{"database": "openregs", "table": "legislation", "is_view": false, "human_description_en": "where congress = 98 and policy_area = \"Housing and Community Development\" sorted by introduced_date descending", "rows": [["98-hr-6423", 98, "hr", 6423, "Jesse Gray Housing Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-10-09", "1984-10-17", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-1]", "MI", "D", "C000714", 0, "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 1986 through 1995.  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 1986 through 1995. Provides that the Secretary's annual contributions for the operation of public housing projects for each of FY 1986 through 1995 shall not exceed the amounts available for each such year from the National Housing Fund to be established in this Act. 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 1986 through 1995. 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. Establishes the National Housing Fund in the Treasury as a revolving fund to be used for:  (1) grants and annual contributions for the construction of public housing; and (2) annual contributions for the operation of public housing projects.  Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to deposit into the Fund an amount equal to the taxes received as a result of the corporate tax increase imposed under Title II of this Act. Decreases from 30 to 25 percent of adjusted income a tenant's contribution to rent under Federal low-income housing assistance programs. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to submit to 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:  Revenue Provisions - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the rate of tax imposed on corporations.", "2025-08-29T17:41:52Z", null], ["98-hr-6429", 98, "hr", 6429, "National Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-10-09", "1984-10-17", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10]", "NY", "D", "S000148", 4, "National Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 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. Sets forth the terms and conditions for assistance for a nonprofit organization's program, including:  (1) community and local government approval; (2) submission of a schedule for completion; (3) demonstration of the program's financial feasibility, including the availability of other sources of funds; (4) provisions for the completion of at least 100 homes; and (5) the location of homes in census tracts in which the median family income is not more than 80 percent of the area's median family income.  Sets forth the requirements for a family's participation in such program, including:  (1) a specified income to mortgage carrying charges ratio; (2) nonownership of a home for the three previous years; and (3) a downpayment of $5,000 or more. Limits to $25,000 the Federal assistance per home. Sets forth the Secretary's basis for selecting Nehemiah housing opportunity programs for assistance, including:  (1) the non-Federal contribution of land and financial and other assistance; (2) the cost-effectiveness of a program; and (3) the location and magnitude of a program such that it has a significant effect on neighborhood development and employment in an area of severe economic blight. Establishes in the Treasury the Nehemiah Housing Opportunity Fund. Directs the Secretary of HUD to report annually to Congress on such programs, including recommendations for modifications. Authorizes appropriations.", "2025-08-29T17:41:05Z", null], ["98-s-3052", 98, "s", 3052, "A bill to exclude certain Housing and Urban Development project notes from provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 relating to private activity bonds.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-10-03", "1984-10-16", "Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department, HUD.", "Senate", "Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]", "PA", "R", "H000456", 1, "Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 to exempt Department of Housing and Urban Development public housing and urban renewal project notes from provisions concerning tax exemption for private activity bonds.", "2025-01-03T20:54:05Z", null], ["98-hr-6355", 98, "hr", 6355, "Industrial Development Action Grant Act of 1984", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-10-02", "1984-10-17", "Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization.", "House", "Rep. Aspin, Les [D-WI-1]", "WI", "D", "A000224", 0, "Industrial Development Action Grant Act of 1984 - Authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to make industrial development action grants to severely distressed cities. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations establishing grant eligibility criteria setting forth minimum standards for determining the level of economic distress of cities. Sets forth the information to be contained in assistance applications. Sets forth selection criteria. Prohibits the Secretary from considering an application before it is presented for review to the Governor of the State in which the city is located. Permits a State Governor to apply for a grant on behalf of a small city (non-central cities of under 50,000 population). Permits grants to be made only where the Secretary determines that there is a strong probability that: (1) the non-Federal investment in the project would not be made without the grant; and (2) the grant would not substitute for non-Federal funds which are otherwise available to the project. Requires 50 percent or more of the funds made available for such grants to be used for central cities with populations of 50,000 or more. Prohibits any assistance to a project that will facilitate the relocation of any operation, personnel, or position of an industrial plant, facility, or other business establishment from any eligible city to the city in which such project is located. Requires the Secretary, at least on an annual basis, to make reviews and audits of grant recipients.", "2025-08-29T17:39:01Z", null], ["98-s-3030", 98, "s", 3030, "Homestead Act of 1984", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-09-27", "1984-09-27", "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.", "Senate", "Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID]", "ID", "R", "S001138", 0, "Homestead Act of 1984 - 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.", "2025-08-29T17:40:55Z", null], ["98-hr-6317", 98, "hr", 6317, "Urban Homestead Act of 1984", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-09-26", "1984-10-17", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31]", "NY", "R", "K000086", 4, "Urban Homestead Act of 1984 - 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 home ownership 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 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 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.", "2025-08-29T17:40:44Z", null], ["98-s-2993", 98, "s", 2993, "A bill entitled \"The Urban Development Action Grant Project Quality Restoration Act of 1984.\"", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-09-13", "1984-09-13", "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.", "Senate", "Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN]", "TN", "D", "S000068", 0, "Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in ranking the priority of projects to receive urban development action grants, to give substantial weight (at least 49 percent) to the consideration of the following criteria:  (1) the performance of a city or urban county in housing and community development programs; (2) the extent of private capital leveraging to be stimulated; (3) the number of jobs to be created, especially for low-income persons and minorities; (4) the impact of the proposed activities on the fiscal base of the city or county; (5) the extent to which State or local government funding or special economic incentives have been committed; and (6) project feasibility.", "2025-01-14T18:20:21Z", null], ["98-s-2994", 98, "s", 2994, "A bill entitled \"The Urban Development Action Grant Impaction Profile Improvement Act of 1984.\"", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-09-13", "1984-09-13", "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.", "Senate", "Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN]", "TN", "D", "S000068", 0, "Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in determining the comparative degree of economic distress among cities eligible for urban development action grants, to allot no more than one-quarter of the total points allocated for measurement of such distress to the adjusted age of housing.", "2025-01-14T18:20:21Z", null], ["98-sjres-351", 98, "sjres", 351, "A joint resolution designating the week beginning February 17, 1985, as a time to recognize volunteers who give their time to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters to youth in need of adult companionship.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-09-10", "1984-09-10", "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.", "Senate", "Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN]", "TN", "D", "S000068", 36, "Designates the week beginning February 17, 1985, as a time to recognize the contributions of volunteers who give their time to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters to youths in need of adult companionship.", "2025-07-21T19:32:26Z", null], ["98-hr-6156", 98, "hr", 6156, "A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to clarify the prohibition on the use of urban development action grants for the relocation of business operations.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-08-10", "1984-09-14", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18]", "NY", "D", "G000047", 3, "Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit the use of urban development action grant funds for any project that will facilitate or result in the relocation of any operation, personnel, or position of a business establishment from any city, urban county, or identifiable community that is eligible for such a grant to the project area.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-s-2819", 98, "s", 2819, "Housing and Community Development Technical Amendments Act of 1984", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-06-28", "1984-10-17", "Became Public Law No: 98-479.", "Senate", "Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]", "UT", "R", "G000072", 0, "(Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 98-1103) Housing and Community Development Technical Amendments Act of 1984 - Title I: Technical and Conforming Amendments to Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 - Makes various technical amendments to the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 and other specified housing Acts. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide that a county which has lost its classification as an urban county because local governments have either elected to be excluded from the county's population or have not renewed a cooperation agreement with the county will not be permitted to continue to be eligible as an urban county under the community development block grant (CDBG) program after fiscal year 1983.  Provides that for purposes of determining a county's entitlement status, a county's population shall include the population of its local governments and the unincorporated areas that are not units of local government and shall exclude the population of its metropolitan cities. Revises the definitions of persons of moderate, low, and very low income. Redefines \"persons of low income\" as families and individuals whose incomes do not exceed 50 percent of the median area income, with adjustments for smaller and larger families.  Redefines \"persons of moderate income\" as families and individuals whose incomes exceed 50 percent, but do not exceed 80 percent, of the median area income, with adjustments.  Authorizes the Secretary to establish different percentages if necessary because of unusually high or low family income in an area. Requires CDBG recipients to provide public notice and comment opportunity concerning any substantial change in the methods of distributing CDBG funds. Authorizes a local government, during any fiscal year, to use the same percentage of CDBG funds for public service activities as it used for such activities in FY 1982 or 1983 (currently 1983 only). Allows a metropolitan city or urban county to conduct certain CDBG activities designed to benefit persons of low and moderate income in the areas which have a higher concentration of such persons than 75 percent of all areas of such city or county. Allows States to use CDGB funds to cover part of the cost of administration of the Federal rental rehabilitation assistance program in non-metropolitan areas. Repeals provisions setting forth prerequisites for the retention by a local government of urban renewal project income realized from a CDBG.  Authorizes the city of Baltimore, Maryland, to retain any land disposition proceeds from closed-out urban renewal projects not paid to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for use in accordance with CDBG program requirements.  Authorizes the city of Denver, Colorado, to retain funds from certain urban renewal project proceeds, provided they are used for eligible CDBG activities. Amends the National Housing  Act to extend until September 30, 1985, the Secretary's authority to enter into contracts for homeownership assistance payments. Requires the Secretary to offer annually to amend rental assistance payment contracts to provide sufficient payments to cover 90 percent (currently up to 90 percent) of necessary rent increases and changes in tenant income. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to reqire the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Agriculture in determining income ceilings for lower-income families and very low-income families in rural areas and family income for purposes of determining a family's eligibility and assistance under various housing programs.  Provides for the deduction from family income of the amount by which the aggregate of the following expenses exceeds three percent of annual family income in order to obtain a family's adjusted income for purposes of determining eligibility and rent for public housing: (1) medical expenses for an elderly family (currently provided); and (2) attendant care and auxiliary apparatus necessary to enable any handicapped family member to be employed. Requires the Secretary to give priority to public housing projects involving the construction, acquisition, or acquisition and rehabilitation of housing for families requiring three or more bedrooms.  (Currently, the Secretary is required to give priority to projects for the construction of housing for large families.) Directs the Secretary to increase the amount of moderate rehabilitation assistance provided to owners of low-income housing if necessary to assist in the sale of multifamily housing projects owned by HUD. Authorizes housing voucher assistance payments for lower-income families displaced be activities under the rental rehabilitation program. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize the Secretary to issue obligations to finance the elderly and handicapped loan program for FY 1984. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing different requirements or standards for construction change orders, increases in loan amounts to cover change orders, errors in plans and specifications, and use of contingency funds because of the method of contractor selection used by the sponsor or borrower under such program. Requires the Secretary to offer annually to amend rent supplement payment contracts to provide sufficient payments to cover 90 percent (currently up to 90 percent) of necessary rent increases and changes in tenant income. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to provide that any utility payment made in lieu of any rental payment by a person living in a federally-assisted lower income housing project shall be considered to be a shelter payment for purposes of determining eligibility and benefits under Part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of Title IV of the Social Security Act. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Secretary to assure that an equitable share of moderate rehabilitation grants and development grants under the rental rehabilitation and development program assists in the provisions of housing for families with children, particularly families requiring three or more bedrooms.  Provides that any city which has a population of at least 450,000 and in which less than ten percent of the total rental units are vacant and available for rent is eligible to apply for a rental housing development grant. Amends the National Housing Act to permit Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance for units in projects converted to condominiums if, before April 20, 1984:  (1) an application for an insurance commitment was made for a unit; (2) a unit received a case number under direct endorsement; or (3) an application for approval was made under the veteran's housing program. Repeals a provision limiting the aggregate principal amount of mortgages and loans that the Secretary may insure on a co-insurance basis in a fiscal year to ten percent of the aggregate principal amount of all mortgages and loans insured during such year.  Provides that a mortgage of a group practices facility or a medical practices facility which is eligible for FHA insurance shall bear a rate of interest agreed upon by the mortgagor and the mortgagee. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to authorize the National Housing Partnership, in order to generate income to support housing for low- and moderate-income families, to commit a specified percentage of its equity to:  (1) develop and sell products and services for use in the construction, sale, or financing of housing; and (2) develop commercial, industrial, or retail facilities that are not directly related to housing.  Requires the Partnership's annual report to Congress to: (1) describe such activities undertaken by the Partnership; and (2) specify, as a percentage of equity and in dollars, the extent of such activities, the extent of investment  in housing for persons of low and moderate income, and the extent of investment in other housing. Amends the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank Act to direct the Board of Directors of the Bank to allocate all of its financial assistance to financial institutions at the same time. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations to carry out the FHA insurance program for public hospitals as provided for in the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to revise set-aside requirements to require that:  (1) at least 40 percent of rural housing loan funds (currently 40 percent of the dwelling units financed) be made available only for very low-income persons and families; and (2) at least 30 percent of such funds allocated to each State (currently 30 percent of the dwelling units financed in each State) be available only for such persons and families. Prohibits the transfer of rural housing loan authority authorized after September 30, 1984, to any other purpose. Provides that certain rural housing loans for low-income rental projects with State or local rental assistance shall be approved if, at the option of the applicant:  (1) there would be an adequate rental market for the project without such assistance (currently provided); or (2) there is a reasonable assurance that the State or local rental assistance contract will be extended or renewed. Provides that areas classified as rural areas before the 1980 decennial census shall continue to be classified as rural areas for purposes of the rural housing programs through FY 1985 (currently FY 1984) if such areas have populations of between 10,000 and 20,000 persons. Title II:  Technical and Conforming Amendments to Other Housing and Community Development Laws - Makes technical and conforming amendments to specified housing and community development laws. Amends the Truth in Lending Act to repeal the termination date of the exemption from rescission right requirements of advances on open-end lines of credit for which a security interest has been acquired. Amends the Federal Credit Union Act to authorize Federal credit unions to make unsecured 15-year home improvement loans. Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to allow thrift institutions to invest in shares or certificates of management investment companies whose portfolios consist solely of highly rate corporate debt and commercial paper.", "2025-01-14T18:20:21Z", null], ["98-hjres-606", 98, "hjres", 606, "A joint resolution to designate the week of October 14, 1984, through October 21, 1984, as \"National Housing Week\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-06-26", "1984-10-04", "Became Public Law No: 98-448.", "House", "Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1]", "OR", "D", "A000337", 244, "Designates the week of October 14 through October 21, 1984, as National Housing Week.", "2025-07-21T19:32:26Z", null], ["98-sjres-321", 98, "sjres", 321, "A joint resolution to designate the week of October 14, 1984 through October 21, 1984 as \"National Housing Week\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-06-26", "1984-09-28", "See H.J.Res.606.", "Senate", "Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX]", "TX", "R", "T000322", 35, "Designates the week of October 14 through October 21, 1984, as National Housing Week.", "2025-07-21T19:32:26Z", null], ["98-hr-5906", 98, "hr", 5906, "A bill to amend title IX of the Act commonly called the Civil Rights Act of 1968, to prevent violence and intimidation against persons participating in tenant organizations.