 1986, for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through April 30, 1986. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration Authority through April 30, 1986, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through April 30, 1986. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through April 30, 1986. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through April 30, 1986. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through April 30, 1986. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through April 30, 1986. Amends the National Housing Act to limit the FY 1986 loan and mortgage insurance authority to amounts provided for in appropriation Acts for such fiscal year.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hjres-565,99,hjres,565,A joint resolution disapproving several proposed deferrals of budget authority for Department of Housing and Urban Development programs.,Housing and Community Development,1986-03-12,1986-03-12,Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.,House,"Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1]",CT,D,K000118,0,"Disapproves certain proposed deferrals of budget authority (D86-41 through D86-51) for Department of Housing and Urban Development programs for housing and community planning and development, as set forth in the President's message to the Congress on February 5, 1986.",2024-02-05T11:50:03Z,
99-hr-4362,99,hr,4362,Housing Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-03-11,1986-03-11,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,0,"Housing Act of 1986 - Title I:  Program Extensions and Amendments - Subtitle A:  General Extension of Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through September 30, 1986, for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through September 30, 1986. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through September 30, 1986, for:  (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones through September 30, 1986. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through September 30, 1986. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend indefinitely the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 through September 30, 1990. Subtitle B:  Mortgage Insurance and Secondary Mortgage Market Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to set premium charge limits of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to mortgage insurance. Makes the City of Salamanca, New York, eligible for single family mortgage insurance. Increases FHA authority to insure adjustable rate single family mortgages. Prohibits (with specified exceptions) the imposition of user fees on Government sponsored secondary mortgage market agencies. Subtitle C:  Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through September 30, 1986.  Reduces grants by 50 percent to any such entity that loses its entitlement classification, with the remaining 50 percent allocated to the small city community development program (for which such entity would be eligible). Considers the counties of Kauai, Maui, and Hawaii in the State of Hawaii as cities for purposes of the urban development action grant (UDAG) program. Modifies UDAG selection criteria so that 65 percent of such grants are awarded on the basis of distress, impact, and project quality, and 35 percent on project quality alone.  Awards bonus points for certain cities that have not received a grant since October 15, 1984. Requires the Comptroller General to report to the Congress: (1) within six months, and every three years thereafter, regarding such selection criteria and eligibility standards; and (2) within three months of the final FY 1986 grant competition regarding targeting of grants, geographic distribution, funding levels, and economic development. Prohibits relocating a business from one UDAG area to another unless the Secretary determines that no adverse effect will result. Authorizes the City of Boston, Massachusetts, to use specified urban renewal land disposition proceeds. Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations for the:  (1) community development block grant program; and (2) urban homesteading program. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to prohibit risk premiums or loan fees under the rehabilitation loan program. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize FY 1986 appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to obligate specified FY 1986 budget authority for the Park Central New Community Project. Subtitle D:  Miscellaneous Program Amendments - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act to authorize FY 1986 appropriations for flood insurance program studies. Authorizes:  (1) grants for a fair housing initiatives program; and (2) FY 1986 appropriations for such program. States that it is U.S. policy to ensure the timely payment of Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subcontractors. Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act to authorize FY 1986 appropriations for residential and commercial solar energy improvements. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize FY 1986 appropriations for housing research and project development. Title II:  Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Programs Under United States Housing Act of 1937 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize FY 1986 budget authority for lower income housing. Permits recaptured development funds for Indian housing to be reused. Authorizes public housing agencies (PHA's) to set tenant rent contributions for a five-year period following the date of enactment of this Act.  Sets maximum and minimum rent levels. Requires:  (1) 15-year terms for annual contributions contracts for (section 8) existing dwellings; (2) administrative and preliminary fees to be calculated according to the method in effect prior to January 1, 1985; and (3) an annual adjustment of fair market rents as of October 1 of each year. Directs the Secretary to provide payments for operating lower income housing projects through a performance funding system.  Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations. Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations for the rental rehabilitation and development program. Requires the Secretary to determine that a project is obsolete and no modification plan is feasible in order to demolish such project.  Prohibits any such demolition without a one-for-one replacement plan (unless such housing is not locally needed, or if project-based housing assisted under section 8 of such Act is to be substituted). Authorizes public housing comprehensive grants to improve the physical condition of existing projects and upgrade their management and operation. Authorizes FY 1987 through FY 1989 appropriations. Directs the Secretary to make grants to PHAs for public housing child care demonstration grants to determine the extent to which such services assist the children's parents and guardians to find work.  Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations. Prohibits the accrual of interest on certain public housing development funds advanced to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Subtitle B:  Multifamily Housing Management and Preservation - Amends the National Housing Act to repeal a specified multifamily mortgage prepayment provision. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 regarding the management and preservation of HUD-owned multifamily housing projects. Provides for tenant participation in the elderly and handicapped housing program. Prohibits subsidized project owners from discriminating against certificate or voucher holders solely because of the status of such prospective tenant as the holder of a certificate or voucher. Subtitle C:  Other Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize FY 1986 appropriations for housing for the elderly or the handicapped. Requires that at least 15 percent of annual appropriations for such elderly or handicapped housing be allocated for the nonelderly handicapped. Directs the Secretary to establish new and more appropriate housing and related service options for the nonelderly handicapped.  Replaces the existing subsidy system with a contract to cover actual costs not covered by project income. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement governing policies for assisted-housing mandatory meal programs for the elderly within one year.  Requires a report to the Congress within 18 months.  Establishes an 18-month moratorium on new mandatory meal programs. Amends the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 to authorize FY 1986 appropriations for congregate services. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the deadline for the congressional housing demonstration report to October 1, 1986. Requires such report to include an analysis of roving slums. Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations. Title III:  Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend rural housing insurance and guaranty authority through FY 1986. Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations for:  (1) rehabilitation grants; (2) structural rehabilitation; (3) the meeting of obligations issued under the rural housing insurance fund; (4) farm labor housing; (5) self-help housing; (6) housing preservation; and (7) administrative costs. Authorizes the Secretary as approved in FY 1986 appropriations, to enter into rental assistance payment contracts. Extends the 10,000-20,000 population rural area classification date to September 30, 1986. Provides that maximum income levels for rural housing programs in the Virgin Islands shall be the same as those for Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Directs the Secretary to establish rural rental rehabilitation standards within 90 days.  Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to issue regulations for the rural housing preservation grant program within 90 days. Title IV:  Shelter Assistance for the Homeless and Displaced - Establishes in HUD the National Emergency Food and Shelter Board.  Terminates the existing national board of charities and transfers its personnel, property, and funds to such Board, which shall continue the emergency food and shelter program. Directs the Board to coordinate its activities with the Federal Interagency Task Force on Food and Shelter. Directs the Board to carry out a demonstration program to determine the effectiveness of assisting nonprofit organizations in providing housing and support services for the homeless.  Limits FY 1986 budget authority for such program. Directs the Board, to the extent approved in appropriation Acts, to provide emergency shelter grant assistance.  Provides for State allocation of grants of less than $30,000. Requires grantees to provide matching funds.  Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations. Requires interim and final reports to the Congress. Title V:  Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide grant assistance to nonprofit organizations to carry out a Nehemiah housing opportunity program.  Limits maximum per home assistance to $15,000.  Establishes in the Treasury the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Fund.  Requires an annual program report to the Congress.  Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:31:12Z,
99-s-2165,99,s,2165,A bill to authorize States to determine the level of funds allotted to a State under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to be available for low-cost residential weatherization and other energy-related home repair projects for low-income households.,Housing and Community Development,1986-03-07,1986-03-14,"Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from OMB, Labor Department.",Senate,"Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]",WA,R,G000333,1,Amends the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to eliminate the 15 percent cap on State expenditures for low-income residential weatherization and other energy-related repairs.,2025-04-21T12:24:17Z,
99-hjres-551,99,hjres,551,A joint resolution disapproving the proposed deferral of budget authority for the community development block grant program.,Housing and Community Development,1986-03-05,1986-03-05,Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.,House,"Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-21]",OH,D,S000948,11,"Disapproves a proposed deferral (number D86-48) of $500,000,000 of budget authority for the community development block grant program, as set forth in the President's message to the Congress on February 5, 1986.",2024-02-05T11:50:03Z,
99-hr-4318,99,hr,4318,Single Family Mortgage Insurance Fraud Detection and Prevention Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-03-05,1986-03-05,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4]",WI,D,K000259,5,"Single Family Mortgage Insurance Fraud Detection and Prevention Act of 1986 - Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to take appropriate action to reduce losses under the single family mortgage insurance program, including independent verifications of borrowers' income and credit, appraisals of investor-owned property, and lender data on defaults.",2025-08-29T16:31:22Z,