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-06-21", "1984-06-25", "Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.", "House", "Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7]", "NY", "D", "A000022", 17, "Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to prescribe penalties for certain acts of violence and intimidation against persons participating in tenant organizations.", "2021-06-29T21:21:11Z", null], ["98-sjres-313", 98, "sjres", 313, "A joint resolution to designate the week beginning on October 7, 1984, as \"National Neighborhood Housing Services Week\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-06-15", "1984-07-09", "See H.J.Res.566.", "Senate", "Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]", "UT", "R", "G000072", 32, "Designates the week beginning on October 7, 1984, as National Neighborhood Housing Services Week.", "2025-07-21T19:32:26Z", null], ["98-hr-5848", 98, "hr", 5848, "A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit the consideration of the age of housing in determining area eligibility and project selection under the urban development action grant program.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-06-14", "1984-06-14", "Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.", "House", "Rep. Bethune, Ed [R-AR-2]", "AR", "R", "B000422", 1, "Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit the consideration of the age of housing in determining area eligibility and project selection under the urban development action grant program.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-s-2755", 98, "s", 2755, "A bill to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949 to permit the sale in \"as is\" condition of inventory housing held by the Farmers Home Administration.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-06-13", "1984-06-13", "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.", "Senate", "Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]", "UT", "R", "G000072", 0, "Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to eliminate provisions that prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from selling or disposing of pledged or mortgaged property acquired by the Secretary at any foreclosure or other sale unless: (1) the Secretary assures that such property will meet safety, sanitation, and energy conservation standards; (2) the recipient of the property is required to meet such standards before such property is occupied; or (3) such recipient is precluded from using such property for residential purposes.", "2025-01-14T18:20:21Z", null], ["98-sjres-308", 98, "sjres", 308, "A joint resolution to designate the week beginning on September 9, 1984, as \"National Community Leadership Week\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-06-07", "1984-08-21", "See H.J.Res.574.", "Senate", "Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA]", "GA", "D", "N000171", 37, "Designates the week beginning on September 9, 1984, as National Community Leadership Week.", "2025-07-21T19:32:26Z", null], ["98-hr-5752", 98, "hr", 5752, "Homeless Persons Housing and Supportive Services Act of 1984", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-05-30", "1984-06-15", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20]", "OH", "D", "O000001", 5, "Homeless Persons Housing and Supportive Services Act of 1984 - 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 Congress after FY 1985, 1986, and 1987 on activities under this Act and any findings, conclusions, and recommendations.  Limits the annual budget authority for advances and annual payments under this Act.   Prohibits the Secretary from making any advance after September 30, 1987.", "2025-08-29T17:40:36Z", null], ["98-hr-5730", 98, "hr", 5730, "A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to revise the definition of persons of low and moderate income for purposes of the community development block grant program.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-05-24", "1984-05-24", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-5]", "IL", "D", "L000342", 7, "Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to revise the definition of persons of low and moderate income for purposes of the community development block grant program to mean families whose incomes do not exceed 120 percent of the median income of the area involved.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hjres-574", 98, "hjres", 574, "A joint resolution to designate the week beginning on September 9, 1984, as \"National Community Leadership Week\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-05-23", "1984-08-21", "Became Public Law No: 98-386.", "House", "Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3]", "MN", "R", "F000380", 266, "Designates the week beginning on September 9, 1984, as National Community Leadership Week.", "2024-02-06T20:04:02Z", null], ["98-hjres-566", 98, "hjres", 566, "A joint resolution to designate the week beginning on October 7, 1984, as \"National Neighborhood Housing Services Week\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-05-10", "1984-07-09", "Became Public Law No: 98-350.", "House", "Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13]", "CA", "D", "M000794", 233, "Designates the week beginning on October 7, 1984, as National Neighborhood Housing Services Week.", "2024-02-06T20:04:02Z", null], ["98-hr-5627", 98, "hr", 5627, "Public Housing Rental Stabilization Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-05-09", "1984-05-09", "Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.", "House", "Rep. Molinari, Guy [R-NY-14]", "NY", "R", "M000842", 25, "Public Housing Rental Stabilization Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize any public housing agency to require tenants of one of its projects to pay monthly rent based on the unsubsidized rents for comparable dwelling units in the area, the average monthly amount of debt service and operating expenses attributable to similar units of its other projects, or other relevant factors. Limits such rent to the amount payable under current provisions of such Act and the maximum amount that is approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.", "2025-08-29T17:39:45Z", null], ["98-hr-5629", 98, "hr", 5629, "Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation Corrective Measures Assistance Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-05-09", "1984-05-09", "Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.", "House", "Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1]", "RI", "D", "S000762", 0, "Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation Corrective Measures Assistance Act - Title I: Financial and Other Assistance - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, through the Federal Housing Commissioner, to:  (1) guarantee loans of up to $10,000 and to make interest reduction payments on such loans in order to assist persons in taking corrective measures with respect to urea formaldehyde foam insulation in their homes; and (2) reimburse persons for up to $10,000 in expenses incurred in taking such measures before enactment of this Act. Lists expenses for which such loans and reimbursements may be made. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to help a homeowner identify the presence of urea formaldehyde foam insulation, detect the level of formaldehyde gas, and take corrective measures. Provides that a person shall be eligible for assistance under this Act only if such person: (1) owns a home in which the level of formaldehyde gas from such insulation installed after December 31, 1969, and before enactment of this Act exceeds, or is likely to have exceeded before corrective measures were taken, a level determined by the Secretary to adversely affect the health of residents; and (2) submits an application within 18 months after a notice of the availability of such assistance is published.  Prohibits any person from receiving such assistance for more than three homes. Directs the Secretary to: (1) publish in the Federal Register a notice of the availability of, and application procedures for, such assistance; (2) conduct audits of the use of such assistance; and (3) report to Congress on such assistance program annually. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Denial of Energy Credit - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny any residential energy tax credit for expenditures for the installation of urea formaldehyde foam insulation.", "2025-08-29T17:40:13Z", null], ["98-hjres-562", 98, "hjres", 562, "A joint resolution to consent to an amendment enacted by the legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-05-08", "1984-05-08", "Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.", "House", "Rep. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI-2]", "HI", "D", "A000069", 0, "Approves amendments enacted by the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 which:  (1) reduce the blood quantum requirement for a spouse or child to succeed a Hawaiian homestead lessee's unexpired homestead interest; and (2) limit the Hawaiian Homes Commission's authority to designate a successor if a lessee dies without having designated a successor.", "2024-02-07T13:32:55Z", null], ["98-sjres-291", 98, "sjres", 291, "A joint resolution to consent to an amendment enacted by the legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-05-08", "1984-05-08", "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.", "Senate", "Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]", "HI", "D", "I000025", 0, "Approves amendments enacted by the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 which:  (1) reduce the blood quantum requirement for a spouse or child to succeed a Hawaiian homestead lessee's unexpired homestead interest; and (2) limit the Hawaiian Homes Commission's authority to designate a successor if a lessee dies without having designated a successor.", "2025-04-23T11:41:33Z", null], ["98-s-2548", 98, "s", 2548, "Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation Corrective Measures Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-04-10", "1984-04-10", "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.", "Senate", "Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]", "MI", "D", "L000261", 2, "Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation Corrective Measures Act - Title I: Financial and Other Assistance - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, through the Federal Housing Administration, to guarantee loans of up to $10,000 and to make interest reduction payments on such loans in order to assist persons in taking corrective measures with respect to urea formaldehyde foam insulation in their homes, or to reimburse persons for measures taken. Lists expenses for which such loans may be used. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to help a homeowner identify the presence of urea formaldehyde foam insulation, detect the level of formaldehyde gas, and take corrective measures. Provides that a person shall be eligible for assistance under this Act only if such person: (1) owns a home in which the level of formaldehyde gas from such insulation exceeds a level determined by the Secretary to adversely affect the health of residents; (2) incurred expenses in taking corrective measures with respect to such insulation installed after December 31, 1969, and before enactment of this Act; and (3) submits an application within 18 months after notice of the availability of such assistance is published.  Prohibits any person from receiving such assistance for more than three homes. Directs the Secretary to: (1) publish in the Federal Register a notice of the availability of, and application procedures for, such assistance; (2) conduct audits of the use of such assistance; and (3) report to Congress on such assistance program annually. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Denial of Energy Credit - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny any residential energy tax credit for expenditures for the installation of urea formaldehyde foam insulation.", "2025-08-29T17:42:01Z", null], ["98-hr-5327", 98, "hr", 5327, "Rural Housing Assistance Act of 1984", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-04-03", "1984-06-06", "Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.", "House", "Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]", "TX", "D", "G000272", 30, "(Measure passed House, amended) Rural Housing Assistance Act 1984 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to require that at least 40 percent of the dwelling units financed with Federal rural housing assistance be made available only to very low-income families or persons in each fiscal year succeeding FY 1984 and to the maximum extent practicable in FY 1984. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish procedures to: (1) ensure compliance with such requirement; and (2) ensure that the provision of such assistance to families and persons who are not very low-income families and persons is not delayed because of such requirement.  Directs the Secretary to give a priority to processing assistance applications submitted by very low-income families and persons.  Repeals a requirement that at least 30 percent of the dwelling units financed with such assistance in each State be made available only to very low-income persons. Authorizes the Secretary to adjust income levels for \"low-income\" and \"very low-income\" persons and families for purposes of assistance eligibility when necessary because of prevailing levels of construction costs, unusually high or low family incomes, or other factors.", "2025-01-14T18:20:21Z", null], ["98-hr-5282", 98, "hr", 5282, "A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to eliminate the requirement that a certain portion of dwelling units assisted under section 502 of such Act be available only for very low-income families or persons.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-03-28", "1984-04-03", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5]", "NC", "D", "N000016", 1, "Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to eliminate the requirement that a certain portion of the dwelling units financed with Federal rural housing assistance be available only for very low-income families or persons.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hr-5254", 98, "hr", 5254, "Multifamily Housing Preservation Act of 1984", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-03-27", "1984-04-03", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]", "MA", "D", "F000339", 2, "Multifamily Housing Preservation Act of 1984 - Title I:  Multifamily Housing Preservation Loans - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide loans to owners of certain federally-assisted rental or cooperative housing projects for capital improvements required to maintain such projects as decent, safe, and sanitary housing and to maintain the low- and moderate-income character of such projects.  Prohibits the Secretary from providing such a loan unless he or she determines that:  (1) considering other resources available for the project, the loan is necessary for the project owner to make improvements to capital items that have failed or that are likely to seriously deteriorate or fail in the near future; (2) the project owner agrees to provide assistance equal to at least 20 percent of the estimated cost of the improvements (permits the Secretary to waive such requirement for private nonprofit corporations or associations); (3) the project owner agrees to maintain the low- and moderate-income character of the project for the term of the project mortgage; (4) the project managers meet competency and experience requirements prescribed by the Secretary and are approved by the Secretary; (5) the project is, or as a result of such improvements will be, structurally sound; (6) considering the other available resources, the loan will maintain the financial soundness of the project; (7) the project is operated according to a management improvement and operating plan that contains specified elements; (8) the reserve fund established by the project owner for capital improvements is insufficient not due to the owner's failure to comply with management standards prescribed by the Secretary; and (9) the loan will be less costly to the Government than other alternatives available for maintaining the low- and moderate-income character of the project. Directs the Secretary to give loan priority based on the extent to which:  (1) capital improvements are immediately required; (2) a project serves low-income families; and (3) other suitable housing is unavailable for such families in the area of the project.  Sets forth restrictions on the principal amount, term, and interest rate of such a loan.  Permits the Secretary to provide more than one loan to a project. Authorizes the Secretary to take the following actions to minimize any increases in project rental payments that may occur as a result of loan expenses:  (1) provide rental subsidies under the United States Housing Act of 1937 to project owners; (2) reduce the interest rate of the loan to a rate of not less than one percent; (3) increase the term of the loan to a term not exceeding the remaining term of of the project mortgage; and (4) increase the owner's contribution to not to exceed 30 percent of the estimated cost of the capital improvements. Establishes the Multifamily Housing Preservation Fund as a revolving fund in the Treasury to carry out this Act.  Authorizes appropriations. Title II:  Multifamily Housing Amendments - Amends the National Housing Act to eliminate a provision which allows the Secretary to accept the prepayment of the mortgage on a federally-assisted multifamily rental housing project upon determining that the needs of the families in such project could be met more efficiently and effectively through other types of Federal housing assistance. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to require the Secretary to manage and dispose of multifamily housing projects whose mortgages are held by, assigned to, or being foreclosed upon by the Secretary (in addition to the projects owned by the Secretary as currently provided) and to do so in such a manner that:  (1) all units in multifamily housing projects that are formerly subsidized projects are preserved to be available to, and affordable by, low- and moderate-income families; (2) all occupied multifamily projects are maintained in decent, safe, and sanitary condition; (3) such projects are fully occupied; and (4) rental or cooperative housing is provided for the longest feasible period.  Directs the Secretary, in order to meet management and disposal goals for projects acquired at foreclosure or after sale by the Secretary, to:  (1) enter into 15-year rental subsidy contracts with project owners to assist all units that are occupied by eligible lower income families, all vacant units, and all units that become vacant; and (2) provide project owners with purchase-money mortgages on terms that will ensure that the project will remain available to, and affordable by, low- and moderate-income persons for at least 15 years. Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary, when determining the amount to bid to acquire certain federally-insured multifamily housing projects, to act consistently with the goal of maintaining the availability of low- and moderate-income housing. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to require the Secretary to assure that:  (1) tenants of federally-assisted housing projects for the elderly or handicapped have the same rights as tenants of troubled multifamily projects receiving operating assistance which shall include the right to receive notice and an opportunity to comment on any request by the project owner for the full release of security, the prepayment of a mortgage, or the transfer of physical assets, and any proposal by the Secretary to sell a mortgage securing the project; and (2) owners of any such project agree not to refuse to lease any vacant project unit to a prospective tenant solely because he or she holds a certificate of eligibility for a Federal rental subsidy. Prohibits the Secretary from providing operating assistance for a troubled multifamily housing project unless the project owner agrees to apply for sufficient Federal housing assistance to permit the owner to maintain the financial soundness and the low- and moderate-income character of the project. Declares that such agreement shall be binding for only as long as sufficient assistance is available and provided to the project.", "2025-08-29T17:38:43Z", null], ["98-hr-5267", 98, "hr", 5267, "Rural Housing Assistance Improvement Act of 1984", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-03-27", "1984-04-03", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Whitley, Charles O., Sr. [D-NC-3]", "NC", "D", "W000419", 32, "Rural Housing Assistance Improvement Act of 1984 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to declare that specified provisions, requiring that a specified percentage of the dwelling units financed with rural housing assistance be available only for very low-income families or persons, shall not prohibit any Farmers Home Administration office from making any rural housing loan in a fiscal year if:  (1) such office has satisfied such requirement with respect to assistance previously provided in such fiscal year; or (2) sufficient amounts of the funds available to such office for loans are reserved for loans only to very low-income families or persons so that such requirement would be satisfied if all such reserved amounts were used by the end of such fiscal year.", "2025-08-29T17:39:51Z", null], ["98-hr-5236", 98, "hr", 5236, "A bill to terminate certain authority of the executive branch of the Government which is subject to congressional review unless that authority is approved by an enactment of the Congress.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-03-22", "1984-04-02", "Referred to Subcommittee on Public Lands and National Parks.", "House", "Rep. Levitas, Elliott H. [D-GA-4]", "GA", "D", "L000265", 0, "Terminates the authority of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation (formerly subject to congressional veto) relating to the preparation of a Pennsylvania Avenue Development Plan unless the exercise of that authority is approved by an enactment of Congress within 180 days of enactment of this Act.", "2024-02-07T13:32:55Z", null], ["98-hjres-517", 98, "hjres", 517, "A joint resolution making an urgent supplemental appropriation for additional annual contract authority for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984, for the Department of Housing and Urban Development.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-03-15", "1984-03-30", "Received in the Senate, read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 733.", "House", "Rep. Whitten, Jamie L. [D-MS-1]", "MS", "D", "W000428", 0, "Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies Appropriation Act of 1984 to make supplemental appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development for FY 1984 for annual contribution contracts for assisted housing.  Makes the following changes in the budget authority obligated under such contracts:  (1) increases the budget authority provided for the modernization of public housing; (2) reserves a specified amount of budget authority for the housing voucher demonstration program; (3) releases a specified amount of deferred budget authority; (4) increases the budget authority provided for rent subsidies for existing housing; (5) requires any recaptured budget authority exceeding a specified amount to be available only for modernization assistance for existing public housing projects; and (6) makes specified amounts of such budget authority available as appropriations of funds for rental housing rehabilitation and development grants for FY 1984 and 1985.", "2024-02-05T11:50:03Z", null], ["98-s-2359", 98, "s", 2359, "A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide that the jurisdictions having no or few areas where a majority of the residents are persons of low and moderate income target Community Development Block Grant funds to those areas with the highest proportion of such persons.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-02-28", "1984-03-15", "Committee on Banking requested executive comment from HUD.", "Senate", "Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]", "PA", "R", "H000456", 9, "Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to allow a jurisdiction to conduct activities under the community development block grant program in areas in which a majority of the residents are not persons of low and moderate income if:  (1) such areas have a higher proportion of low- and moderate-income persons than 75 percent of all areas in the jurisdiction; and (2) restricting such activities to the few or small areas in which a majority of the residents are low- and moderate-income persons would not address the needs of such persons in the jurisdiction generally.", "2025-01-14T18:20:21Z", null], ["98-hres-442", 98, "hres", 442, "A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to proposed limitations on the secondary mortgage activities and use of the securities of the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Government National Mortgage Association.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-02-22", "1984-03-15", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]", "TX", "D", "G000272", 26, "Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that:  (1) the Federal National Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Government National Mortgage Association should continue to provide mortgage lenders with an organized national secondary mortgage market; (2) any limitations on the ability of such entities to issue collateralized mortgage obligations will impair recent improvements in market efficiency that have helped rebuild the thrift industry and benefited home buyers at no cost to the Government; (3) any prohibition of the use of the securities of such entities as collateral in structured financings is harmful to the housing industry and will result in shifting credit risk from the private sector to the Government; and (4) any restriction on the secondary mortgage activities or the use of the securities of such entities should be implemented only following complete consideration by the appropriate congressional committees.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hr-4843", 98, "hr", 4843, "A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide that jurisdictions having no or few areas in which a majority of the residents are persons of low and moderate income may carry out activities under the community development block grant program that serve areas having the highest proportion of such persons.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-02-09", "1984-02-15", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8]", "PA", "D", "K000319", 6, "Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide that a jurisdiction having only a few or sparsely populated areas in which a majority of the residents are persons of low and moderate income may carry out activities under the community development block grant program in other areas, provided such other areas have a higher proportion of such persons than 75 percent of all areas in the jurisdiction.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hconres-253", 98, "hconres", 253, "A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 relating to installment sales and the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury under such provisions, or any other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or regulations, should not be modified or amended in any way that will alter the manner in which mortgage-backed builder bond transactions are currently taxed.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-02-06", "1984-02-06", "Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.", "House", "Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1]", "OR", "D", "A000337", 7, "Expresses the sense of the Congress that the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to installment sales and the regulations relating to such sales should not be modified or amended in any way that will alter the manner in which mortgage-backed builder bond transactions are currently taxed.", "2024-02-07T16:32:33Z", null], ["98-sres-336", 98, "sres", 336, "A resolution to proclaim \"Circle K International Week\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-02-03", "1984-02-03", "Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.", "Senate", "Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS]", "KS", "R", "D000401", 21, "Expresses the sense of the Senate that the week of February 5 through February 11, 1984, be proclaimed as Circle K International Week.", "2025-07-21T19:32:26Z", null], ["98-hjres-470", 98, "hjres", 470, "A joint resolution entitled: \"Rehabilitation of Structures for the Homeless\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-02-02", "1984-02-15", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-16]", "NY", "D", "R000053", 0, "Requires the appropriation of funds authorized under the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 for the rehabilitation of structures for use as shelters for the homeless and for demonstration projects coordinating local efforts to assist families trying to locate affordable housing.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hr-4724", 98, "hr", 4724, "National Condominium Act of 1984", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-02-02", "1984-02-15", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7]", "IL", "D", "C000634", 0, "National Condominium Act of 1984 - Provides for the designation of an Assistant Secretary for Condominiums within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist in the planning, development, construction, and operation of condominiums or the purchase of condominium units. Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from making any housing loan to a developer of a condominium project unless the developer discloses information assuring compliance with specified standards governing the sale and conversion of condominiums.  Allows any purchaser of a federally-assisted condominium at least 30 days after signing a purchase agreement to cancel such agreement. Directs the Secretary to assist State and local governments to establish standards to protect purchasers of condominiums and residents of structures being converted to condominiums.  Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to such governments for the establishment of offices to enforce such standards. Authorizes appropriations.  Establishes penalties for violations of this Act.", "2025-08-29T17:37:53Z", null], ["98-sconres-91", 98, "sconres", 91, "A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 relating to installment sales and the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury under such provisions, or any other provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or regulations, should not be modified or amended in any way that will alter the manner in which mortgage backed builder bond transactions are currently taxed.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-02-02", "1984-02-07", "Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB, Treasury Department.", "Senate", "Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ]", "AZ", "D", "D000185", 9, "Expresses the sense of the Congress that the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code relating to installment sales and the regulations relating to such sales should not be modified or amended in any way that will alter the manner in which mortgage-backed builder bond transactions are currently taxed.", "2025-01-03T20:54:05Z", null], ["98-sjres-223", 98, "sjres", 223, "A joint resolution relating to the rehabilitation of shelters for the homeless.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-02-01", "1984-02-01", "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.", "Senate", "Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY]", "NY", "D", "M001054", 5, "Requires the appropriation of funds authorized under the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 for the rehabilitation of structures for use as shelters for the homeless and for demonstration projects coordinating local efforts to assist families trying to locate affordable housing.", "2025-01-14T18:18:18Z", null], ["98-hr-4645", 98, "hr", 4645, "A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to facilitate the participation of cities on or near the border between the United States and Mexico in the urban development action grants program.", "Housing and Community Development", "1984-01-25", "1984-02-08", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16]", "TX", "D", "C000621", 0, "Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make technical assistance available to assist cities located on the border between the United States and Mexico to develop, apply for assistance for, and implement programs that are eligible for urban development action grants. Requires the Secretary to give full consideration to grant applications from such cities, especially with regard to applications involving industrial or commercial facilities other than hotels or transient housing.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hr-4488", 98, "hr", 4488, "A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 and for other purposes.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-11-18", "1983-12-15", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA-6]", "CA", "D", "B000711", 0, "Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to allow an owner of an existing housing project who enters into a contract for rental subsidies with a public housing agency to terminate tenancy of a project unit upon the expiration of the lease for such unit.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hr-4493", 98, "hr", 4493, "A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance for emergency repairs in the Chicago Housing Authority low income housing projects.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-11-18", "1984-02-08", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7]", "IL", "D", "C000634", 0, "Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial assistance to the Chicago Housing Authority for emergency repairs in lower income housing projects assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937.  Authorizes appropriations.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hr-4557", 98, "hr", 4557, "Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-11-18", "1984-09-11", "See S.2040.", "House", "Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1]", "RI", "D", "S000762", 6, "(Reported to House from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 98-994 (Part I)) Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1983 - Title I:  Securities Laws Amendments - Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to define \"mortgage related security\" for purposes of such Act. Permits brokers and dealers, subject to regulation by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to make agreements for delayed delivery of mortgage related securities for up to 180 days without being considered to have extended credit or to have borrowed in the course of business. Exempts from borrowing restrictions certain delayed mortgage security delivery agreements. Amends the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 and the Federal Credit Union Act to allow federally-chartered financial institutions, including credit unions, to invest in mortgage-related securities subject only to limitations that the appropriate regulating board might impose. Preempts State blue sky and legal investment laws and regulations so that investment grade mortgage-related securities may be purchased by State-chartered and-regulated financial institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, trustees or other regulated entities.  Permits a State to reassert limitations on investments in mortgage securities within three years of enactment of these provisions if it finds such regulation necessary. Title II:  Security Mortgage Market Programs - Extends the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974 through October 1, 1984. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to set FY 1984 mortgage-backed securities guarantee limits at $68,250,000,000. States that participation agreement limitations on maximum principal obligation of conventional mortgages shall apply to an entire mortgage regardless of whether the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) purchase the entire loan or a participation interest therein. Authorizes Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to purchase residential second mortgages through October 1, 1985.  Sets forth loan limits and related provisions. Expands Fannie Mae's Board of Directors from 15 to 18 members. Requires an annual Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report regarding Fannie Mae's activities. Establishes a 45-day (with a 15-day extension) HUD approval period for Fannie Mae requests. Permits Freddie Mac to purchase manufactured home loans where the property securing them is considered by State law as personal or mixed personal and real (presently limited to real property security). Raises the limit on Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae multifamily conventional mortgage purchases. Permits certain Government National Mortgage Association mortgage purchase commitment extensions without the imposition of additional fees. Requires the Secretary to:  (1) conduct a study of prepayment penalties and the secondary mortgage market; and (2) report to Congress within 180 days. Removes existing loan-to-value limits on multifamily mortgage purchases.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-s-2170", 98, "s", 2170, "Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation Corrective Measures Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-11-18", "1983-12-08", "Committee on Banking requested executive comment from HUD.", "Senate", "Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]", "MI", "D", "L000261", 0, "Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation Corrective Measures Act - Title I: Financial and Other Assistance - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, through the Federal Housing Administration, to guarantee loans of up to $10,000 and to make interest reduction payments on such loans in order to assist persons in taking corrective measures with respect to urea formaldehyde foam insulation in their homes, or to reimburse persons for measures taken. Lists expenses for which such loans may be used. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to help a homeowner identify the presence of urea formaldehyde foam insulation, detect the level of formaldehyde gas, and take corrective measures. Provides that a person shall be eligible for assistance under this Act only if such person: (1) owns a home in which the level of formaldehyde gas from such insulation exceeds a level determined by the Secretary to adversely affect the health of residents; (2) incurred expenses in taking corrective measures with respect to such insulation installed after December 31, 1969, and before enactment of this Act; and (3) submits an application within 18 months after notice of the availability of such assistance is published.  Prohibits any person from receiving such assistance for more than three homes. Directs the Secretary to: (1) publish in the Federal Register a notice of the availability of, and application procedures for, such assistance; (2) conduct audits of the use of such assistance; and (3) report to Congress on such assistance program annually. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Denial of Energy Credit - Denies any residential energy tax credit for expenditures for the installation of urea formaldehyde foam insulation.", "2025-08-29T17:40:10Z", null], ["98-hr-4448", 98, "hr", 4448, "A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide reimbursement to the city of Duchesne, Utah, for public safety services provided by the city on that portion of the Central Utah Project situated within the city.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-11-17", "1984-01-26", "Executive Comment Requested from Interior.", "House", "Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]", "UT", "R", "N000106", 1, "Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to cooperate with the city of Duchesne, Utah, in providing public safety services within the central Utah project and to reimburse such city for expenditures which it incurs in providing any such services within the project.", "2024-02-07T13:32:55Z", null], ["98-s-2130", 98, "s", 2130, "Secondary Mortgage Market Equity Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-11-17", "1983-12-08", "Committee on Banking requested executive comment from HUD.", "Senate", "Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA]", "CA", "R", "W000607", 3, "Secondary Mortgage Market Equity Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to set forth a formula for increasing the maximum mortgage limitation for a one- to four- family residence in certain areas where high prevailing housing sales prices have limited housing opportunities.", "2025-08-29T17:39:34Z", null], ["98-hr-4414", 98, "hr", 4414, "A bill to amend the National Housing Act to provide an opportunity for a hearing prior to a determination by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to preempt any State or local rent regulation with respect to unsubsidized rental housing insured under such Act.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-11-16", "1983-12-15", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]", "MA", "D", "F000339", 0, "Amends the National Housing Act to provide an opportunity for an administrative hearing prior to a determination by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to approve or disapprove the request of any mortgagor of unsubsidized rental housing insured under such Act for a rent increase otherwise prohibited under State or local law.  Permits the Secretary to:  (1) authorize the Federal Housing Commissioner to make such a determination; and (2) designate an employee other than an administrative law judge to preside at the taking of evidence in such a hearing.  Provides that the following persons shall be considered to be interested parties in such a hearing:  (1) the mortgagor, mortgagee, and tenants of the housing involved; and (2) the State or local government involved.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hr-4419", 98, "hr", 4419, "A bill to provide for the transmission to the Congress, by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, of a report on the housing neighborhood area strategy program.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-11-16", "1984-02-08", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7]", "WA", "D", "L000486", 0, "Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transmit to Congress a report on the program under which lower income housing assistance is provided to local governments of areas where physical development and public service activities, assisted by housing and community block grant funds, are conducted. Requires that such report include information on:  (1) the number and status of dwelling units of a participating government that have been reserved by the Secretary for assistance;  (2) the number of units required to complete each program;  (3) the amount of funds pledged and spent by each participating local government for public improvement and services;  and (4) the number of local programs completed by each participating local government.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hr-4421", 98, "hr", 4421, "A bill to modify certain reorganization procedures under the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-11-16", "1983-12-15", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7]", "WA", "D", "L000486", 0, "Prohibits any plan for the reorganization of the central office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from taking effect until 90 days after a cost-benefit analysis of the plan is published in the Federal Register.  Requires such an analysis of a reorganization plan for any HUD office to include a study on the direct and indirect impact of such plan on unemployment in the public and private sectors.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hr-4422", 98, "hr", 4422, "A bill to amend section 242 of the National Housing Act with respect to mortgage insurance for public hospitals.