99-hr-4325,99,hr,4325,Housing for the Chronically Mentally Ill Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-03-05,1986-03-05,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16]",CA,D,P000047,16,"Housing for the Chronically Mentally Ill Act of 1986 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to permit State mental health authorities, or other private nonprofit or public agencies designated by a State, to use vacant residential property to provide supervised living for the chronically mentally ill.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and for each fiscal year thereafter. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to set aside specified amounts beginning in FY 1986 for handicapped family housing loans. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize a housing voucher program for the chronically mentally ill.  Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:29:34Z,
99-hjres-541,99,hjres,541,A joint resolution disapproving the proposed deferral of budget authority for the community development block grant program.,Housing and Community Development,1986-02-27,1986-02-27,Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.,House,"Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4]",WI,D,K000259,135,"Disapproves a proposed deferral (number D86-48) of $500,000,000 of budget authority for the community development block grant program, as set forth in the President's message to the Congress on February 5, 1986.",2024-02-05T11:50:03Z,
99-hr-4274,99,hr,4274,A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to permit the use of assistance under the community development block grant program for uniform emergency telephone number systems.,Housing and Community Development,1986-02-27,1986-02-27,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Feighan, Edward F. [D-OH-19]",OH,D,F000059,0,Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to permit community development block grants to be used for uniform emergency telephone number systems.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-s-2112,99,s,2112,Single Family Mortgage Insurance Fraud Detection and Prevention Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-02-26,1986-02-26,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,L000123,3,"Single Family Mortgage Insurance Fraud Detection and Prevention Act of 1986 - Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to take appropriate action to reduce losses under the single family mortgage insurance program, including independent verifications of borrowers' income and credit, appraisals of investor-owned property, and lender data on defaults.",2025-08-29T16:32:09Z,
99-hr-4185,99,hr,4185,A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to encourage resident management and ownership of public housing.,Housing and Community Development,1986-02-19,1986-02-19,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11]",NJ,R,G000025,0,"Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from renewing or entering into a contract with a public housing agency unless the agency is making efforts to encourage resident management. Grants comprehensive improvement assistance priority to public housing projects managed by resident management corporations. Provides, with regard to such projects, for:  (1) waiver of specified Federal housing requirements; and (2) retention of excess revenues.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-s-2074,99,s,2074,A bill disapproving the proposed deferral of budget authority for community development block programs.,Housing and Community Development,1986-02-18,1986-04-14,"Rereferred jointly to Senate Committees on Appropriations; Budget. Pursuant to the order of April 11, 1986.",Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,39,"Disapproves the proposed deferral of budget authority (D-86-48) for community development block grants set forth in the special message of the President to the Congress on February 5, 1986, under the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-s-2075,99,s,2075,A bill to overturn the deferral of Urban Development Action Grant funds.,Housing and Community Development,1986-02-18,1986-04-14,"Rereferred jointly to Senate Committees on Appropriations; Budget. Pursuant to the order of April 11, 1986.",Senate,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,L000123,21,"States that the Congress disapproves the proposed deferral of budget authority 86-49 for the urban development action grant program set forth in the special message transmitted by the President to the Congress on February 5, 1986.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-sres-343,99,sres,343,A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the proposed rescission of budget authority for urban development action grants.,Housing and Community Development,1986-02-18,1986-02-18,Referred to the Committee on Appropriations.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,25,"Expresses the sense of the Senate that the rescission of budget authority for urban development action grants (Rescission R86-55) proposed by the President on February 5, 1986, should be disapproved.",2025-01-14T18:18:18Z,
99-sres-344,99,sres,344,A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the proposed rescission of budget authority for housing for the elderly and handicapped under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959.,Housing and Community Development,1986-02-18,1986-02-18,Referred to the Committee on Appropriations.,Senate,"Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]",PA,R,H000456,27,"Expresses the sense of the Senate that the rescission of budget authority (R-86-52) for elderly and handicapped housing under the Housing Act of 1959 (Section 202 program), proposed by the President on February 5, 1986, should be disapproved.",2025-01-14T18:18:18Z,
99-hjres-521,99,hjres,521,A joint resolution disapproving a proposed deferral of budget authority for the Community Development Block Grant program.,Housing and Community Development,1986-02-06,1986-02-06,Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.,House,"Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-22]",PA,D,M001088,40,"Disapproves a proposed deferral (number 86-48) of $500,000,000 of budget authority for the community development block grant program, as set forth in the President's message to the Congress on February 5, 1986.",2024-02-05T11:50:03Z,
99-hjres-522,99,hjres,522,A joint resolution to express the disapproval of the Congress with respect to the proposed rescission of budget authority for the urban development action grant program.,Housing and Community Development,1986-02-06,1986-02-06,Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.,House,"Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21]",PA,R,R000243,66,Declares that the proposed rescission of budget authority (R86-55) for the urban development action grant program should not be approved in any rescission bill. Requires that such program be resumed not later than the date of enactment of this joint resolution.,2024-02-05T11:50:03Z,
99-s-2067,99,s,2067,A bill to overturn the deferral of the Fiscal Year 1986 Urban Development Action Grant and Community Development Block Grant Program.,Housing and Community Development,1986-02-06,1986-04-14,"Rereferred jointly to Senate Committees on Appropriations; Budget. Pursuant to the order of April 11, 1986.",Senate,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,L000123,20,"States that the Congress disapproves the proposed deferral of budget authority 86-49 for the urban development action grant program set forth in the special message transmitted by the President to the Congress on February 5, 1986.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-sres-333,99,sres,333,A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the Urban Development Action Grant Program.,Housing and Community Development,1986-02-05,1986-02-05,Referred to the Committee on Appropriations.,Senate,"Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]",NJ,D,L000123,15,"Rejects a certain proposed rescission of available funds, including a specified amount for FY 1986 funds for the urban development action grant program.",2025-01-14T18:18:18Z,
99-hjres-513,99,hjres,513,A joint resolution to express the disapproval of the Congress with respect to the proposed deferral and rescission of budget authority for housing and community development programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.,Housing and Community Development,1986-02-04,1986-02-04,Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,34,Disapproves specified proposed deferrals and rescissions of budget authority for specified housing and community development programs (including a rescission of budget authority for the housing for the elderly and the handicapped and the urban development action grant program and a deferral of budget authority for the community development block grant program).,2024-02-05T11:50:03Z,
99-hr-4026,99,hr,4026,Public Housing Resident Management Act of 1986,Housing and Community Development,1986-01-22,1986-02-03,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large]",DC,D,F000046,0,"Public Housing Resident Management Act of 1986 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to public housing resident management. Grants comprehensive improvement assistance priority to public housing projects managed by resident management corporations. Provides, with regard to such projects, for: (1) waiver of specified Federal housing requirements; (2) retention of excess revenues; and (3) resident management technical assistance and training.",2025-08-29T16:31:59Z,
99-hjres-495,99,hjres,495,"A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1985-12-19,1985-12-26,Became Public Law No: 99-219.,House,"Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1]",RI,D,S000762,0,"Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through March 17, 1986, for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through March 17, 1986. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through March 17, 1986, for:  (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority through March 17, 1986, for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones.  Limits flood and crime insurance premium rate increases during such period to a maximum prorated annual rate of five percent. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through March 17, 1986. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend through March 17, 1986, community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend through March 17, 1986, the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through March 17, 1986.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-s-1970,99,s,1970,Sudden and Severe Economically Depressed Cities Loan Guarantee and Loan Interest Subsidy Act,Housing and Community Development,1985-12-18,1985-12-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA]",PA,R,S000709,0,"Sudden and Severe Economically Depressed Cities Loan Guarantee and Loan Interest Subsidy Act - Title I:  Loan Guarantees - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of a local government and the State governor, to guarantee the timely payment of all or part of the indebtedness of a local government that:  (1) is severely economically depressed; (2) has lost a significant amount of its industry, employed population, and tax base; and (3) is in a financial crisis and is unable to meet its financial obligations or maintain vital municipal services.  Directs the Secretary to provide interest subsidies to enable cities to obtain loans at below market interest rates. Authorizes appropriations. Title II:  Emergency Use of Community Development Block Grants for City Services in Severely Economically Depressed Cities - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, upon the request of a local government and the State governor, to permit a local government which has lost such a significant amount of industry and taxpaying population that its tax base can no longer support its police, firefighter, ambulance, and medical services to divert portions of its community development block grant to pay for such services.",2025-08-29T16:29:34Z,