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-11-16", "1983-12-15", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7]", "WA", "D", "L000486", 0, "Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure the mortgages of certain public hospitals to encourage programs providing essential health care services to all residents of a community regardless of ability to pay.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hr-4424", 98, "hr", 4424, "A bill to amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to impose limitations on certain tenant rental increases resulting from conversions to assistance under that section.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-11-16", "1983-12-15", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7]", "WA", "D", "L000486", 0, "Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit any increase exceeding ten percent per year in the rent of a tenant who is 62 years of age or older because of the conversion of specified assistance programs to the rental subsidy program under such Act.  Applies this Act retroactively to October 1, 1981.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-s-2040", 98, "s", 2040, "An act to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with respect to the treatment of mortgage backed securities, to increase the authority of the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and for other purposes.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-11-02", "1984-10-03", "Became Public Law No: 98-440.", "Senate", "Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]", "UT", "R", "G000072", 0, "(Measure passed House, amended) Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1983 - Title I:  Securities Laws Amendments - Defines \"mortgage related security\" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Exempts from certain requirements and restrictions of such Act a bona fide agreement for delayed delivery (forward trading) of a mortgage related security against full payment upon delivery within 180 days (or any shorter time prescribed by the Federal Reserve Board).  Declares, with respect to margin requirements, that, subject to Federal Reserve Board rules and regulations, no member of a national securities exchange, dealer, or broker shall be deemed to have extended, maintained, or otherwise arranged credit for the purchase of a security by reason of such an agreement.  Declares, with respect to restrictions on borrowing and lending by members, dealers, or brokers, that, subject to Federal Reserve Board rules and regulations, no person shall be deemed to have borrowed within the ordinary course of business by reason of such an agreement. Amends the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 and the Federal Credit Union Act to allow federally-chartered financial institutions, including credit unions, to invest in mortgage-related securities subject only to limitations that the appropriate regulating board might impose. Preempts State blue sky and legal investment laws and regulations so that investment grade mortgage-related securities may be purchased by State-chartered and regulated financial institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, trustees, or other regulated entities.  Permits a State to reassert limitations on investments in mortgage securities within seven years of enactment of these provisions if it finds such regulation necessary. Title II:  Secondary Mortgage Market Programs - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to require the limitation on the maximum principal obligation of a conventional mortgage, in which the FNMA or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) may purchase a participating interest, to be calculated with respect to the total principal obligation of the mortgage. Authorizes the FHLMC to purchase manufactured home loans, whether secured by personal, real, or mixed property. Authorizes such corporations:  (1) until October 1, 1987, to purchase mortgages secured by a subordinate lien against a one- to four-family dwelling; and (2) until October 1, 1985, to purchase mortgages on properties comprising five or more family dwelling units.  Specifies limitations on the maximum principal obligation of the mortgages. Permits the FHLMC to purchase mortgages insured by State agencies. Removes existing loan-to-value limits on multifamily mortgage purchases. Raises the limit on FNMA and FHLMC multifamily conventional mortgage purchases. Expands the FNMA Board of Directors from 15 to 18 members. Requires an annual Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report regarding FNMA's activities. Establishes a 45-day (with a 15-day extension) HUD approval period for FNMA requests. Provides that the FHLMC may not guarantee mortgage-backed securities or mortgage-related securities backed by mortgages not purchased by the FHLMC. Sets forth standards for FHLMC for issuing preferred stock. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to do a study on mortgage prepayment penalties and the impact on the secondary market. Terminates the Secretary's general authority to approve issuance of all FNMA obligations on September 30, 1985. Restricts the Secretary's approval of FNMA obligations to issuances of stock and of obligations convertible into stock.", "2025-01-14T18:20:21Z", null], ["98-hr-4276", 98, "hr", 4276, "Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Insurance Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-11-01", "1983-12-15", "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, 1987.  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 Congress by March 1, 1987, on the program authorized under this Act.", "2025-08-29T17:37:59Z", null], ["98-hr-3985", 98, "hr", 3985, "Residential Rental Unit Conversion Moratorium and Tenants Assistance Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-09-27", "1983-10-16", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-7]", "NY", "D", "A000022", 4, "Residential Rental Unit Conversion Moratorium and Tenants Assistance Act - Prohibits the use of federally related mortgage loans, any other form of Federal assistance, any means of transportation or communication in interstate commerce, or the mails for the conversion of residential rental units to residential units offered for sale during the three-year period following the enactment of this Act, unless such units are to be converted for purchase pursuant to an offer by a bona fide tenants' organization. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to local governments to assist them in developing local assistance programs for persons adversely affected by: (1) the conversion of their residential rental units to residential units offered for sale; or (2) local multifamily rental unit vacancy rates of four percent or less. Authorizes appropriations for such grants for FY 1985 through 1987. Requires the Secretary to establish a Commission on the Conversion of Residential Rental Units to study and report to Congress on the problems resulting from the conversion of residential rental units to residential units offered for sale.", "2025-08-29T17:41:33Z", null], ["98-hjres-366", 98, "hjres", 366, "A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain insurance programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-09-21", "1983-10-01", "Became Public Law No: 98-109.", "House", "Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]", "TX", "D", "G000272", 0, "(Measure passed Senate, amended) Amends the National Housing Act to extend certain Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance and assistance programs. Extends the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to set maximum interest rates on certain mortgage insurance programs. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend the Secretary's authority to make rehabilitation loans. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend certain Farmers Home Administration mortgage insurance programs and mutual and self-help housing programs. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the national flood insurance program. Amends the National Housing Act to extend the national riot reinsurance and crime insurance programs. Amends the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 to extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hr-3934", 98, "hr", 3934, "Homeownership Assistance Act of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-09-20", "1983-09-30", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-18]", "CA", "D", "L000225", 0, "Homeownership Assistance Act of 1983 - Amends the National Housing Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into contracts to provide homeownership assistance payments and mortgage insurance for lower income families.", "2025-08-29T17:39:57Z", null], ["98-hr-3896", 98, "hr", 3896, "Multifamily Housing Insurance Rental Procedures Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-09-14", "1983-09-30", "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.", "2025-08-29T17:40:05Z", null], ["98-hr-3819", 98, "hr", 3819, "Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation Corrective Measures Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-08-04", "1983-08-15", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14]", "MI", "D", "H000547", 2, "Urea Formaldehyde Foam Insulation Corrective Measures Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants of up to $10,000 to assist persons in taking corrective measures with respect to urea formaldehyde foam insulation in their homes, or to reimburse persons for measures taken. Lists expenses for which grant funds may be used. Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to help a homeowner identify the presence of formaldehyde foam insulation, detect the level of formaldehyde gas, and take corrective measures. Conditions a person's eligibility for assistance on:  (1) present ownership of a home having amounts of formaldehyde gas from such insulation exceeding specified levels; or (2) past ownership of a home that had or is likely to have had such amounts of formaldehyde gas for which expenses for corrective measures were incurred after December 31, 1969; and (3) submission of an application within 18 months after a notice of the availability of such assistance is published. Prohibits any person from receiving such assistance for more than three homes. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) publish in the Federal Register a notice of the availability of, and application procedures for, such assistance; (2) conduct audits of the use of such assistance; and (3) report to Congress on such assistance program annually. Authorizes appropriations.", "2025-08-29T17:40:51Z", null], ["98-s-1802", 98, "s", 1802, "A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to allow newly designated metropolitan cities to retain their former status, permitting a county which was an urban county to retain its status as an urban county.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-08-04", "1983-10-06", "Committee on Banking requested executive comment from HUD.", "Senate", "Sen. Percy, Charles H. [R-IL]", "IL", "R", "P000222", 1, "Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to allow a unit of local government to defer its classification as a metropolitan city as long as it continues to have its population included in an urban county for purposes of provisions governing community development block grants.", "2025-01-14T18:20:21Z", null], ["98-s-1821", 98, "s", 1821, "Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-08-04", "1983-10-06", "Committee on Banking. Ordered favorably reported an original bill (S.2040) in lieu of this measure.", "Senate", "Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]", "UT", "R", "G000072", 4, "Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1983 - Title I:  Securities Laws Amendments - Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt from the securities registration requirements securities backed by second mortgages, cooperative housing loans, and manufactured home loans.  Expands the type of allowable security to include mortgage-related payment bonds.  Exempts from the securities registration requirements securities originated by any Department of Housing and Urban Development approved mortgagee (principally mortgage bankers) in addition to financial institutions. Requires that the current minimum transaction amount of $250,000 be applied only to the initial purchase amount.  Permits a 120 day time limit on the cash payment for the security (currently 60 days). Permits broker-dealers to extend credit to buyers of mortgage-related securities on the same basis as they may for government agency securities. Amends the net capital requirements applied to broker-dealers to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to require for investment grade mortgage securities held in a dealer's inventory only the same amount of capital as government securities of a comparable maturity. Amends the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 and the Federal Credit Union Act to allow Federally-chartered financial institutions, including credit unions, to invest in mortgage-related securities subject only to limitations that the appropriate regulating board might impose. Permits national banks to underwrite and deal in investment grade mortgage-related securities. Preempts State blue sky and legal investment laws and regulations so that investment grade mortgage-related securities may be purchased by State-chartered and regulated financial institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, trustees or other regulated entities. Permits a State to reassert limitations on investments in mortgage securities within two years of enactment of these provisions if it finds such regulation necessary. Directs the Securities and Exchange Commission to extend its experimental self registration rule beyond the current September 1983 expiration date. Title II:  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and Federal National Mortgage Association Amendments - Requires that any issuance of preferred stock by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) or the Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) must comply with the New York Stock Exchange rules and procedures regarding the rights of preferred stockholders. Permits the FHLMC to purchase or deal in junior lien mortgages on the same basis as FNMA. Revises FHLMC's manufactured home loan authority to cover such loans even where the security property is real, personal, or mixed. Allows the FHLMC to purchase State agency insured mortgages. Prohibits the FHLMC from guaranteeing mortgage-backed securities issued by another entity.", "2025-08-29T17:40:16Z", null], ["98-s-1822", 98, "s", 1822, "A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to encourage investments in mortgage-backed securities through trusts for investments in mortgages, and for other purposes.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-08-04", "1983-11-04", "Committee on Finance. Hearings held. Hearings printed:  S.Hrg. 98-630.", "Senate", "Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]", "UT", "R", "G000072", 3, "Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow the establishment of tax-exempt trusts for investments in mortgages (TIM).  Defines a TIM as a corporation, trust, or association: (1) which is managed by one or more trustees or directors; (2) the beneficial ownership of which is evidenced by registered transferable shares or by transferable certificates of beneficial interest; (3) which would otherwise be taxable as a domestic corporation; and (4) which is not a financial institution or an issuance company.  Sets forth special rules and investment requirements for qualification as a TIM. Excludes such trusts from taxation.  Requires that a TIM shall: (1) use the cash method of accounting; and (2) use the calendar year as its accounting period. Requires that a TIM shareholder shall be treated as if the TIM was partnership and the shareholder was a partner.  Sets forth rules for the treatment of dispositions of qualified obligations.  Sets forth rules for the treatment of 20 percent or more shareholders.  Sets forth rules for the recognition of gains and losses by shareholders. Prohibits certain transactions by TIM'S.  Imposes an excise tax on any such prohibited transactions.", "2025-01-03T19:04:17Z", null], ["98-hr-3747", 98, "hr", 3747, "Fair Housing Amendments of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-08-02", "1983-08-09", "Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.", "House", "Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-9]", "WI", "R", "S000244", 15, "Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1983 - Enacts into law the short titles \"Civil Rights Act of 1968\" and \"Fair Housing Act.\" Adds new definitions for \"handicap conciliation\" and \"conciliation agreement.\"  Excludes from the meaning of \"handicap\" any impairment consisting of alcohol, drug abuse, or any other impairment which would be a direct threat to the property or safety of others. Makes it unlawful to:  (1) refuse to sell or rent to a handicapped person unless such handicap would prevent a prospective occupant from conforming to specified non-discrimination rules and practices; or (2) discriminate against a handicapped person in the conditions of sale or rental or in the provision of related services or facilities. Includes within such discrimination a refusal to:  (1) permit reasonable modifications to permit access to the premises (but only if a renter agrees to restore the premises to their original condition); and (2) make reasonable accommodations in policies, services, or facilities to afford handicapped persons ready access to and use of premises. Establishes a new administrative enforcement procedure within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Repeals the 30-day limitation imposed on the Secretary of HUD to respond to complaints. Requires the Secretary to give notice of his or her decision whether to resolve the complaint as promptly as possible. Provides that a conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration of the dispute.  Permits the Secretary to join additional respondents as parties to a complaint. Grants authority to certified State or local agencies to investigate and conciliate complaints. Authorizes the Secretary to refer cases to the Attorney General while in the investigative stage for the purpose of seeking preliminary judicial relief pending the administrative disposition of the complaint.  Allows the Secretary to refer other cases to the Attorney General in his or her sole discretion. Provides enforcement measures for conciliation agreements and civil penalties for noncompliance. Revises the enforcement procedure for private persons.  Extends the statute of limitation for two years.  Allows an aggrieved individual to enforce the terms of the conciliation agreement. Grants jurisdiction to the Attorney General to commence an action or intervene in a private civil action for violation of this Act.", "2025-08-29T17:40:54Z", null], ["98-s-1722", 98, "s", 1722, "A bill to repeal the Community Services Block Grant Act, and for other purposes.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-08-02", "1983-08-02", "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.", "Senate", "Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT]", "UT", "R", "H000338", 0, "Repeals the Community Services Block Grant Act and the Community Economic Development Act of 1981.", "2025-04-21T12:24:17Z", null], ["98-hjres-331", 98, "hjres", 331, "A joint resolution to designate October 2 through October 9, 1983, as \"National Housing Week\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-07-27", "1983-08-04", "See S.J.Res.98.", "House", "Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]", "TX", "D", "G000272", 190, "Authorizes the President to designate October 2 through October 9, 1983, as National Housing Week.", "2024-02-06T20:04:02Z", null], ["98-hr-3667", 98, "hr", 3667, "A bill to provide additional transitional authority to issue mortgage subsidy bonds.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-07-26", "1983-07-26", "Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.", "House", "Rep. Kennelly, Barbara B. [D-CT-1]", "CT", "D", "K000118", 0, "Amends the Mortgage Subsidy Bond Tax Act of 1980 to provide the city of West Hartford, Connecticut, with additional transitional authority to issue mortgage subsidy bonds.", "2024-02-07T16:32:33Z", null], ["98-s-1648", 98, "s", 1648, "Elderly and Handicapped Housing Act of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-07-20", "1984-03-08", "Committee on Banking received executive comment from HUD.", "Senate", "Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA]", "PA", "R", "H000456", 6, "Elderly and Handicapped Housing Act of 1983 - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to revise the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans for the provision of housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families.  Authorizes the Secretary to provide assistance in the form of a deferred payment advance in lieu of such a loan to any corporation, consumer cooperative, or public agency or body for the provision of such housing.  Conditions such assistance only on the Secretary's finding that:  (1) the construction will be undertaken in an economical manner with no extravagant design or materials; and (2) the housing will be affordable for elderly or handicapped families who have no affordable housing alternatives. Limits the amount of such assistance to the total development cost of a project. Authorizes the Secretary to provide additional assistance to such an entity in an amount not exceeding 75 percent of the total development cost of a project if part of the financing is to be provided by a public housing agency. Requires repayment of such assistance, with deferred interest, after 20 years. Permits the Secretary to forgive a portion of an advance for each year after 20 years that a project continues to serve elderly and handicapped families, and the entire advance and interest thereon after 40 years of continued service.  Directs the Secretary to require that at least 75 percent of the units of a project receiving an advance be made available to lower income families during the initial 20-year period of such advance.  Authorizes appropriations. Requires the rents for lower income families occupying such projects to be determined in accordance with provisions governing the determination of rents for lower income occupants of units assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937, with certain exceptions. Directs the Secretary to enter into contracts with owners of assisted projects to make payments to cover the costs of units occupied by lower income families that are not met from project income.  Limits:  (1) the annual contract amount per project; (2) the aggregate contracting authority of the Secretary per year; and (3) the aggregate amount that may be obligated over the duration of the contracts.", "2025-08-29T17:39:02Z", null], ["98-s-1631", 98, "s", 1631, "A bill to facilitate the participation of small cities on or near the border between the United States of America and the Republic of Mexico in the urban development action grant program, and for other purposes.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-07-16", "1984-02-09", "Committee on Banking received executive comment from HUD.", "Senate", "Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX]", "TX", "R", "T000322", 0, "Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to direct the Secretary  of Housing and Urban Development to make technical assistance available to assist cities located on the border between the United States and Mexico which have populations of less than 50,000 to develop, apply for assistance for, and implement programs that are eligible for urban development action grants. Requires the Secretary to give full consideration to grant applications from such cities, especially with regard to applications involving industrial or commercial facilities other than hotels or transient housing.", "2025-01-14T18:20:21Z", null], ["98-s-1612", 98, "s", 1612, "Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-07-13", "1983-07-20", "Star Print ordered S. 1612.", "Senate", "Sen. Baker, Howard H., Jr. [R-TN]", "TN", "R", "B000063", 1, "Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1983 - Enacts into law the short titles \"Civil Rights Act of 1968\" and \"Fair Housing Act.\" Adds new definitions of \"handicap\" \"conciliation\" and \"conciliation agreement.\"  Excludes from the meaning of \"handicap\" any impairment consisting of alcohol, drug abuse or which would be a direct threat to the property or safety of others. Makes it unlawful to:  (1) refuse to sell or rent to a handicapped person unless such handicap would prevent a prospective occupant from conforming to specified non-discrimination rules and practices; and (2) discriminate against a handicapped person in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of related services or facilities.  Includes within such discrimination a refusal to:  (1) permit reasonable modifications to permit access to the premises (but only if a renter agrees to restore the premises to their original condition); and (2) make reasonable accommodations in policies, services, or facilities to afford handicapped persons ready access to and use of premises. Establishes a new administrative enforcement procedure within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  Repeals the 30 day limitation imposed on the Secretary of HUD to respond to complaints.  Requires the Secretary to give notice of his or her decision whether to resolve the complaint as promptly as possible. Provides that a conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration of the dispute. Permits the Secretary to join additional respondents as parties to a complaint. Grants authority to certified State or local agencies to investigate and conciliate complaints. Authorizes the Secretary to refer cases to the Attorney General while in the investigative stage for the purpose of seeking preliminary judicial relief pending the administrative disposition of the complaint.  Allows the Secretary to refer other cases to the Attorney General in his or her sole discretion. Provides enforcement measures for conciliation agreements and civil penalties for noncompliance. Revises the enforcement procedure for private persons.  Extends the statute of limitations for two years. Allows an aggrieved individual to enforce the terms of the conciliation agreement. Grants jurisdiction to the Attorney General to commence an action or intervene in a private civil action for violation of this Act.", "2025-08-29T17:39:31Z", null], ["98-hr-3482", 98, "hr", 3482, "Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-06-30", "1983-07-13", "Referred to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.", "House", "Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-21]", "NY", "R", "F000141", 86, "Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1983 - Enacts into law the short titles \"Civil Rights Act of 1968\" and \"Fair Housing Act\". Amends the Fair Housing Act to expand the definition of \"discriminatory housing practice\" to include any violation under such Act (thus codifying case law which holds that the obligation of Federal agencies to administer programs affirmatively to further the purposes of fair housing and the prohibition against interference with rights under the Act are separately actionable).  Adds new definitions of \"handicap\", \"aggrieved person\", and \"familial status\".  Excludes from the meaning of \"handicap\" any impairment consisting of alcohol or drug abuse which would be a direct threat to the property or safety of others.  Defines \"familial status\" as one or more minors being domiciled with their parent or guardian. Retains the two current exemptions from the prohibition against the discriminatory sale or rental of housing which are given to:  (1) an owner of three or fewer single-family houses; and (2) the owner of a dwelling consisting of four or fewer family units who also resides in such dwelling (the \"Mrs. Murphy\" exemption). Makes it unlawful to:  (1) refuse to sell or rent to a handicapped person unless such handicap would prevent a prospective occupant from conforming to specified non-discrimination rules and practices; and (2) discriminate against a handicapped person in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of related services or facilities.  Includes within such discrimination a refusal to:  (1) permit reasonable modifications to permit access to the premises (but only if a renter agrees to restore the premises to their original condition); and (2) make reasonable accommodations in policies, services, or facilities to afford handicapped persons equal enjoyment of the premises. States that such discrimination shall not include a refusal to:  (1) make alterations at the expense of sellers, landlords, owners, or persons acting on their behalf; (2) make modifications which would unreasonably inconvenience others; and (3) allow architectural modifications which materially decrease the value of a building or alter its intended use. Prohibits discrimination against families with children. Makes it unlawful for an insurer to discriminate in the provision or terms of insurance against hazards to a dwelling because of the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, national origin or familial status of persons owning or residing in or near the dwelling. Adds handicapped persons as a protected class under other existing prohibitions on discriminatory activities. Modifies the housing financing discrimination provision to prescribe all conduct which denies or \"otherwise makes unavailable\" financial assistance because of race, color, religion, handicap, national origin or familial status. Includes within such prohibition persons in the business of selling, brokering, or appraising real property. States that nothing in this Act is to be construed to defeat any reasonable local, State or Federal restrictions on the maximum number of persons permitted to occupy a dwelling unit.  Provides that familial status does not apply to any State or Federal programs aimed at assisting elderly persons. Establishes the Fair Housing Review Commission, composed of three members appointed by the President for staggered six year terms.  Stipulates that no more than two members may be of the same political party. Directs the Commission to:  (1) appoint administrative law judges and other employees as necessary to carry out its functions (2) promulgate a code of ethics to assure the independence of such judges; (3) promulgate rules of discovery for its proceedings consistent insofar as practicable with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and (4) consider appeals from the proposed orders of the administrative law judges upon application of a party. Includes Federal agencies having regulatory authority over financial institutions within the executive departments and agencies which are currently required to administer their housing programs in an affirmative manner. Authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial as well as technical assistance to public and private organizations seeking to remedy housing discrimination. Establishes a new administrative enforcement procedure within the Department of Housing and Urban Development in addition to the current enforcement provisions of title VIII (allowing civil actions by private parties and the Attorney General). Directs the Secretary to make an investigation of all alleged discriminatory housing practice on his or her own initiative or upon the filing of a charge by an aggrieved person within one year of the alleged discrimination.  Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation.  Requires the Secretary, if the aggrieved person and respondent consent to binding arbitration, to refer the charge to an arbitrator made available by the Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice. Continues the current authority of the Secretary to utilize discovery measures.  Retains the current penalty for failing to produce information (up to a $1,000 fine and/or one year's imprisonment). Makes certain changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement.  Specifies, with respect to the rights and remedies provided by such agencies, the elements of \"substantial equivalency\" which permit certification and referrals of discrimination charges.  Eliminates the Secretary's authority to recall referrals in the interest of justice or to protect the rights of the parties.  Prohibits further action by the Secretary unless the agency fails to act in a timely fashion (current law gives the agency 30 days to commence proceedings). Requires the Secretary and other Federal agencies to cooperate to avoid duplication of their housing discrimination authority. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements to permit other agencies to carry out such responsibilities within their jurisdictions.  Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with specified Federal agencies for such purpose with respect to depository institutions. Permits an action for temporary or preliminary relief to be brought on behalf of the Secretary in accordance with rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure when the Secretary establishes that voluntary compliance is unobtainable and prompt judicial action is necessary. Permits the Secretary to file an administrative complaint or refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action if the investigation supports a finding of reasonable cause, except with respect to matters involving land use controls, which must be referred. Specifies the hearing procedures to be utilized if an administrative complaint is issued.  Permits the administrative law judge to award appropriate relief and a civil penalty of up to $10,000. Permits the filing of a petition for judicial review of a final order in an appropriate court of appeals within 60 days after entry of such order.  Provides that the findings of fact shall be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence in the record considered as a whole. Authorizes the administrative law judge to assess civil penalties for noncompliance with a final administrative order. Makes certain revisions in the private right of action for aggrieved persons under the Fair Housing Act.  Extends the statute of limitations from 180 days to two years.  Disallows simultaneous administrative and judicial proceedings involving the same charge. Permits the Attorney General to intervene upon certification that the civil action is of general public importance.  Continues the current provision permitting the appointment of counsel.  Removes the existing $1,000 limit on punitive damages for willful violations. Continues the authority of the Attorney General to initiate civil actions where there is reasonable cause to believe that a pattern or practice of resistance to title VIII rights has occurred.  Permits the intervention of aggrieved persons in such actions. Permits the award of costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, to prevailing parties in court and administrative proceedings (current law permits an award of attorney's fees only to prevailing parties who are financially unable to assume them). Authorizes appropriations for this Act, effective October 1, 1983.", "2025-08-29T17:39:53Z", null], ["98-hr-3420", 98, "hr", 3420, "Secondary Mortgage Market Equity Act of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-06-27", "1983-07-15", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38]", "CA", "D", "P000121", 111, "Secondary Mortgage Market Equity Act - Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act and the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to set forth a formula for increasing the maximum mortgage limitation for a one- to four- family residence in certain areas where high prevailing housing sales prices have limited housing opportunities.", "2025-08-29T17:40:49Z", null], ["98-hr-3410", 98, "hr", 3410, "Model Farm Village Act of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-06-23", "1983-06-23", "Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.", "House", "Rep. Simon, Paul [D-IL-22]", "IL", "D", "S000423", 0, "Model Farm Village Act of 1983 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Farmers Home Administration, to make loans (30-year $7,000,000 maximum) to specified nonprofit organizations to establish and operate rural residential agricultural communities. Sets forth eligibility requirements. Prohibits residents of such communities from receiving Federal benefits under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, the Social Security Act or the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977. Authorizes appropriations.", "2025-08-29T17:39:46Z", null], ["98-hjres-301", 98, "hjres", 301, "A joint resolution to designate May 18, 1984, as \"National Tenants Day\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-06-21", "1983-06-27", "Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.", "House", "Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7]", "MD", "D", "M000826", 27, "Designates May 18, 1984, as National Tenants Day.", "2024-02-06T20:04:02Z", null], ["98-hr-3340", 98, "hr", 3340, "A bill to repeal the Community Economic Development Act of 1981 and the Community Services Block Grant Act.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-06-16", "1983-07-01", "Referred to Subcommittee on Human Resources.", "House", "Rep. Erlenborn, John N. [R-IL-13]", "IL", "R", "E000204", 0, "Repeals the Community Economic Development Act of 1981 and all provisions of the Community Services Block Grant Act except provisions that repealed parts of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Transfers moneys in the Rural Development Loan Fund and the Community Development Loan Fund and moneys repaid on loans to community economic development programs to the general fund of the Treasury.", "2025-07-21T19:44:15Z", null], ["98-hres-235", 98, "hres", 235, "A resolution to designate the week of June 19, 1983, through June 25, 1983, as \"Multi-Housing Laundry Industry Week\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-06-16", "1983-06-27", "Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.", "House", "Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-19]", "NY", "D", "B000432", 0, "Designates the week of June 19 through June 25, 1983, as Multi-Housing Laundry Industry Week.", "2024-02-06T20:04:02Z", null], ["98-hjres-282", 98, "hjres", 282, "A joint resolution to designate the week beginning April 8, 1984, as \"National Building Safety Week\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-05-25", "1983-06-10", "Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.", "House", "Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1]", "RI", "D", "S000762", 62, "Designates the week beginning April 8, 1984, as National Building Safety Week.", "2024-02-06T20:04:02Z", null], ["98-sres-154", 98, "sres", 154, "A resolution to designate the week of June 19, 1983, through June 25, 1983, as \"Multi-Housing Laundry Industry Week\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-05-25", "1983-05-25", "Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.", "Senate", "Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY]", "NY", "R", "D000018", 2, "Designates the week of June 19 through June 25, 1983, as Multi-Housing Laundry Industry Week.", "2025-07-21T19:32:26Z", null], ["98-s-1338", 98, "s", 1338, "Housing and Community Development Act of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-05-23", "1983-11-30", "Similar Provisions Contained in H.R.3959.", "Senate", "Sen. Garn, E. J. (Jake) [R-UT]", "UT", "R", "G000072", 0, "Housing and Community Development Act of 1983 - Title I:  Rental Rehabilitation - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to:  (1) make rental rehabilitation grants to State and local governments to support the moderate rehabilitation of private property for residential purposes; (2) make available contract authority for housing payment assistance to minimize the displacement of very low-income tenants and other lower income tenants from structures undergoing rehabilitation, to assist such tenants, and to assist other very low-income tenants in obtaining decent housing; and (3) make rental development grants to State and local governments to support the substantial rehabilitation or new construction of private property for residential purposes. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to allocate such grant amounts to cities with populations of 50,000 or more, urban counties, and States on the basis of a formula accounting for such factors as low-income renter population, rental housing market conditions, the condition of rental housing stock, and overcrowding of rental housing in each area.  Authorizes the Secretary to establish minimum allocation amounts required for direct allocations to cities or urban counties and to adjust an area's allocation on the basis of the area's performance in carrying out its program in a timely manner and achieving low rents in 80 percent of its rehabilitated units. Conditions the receipt of such grants on the submission by grantees of satisfactory information in rental rehabilitation or development program descriptions.  Requires that such a description describe the proposed program and activities to be assisted, certify that the grantee consulted with the public, show evidence of the grantee's capacity to undertake the project, show the financial feasibility of the program, indicate the criteria to be used in selecting projects and the effect of the program on neighborhood preservation, and certify compliance with civil rights laws. Prohibits the provision of grants for substantial rehabilitation or new construction unless the Secretary finds that:  (1) the area is experiencing a severe shortage of rental housing and has extremely low vacancy rates; and (2) a program of other than moderate rehabilitation is necessary to improve rental opportunities or to advance a neighborhood preservation program. Limits the amount of a rental rehabilitation or development grant to 120 percent of the amount allocated by formula.  Requires that at least 70 percent of grant amounts be used for the benefit of lower income families, but authorizes the Secretary to reduce such percentage requirement to 50 percent where the grantee cannot develop a program meeting such higher requirement. Allows the Secretary to limit allocation of housing payment assistance to the amount needed for the number of units to be rehabilitated.  Requires such an assistance contract to:  (1) permit a grantee to provide assistance for a unit for up to one year; and (2) assure the provision of assistance to all very low-income tenants of structures rehabilitated with assistance under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary to reallocate grants and housing payment assistance based on the Secretary's assessment of each grantee's performance.  Allows each grantee to shift up to 20 percent of the funds allocated from grants to housing payment assistance or vice versa. Requires grantees to submit annual performance reports and the Secretary to undertake annual reviews and audits of grantee performance.  Permits the Secretary to adjust, reduce, or withdraw grants or assistance based on his or her findings. Requires a rental rehabilitation and development program to provide that:  (1) grants shall only be used to rehabilitate or develop real property to be used primarily for residential rental property in neighborhoods where the median income does not exceed 80 percent of the median area income; (2) rehabilitated units shall meet housing standards for housing assistance payments under the United States Housing Act of 1937; (3) grant assistance shall not exceed 50 percent of the total rehabilitation or development cost, or 50 percent of such cost plus refinancing and acquisition costs in special circumstances; (4) assisted structures shall be exempt from State or local rent controls; (5) owners of assisted structures shall not discriminate against families receiving housing assistance payments; and (6) financing for an assisted structure shall require the borrower to be personally liable for repayment. Limits the amount of a grant for new construction or substantial rehabilitation to the amount required to provide decent rental or cooperative housing of modest design which is affordable to lower income families without other housing alternatives.  