99-hjres-482,99,hjres,482,"A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1985-12-12,1985-12-12,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1]",RI,D,S000762,0,"Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through March 1, 1986, for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through March 1, 1986. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through March 1, 1986, for:  (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority through March 1, 1986, for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones.  Limits flood and crime insurance premium rate increases during such period to a maximum prorated annual rate of five percent. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through March 1, 1986. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend through March 1, 1986, community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend through March 1, 1986, the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through March 1, 1986.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-s-1913,99,s,1913,Housing and Community Development Amendments Act of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-12-09,1985-12-09,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]",NY,R,D000018,0,"Housing and Community Development Amendments Act of 1985 - Title I: Housing Assistance - Amends and extends various housing laws for FY 1986 with respect to:  (1) lower income housing authorizations for FY 1986; (2) public housing loan repayments; (3) a public housing comprehensive grant program; (4) lower income housing assistance; (5) housing for the elderly and handicapped; (6) congregate services; (7) homeownership for lower income families; and (8) certain multifamily housing projects.  Authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to institute procedures to prevent fraud in housing programs. Title II:  Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to set forth rural housing authorizations for FY 1986.  Grants certain authorities to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development relating to management of insured loans. Title III:  Community Development - Authorizes the Secretary to provide grants to nonprofit organizations to carry out a Nehemiah housing opportunity program to provide loans to families purchasing approved constructed or rehabilitated homes.  Requires an annual report to the Congress. Requires that each loan:  (1) be secured by a second mortgage held by the Secretary; (2) not exceed $15,000; (3) be interest-free; and (4) be repayable to the Secretary upon the transfer of such property to an ineligible family under specified circumstances.  Sets forth related program requirements, conditions of assistance, and selection criteria. Establishes in the Treasury the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Fund. Provides a ""permanent entitlement"" transition for community development block grants of five years for any city that no longer qualifies as a metropolitan city. Extends the Urban Development Action Grants program through FY 1987 and makes administrative revisions to such program. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend rehabilitation loan authority through FY 1986. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize FY 1986 appropriations. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend authority for the neighborhood development demonstration program through FY 1986. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend authority for the urban homesteading program through FY 1986. Title IV:  Mortgage Credit and Miscellaneous Provisions - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize FY 1986 programs for:  (1) title I insurance; (2) general insurance; (3) low and moderate income housing insurance; (4) co-insurance; (5) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (6) armed services housing insurance; (7) land development insurance; and (8) group practice facilities insurance. Increases mortgage limits for multifamily projects in high cost areas. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to extend the Government National Mortgage Association mortgage-backed securities program through FY 1986. Prohibits the imposition of fees on Federal National Mortgage Association and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation transactions.  Limits fees on Government National Mortgage Association transactions. Extends provisions of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 through FY 1988. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend flood insurance and emergency implementation of flood insurance program authority through FY 1986. Title V:  Homeless Assistance - Directs the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to constitute an emergency housing and food program national board of volunteer agencies to carry out an emergency housing and food program.  States that such board shall distribute program funds to localities (which shall constitute local boards) with the greatest need for emergency food and housing assistance.  Requires the local board to submit to the national board an annual local homeless housing assistance plan.  Limits administrative costs to not more than three percent of appropriations.  Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations. Directs the Secretary to make grants for demonstration projects to assist the homeless in the transition to independent living.  Requires interim and final reports to the Congress.  Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:29:51Z,
99-hr-3833,99,hr,3833,National Conference on Cities and Towns Act,Housing and Community Development,1985-12-02,1985-12-09,Referred to Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources.,House,"Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5]",TN,D,B000615,53,"National Conference on Cities and Towns Act - Directs the President to conduct a National Conference on Cities and Towns not earlier than December 1, 1986, and not later than December 1, 1987.  Sets forth the purposes of such Conference concerning:  (1) relations between cities and towns and the Federal system; and (2) present and future problems facing cities and towns. Encourages each State Governor to conduct a State-level conference to prepare for the National Conference. Sets forth the method of selecting delegates to such Conference. Requires all departments, agencies, and instrumentalities to provide assistance as necessary to facilitate the planning of the Conference. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance as necessary for the organization and conduct of State conferences. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Directors of the Congressional Research Service and the Congressional Budget Office to provide background materials for the use of participants in the National Conference and State conferences. Prohibits the use of funds under this Act to reimburse the expenses of participants to the National Conference. Authorizes the President to appoint an executive director and other directors and personnel as necessary for the Conference.  Authorizes the detailing of Federal and military personnel in planning and administering such Conference. Requires a final report of findings and recommendations to the President and the Congress within six months after the date the Conference is convened. Requires that such report be distributed to delegates, alternates, and State Governors and be available for sale to the public. Authorizes appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:29:54Z,
99-hjres-449,99,hjres,449,"A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1985-11-12,1985-11-15,Became Public Law No: 99-156.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,2,"Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for 30 days for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend for 30 days urban rehabilitation loan authority. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority for 30 days for:  (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for 30 days for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for 30 days for the national crime insurance program. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend for 30 days community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend for 30 days the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act for 30 days.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-s-1775,99,s,1775,Multifamily Housing Preservation Loan Act,Housing and Community Development,1985-10-18,1985-10-18,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT]",CT,D,D000388,5,Multifamily Housing Preservation Loan Act - Authorizes capital improvement loans for certain multifamily housing projects.  Establishes in the Treasury the Multifamily Housing Preservation Fund. Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations.,2025-08-29T16:29:29Z,
99-hr-3546,99,hr,3546,Residential Rental Unit Conversion Moratorium and Tenants Assistance Act,Housing and Community Development,1985-10-10,1985-10-10,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7]",NY,D,A000022,0,Residential Rental Unit Conversion Moratorium and Tenants Assistance Act - Prohibits for three years the use of federally related loans or Federal assistance for conversions of residential rental units to residential sales units.  Exempts specified tenant organization conversions. Makes it illegal to assist in the conversion or sale of such units.  Sets forth penalties. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to local governmental units for persons adversely affected by such conversions. Directs the Secretary to establish a Commission on the Conversion of Residential Rental Units.  Requires the Commission to study the problem of residential conversions and report to the Congress within 13 months. Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations.,2025-08-29T16:29:30Z,
99-s-1743,99,s,1743,Housing for the Chronically Mentally Ill Act of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-10-08,1985-10-08,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA]",MA,D,K000105,2,"Housing for the Chronically Mentally Ill Act of 1985 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to permit State mental health authorities, or other private nonprofit or public agencies designated by a State, to use vacant residential property to provide supervised living for the chronically mentally ill.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1986 and for each fiscal year thereafter. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to set aside specified amounts beginning in FY 1986 for handicapped family housing loans. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize a housing voucher program for the chronically mentally ill.  Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:29:36Z,
99-hr-3422,99,hr,3422,Emergency Mortgage Foreclosure Avoidance Act of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-09-24,1985-09-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Savage, Gus [D-IL-2]",IL,D,S000081,0,"Emergency Mortgage Foreclosure Avoidance Act of 1985 - Amends the National Housing Act to require (current law authorizes) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide temporary mortgage assistance payments to eligible mortgagor-homeowners. Requires notice and a waiting period before a mortgagee may accelerate, foreclose, or take any legal action on a mortgage. Requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary to acquire a mortgage in order to avoid foreclosure, and to assist the mortgagor after such acquisition.",2025-08-29T16:29:40Z,
99-hjres-393,99,hjres,393,"A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1985-09-19,1985-10-08,Became Public Law No: 99-120.,House,"Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]",TX,D,G000272,3,"(Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for 45 days for:  (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend for 45 days urban rehabilitation loan authority. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority for 45 days for:  (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for 45 days for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for 45 days for the national crime insurance program. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend for 45 days community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend for 45 days the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act for 45 days. Amends the Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 to extend authority through April 15, 1986 for the net worth certificate program.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hr-3306,99,hr,3306,Emergency Home Foreclosure Relief Act of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-09-12,1985-09-12,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17]",OH,D,T000350,5,Emergency Home Foreclosure Relief Act of 1985 - Requires the implementation of a home credit emergency plan in each State or home credit region in which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines a home credit emergency exists (based upon home loan delinquencies and unemployment). Includes within such plan provisions for:  (1) temporary moratoriums on home loan foreclosures; and (2) home credit emergency mediation boards which shall attempt to arrange creditor-home owner agreements. Requires the chief executive of any State where an emergency is declared to submit an emergency plan to the Secretary for approval.  Directs the Secretary to devise a standard plan to replace disapproved State plans.  Requires the States to implement approved or standard plans. Authorizes the Secretary to provide repayment guarantees or direct assistance to specified debtors.  Sets forth eligibility criteria. States that the filing by a debtor of a petition for assistance under this Act shall act as a stay against foreclosure until:  (1) a creditor-debtor agreement is reached; (2) the Secretary denies a petition for repayment guarantees or direct assistance; or (3) the period of such assistance payments expires. Authorizes appropriations.,2025-08-29T16:31:14Z,