Requires a project owner to:  (1) enter agreements to assure the project's financial feasibility; (2) agree that for ten years after 50 percent of the project units are available at least 20 percent shall be occupied by lower income persons; and (3) agree, for ten years after project units are available for occupancy, to pass on to tenants any reduction in costs resulting from the assistance provided, not to discriminate against families receiving housing assistance payments, and not to convert the units to condominiums or cooperative units unaffordable for lower income families. Requires an owner who violates any such agreement to repay the total amount of assistance provided plus interest.  Requires that an assisted project contain five or more units to be used for primarily residential purposes. Declares that mortgages on such projects are eligible for insurance under the National Housing Act.  Requires rents charged for project units to be approved by the Secretary.  Limits maximum rents to not more than 30 percent of the income of a family whose income equals 50 percent of the median area income.  Exempts such projects from State or local rent controls. Directs a State to administer grants for cities with populations of less than 50,000 and for areas that do not qualify for direct grants and that are not eligible for rural housing assistance under the Housing Act of 1949.  Permits a State to use such grant amounts to administer its own rental rehabilitation or development program, or to distribute amounts to local governments.  Allows a city with a population exceeding 50,000 to elect to have a State administer its grant program and permits a State to elect to have the Secretary administer its grant program. Requires the Secretary to establish regulations governing relocation payments. Prohibits a State or local government from using grant funds for administrative expenses. Directs the Secretary to establish procedures that support national historical preservation objectives and that prohibit rehabilitation activities on historical structures unless certain standards are met or the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation is offered an opportunity to comment on such activities. Permits consortia of geographically proximate local governments to apply for grants.  Establishes grant eligibility for such consortia with populations exceeding 50,000. Amends the National Housing Act to set forth coinsurance provisions for federally insured rental rehabilitation or development projects. Authorizes the Secretary, for purposes of insuring mortgages executed in connection with any purchase or refinancing of rental rehabilitation or development property, to:  (1) include a specified amount of rehabilitation or development costs; (2) permit subordinated liens securing up to the full amount of mortgage financing provided by State or local governments; and (3) pay benefits in cash unless a mortgagee submits a written request for debenture payment. Title II:  Community and Neighborhood Development - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for FY 1984 through 1986 for the community development block grant (CDBG) program, the urban development action grant (UDAG) program, and the special discretionary fund of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.  Earmarks a specified amount of the appropriations set aside for the discretionary fund for grants to Indian tribes. Requires the primary objective of the program of each CDBG recipient to be to benefit principally persons of low and moderate income.  Conditions an entity's eligibility for a CDBG on the requirement for the use of funds taken as a whole, over a period not exceeding three years, to benefit principally such persons. Repeals the requirement that a State match ten percent of the CDBG funds provided to the State for nonentitlement areas (areas other than metropolitan areas and urban counties). Requires any State that elects after FY 1984 to administer such a small cities grant program to administer such program permanently.  Requires the Secretary to administer the small cities grant program in any State that elects not to administer such program.  Permits any State administering such a program to deduct from grant funds the first $100,000 of its expenses and 50 percent of its expenses exceeding $100,000, not to exceed two percent of the total grant amount.  Requires grant amounts not received by a State because of its failure to comply with performance report or community development requirements to be added to amounts allocated to all States rather than the same State for the succeeding fiscal year. Allows a unit of local government that uses more than ten percent of its CDBG funds for public service expenditures in FY 1983 to allocate the greater of the same percentage or dollar amount of its CDBG funds for such expenditures in succeeding years. Requires any local government that receives a lump-sum drawdown of its CDBG to establish a revolving loan fund to make substantial expenditures from such fund within a specified period.  Sets forth conditions under which a grantee may receive a lump sum advance of CDBG funds for a specific project. Requires a grant recipient to submit an annual performance and evaluation report on its activities to the Secretary and to make such report available to citizens in its jurisdiction. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) encourage national associations of eligible grantees or States to recommend uniform recordkeeping and performance and evaluation reporting requirements for entitlement grantees and States; and (2) establish requirements based on approved recommendations. Allows the Secretary to guarantee loans to grantees only when such grantees cannot otherwise receive the financing needed for timely execution of their community development programs. Earmarks a specified amount of UDAG appropriations for technical assistance grants to States, municipal technical advisory services, and State associations of municipalities to assist cities with populations of less than 50,000 in developing and implementing programs eligible for UDAGs and in applying for such grants. Authorizes consortia of such cities to apply. Directs the Secretary to select criteria for a national competition for UDAGs. Authorizes UDAG eligibility for certain unincorporated portions of urban counties that are approved by the Secretary as identifiable communities. Revises activities eligible for CDBG funding to include the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, or installation of all public facilities, except buildings for the general conduct of government.  Authorizes the Secretary to issue an advisory opinion that a proposed innovative or prototypical activity is an eligible activity.  Declares that such eligibility shall not be challenged unless the activity is conducted in a different manner than that proposed by the Secretary. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to repeal provisions authorizing the Secretary to make rehabilitation loans directly to property owners and tenants. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969 to repeal provisions authorizing the General Services Administration to transfer Federal surplus real property to the Secretary or the Secretary of Agriculture for sale or lease at fair value for use for low and moderate-income housing.  Permits the transfer of property requested before enactment of this Act. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to repeal provisions that prohibit an urban renewal plan from providing for the construction of transient housing unless the community involved has obtained a transient housing study indicating a need for such housing. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 and the Housing Act of 1961 to repeal provisions requiring the Secretary's approval of the conversion of neighborhood facilities or open space land to uses not originally approved by the Secretary when awarding a grant for acquisition of such facilities or land. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide that, for purposes of CDBG eligibility, entities classified as metropolitan cities until the decennial census of 1980 indicated that their populations dropped below 50,000 shall continue to be classified as metropolitan cities until September 30, 1984.  Declares that the entitlement status of an entity designated as a metropolitan area or central city of such area shall not be affected by a withdrawal of such designation without one year's prior notice of such withdrawal.  Permits the population of a central city that falls below 50,000 during the funding period of an urban county to be included in such county before the expiration of such period. Requires CDBG recipients to include in proposed and final statements on community development objectives and the projected use of funds a description of the use of funds received in specified past periods and an assessment of the relationship of such use to the objectives proposed for such funds. Provides that, under certain conditions, the CDBG amount for a government formed by the consolidation of metropolitan cities and urban counties shall be equal to the sum of amounts such cities and counties would have received if they had not consolidated. Requires the Secretary to distribute any excess metropolitan city and urban county grant amounts in a fiscal year on a pro rata basis. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to qualified groups and groups designated by governmental units to assist such units in carrying out the CDBG and UDAG programs. Permits a local government to retain program income realized from CDBG funds if: (1) such income was realized after the initial disbursement of such funds; and (2) such government agrees to use such income for eligible community development activities. Provides that after September 1, 1983, UDAG funds set aside for small cities that remain unobligated for two years may be made available for grants to metropolitan cities and urban counties. Authorizes appropriations for the urban homesteading program for FY 1984 and 1985. Provides for the payment of consideration by a State or local government to the Secretary and by an individual or family to such government for real property transferred under an urban homesteading program.  Requires such a government to remit to the Secretary 50 percent of any amount by which the consideration it receives for such property exceeds the consideration it paid for such property. Authorizes the Secretary to undertake a program to demonstrate the feasibility of using homesteading techniques to facilitate the reuse of multifamily properties owned by the Secretary for home ownership purposes. Directs the Secretary to convey suitable properties to State and local governments for subsequent transfer to individuals under a cooperative or condominium form of ownership. Requires the Secretary to undertake a program to demonstrate the feasibility of providing assistance to lower income families for the rehabilitation of conveyed property.  Establishes the amount of such assistance on the basis of the payment standard for rental assistance payments under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Directs the Secretary to conduct a program to demonstrate the feasibility of providing assistance to State and local governments for the purchase of unoccupied real property that is improved by a one- to four-family dwelling and designated for use in a single-family homestead program. Requires the property to be conveyed under such program to a low- or moderate-income family or individual who agrees to: (1) repair all dangerous defects within one year; (2) make repairs or improvements necessary to meet applicable local buildings standards; and (3) occupy such property as a principal residence for at least five years. Directs the Secretary to evaluate the success of the demonstration as a method of increasing the stock of housing available for the homesteading program and to submit a report to Congress by March 1, 1985. Directs the Secretary to conduct a three-year demonstration program to determine the feasibility of supporting neighborhood development activities by providing Federal  matching funds to certain nonprofit neighborhood development organizations on the basis of monetary support from the private sector.  Limits the amount of grants that may be multiyear awards.  Directs the Secretary to use a competitive process in selecting program participants.  Requires that a selected participant:  (1) demonstrate measurable achievements in certain neighborhood development activities; (2) specify a plan for accomplishing one or more of such activities; and (3) specify a strategy for achieving long term private sector support.  Directs the Secretary to establish a Neighborhood Development Advisory Council to evaluate the applicants and recommend selections. Requires the Secretary to: (1) assign each participating organization a program year during which time voluntary private contributions shall be eligible for matching funds; and (2) establish a ratio of between one and ten Federal dollars matched for each dollar privately contributed, which the Secretary shall pay to each organization at the end of each three-month period of the organization's program year.  Limits the maximum amount the Secretary may pay to any organization for a year to $50,000. Requires the Secretary to insure that:  (1) assistance may be provided only if the local government of the neighborhood to be assisted certifies that such assistance is consistent with such government's objectives; and (2) eligible neighborhood development activities comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on the activities carried out under the demonstration program, an evaluation of the program, and any findings or recommendations concerning the program.  Authorizes appropriations. Title III:  Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the Secretary to allocate certain Federal housing assistance on  the basis of a formula accounting for the relative needs of different States, areas, and communities.  Repeals the requirement that between 20 and 25 percent of such assistance be allocated to metropolitan areas.  Requires the Secretary to allocate authority for assistance under the housing assistance payment program of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the rural housing preservation grant program.  Directs the Secretary to accommodate the desires of State and local governments regarding the types of assistance to be provided within the limits of each area's allocation.  Authorizes the Secretary to approve the use of such assistance for existing public housing projects. Authorizes the appropriation of funds from the Secretary's discretionary housing fund for emergency shelter assistance grants to local governments, Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to establish FY 1984 limitations on reservations of authority for assistance to public housing agencies for annual contribution contracts for specified lower income housing assistance programs. Permits public housing agency annual contribution contracts using a payment standard for family-selected existing housing. Establishes such payment standard as the maximum monthly rent that an owner of an existing dwelling may receive for a unit assisted under such a contract.  Revises procedures for selecting tenants for such units to establish a preference for families that pay more than 50 percent of their incomes as rent.  Allows a public housing agency to adjust assistance payments to such an owner by up to 20 percent of the maximum monthly rent or payment standard for categories of families or for an individual family, provided such agency certifies to the Secretary that it has consulted the local government and public and determined that such adjustment is required. Requires the Secretary to establish and publish payment standards for various sizes and types of dwelling units in each market area and to use such standards to determine monthly assistance amounts under annual contribution contracts.  Requires such standards to:  (1) be established at the forty-fifth percentile of rents for recently rented units (excluding public housing units and units not meeting quality standards) unless such rents are found to be excessive; (2) be adjusted if the appropriate public housing agency provides information indicating that an excessive time is required for assisted families to rent standard quality units; and (3) include an amount for utilities.  Sets the monthly assistance payment for an eligible family at the lowest of:  (1) the amount by which the applicable payment standard exceeds 30 percent of the family's monthly adjusted income; (2) the amount by which the unit rent exceeds ten percent of the family's monthly income; or (3) the amount by which the lower of the rent or the payment standard exceeds a portion of the family's welfare assistance payment as designated by the Secretary.  Requires a family to be a very low-income family or a family previously assisted in order to receive such assistance. Establishes preferences for families which occupy substandard housing, are involuntarily displaced, or are paying more than 50 percent of their incomes for rent.  Authorizes the Secretary to override such preferences and use authority provided for such assistance for families:  (1) previously assisted through annual contribution contracts; (2) occupying units in formerly assisted projects acquired by the Secretary; or (3) occupying dwellings to be rehabilitated under the rental rehabilitation and development program set forth in title I of this Act. Limits the duration of the initial term of a contract for annual contributions for such assistance payments to 60 months. Requires the public housing agency to inspect each unit before any payment is made and at least annually during the contract term to assure compliance with housing quality standards. Authorizes an agency to increase the assistance payments annually to assure continued affordability.  Requires contracts for such assistance to provide ten percent more annual contributions than the estimated assistance required during the first year. Authorizes the use of amounts not needed for increases to provide assistance for other families. Permits a public housing agency to commit up to five percent of the payment standard assistance authority for assistance to low-income mutual or cooperative housing if such commitment will assist in maintaining the affordability of such housing for low-income families. Sets forth provisions governing payment standard assistance for families renting manufactured homes, spaces, or both. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to exempt the establishment of the specific amounts for fair market rents or payment standards from congressional review procedures. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to allow the Secretary to establish an income ceiling higher or lower than 50 percent of the area median income when defining \"very low-income families\" for purposes of the housing assistance programs if such a variation is necessary because of unusually high or low family incomes. Excludes the value of food stamps from a family's income for purposes of such programs.  Requires the adjusted income of an elderly family to exclude medical expenses exceeding three percent of the family's income. Requires the Secretary to identify the portion (not to exceed 30 percent) of a family's welfare payment that a family shall pay as a minimum rent under such programs. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for delayed application or staged implementation of procedures for determining rents or tenant contributions under housing assistance programs as required by specified provisions of this Act or the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981 with respect to all tenants occupying assisted housing units on or before the effective date of regulations implementing the payment standard assistance program under this Act. Prohibits any annual rent or contribution increase exceeding ten percent for such tenants as a result of such provisions or any other change in Federal law.  Subjects tenants who were not occupying assisted housing on such effective date to immediate rent payment or contribution determinations in accordance with such provisions, but limits any annual increase in their rent on contribution resulting from any future change in future law to ten percent. Excludes housing assistance from treatment as income in other Federal programs. Establishes within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Public Housing Accreditation Commission to: (1) establish accreditation standards for the management of public housing agencies in the operation of lower income housing projects and the administration of Federal assistance; (2) establish evaluation procedures; (3) establish sanctions and remedies for agencies that fail to become accredited or that lose accreditation; and (4) make recommendations to the Secretary on the training of agency officials on distinguishing between preventive maintenance funding (funded as part of operating subsidies) and major systems replacement funding (eligible for HUD discretionary grants). Directs the Commission to:  (1) determine the period of accreditation; (2) establish a mechanism for terminating an agency's accreditation and a procedure for appealing adverse determinations by the Commission; and (3) establish a system of evaluation by public housing agency officials. Requires the Commission to publish its proposed standards and procedures in the Federal Register for public comment.  Directs the Secretary to accept or reject each proposal.  Requires the Commission to publish final standards and procedures by October 1, 1984, and to begin evaluating public housing agencies by January 1, 1985.  Permits the Commission to charge fees for the evaluation of public housing agencies. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 for assistance to public housing agencies for the operation of lower income housing projects.  Sets forth requirements for the performance funding system used to determine assistance amounts, including requirements that:  (1) expense levels be adjusted annually for inflation; (2) agencies share savings in energy costs with the Secretary; (3) funds received by an agency from sources other than rents be excluded from income in determining allowable subsidies; (4) no assistance be provided for vacant or deprogrammed units; and (5) accredited agencies receive payments for a repair and maintenance fund. Authorizes an accredited public housing agency to receive a contract providing for operating assistance and replacement allowances for the term of accreditation, not to exceed three years. Declares that such a contract shall:  (1) require the agency to submit data annually to enable the Secretary and the Commission to determine such agency's compliance with applicable requirements; (2) grant the agency maximum flexibility to establish and implement financial, management, and operating procedures; and (3) not be affected by the receipt of additional assistance by such agency. Limits to one year, with a one-year authorized extension, the length of a contract for operating assistance for an agency that fails to earn or loses its accreditation.  Prohibits such an agency from receiving any other Federal assistance without the Secretary's approval.  Permits the Secretary to waive limitations on the operation of the major system replacement fund in order to correct physical problems. Requires the imposition of Commission sanctions or remedies. Directs the Secretary to establish a major systems fund for the purpose of making grants to public housing agencies for the costs of replacing or repairing building systems or improving management systems that are not covered by annual contribution contracts for operating assistance. Directs the Secretary to provide the maximum amount of comprehensive improvement assistance available to public housing agencies before their first accreditation evaluations to assure that housing units meet habitability standards and that the maximum number of agencies receive accreditation.  Repeals the comprehensive improvement assistance program on October 1, 1985, except for those agencies that have never become accredited due to failure to meet physical quality standards for housing units. Permits the Secretary to approve the demolition of a public housing project or a portion thereof if the project is unusable and cannot be restored feasibly.  Allows the Secretary to approve the disposition of such a project or portion if:  (1) the property's retention is not in the best interest of the tenants or the public housing agency due to health and safety factors or because disposition allows the acquisition, development, or rehabilitation of more effective or efficient lower income housing projects; or (2) the portion involved is nonresidential property the disposition of which will not interfere with continued operation of the project; and (3) the proceeds will be used to pay off development and modernization costs of the project and to provide other types of lower income housing assistance.  Conditions the approval of such demolition or disposition on requirements that:  (1) affected tenants be consulted; (2) displaced tenants be provided assistance by the agency to relocate to other decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing of their choice to the maximum extent practicable. Prohibits the Secretary from entering into contracts for:  (1) annual contributions regarding obligations financing public housing projects, unless such obligations are exempt from taxation; or (2) periodic payments to the Federal Financing Bank to offset its costs in purchasing obligations issued by public housing agencies to finance housing projects. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to require that a rental or cooperative housing project be covered by a federally insured mortgage to be eligible for operating assistance for troubled multifamily projects.  Amends the National Housing Act to extend through September 30, 1985, the period during which amounts in the rental housing assistance fund may be approved for such operating assistance. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to direct the Secretary:  (1) when selecting projects for elderly and handicapped housing loans, to assure the inclusion of special design features and congregate space necessary for elderly and handicapped residents; and (2) to encourage the provision of small and scattered group homes and independent living centers for nonelderly handicapped persons.  Allows any project sponsor to voluntarily provide funds from other sources for appropriate amenities if they are not financed or subsidized with Federal money.  Increases the Treasury borrowing authority and authorizes direct loan authority for a specified number of units under such program for FY 1984. Amends the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for the congregate housing services program for FY 1984 through 1986. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to repeal provisions concerning assistance payments to owners for the construction or substantial rehabilitation of lower income housing projects, except with respect to projects for the elderly and handicapped. Older Americans' Housing Demonstration Act of 1983 - Directs the Secretary to carry out during FY 1984 a program for the development, demonstration, and evaluation of improved methods of assisting older homeowners who wish to:  (1) sell their homes but are unable to purchase or rent a smaller unit; or (2) stay in their homes but are unable to pay utility, tax, repair, and maintenance costs. Directs the Secretary to assure that a broad spectrum of senior citizens, localities, and project types is represented by the groups selected to receive assistance. Sets forth the required scope of such demonstration projects. Directs the Secretary to coordinate and jointly target resources with other appropriate agencies (such as the Administration on Aging of the Department of Health and Human Services). Directs the Secretary to submit a report to Congress by December 31, 1984, on the activities conducted under such program.  Earmarks a specified amount of the authority available for the Secretary's discretionary fund for such program during FY 1984. Amends the National Housing Act and the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 to direct the Secretary to offer to amend contracts entered into with owners of rental housing projects assisted but not insured under such Acts to provide sufficient payments to cover rent increases and changes in the incomes of tenants occupying such projects before enactment of this Act. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 to revise provisions limiting housing assistance to certain aliens to:  (1) prohibit the provision of such assistance to any family unless the head of the family and the majority of its members are citizens or resident aliens of the United States who meet prescribed requirements; and (2) authorize assistance to be continued for up to six months for a family found to be ineligible in order to permit such family to adjust its eligibility status or to obtain alternative housing. Prohibits federally assisted rental housing projects for the elderly or handicapped from forbidding tenants to have pets or discriminating against persons having pets. Permits a project authority to require the removal of a pet that constitutes a threat to the health or safety of project occupants or other persons in the community. Amends the Housing Act of 1950 to require the rate of interest charged on Federal loans made to educational institutions for the construction or purchase of student housing facilities to be the higher (currently, lower) of:  (1) three percent annually; or (2) the Treasury borrowing rate plus one quarter of one percent. Title IV:  Insurance Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to extend the authority for the Federal crime and riot insurance programs. Requires the Federal Insurance Administrator to notify participating insurers of the termination of such authority as of September 30, 1983. Transfers specified functions of the Secretary concerning such programs and the Federal flood insurance program to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the authority for the national flood insurance program. Declares that the expiration of such authority shall not affect the continued availability of insurance to communities participating in the program or to property owners who had a flood insurance contract in effect immediately prior to such expiration.  Directs the Secretary to estimate the risk premium rate for an area on the basis of flood-risk zones established by the appropriate flood hazard boundary map.  Requires the Secretary to conduct studies and establish by August 1, 1983, risk premium rates for types and classes of properties insured under emergency implementation of the program.  Confers original exclusive jurisdiction on the appropriate U.S. district court for actions disputing claims against insurers under such program. Authorizes FEMA to make a grant to a nonprofit agency, educational institution, or State or local agency to finance a study of the feasibility of expanding the national flood insurance program to cover damage or loss arising from sinkholes. Authorizes appropriations. Title V:  Rural Housing - Rural Housing Amendments of 1983 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the definitions of \"low-income families and persons\" and \"very low-income families and persons\" to correspond with such definitions under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Requires that at least 40 percent of all dwelling units financed by a rural housing loan through the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) and at least 30 percent of such units in each State be available only for very low-income persons and families.  Authorizes such loans for manufactured homes and lots meeting specified safety standards and installation, structural, and site requirements, whether such homes and lots are real property, personal property, or both. Deletes provisions:  (1) limiting the interest rate charged on such loans; (2) requiring loans to be conditioned on the borrower paying any fees and charges specified by the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in the title referred to as the Secretary) and prepaying any taxes and insurance to the Secretary as an escrow agent; and (3) authorizing the Secretary to guarantee rural housing loans made by private lenders. Authorizes the Secretary to make a loan, grant, or combined loan and grant to an eligible very low-income applicant to improve or modernize a rural dwelling, to make the dwelling safer or more sanitary, to remove hazards, regardless of whether such applicant is eligible for rural housing loans for adequate or potentially adequate farms. Sets maximum loan or grant amounts at limits determined by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary to permit demonstrations involving innovative housing units that do not meet published standards or regulations if the Secretary finds that the health and safety of the population of the area will not be adversely affected.  Limits aggregate expenditures for such demonstrations in a fiscal year. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress annually on such demonstrations. Requires the Secretary to approve a residential building as meeting standards required for rural housing assistance if the building meets the minimum standards prescribed by the Secretary the minimum property standards required for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance, the standards of any of the voluntary national model building codes, or the standards for manufactured housing prescribed under this Act.  Permits the Secretary to refuse to finance a building that exceeds design or other limitations prescribed by the Secretary to avoid excessive costs. Authorizes the Secretary to transfer certain rural property purchased at foreclosure sales to nonprofit organizations or public bodies for use as rental or cooperative units for the elderly or handicapped or other low-income persons in rural areas. Provides for mortgages on such properties containing repayment terms of up to 50 years.  Permits the transfer of such property at the lesser of the appraised value or the FmHA's investment if the transfer will provide housing for persons of very low-income. Sets forth limitations on, and authorizes appropriations for, specified rural housing programs for FY 1984.  Extends until September 30, 1984, the authority of the Secretary to:  (1) insure loans for rural housing for elderly or handicapped persons and other persons of low income; (2) make and insure loans for housing on adequate farms; and (3) make grants for programs and loans for property acquisition to assist needy low-income families in carrying out mutual or self-help housing efforts. Directs the Secretary to consider the value of a person's assets in determining the person's income for purposes of eligibility for occupying financed housing for elderly or handicapped families of low or moderate income and other families of low income in rural areas.  Requires the Secretary to assure that such financed, newly constructed housing is modest in design and does not contain living space exceeding the space necessary for the expected number of occupants.  Prohibits the Secretary from entering into a contract to finance such a newly contructed project if project units exceed size standards.  Prescribes limitations on rent increases for assisted newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated housing.  Permits the Secretary to approve increases in the costs of proposed projects only for unforeseen factors beyond the owner's control, design changes required by the Secretary or local government, or approved changes in financing. Directs the Secretary to give preference for assistance to projects to be located on suitable land provided by State or local governments if awarding such preference will be cost effective.  Limits the percentage of financed project units that may be leased to individuals other than individuals of very low income. Prohibits the leasing of project units to persons other than low-income persons.  Authorizes the Secretary to make loans to owners to convert single family residences to two or more rental units.  Eliminates certain loan interest rate limitations.  Authorizes the Secretary to insure loans for detached units for cooperative housing.  Requires a borrower, in order to obtain a loan or loan insurance, to submit a market survey that indicates a need for very low- and low-income housing in the community.  Includes as housing which qualifies for assistance any manufactured home park where the lots or lots and homes are available to eligible occupants. Limits the amount of a loan for housing on an adequate farm to the amount necessary to provide adequate housing that is of moderate size, design, and cost. Directs the Secretary:  (1) to establish and maintain part of the Rural Housing Insurance Fund as a reserve against losses on insured loans; and (2) upon submission of the Federal budget, to transmit to Congress a report setting forth the amount proposed for such reserve and the estimated amount required to provide interest credits during the life of loans made and proposed to be made from the Fund.  Provides for the accounting treatment of Certificates of Beneficial Ownership. Directs the Secretary to prescribe:  (1) rules that encourage the rehabilitation or purchase of existing buildings to provide economical housing; and (2) criteria to assure that assistance is first provided to the persons with the greatest need residing in the most rural areas. Limits or increases to, generally, 30 percent of adjusted income the maximum rent contribution of tenants receiving rental assistance in certain rural housing projects.  Prohibits any annual increase of over ten percent in a tenant's contribution unless the increase is attributable to an increase in the tenant's income. Lists priorities for the use of funds available for such rental assistance contracts. Repeals provisions that:  (1) authorize the Secretary to provide housing for rural residents who are enrolled in training courses designed to improve their employment capability; (2) permit the Secretary to cancel repayment of part of a loan provided for the expenses of planning and obtaining financing for the rehabilitation or construction of housing under a rural housing program; and (3) provide for the continued availability of funds appropriated for such loans. Prohibits the Secretary from refusing to make or insure a loan to a low- or moderate-income family for the purchase of a condominimum unit in a rural area, or a blanket loan for a project of such units, unless:  (1) the Secretary determines that the project or units are higher in cost on a per unit basis than single-family detached units in the same area; or (2) the project or units do not meet other prescribed requirements.  Prohibits the Secretary from making such loans that would result in the displacement of low- or very low-income families, unless such families are provided relocation assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to:  (1) act as an agent of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to recommend insurance of any mortgage meeting FHA mortgage insurance requirements; and (2) utilize funds available for rural housing rental assistance to assist mortgagors who are low-income persons in reducing their required downpayments or monthly payments on such mortgage loans by providing a lump-sum payment or credit at the time of purchase. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants for the rehabilitation of:  (1) single-family housing in rural areas that is owned by low- and very low-income persons; and (2) multifamily rental properties serving low- and very low-income persons in rural areas.  Authorizes the Secretary to provide rental assistance payments at the request of grantees to minimize the displacement of very low-income tenants of units to be rehabilitated. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary to allocate grant funds among States on the basis of the rural population and the extent of poverty and substandard housing in rural areas of each State relative to all States.  Sets forth provisions governing the allocation of rental assistance payments, and procedures for the selection of grantees.  Requires each grant applicant to submit a Statement of its activities containing a description of its proposed rehabilitation program.  Includes among the criteria the Secretary shall use to evaluate the statements the extent to which each program would:  (1) serve very low-income families while minimizing their displacement; and (2) alleviate overcrowding in rural residences inhabited by low- and very low-income families.  Limits the amount of assistance provided for a structure under any program to not more than 50 percent of the total rehabilitation costs for that structure. Prohibits the owner of an assisted structure from refusing to rent a structure unit to a family solely because the family is receiving Federal rental assistance payments under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Directs the Secretary to review each grantee's performance at least annually and to adjust, reduce, or withdraw assistance provided as appropriate.  Sets forth special requirements for proposed rehabilitation involving historic structures.  Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress annual reports on the success and use of funds under such grant and assistance program. Prohibits FmHA rules from becoming effective unless they have been published for public comment in the Federal Register for at least 60 days. Requires the Secretary to transmit to specified congressional committees a copy of each such rule when it is sent to the Federal Register.  Provides an exemption for rules certified to be emergency rules. Title VI:  Program Amendments and Extensions - Amends the National Housing Act to extend through September 30, 1985, the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure housing loans and mortgages under specified insurance programs contained in such Act.  Terminates the Secretary's authority to insure mortgages for:  (1) servicemen after May 20, 1983; and (2) mortgagors qualifying for home ownership assistance payments under such Act after September 30, 1984. Authorizes the Secretary to insure mortgages for public hospitals. Authorizes the appropriation of such funds as may be necessary to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for research activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for FY 1983 through 1985. Repeals specified provisions that authorize special assistance and emergency mortgage purchase functions of the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA). Amends the National Housing Act to repeal the Secretary's authority to establish maximum interest rates on Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans.  Provides that housing mortgages or loans insured under programs that are extended beyond FY 1983, with specified exceptions, shall bear interest at such rate as may be agreed upon by the borrower and the lender.  (Currently, the Secretary sets or approves such interest rates within prescribed limits.) Continues the authority of the Secretary to set the maximum interest rate for insured mortgages of mortgagors receiving home ownership assistance payments. Authorizes the Secretary to agree to an extension of the term of an insured mortgage on property or land to be improved or developed, upon determining that unusual circumstances make such extension necessary to avoid undue hardship to the mortgagor. Amends the Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1981 to direct the Secretary to provide rental assistance payments to tenants displaced following the foreclosure sale of a multifamily project mortgage held by the Secretary. Limits the aggregate amount of commitments that the Government National Mortgage Association may make to guarantee mortgage backed securities during FY 1984. Limits the amount of loans and mortgages that the Secretary may enter commitments to insure during FY 1984. Repeals a provision of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977 that requires the Secretary to publish prototype housing costs for each housing market area of the United States. Amends the National Housing Act to increase the maximum amounts of loans for purchasing manufactured homes and lots that may be insured under the FHA program.  