99-s-1590,99,s,1590,A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to encourage resident management and ownership of public housing.,Housing and Community Development,1985-08-01,1985-08-01,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Armstrong, William L. [R-CO]",CO,R,A000219,0,Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from contracting with a public housing agency unless the Secretary finds that such agency is making all reasonable efforts to encourage resident management of such federally-assisted housing project. Requires as a condition of entering into a resident management program that a majority of the project's residents approve the establishment of a resident's council to determine the feasibility of establishing a resident management corporation.  Requires such residents council and the public housing agency to jointly select a management specialist to help establish a resident management corporation.  Requires the corporation to provide insurance and bonding. Authorizes such a corporation to contract with the public housing agency to establish respective management responsibilities. Authorizes the Secretary to develop an appropriate model contract. Authorizes the Secretary to publish a list of those Federal requirements which may be waived by such a corporation. Prohibits Federal subsidy reductions during the first three years of resident management. Permits a corporation to retain and use excess revenues to:  (1) improve maintenance and operation; (2) acquire ownership; and (3) acquire additional housing units. Requires that such projects be given assistance allocation priority.,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-hr-3070,99,hr,3070,Homeless Housing Assistance Act of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-07-24,1985-07-24,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20]",NY,R,D000359,2,"Title I:  General Provisions - Homeless Housing Assistance Act of 1985 - Defines specified terms for purposes of this Act. Title II:  Emergency Food and Shelter Program - Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as soon as practicable after September 30, 1985, to constitute an emergency food and shelter program national board of volunteer agencies. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to constitute a similar board by March 30, 1986.  Transfers, as of such date, the personnel, property, records, and undistributed program funds of the FEMA board to such board. States that such boards shall distribute program funds to localities (which shall constitute local boards) with the greatest need for emergency food and housing assistance.  Requires the local board to submit to the national board an annual local homeless housing assistance plan. Limits administrative costs to not more than three percent of appropriations. Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations. Title III:  Transition to Independence Demonstration Project - Directs the Secretary to make grants for demonstration projects to assist the homeless in the transition to independent living.  Limits Federal participation to up to 75 percent of project costs.  Requires interim and final reports to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:33:16Z,
99-hr-3072,99,hr,3072,"A bill to direct the Administrator of General Services to renovate the public building at 425 Second Street, N.W. in the District of Columbia for use as a homeless shelter.",Housing and Community Development,1985-07-24,1985-08-01,Subcommittee Hearings Held.  Hearings printed: H. Hrg. 99-31.,House,"Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22]",IL,D,G000400,0,"Directs the Administrator of General Services to renovate the public building at 425 Second Street, N.W., in the District of Columbia to make such facility a model physical shelter for the homeless. States that necessary funding shall be provided from the contingency fund of the General Services Administration.",2024-02-07T16:02:17Z,
99-hres-218,99,hres,218,"A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Reagan administration should fulfill its promise to renovate the homeless shelter at 425 Second Street N.W., in the District of Columbia and find ways to resolve the growing problem of homeless persons in the United States.",Housing and Community Development,1985-07-11,1985-07-11,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Gray, Kenneth J. [D-IL-22]",IL,D,G000400,14,"Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Reagan administration should fulfill its promise to renovate the homeless facility at 425 Second Street N.W., in the District of Columbia, into the ""model physical shelter"" promised, and find ways to resolve the growing problem of homeless persons in the United States.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hr-2788,99,hr,2788,A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to permit the consideration of certain counties in the State of Hawaii for assistance under the urban development action grant program.,Housing and Community Development,1985-06-18,1985-06-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2]",HI,D,A000069,1,Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to make specified counties in Hawaii eligible for urban development action grants.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hr-2801,99,hr,2801,"A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, for the purpose of establishing a discounted sales program of homes held by the Veterans' Administration for an extended period.",Housing and Community Development,1985-06-18,1985-10-09,Executive Comment Received From VA.,House,"Rep. Sundquist, Don [R-TN-7]",TN,R,S001075,0,"Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans Affairs to establish a program for the discounted sale of real property, manufactured homes, and lots to which a manufactured home is affixed which have been acquired by foreclosure and held for an extended time by the Veterans' Administration.  Limits such sales to veterans who have not previously purchased a dwelling unit and who are eligible for housing loan benefits. Allows such property to be sold at:  (1) not less than 80 percent of the regular price for property offered for sale at least three months but less than seven months; (2) not less than 75 percent of the regular price of property offered for sale for at least seven months but less than a year; and (3) not less than 70 percent of the regular price for property offered for sale for at least one year.",2024-02-07T16:12:44Z,
99-hr-2584,99,hr,2584,Rural Housing Escrow Procedures Act,Housing and Community Development,1985-05-22,1985-05-22,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1]",NJ,D,F000215,3,Rural Housing Escrow Procedures Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to require the Farmers Home Administration to establish within 60 days escrow procedures that require borrowers to make periodic property tax and related payments.,2025-08-29T16:29:41Z,
99-s-1168,99,s,1168,Public Housing Comprehensive Grant Act,Housing and Community Development,1985-05-20,1985-05-20,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]",UT,R,G000072,1,"Public Housing Comprehensive Grant Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize a public housing agency to use any amounts made available from contributions by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988. Authorizes the Secretary to make financial assistance available to public housing agencies. Directs the Secretary to determine from appropriated annual amounts the amount necessary to fund the annual accrual of capital improvement needs of public housing agencies and to allocate such sums to each public housing agency based on specified formulae reflecting capital improvement needs. Requires the Secretary to approve a five-year comprehensive plan submitted by a public housing agency before financial assistance may be made available under this Act (except where conditions constitute an immediate threat to the health or safety of tenants. Details the requirements of such a comprehensive plan and the basis upon which it will be disapproved. Requires the Secretary to notify the public housing agency in writing if the plan is not approved, indicating the reasons for disapproval and the modifications required to make the plan approvable. Permits a smaller public housing agency (including an Indian housing agency) to apply for grants for projects which cannot be funded with other available resources. Requires the Secretary to give preference to public housing agencies which:  (1) have conditions constituting an immediate threat to the health or safety of tenants; (2) have the most severe need for improvements and replacements; and (3) have a demonstrated capability of implementing the work proposed in the agency's application for assistance. Limits the purposes for which a public housing agency may use financial aid received under this Act. Requires a public housing agency which receives assistance to submit to the Secretary:  (1) an annual statement of activities and expenditures projected to be funded by such assistance during the immediately following fiscal year of the public housing agency; and (2) a performance and evaluation report regarding the agency's activities. Requires the Secretary to review on at least an annual basis the activities of recipient agencies (including their capacities for implementing their comprehensive plans and their progress in satisfying performance standards prescribed by the Secretary). Prohibits the Secretary from providing financial assistance for FY 1987 unless the Secretary has determined that the public housing agency has made reasonable progress in implementing certain modernization projects. Authorizes the Secretary to withhold assistance or require a public housing agency to take corrective action in accordance with the Secretary's review.  Requires that audit examinations be made of recipients. Requires the Secretary to prescribe by regulation: (1) the formula for determining the annual accrual of capital improvement needs of certain public housing agencies; (2) the formula for allocating assistance among larger public housing agencies; (3) criteria for determining whether proposed improvements will reasonably assure the long-term viability of a project; and (4) the performance standards to be applied in the Secretary's reviews and audits.",2025-08-29T16:30:23Z,
99-s-1133,99,s,1133,A bill to amend section 119(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.,Housing and Community Development,1985-05-14,1985-05-14,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI]",MI,D,R000249,18,"Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 regarding urban development action grant criteria to include the following:  (1) the production of goods or services from the applicant's local economy; (2) job retention and retraining; and (3) project location. Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from awarding such a grant unless: (1) the project will have a substantial physical development and fiscal impact; (2) the project is likely to be accomplished in a timely fashion; and (3) the city or urban area has demonstrated performance in housing and community development programs. Provides for the use of repaid grant funds. Requires an applicant to provide the Secretary with an annual statement of the projected receipt and use of repaid grant funds and an audited report of any previous fund use. Requires a report to the Congress by March 15, 1986.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-hr-2470,99,hr,2470,"A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to improve the criteria used to select projects for grants under the urban development action grant program, and for other purposes.",Housing and Community Development,1985-05-13,1985-05-13,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18]",FL,D,P000218,4,"Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 regarding urban development action grant criteria to include the following:  (1) the production of goods or services from the applicant's local economy; (2) job retention and retraining; and (3) project location. Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from awarding such a grant unless: (1) the project will have a substantial physical development and fiscal impact; (2) the project is likely to be accomplished in a timely fashion; and (3) the city or urban area has demonstrated performance in housing and community development programs. Provides for the use of repaid grant funds. Requires an applicant to provide the Secretary with an annual statement of the projected receipt and use of repaid grant funds and an audited report of any previous fund use. Requires a report to the Congress by March 15, 1986.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hr-2421,99,hr,2421,Public Housing Comprehensive Grant Act,Housing and Community Development,1985-05-08,1985-05-08,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Bartlett, Steve [R-TX-3]",TX,R,B000204,2,"Public Housing Comprehensive Grant Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize a public housing agency to use any amounts made available from contributions by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary). Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 and 1988. Authorizes the Secretary to make financial assistance available to public housing agencies. Directs the Secretary to determine from appropriated annual amounts the amount necessary to fund the annual accrual of capital improvement needs of public housing agencies and to allocate such sums to each public housing agency based on specified formulae reflecting capital improvement needs. Requires the Secretary to approve a five-year comprehensive plan submitted by a public housing agency before financial assistance may be made available under this Act (except where conditions constitute an immediate threat to the health or safety of tenants).  Details the requirements of such a comprehensive plan and the basis upon which it will be disapproved.  Requires the Secretary to notify the public housing agency in writing if the plan is not approved, indicating the reasons for disapproval and the modifications required to make the plan approvable. Permits a smaller public housing agency (including an Indian housing agency) to apply for grants for projects which cannot be funded with other available resources. Requires the Secretary to give preference to public housing agencies which:  (1) have conditions constituting an immediate threat to the health or safety of tenants; (2) have the most severe need for improvements and replacements; and (3) have a demonstrated capability of implementing the work proposed in the agency's application for assistance. Limits the purposes for which a public housing agency may use financial aid.  Requires a public housing agency which receives assistance to submit to the Secretary:  (1) an annual statement of activities and expenditures projected to be funded by such assistance during the immediately following fiscal year of the public housing agency; and (2) a performance and evaluation report regarding the agency's activities. Requires the Secretary to review on at least an annual basis the activities of recipient agencies (including their capacities for implementing their comprehensive plans and their progress in satisfying performance standards prescribed by the Secretary). Prohibits the Secretary from providing financial assistance for FY 1987 unless the Secretary has determined that the public housing agency has made reasonable progress in implementing certain modernization projects.  Authorizes the Secretary to withhold assistance or require a public housing agency to take corrective action in accordance with the Secretary's review.  Requires that audit examinations be made of recipients. Requires the Secretary to prescribe by regulation: (1) the formula for determining the annual accrual of capital improvement needs of certain public housing agencies; (2) the formula for allocating assistance among larger public housing agencies; (3) criteria for determining whether proposed improvements will reasonably assure the long-term viability of a project; and (4) the performance standards to be applied in the Secretary's reviews and audits.",2025-08-29T16:30:15Z,
99-hr-2292,99,hr,2292,Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Insurance Act,Housing and Community Development,1985-04-30,1985-04-30,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27]",NY,R,W000752,0,"Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Insurance Act - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure a home equity conversion mortgage and to make commitments for the insurance of such mortgages prior to the date of their execution or disbursement if such mortgages: (1) may improve the financial situation or otherwise meet the needs of elderly homeowners; (2) can be developed to include safeguards for mortgagors to offset the special risks of such mortgages; and (3) have a potential for acceptance in the private market. Includes among eligibility requirements for such insurance requirements that the mortgage shall:  (1) have been made and held by a mortgage approved by the Secretary; (2) have been executed by an elderly homeowner; and (3) be secured by a one-family residential dwelling occupied by the mortgagor. Provides that each mortgagee of a mortgage insured under this Act shall be required to give the homeowner, at the time of a loan application, a written explanation of the features of the home equity conversion mortgage. Prohibits the Secretary from insuring a mortgage pursuant to this Act after September 30, 1988.  Sets the total number of mortgages which may be insured under this Act at 1,000. Permits the Secretary to take any action necessary to provide a mortgagor with funds due pursuant to an insured mortgage or ancillary contract which have not been paid by the party responsible and to obtain reimbursement of such payments from any source. Requires the Secretary to evaluate and report to the Congress by March 1, 1988, on the program authorized under this Act.",2025-08-29T16:31:00Z,
99-hr-2221,99,hr,2221,Jesse Gray Housing Act,Housing and Community Development,1985-04-25,1985-04-25,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1]",MI,D,C000714,13,"Jesse Gray Housing Act - Title I:  Housing Provisions - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a program for the construction of 500,000 new dwelling units in public housing during each of FY 1987 through 1996.  Directs the Secretary to:  (1) make grants to public housing agencies; and (2) enter into contracts with public housing agencies for annual contributions. Limits the aggregate amount of budget authority obligated under such contracts entered into in any fiscal year. Provides a formula for the determination of the applicable amounts of such grants and contributions for FY 1987 through 1995 based on the consumer price index.  Authorizes appropriations for FY 1987 through 1996. Requires the Secretary to make available financial assistance for public housing projects, especially projects that the Secretary determines would likely have been subject to demolition or other disposition. Increases the aggregate amount of budget authority permitted for contracts for annual contributions by the amount necessary for the revitalization of 100,000 public housing units in each of FY 1987 through 1996. Prohibits the Secretary from approving an application by a public housing agency for permission to demolish or dispose of all or part of a public housing project.  (Currently, such approval is permitted if the Secretary makes certain determinations.) Requires each public housing agency to carry out a program of job training and employment of unemployed individuals residing in the vicinity of public housing projects in connection with any construction and revitalization of public housing.  Directs each such program to give preference to such individuals who reside in public housing.  Gives percentage guidelines of employment positions and job training positions for such individuals. Reduces lower income rent contribution amounts under the National Housing Act, the United States Housing Act of 1937, the Housing Act of 1949, the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, and the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983. Excludes welfare or social security cost-of-living adjustments from such adjusted income determinations. Directs the Secretary to submit to the Congress a comprehensive report concerning proposed limitations on Federal housing assistance to ensure that Federal housing assistance funds benefit only lower income families. Title II:  Tax Imposed on Employers of Ten or More Employees - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to impose a wage-based excise tax on employers of ten or more employees. Establishes the National Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury to be used for grants and annual contributions for the construction of public housing. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit into the Fund an amount equal to the taxes received as a result of such excise tax.",2025-08-29T16:30:07Z,
99-hr-2235,99,hr,2235,Housing Counseling for the Mentally Ill Act of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-04-25,1985-04-30,Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.,House,"Rep. Moody, Jim [D-WI-5]",WI,D,M000881,41,"Housing Counseling for the Mentally Ill Act of 1985 - Authorizes States and local governments to use specified community development and alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health services block grant funds to provide housing counseling and periodic evaluations for individuals released from residential facilities for the mentally ill. Requires periodic reports on the use of such funds.",2025-08-29T16:31:41Z,
99-hr-2176,99,hr,2176,Public Housing Child Care Services Act of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-04-23,1985-04-23,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]",OH,D,K000009,0,Public Housing Child Care Services Act of 1985 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants to public housing authorities to assist them in providing child care services for lower income families. Requires a program report to the Congress within three years. Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations.,2025-08-29T16:31:00Z,
99-s-980,99,s,980,A bill to amend title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.,Housing and Community Development,1985-04-23,1985-04-23,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Trible, Paul S., Jr. [R-VA]",VA,R,T000367,10,"Amends Title I  of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide that, for community development block grant program purposes, any city classified as a metropolitan area central city as of FY 1983 shall retain such classification at least through the next census.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-hr-2106,99,hr,2106,Homeownership Opportunity Act of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-04-18,1985-04-18,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7]",MD,D,M000826,14,Homeownership Opportunity Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide loans to very low-income families to permit such families to purchase single-family homes owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Limits program participation to first-time owners. Limits home purchase amounts. Requires a downpayment of the lesser of $500 or two-percent. Requires the Secretary to provide interest and non-interest bearing loans as provided for by this Act. Establishes the Homeownership Opportunity Fund in the Treasury. Authorizes appropriations.,2025-08-29T16:33:22Z,
99-hr-2021,99,hr,2021,National Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Act,Housing and Community Development,1985-04-04,1985-04-04,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10]",NY,D,S000148,9,"National Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants to nonprofit organizations to:  (1) carry out a Nehemiah housing opportunity program of construction or substantial rehabilitation of homes; and (2) provide interest-free loans to lower-income families for the purchase of such homes. Limits Federal assistance to $15,000 per home. Sets forth assistance and eligibility provisions. Establishes in the Treasury the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Fund.  Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:32:26Z,
99-s-858,99,s,858,A bill to amend section 119 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to modify the selection criteria for urban development action grants.,Housing and Community Development,1985-04-03,1985-04-03,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]",WA,R,G000333,0,Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 regarding urban development action grant criteria to establish the following selection criteria: (1) the ratio of private investment dollars to grant funds (at least three to one); (2) the ratio of permanent jobs to be created to the amount of grant funds; (3) the proportion of such jobs likely to go to unemployed and poor people and minorities; (4) the project's impact on local revenues; and (5) other appropriate economic benefits.,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-hr-1870,99,hr,1870,Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-04-02,1985-04-02,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15]",OH,R,W000781,0,"Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1985 - Title I:  Community and Neighborhood Development - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize FY 1986 through 1987 appropriations for:  (1) the community development block grant (CDBG) program; and (2) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development's discretionary fund. Modifies the definition of ""Indian tribe"" for community block grant purposes to mean an Indian tribe, band, nation, or Alaskan Native Village, and not a tribal organization. Provides for a statewide, rather than a county-by-county basis for determining nonmetropolitan low-and moderate-income levels for CDBG State program purposes. Amends the CDBG statement of activities and review provisions to:  (1) repeal provisions requiring a description of a grantee's past use of funds; (2) exempt States from the community development plan requirement; (3) substitute for the housing assistance plan certification a certification that the grantee will cooperate in providing low-and middle-income housing; and (4) repeal the limitation on assessments to recover the cost of CDBG-assisted public improvements. Provides that 60 percent of CDBG funds shall be for metropolitan cities and urban counties, and 40 percent for the State's program.  (Current law requires a 70/30 distribution.) Requires (current law authorizes) State administration of the State CDBG program. Repeals the requirement that the Governor sign the necessary program certifications. Sets forth transition funding provisions for communities which lose their classification as a city or urban county for FY 1986 or thereafter.  Makes a FY 1985-eligible metropolitan city that loses such classification for FY 1986:  (1) eligible for 50 percent funding in FY 1986; and (2) eligible for parallel State funding.  Stipulates that any city that elects to have its population included in an urban county for FY 1986 shall be ineligible for such transition funding. Makes a community that loses its metropolitan city or urban county classification as a result of population loss eligible for full transition funding for the first year and 50 percent funding for the second year.  Authorizes parallel State funding.  Stipulates that:  (1) a community that elects to have its population included in an urban county shall be ineligible for such transition funding; and (2) a community that receives such funding for the first year cannot join with an urban county in the second eligibility year. Amends State allocation provisions to include, for cities or counties receiving transition funding, 50 percent of the values relating to population, poverty, housing age, and housing overcrowding for the year or 50 percent funding. Reduces from $102,000 to $100,000 the amount of administrative expenses that a State may deduct from amounts received for distribution in nonentitlement areas. Makes the existing CDBG annual reporting requirement a triennial reporting requirement, with the first such report due within 180 days of the end of FY 1985. Repeals the provisions authorizing:  (1) discretionary grants for new communities; (2) advance drawdowns of rehabilitation-designated funds; (3) loan guarantees; and (4) the urban development action grant program. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to repeal the direct rehabilitation loan program.  (Retains revolving fund provisions until transferred or until the end of FY 1986, whichever is earlier.) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the urban homesteading program.  Authorizes States and localities to charge for the conveyance of homestead property to non-lower income people. Directs that such funds be transferred to the Treasury. Title II:  Housing Assistance Programs - Part A:  General - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase budget authority for specified lower-income housing projects. Limits FY 1986 contract authority for public housing improvement assistance to $175,000,000, to be used only for emergency needs. Authorizes the Secretary to require applicants and participants in Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): (1) programs involving loans, grants, interest or rental assistance, or mortgage or mortgage loan insurance to provide their social security number or employer identification number as a condition of eligibility; or (2) programs involving initial or periodic income review to sign a consent form as a condition of eligibility. Amends the Social Security Act to give HUD and public housing authorities access to State unemployment and wage information. Amends the definition of ""disabled"" in a specified section of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the definition of ""developmentally disabled individual"" in a section of the Housing Act of 1959 to conform to the Developmentally Disabled and Bill of Rights Act. Part B:  Public and Indian Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit the Secretary from making low income housing project loans except for projects for which funding has been reserved before October 1, 1986.  Provides, with regard to such loans, for the cancellation of:  (1) principal and interest, except for those loans not intended to be repaid from annual contributions or involving third parties; and (2) the Secretary's debt to the Treasury. Replaces the existing annual contribution method of financing public housing with a one-time capital contribution method, effective as of October 1, 1987. Increases the portion of income that may be used for rent for public housing home ownership programs. Authorizes the Secretary to:  (1) apply to a Federal or State court for appointment of a receiver for a public housing authority if such authority is in substantial default of the covenants and conditions to which it is subject; and (2) petition the court for temporary or preliminary relief pending the default determination. Part C:  Other Assisted Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to make permanent borrowing authority for direct loans for housing for the elderly or the handicapped. Provides with regard to the section 8 assisted housing program that FY 1985 fair market rents shall continue through FY 1986. Makes the housing voucher program permanent. Authorizes the Secretary to increase maximum rents above the amounts otherwise permitted if necessary to assist in the sale of HUD-owned multifamily projects. Repeals the moderate rehabilitation program. Permits lower-income families whose rent exceeds 30 percent of their adjusted income to participate in the housing voucher program. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to repeal:  (1) the provision providing for local review of housing applications where the local authority has a HUD-approved housing assistance plan; and (2) the notice and comment exemption for specified State-financed assistance. Requires the Secretary, beginning in FY 1988, to allocate housing funds equally between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 to require a rent supplement project owner (currently the Secretary) to give housing priority to persons who are displaced, in substandard housing, or paying more than 50 percent of their income for rent.  Repeals the requirement that HUD issue tenant eligibility certificates to requesting project owners. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to repeal the requirement that entities receiving loans to develop housing for the elderly or handicapped include community representatives in their governing boards. Title III:  Program Amendments and Extensions - Part A:  Federal Housing Administration - Amends the National Housing Act to extend through FY 1987 the following HUD-Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage and loan insurance programs:  (1) property improvement and manufactured home loan insurance; (2) basic home mortgage insurance; (3) rental housing insurance; (4) cooperative housing insurance; (5) rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance; (6) moderate income and displaced families housing; (7) miscellaneous housing insurance, including insurance in older urban areas and for existing multifamily housing projects and hospitals; (8) housing for the elderly; (9) experimental housing; (10) condominium insurance; (11) special mortgage insurance; (12) homeowner fee simple purchases; (13) supplemental loans for multifamily housing projects, health facilities, and energy conservation improvements; (14) middle income home ownership; (15) coinsurance; (16) mortgage insurance on graduated payment and indexed mortgages; (17) single family mortgage on Hawaiian and Indian home lands; (18) adjustable rate single family mortgages; (19)shared appreciation mortgages; and (20) mortgage insurance for land development. (Permits expiration of the following HUD-FHA mortgage insurance programs:  (1) mortgage insurance for servicemen; (2) mortgage insurance for nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and board and care homes; (3) homeownership for lower income families; (4) countercyclical economic stimulus; (5) mortgage insurance for hospitals; (6) armed forces housing; and (7) group practice facilities.) Makes conforming and technical amendments to the National Housing Act. Amends the National Housing Act to revise the Secretary's authority in setting insurance premium charges under the property improvement and manufactured home loan programs. Provides that Hawaiian and Indian home lands mortgages shall be General Insurance Fund obligations. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977 to repeal the requirement that HUD publish prototype housing costs for one- to four-family housing units. Amends the National Housing Act to increase mortgage limits for multifamily projects in high-cost areas. Civil Recovery Double Damages Act - Provides a double damages civil remedy for the unauthorized use of multifamily housing project assets and income. Gives the Attorney General, upon the Secretary's request, exclusive authority to initiate such proceedings (which may be brought up to six years after any misuse of funds has been discovered). Part B:  Other Programs - Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for HUD research programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, State or local governments or private or public institutions for programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices.  Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations. Repeals specified congressional reporting requirements under the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act and the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act. Amends the National Manufactured Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to expand HUD's fee-collection authority. Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to eliminate the maximum fee amount for interstate land sales registration. Title IV:  Rental Rehabilitation and Development Grants - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to repeal the housing development grant program. Permits States to use rental rehabilitation grants in rural areas.",2025-08-29T16:30:48Z,
99-s-789,99,s,789,A bill to repeal section 312 of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975.,Housing and Community Development,1985-03-28,1985-03-28,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI]",WI,D,P000553,0,"Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to repeal its October 1, 1985, termination date, thus making its authority permanent.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-hr-1774,99,hr,1774,Housing for the Handicapped Act of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-03-27,1985-03-27,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4]",CT,R,M000527,0,"Housing for the Handicapped Act of 1985 - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to require that at least 15 percent of loan funds appropriated under the housing for the elderly and the handicapped (Section 202) program be available for housing for (primarily nonelderly) handicapped families. Limits rental subsidies to: (1) 90 percent of the initial rental (and utility) costs; and (2) 20 years. Requires participating families to pay a rent contribution of at least 25 percent, with any such amount requiring approval by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Exempts such housing projects from specified prevailing wage requirements. Requires loan applicants to submit a service benefit plan describing support services for elderly and handicapped families.",2025-08-29T16:33:00Z,
99-hr-1718,99,hr,1718,A bill to amend section 119(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.,Housing and Community Development,1985-03-26,1985-03-26,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-4]",TN,D,C000754,0,"Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 regarding urban development action grant criteria to place major emphasis on private investment leveraging and job creation, especially for low-income persons and minorities, including the unemployed. Limits fiscal year grant amounts to any single community.",2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hr-1669,99,hr,1669,National Endowment for the Homeless Act,Housing and Community Development,1985-03-21,1985-03-21,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7]",WA,D,L000486,21,"National Endowment for the Homeless Act - Authorizes the establishment of a nonprofit corporation to be known as the National Endowment for the Homeless. States the purposes of the Endowment to be to: (1) provide shelter, food, and supportive services for the homeless; (2) promote greater cooperation between the public and private sectors in providing services for the homeless; and (3) provide funds for innovative local programs for the homeless. States that the Endowment may only fund programs undertaken by nonprofit organizations and units of local government, and that such assistance shall be in addition to, rather than a substitute for, financial support otherwise available for the homeless. Sets forth grant distribution and operating provisions. Establishes within the Endowment a National Council of Shelter, Food, and Service Providers. Requires an annual report to the President for transmittal to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations including additional matching amounts.",2025-08-29T16:31:26Z,
99-s-667,99,s,667,Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-03-14,1985-04-15,Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed:  S.Hrg. 99-53.,Senate,"Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]",UT,R,G000072,1,"Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1985 - Title I:  Community and Neighborhood Development - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize FY 1986 through 1987 appropriations for:  (1) the community development block grant (CDBG) program; and (2) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development's discretionary fund. Modifies the definition of ""Indian tribe"" for community block grant purposes to mean an Indian tribe, band, nation, or Alaskan Native Village, and not a tribal organization. Provides for a statewide rather than a county-by-county, basis for determining nonmetropolitan low-and moderate-income levels for CDBG State program purposes. Amends the CDBG statement of activities and review provisions to:  (1) repeal provisions requiring a description of a grantee's past use of funds; (2) exempt States from the community development plan requirement; (3) substitute for the housing assistance plan certification a certification that the grantee will cooperate in providing low-and middle-income housing; and (4) repeal the limitation on assessments to recover the cost of CDBG-assisted public improvements. Provides that 60 percent of CDBG funds shall be for metropolitan cities and urban counties, and 40 percent for the State's program. (Current law requires a 70/30 distribution.) Requires (current law authorizes) State administration of the State CDBG program. Repeals the requirement that the Governor sign the necessary State program certifications. Sets forth transition funding provisions for communities which lose their classification as a city or urban county for FY 1986 or thereafter.  Makes a FY 1985-eligible metropolitan city that loses such classification for FY 1986: (1) eligible for 50 percent funding in FY 1986; and (2) eligible for parallel State funding.  Stipulates that any city that elects to have its population included in an urban county for FY 1986 shall be ineligible for such transition funding. Makes a community that loses its metropolitan city or urban county classification as a result of population loss eligible for full transition funding for the first year and 50 percent funding for the second year. Authorizes parallel State funding.  Stipulates that: (1) a comunity that elects to have its population included in an urban county shall be ineligible for such transition funding; and (2) a community that receives such funding for the first year cannot join with an urban county in the second eligibility year. Amends State allocation provisions to include, for cities or counties receiving transition funding, 50 percent of the values relating to population, poverty, housing age, and housing overcrowding for the year or 50 percent funding. Reduces from $102,000 to $100,000 the amount of administrative expenses that a State may deduct from amounts received for distribution in nonentitlement areas. Makes the existing CDBG annual reporting requirement a triennial reporting requirement, with the first such report due within 180 days of the end of FY 1985. Repeals the provisions authorizing:  (1) discretionary grants for new communities; (2) advance drawdowns of rehabilitation-designated funds; (3) loan guarantees; and (4) the urban development action grant program. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to repeal the direct rehabilitation loan program.  (Retains revolving fund provisions until transferred or until the end of FY 1986, whichever is earlier.) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for the urban homesteading program.  Authorizes States and localities to charge for the conveyance of homestead property to non-lower income people. Directs that such funds be transferred to the Treasury. Title II:  Housing Assistance Programs - Part A:  General - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase budget authority for specified lower-income housing projects.  Limits FY 1986 contract authority for public housing improvement assistance to $175,000,000, to be used only for emergency needs. Authorizes the Secretary to require applicants and participants in Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD):  (1) programs involving loans, grants, interest or rental assistance, or mortgage or mortgage loan insurance to provide their social security number or employer identification number as a condition of eligibility; or (2) programs involving initial or periodic income review to sign a consent form as a condition of eligibility. Amends the Social Security Act to give HUD and public housing authorities access to State unemployment and wage information. Amends the definition of ""disabled"" in a specified section of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the definition of ""developmentally disabled individual"" in a specified section of the Housing Act of 1959 to conform to the Developmentally Disabled and Bill of Rights Act. Part B:  Public and Indian Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit the Secretary from making low income housing project loans except for projects for which funding has been reserved before October 1,1986.  Provides, with regard to such loans, for the cancellation of:  (1) principal and interest, except for those loans not intended to be repaid from annual contributions or involving third parties; and (2) the Secretary's debt to the Treasury. Replaces the existing annual contribution method of financing public housing with a one-time capital contribution method, effective as of October 1, 1987. Increases the portion of income that may be used for rent for public housing home ownership programs. Authorizes the Secretary to:  (1) apply to a Federal or State court for appointment of a receiver for a public housing authority if such authority is in substantial default of the covenants and conditions to which it is subject; and (2) petition the court for temporary or preliminary relief pending the default determination. Part C:  Other Assisted Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to make permanent borrowing authority for direct loans for housing for the elderly or the handicapped. Provides with regard to the section 8 assisted housing program that FY 1985 fair market rents shall continue through FY 1986. Makes the housing voucher program permanent. Authorizes the Secretary to increase maximum rents above the amounts otherwise permitted if necessary to assist in the sale of HUD-owned multifamily projects. Repeals the moderate rehabilitation program. Permits lower-income families whose rent exceed 30 percent of their adjusted income to participate in the housing voucher program. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to repeal:  (1) the provision providing for local review of housing applications where the local authority has a HUD-approved housing assistance plan; and (2) the notice and comment exemption for specified State-financed housing assistance. Requires the Secretary, beginning in FY 1988, to allocate housing funds equally between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 to require a rent supplement project owner (currently the Secretary) to give housing priority to persons who are displaced, in substandard housing, or paying more than 50 percent of their income for rent.  Repeals the requirement that HUD issue tenant eligibility certificates to requesting project owners. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to repeal the requirement that entities receiving loans to develop housing for the elderly or handicapped include community representatives in their governing boards. Title III:  Program Amendments and Extensions - Part A:  Federal Housing Administration - Amends the National Housing Act to extend through FY 1987 the following HUD-Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage and loan insurance programs:  (1) property improvement and manufactured home loan insurance; (2) basic home mortgage insurance; (3) rental housing insurance; (4) cooperative housing insurance; (5) rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance; (6) moderate income and displaced families housing; (7) miscellaneous housing insurance, including insurance in older urban areas and for existing multifamily housing projects and hospitals; (8) housing for the elderly; (9) experimental housing; (10) condominium insurance; (11) special mortgage insurance; (12) homeowner fee simple purchases; (13) supplemental loans for multifamily housing projects, health facilities, and energy conservation improvements; (14) middle income home ownership; (15) coinsurance; (16) mortgage insurance or graduated payment and indexed mortgages; (17) single family mortgage insurance on Hawaiian and Indian home lands; (18) adjustable rate single family mortgages; (19) shared appreciation mortgages; and (20) mortgage insurance for land development. (Permits expiration of the following HUD-FHA mortgage insurance programs: (1) mortgage insurance for servicemen; (2) mortgage insurance for nursing homes, intermediate care facilities, and board and care homes; (3) homeownership for lower income families; (4) countercyclical economic stimulus; (5) mortgage insurance for hospitals; (6) armed forces housing; and (7) group practice facilities.) Makes conforming and technical amendments to the National Housing Act. Amends the National Housing Act to revise the Secretary's authority in setting insurance premium charges under the property improvement and manufactured home loan programs. Provides that Hawaiian and Indian home lands mortgages shall be General Insurance Fund obligations. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977 to repeal the requirement that HUD publish prototype housing costs for one- to four-family housing units. Amends the National Housing Act to increase mortgage limits for multifamily projects in high-cost areas. Civil Recovery Double Damages Act - Provides a double damages civil remedy for the unauthorized use of multifamily housing project assets and income. Gives the Attorney General, upon the Secretary's request, exclusive authority to initiate such proceedings (which may be brought up to six years after any misuse of funds has been discovered). Part B:  Other Programs - Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations for HUD research programs. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to, or enter into cooperative agreements or contracts with, State or local governments or private or public institutions for programs to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices.  Authorizes FY 1986 and 1987 appropriations. Repeals specified congressional reporting requirements under the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act and the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act. Amends the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to expand HUD's fee-collection authority. Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to eliminate the maximum fee amount for interstate land sales registration. Title IV:  Rental Rehabilitation and Development Grants - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to repeal the housing development grant program. Permits States to use rental rehabilitation grants in rural areas.",2025-08-29T16:29:59Z,
99-hr-1526,99,hr,1526,Homeless Emergency Relief Act of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-03-07,1985-03-15,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17]",NY,D,W000258,41,"Homeless Emergency Relief Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Office of Community Services, to provide grants to local governments or nonprofit organizations for the provision of emergency services (shelter, food, and outpatient care) to homeless persons and families. Limits:  (1) Federal amounts to 75 percent of project costs; and (2) individual grants to $5,000,000. Establishes in such Office the Emergency Shelter Grants Review Board which shall review applications and recommend grant recipients to the Secretary. Authorizes FY 1986 appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:33:34Z,
99-s-633,99,s,633,A bill to continue the authorization for Federal Crime Insurance under the National Housing Act.,Housing and Community Development,1985-03-07,1985-03-07,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]",NY,R,D000018,6,Amends the National Housing Act to extend the Federal Crime Insurance program from FY 1985 through 1987 (and its reinsurance program from FY 1986 through 1988).,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-s-649,99,s,649,A bill to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949 to establish a minimum level of guarantee and insurance authority.,Housing and Community Development,1985-03-07,1985-03-07,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]",MI,D,L000261,0,"Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make commitments to guarantee or insure authorized loans in the full amount provided by law, subject only to: (1) the availability of qualified applicants; and (2) limitations in appropriation Acts.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-s-650,99,s,650,A bill to amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish a minimum level of guarantee and insurance authority.,Housing and Community Development,1985-03-07,1985-03-07,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]",MI,D,L000261,0,Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make commitments to guarantee or insure loans in the full amount provided by law for any loan guarantee or insurance program subject only to:  (1) the availability of qualified applicants; and (2) limitations in appropriation Acts.,2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-hr-1422,99,hr,1422,Homeless Persons Housing and Supportive Services Act of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-03-05,1985-03-15,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20]",OH,D,O000001,0,"Homeless Persons Housing and Supportive Services Act of 1985 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct a demonstration program to determine:  (1) the feasibility of assisting nonprofit organizations in providing housing and supportive services for homeless persons; (2) the cost of acquiring, rehabilitating, and operating such housing and of providing supportive services; and (3) the social, financial, and other advantages of such housing and supportive services as a means of assisting homeless persons and as an alternative to continued institutionalization of handicapped persons. Authorizes the Secretary to provide any eligible nonprofit organization:  (1) annual payments of up to 80 percent of the annual operating expenses of such housing for not more than ten years; (2) technical assistance; and (3) a non-interest bearing advance equal to the cost of acquiring and rehabilitating such housing.  Waives repayment of such advance if the organization uses the housing for homeless persons for at least ten years after initial occupancy. Requires each organization receiving assistance to agree to:  (1) assess the supportive services required by housing residents and employ a full-time residential supervisor to provide such services; and (2) use the housing for homeless persons for at least five years after initial occupancy. Requires each homeless person residing in housing assisted under this Act to pay as rent the amount such person would pay as rent for public housing under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress after FY 1986, 1987, and 1988.  Limits the annual budget authority for advances and annual payments under this Act.   Prohibits the Secretary from making any advance after September 30, 1988.",2025-08-29T16:32:32Z,
99-s-591,99,s,591,A bill to amend section 119(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.,Housing and Community Development,1985-03-05,1985-04-15,Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed:  S.Hrg. 99-53.,Senate,"Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]",IA,R,G000386,11,"Amends the Housing  and Community Development Act of 1974 regarding urban development action grant criteria to place major emphasis on private investment leveraging and job creation, especially for low-income persons and minorities, including the unemployed. Limits fiscal year grant amounts to any single community.",2025-01-14T18:20:21Z,
99-hr-1271,99,hr,1271,A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide for the continued classification of certain cities as metropolitan cities for purposes of assistance under the community development block grant program.,Housing and Community Development,1985-02-26,1985-03-01,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-21]",NY,R,F000141,13,Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide for the permanent classification of certain cities as metropolitan cities for purposes of the community development block grant assistance (unless such city no longer qualifies as metropolitan on the basis of a decennial census conducted after FY 1985).,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-hr-1250,99,hr,1250,"A bill entitled: ""Income Eligibility for Assisted Housing Stabilization Act of 1985"".",Housing and Community Development,1985-02-25,1985-03-01,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Holt, Marjorie S. [R-MD-4]",MD,R,H000747,0,Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to repeal the assisted housing income eligibility provision.,2024-02-06T19:38:08Z,
99-s-428,99,s,428,Homestead Act of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-02-07,1985-02-07,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID]",ID,R,S001138,0,"Homestead Act of 1985 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to establish procedures under which families residing in public housing projects shall be provided with an opportunity to purchase their dwelling units. Requires the formation of a homeownership association composed of families who:  (1) are capable of assuming the responsibilities of homeownership; (2) have resided in public housing projects for not less than 24 consecutive months; and (3) have resided in their current dwelling units for at least 12 consecutive months. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide comprehensive improvement assistance to such projects to ensure that the physical condition, management, and operation of such projects are sufficient to encourage homeownership by resident families. Directs the Secretary and the responsible public housing agency to provide the training and technical and educational assistance necessary to prepare the families and the homeownership association for homeownership.  Directs the Secretary to pay to the agency an amount equal to any reduction in the operating expenses of a project realized as a result of providing such assistance. Directs the agency to use such amount to reduce the purchase prices of dwelling units. Authorizes a homeownership association to purchase a public housing project after the Secretary determines that:  (1) the association is prepared to manage and maintain the project with continued Federal assistance; and (2) project operating costs have been reduced sufficiently to make home ownership affordable to resident families. Allows an eligible family to purchase a dwelling directly from the public housing agency if the Secretary determines that such purchase will not interfere with the rights of other resident families or harm the efficient operation of the project. Requires the Secretary to continue to pay annual contributions to such project after such a purchase. Limits the purchase price for a project or unit to 25 percent of its fair market value.  Lists alternative purchasing arrangements.  Directs the agency to assist a purchase by making a loan to a family or association at an interest rate not exceeding 70 percent of the market interest rate. Requires any unit or project purchaser who sells such property before the expiration of five years to pay the public housing agency a specified percentage of the sale price. Establishes procedures under which families residing in public housing projects shall be provided with an opportunity to undertake the management, maintenance, educational, and cultural functions of such project.  Requires such families to form a resident management association. Directs the Secretary and the responsible public housing agency to provide such association with the necessary training and technical and educational assistance.  Allows such association to undertake such functions after the Secretary determines it is capable. Prohibits the eviction of any resident family because of the sale of a project to a homeownership association.  Authorizes the Secretary to:  (1) help relocate any family which decides not to purchase its dwellings in a project where other units are purchased; or (2) provide such family with a housing voucher to permit such family to obtain comparable alternative housing. Directs the Secretary to furnish financial assistance to:  (1) public housing agencies to enable such agencies to carry out this Act; and (2) purchasing families or associations for operating and maintenance expenses.",2025-08-29T16:30:01Z,
99-hr-990,99,hr,990,Multifamily Housing Insurance Rental Procedures Act,Housing and Community Development,1985-02-06,1985-03-01,Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.,House,"Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9]",NJ,D,T000317,0,"Multifamily Housing Insurance Rental Procedures Act - Amends the National Housing Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require that the rents and financial operations of mortgagors holding certain federally-insured housing be regulated so as to provide reasonable rentals to tenants and a reasonable return on the mortgagors' investments. Prohibits the Secretary from approving any rental increase for dwelling units in certain federally-insured multifamily rental housing unless: (1) the mortgagor involved submits an application for such increase accompanied by copies of the mortgagor's notice to tenants, the tenant's comments, and the mortgagor's evaluation of such comments; (2) at least 30 days before submitting such application, the mortgagor notifies residents of the average increase intended, makes available the documentary material to be submitted to the Secretary to support the increase request, and allows the residents to submit written comments on such increase;  and (3) the resulting rental charge for any unit will not exceed the average charge for all units of such housing by more than ten percent.  Prohibits the Secretary from insuring the mortgage of any such housing unless the mortgage contract includes such prohibition.",2025-08-29T16:31:41Z,
99-s-394,99,s,394,Homeless Housing Assistance Act of 1985,Housing and Community Development,1985-02-06,1985-02-06,Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.,Senate,"Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA]",WA,R,G000333,7,"Homeless Housing Assistance Act of 1985 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make competitive noninterest bearing advances to States, local governments, and private nonprofit organizations to renovate and convert facilities for emergency housing use.  Waives repayment if the facility is used as a shelter for at least ten years.  Requires 25 percent non-Federal matching funds and a three-year use commitment.  Limits payments for any single facility to not more than $200,000. Directs the Secretary to coordinate activities with the Federal Interagency Task Force on Food and Shelter, chaired by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and to identify vacant and surplus Federal facilities for emergency housing conversion.  Requires a report to the Congress within three months after the end of FY 1986.  Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations. Directs the Secretary to constitute an emergency housing and food program national board of volunteer agencies to carry out an emergency housing and food program.  States that such board shall distribute program funds to localities (which shall constitute local boards) with the greatest need for emergency food and housing assistance.  Requires the local board to submit to the national board an annual local homeless housing assistance plan.  Limits administrative costs to not more than two percent of appropriations. Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations. Directs the Secretary to make grants for demonstration projects to assist the homeless in the transition to independent living.  Limits Federal participation to up to 75 percent of project costs. Requires interim and final reports to the Congress.  Authorizes FY 1986 through 1988 appropriations.",2025-08-29T16:31:14Z,