Allows the Secretary to increase such maximum amounts for an area but not to exceed the percentage by which the maximum insurable amount for a one-family home in that area is increased.  (Currently, such increase is limited to $7500.)  Allows a qualified owner-occupant of a manufactured home and lot purchased without FHA insurance to refinance such home through an FHA-insured loan, provided the home was constructed in accordance with standards established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974. Allows the provision of FHA insurance for a mortgage having a principal obligation of up to 97 percent of the appraised value of not more than $50,000  of property on which a one- to four-family dwelling is located, provided the Secretary reports to Congress that such loan-to-value ratio will not adversely affect the actuarial soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program.  Increases the amount of the principal obligation of a mortgage executed by a non-occupant mortgagor which is eligible for FHA insurance. Authorizes the Secretary to fix mortgage insurance premiums separately for the different alternative mortgages, subject to the limitation of one percent of the outstanding principal obligation per year. Authorizes the Secretary to insure, on a coinsurance basis, a specified number of mortgage loans for the purchase and construction of shell homes for occupancy by the buyers. Directs the Secretary to encourage buyers to contribute the value of their labor as equity in the property. Authorizes the Secretary to provide mortgage insurance benefits to a mortgagee without requiring conveyance of the title to the insured property if:  (1) the property is sold at foreclosure for at least its fair market value and the proceeds of the sale are deducted from the value of the mortgage; and (2) all claims of the mortgagee relating to the mortgage are assigned to the Secretary. Makes it discretionary (rather than mandatory) for the Secretary to regulate the rents and rate of return on HUD-insured housing projects and to provide such insurance primarily to projects providing for families with children. Permits the Secretary to insure mortgages of manufactured home parks designed exclusively for the elderly. Eliminates special limitations on the amount of a mortgage involving refinancing for rehabilitation purposes which qualifies for FHA insurance. Authorizes the Secretary to direct mortgagees exercising their option to assign certain insured mortgages to the Secretary, to deliver the mortgages and original credit installments directly to the Government National Mortgage Association in lieu of the Secretary. Authorizes the Association to hold and service such loans as agent for the Secretary.  Eliminates the option of mortgagees to assign such insured mortgages to the Secretary with respect to a commitment to insure entered into on or after the effective date of this Act. Eliminates the requirement that a condominium meet one of the following conditions to qualify for FHA insurance:  (1) the project containing the condominium is or has been federally insured; (2) there are less than 12 units in the project; or (3) if the project has 12 or more units, it is more than one year old. Deletes the additional condition that the mortgagor acquire the condominium for his or her own use and occupancy and not own more than four units covered by insured mortgages. Adds a condition that at least 80 percent of the units with insured mortgages be occupied by the mortgagors or comortgagors.  Allows insurable mortgage limits to equal those for a single-family home in the area. Prohibits the provision of insurance for converted rental units unless:  (1) the conversion occurred more than one year prior to the application for insurance; (2) the mortgagor was a tenant of the rental unit; or (3) the conversion is sponsored by an organization representing the majority of project households. Extends the Secretary's authority to insure graduated payment mortgages.  Eliminates the requirements that a mortgagor must be unable to afford a dwelling under any other mortgage insurance program and must not have owned a dwelling within the previous three years in order to qualify for graduated payment mortgage insurance. Deletes restrictions on the number of graduated payment mortgages which may be insured during a year. Provides authority for the Secretary to insure graduated payment mortgages for housing projects consisting of five or more dwelling units. Authorizes the Secretary to insure a limited number of adjustable rate mortgages for dwellings designed for occupancy by one to four families (single-family homes). Permits annual interest rate adjustments of not to exceed one percent through adjustments in the monthly payment, the outstanding principal balance, the mortgage term, or a combination of these factors.  Prohibits: (1) extending the mortgage term beyond 40 years; or (2) increasing the interest rate by more than five percentage points over the mortgage term.  Directs the Secretary to require the mortgagee to provide information to the mortgagor describing the features and maximum possible payment schedule for an adjustable rate mortgage. Authorizes the Secretary to insure a specified number of shared appreciation mortgages for single-family homes, cooperative housing stock, and multifamily housing projects.  Provides that the mortgagee's share of a property's or stock's net appreciated value shall be paid upon the sale or transfer of the property or stock or payment in full of the mortgage, whichever comes first.  Excludes a mortgagee's share of the net appreciated value from the mortgagee's insurance benefits in the event of a default.  Directs the Secretary:  (1) to prescribe consumer protection and disclosure requirements applicable to shared appreciation mortgages; and (2) in insuring such mortgages, to give a priority to low- and moderate-income tenants affected by the conversion of rental housing to condominium or cooperative ownership.  Exempts such mortgages from State authority.  Requires a shared appreciation mortgage on a multifamily housing project to have a mortgage term of at least 15 years and to be repayable in monthly installments needed to retire the debt over 30 years. Directs the Secretary to establish the maximum percentage of net appreciated value of a multifamily housing project that is payable as the mortgagee's share. Authorizes the Secretary to insure certain housing loans which do not completely amortize over the loan term. Authorizes the Secretary to insure a specified number of home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners on a demonstration basis.  Declares that such a mortgage shall:  (1) be secured by a first lien on property designed as a one-family residence; (2) provide for periodic or lump sum payments to the homeowner based upon accumulated equity; (3) have a fixed or variable term or provide for the lender and the homeowner to share the appreciation in the value of the property; (4) become due on a specified date after disbursement of the full principal amount or when a specific event occurs such as the sale of the property or the death of the homeowner; (5) allow prepayment without penalty; and (6) provide for a fixed or adjustable interest rate.  Lists other conditions for insurance eligibility.  Establishes the eligibility of mortgagees for insurance benefits. Directs the Secretary to require mortgagees to provide a written explanation of the features of a home equity conversion mortgage to any applicant. Preempts State regulation of certain aspects of such a mortgage.  Authorizes the Secretary to take any actions necessary to:  (1) provide a mortgagor with funds to which the mortgagor is entitled but which the mortgagor has not received under an insured mortgage because the party responsible for payment has defaulted; and (2) obtain repayment of such funds. Directs the Secretary to evaluate such equity conversion mortgage program and report to Congress on:   (1) the appropriate types of mortgages for such program; (2) any State or local laws which must be preempted; (3) appropriate changes in FHA insurance; (4) any risk to the FHA or mortgagors of such programs; (5) whether such program has improved the financial situation or met the special needs of participating elderly homeowners and included any safeguards to offset the risks to mortgagors; and (6) the potential for acceptance of such program in the private market. Prohibits the Secretary from accepting an offer from an owner of an assisted multifamily housing project to prepay the project mortgage unless:  (1) the Secretary determines that the project no longer meets a need for low-income rental housing in the area or that the needs of the families in the project could be met more effectively through other Federal assistance programs; (2) the tenants are notified of, and provided an opportunity to comment on, such prepayment; and (3) there is a relocation plan to provide comparable housing to displaced tenants.  Directs the Secretary to give priority for rental assistance payments to tenants of projects whose owners do not need the Secretary's approval for prepayment. Requires the owners who receive such additional assistance to maintain the low-income character of the project for the remaining term of the mortgage to the extent that assistance is provided. Authorizes the Secretary to make expenditures to correct or provide compensation for structural defects in an FHA-insured single-family home for which a Veterans Administration loan guaranty was approved prior to construction. Requires payment to the Government of mortgage insurance premiums promptly:  (1) upon their receipt from the borrower with respect to mortgages on single-family homes; and (2) when due to the Secretary with respect to mortgages on multifamily housing projects. Authorizes appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for FY 1983 through 1985. Authorizes the Secretary to insure loans on units of a cooperative housing project constructed more than one year before the application for such insurance was submitted if the Secretary does not disapprove the underlying financing of such project. Eliminates the requirement that projects be nonprofit to qualify for insurance. Authorizes the Secretary to contract with the National Institute of Building Sciences to implement procedures for reviewing and accepting building systems and materials for use in structures approved for Federal loan or mortgage insurance. Authorizes the Secretary, on a demonstration basis, to provide mortgage insurance for certain single-family homes through reinsurance contracts with private mortgage insurance companies. Sets forth contract requirements.  Directs the Secretary to evaluate such demonstration program and report to Congress on the possible effect on the characteristics of the pool of mortgages remaining wholly under the General Insurance Fund and the actuarial soundness of the Fund under those conditions. Provides for the liquidation of the new communities program authorized by the Housing and Urban Development Acts of 1968 and 1970.  Authorizes the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the new communities revolving fund to HUD's revolving fund (liquidating programs).  Cancels the duty of the Secretary to repay the principal and interest on obligations issued to the Treasury to finance such programs. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to authorize the corporations formed to build and rehabilitate housing for low- and moderate-income families to acquire and finance such housing.  Authorizes the corporations and the national housing partnerships to:  (1) manufacture products and services for use in connection with such housing; and (2) engage in commercial facilities which are ancillary to housing projects to the level of 15 percent of the corporation's or partnership's activity. Title VII:  Homeowners' Relief - Unemployed Homeowners' Relief Act of 1983 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, acting through GNMA, to guarantee the timely payment of the principal and interest on junior mortgage loans made to assist homeowners in avoiding foreclosure on their mortgage loans. Restricts eligibility for such junior mortgage loan guarantees to mortgagors who:  (1) have lost income as a result of involuntary unemployment or underemployment due to adverse economic conditions and are, therefore, unable to make full mortgage payments; (2) are in default on mortgages on their principal residence; and (3) maintained good mortgage payment practice prior to becoming unemployed or underemployed. Prohibits the Secretary from providing assistance for a mortgage unless: (1) the property securing the mortgage is a one-family residence that is the mortgagor's principal residence; (2) the mortgage is not insured by the FHA or the FmHA; and (3) the original principal obligation of the loan does not exceed FHA mortgage limits. Permits the Secretary to make such a guarantee only if:  (1) foreclosure would result without such assistance; and (2) there is a reasonable prospect that the mortgagor will be able to resume making full mortgage payments. Limits the amount of a guaranteed loan to the amount required to cover the payments due under the first and any other senior mortgage for three months preceding, and up to 24 months following, the date of the loan. Requires that the mortgagor make partial payments of up to five percent of such payments during the period of the guaranteed loan. Conditions any junior mortgage loan guarantee on agreement by the lender to:  (1) assume the first ten percent of any loss; (2) place the loan proceeds in escrow for payments on the first mortgage, interest payments to the lender, and prepayment of principal on the guaranteed loan; and (3) pay the mortgagor any amounts remaining in escrow after fulfillment of all obligations of the guaranteed loan. Requires the Secretary to guarantee the timely payment of interest before the mortgagor's repayment obligation begins and of principal and interest thereafter for any guaranteed junior mortgage loan that is sold to investors. Requires a mortgagor to begin repaying any guaranteed loan not later than the end of 24 months after the date the loan was executed and to pay the loan in full within 12 years. Directs the Secretary to make a guarantee under this Act upon a lender's certification that:  (1) the loan and the mortgagor meet the requirements of this Act; (2) the mortgage is secured by a lien on the mortgagor's principal residence; and (3) the lender has provided credit counseling to the buyer. Directs the Secretary and certain Federal supervisory agencies to:  (1) waive or relax limitations on the operations of financial institutions and other mortgagees in order to cause or encourage forebearance in residential mortgage loan foreclosures; and (2) direct mortgagees to inform mortgagors involved in foreclosure proceedings of the assistance available under this title. Allows the Secretary to impose a one percent fee for any guarantee under this title.", "2025-08-29T17:41:26Z", null], ["98-s-1312", 98, "s", 1312, "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", "1983-05-18", "1983-06-01", "Committee on Banking requested executive comment from HUD.", "Senate", "Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI]", "MI", "D", "L000261", 0, "Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to make commitments to guarantee or insure loans for housing and buildings on adequate farms 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", null], ["98-s-1313", 98, "s", 1313, "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", "1983-05-18", "1983-06-01", "Committee on Banking requested executive comment from HUD.", "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", null], ["98-hr-3022", 98, "hr", 3022, "A bill to improve the method of verifying the income of individuals and families receiving assistance pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-05-17", "1983-11-16", "Subcommittee Hearings Held.", "House", "Rep. Chappell, Bill, Jr. [D-FL-4]", "FL", "D", "C000321", 0, "Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the verification and semiannual review of the income of each family in a public housing project. (Currently, the incomes of only a random sample of families are verified and only annual income reviews are required.)", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hjres-265", 98, "hjres", 265, "A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain insurance programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-05-11", "1983-05-26", "Became Public Law No: 98-35.", "House", "Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]", "TX", "D", "G000272", 3, "(House agreed to Senate amendment with an amendment) Amends the National Housing Act to extend certain Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance and assistance programs. Extends the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to set maximum interest rates on certain mortgage insurance programs. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend certain Farmers Home Administration mortgage insurance programs and mutual and self-help housing programs. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the national flood insurance program. Amends the National Housing Act to extend the national riot reinsurance and crime insurance programs. Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to exempt securities issued or guaranteed by the Corporation (excluding securities backed by mortgages not purchased by the Corporation) from Securities and Exchange Commission regulations. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary to extend the annual contributions contracts for the experimental housing allowance supply program through September 30, 1989, solely to provide assistance for homeowners participating in such program on June 1, 1983.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-sjres-98", 98, "sjres", 98, "A joint resolution to designate October 2 through October 9, 1983, as \"National Housing Week\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-05-11", "1983-08-23", "Became Public Law No: 98-83.", "Senate", "Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX]", "TX", "R", "T000322", 26, "Authorizes the President to designate October 2 through October 9, 1983, as National Housing Week.", "2025-07-21T19:32:26Z", null], ["98-hjres-261", 98, "hjres", 261, "A joint resolution designating the week beginning June 12, 1983, as \"National Brick Week\".", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-05-05", "1983-05-13", "Referred to Subcommittee on Census and Population.", "House", "Rep. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN-6]", "TN", "D", "G000321", 1, "Designates the week beginning June 12, 1983, as National Brick Week.", "2024-02-06T20:04:02Z", null], ["98-s-1220", 98, "s", 1220, "Fair Housing Amendments of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-05-05", "1983-05-16", "Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution.", "Senate", "Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD]", "MD", "R", "M000241", 39, "Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1983 - Enacts into law the short titles \"Civil Rights Act of 1968\" and \"Fair Housing Act\". Amends the Fair Housing Act to expand the definition of \"discriminatory housing practice\" to include any violation under such Act (thus codifying case law which holds that the obligation of Federal agencies to administer programs affirmatively to further the purposes of fair housing and the prohibition against interference with rights under the Act are separately actionable). Adds new definitions of \"handicap\", \"aggrieved person\" and \"familial status.\" Excludes from the meaning of \"handicap\" any impairment consisting of alcohol or drug abuse or which would be a direct threat to the property or safety of others.  Defines \"familial status\" as one or more minors being domiciled with their parent or guardian. Retains the two current exemptions from the prohibition against the discriminatory sale or rental of housing which are given to:  (1) an owner of three or less single-family houses; and (2) the owner of a dwelling consisting of four or fewer family units who also resides in such dwelling (the \"Mrs. Murphy\" exemption). Makes it unlawful to:  (1) refuse to sell or rent to a handicapped person unless such handicap would prevent a prospective occupant from conforming to specified non-discrimination rules and practices; and (2) discriminate against a handicapped person in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of related services or facilities.  Includes within such discrimination a refusal to:  (1) permit reasonable modifications to permit access to the premises (but only if a renter agrees to restore the premises to their original condition); and (2) make reasonable accommodations in policies, services, or facilities to afford handicapped persons equal enjoyment of the premises. States that such discrimination shall not include a refusal to:  (1) make alterations at the expense of sellers, landlords, owners, or persons acting on their behalf; (2) make modifications which would unreasonably inconvenience others; and (3) allow architectural modifications which materially decrease the value of a building or alter its intended use. Prohibits discrimination against families with children. Makes it unlawful for an insurer to discriminate in the provision or terms of insurance against hazards to a dwelling because of the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, national origin or familial status of persons owning or residing in or near the dwelling. Adds handicapped persons as a protected class under other existing prohibitions on discriminatory activities. Modifies the housing financing discrimination provision to prescribe all conduct which denies or \"otherwise makes unavailable\" financial assistance because of race, color, religion, handicap, national origin, or familial status.  Includes with such prohibition persons in the business of selling, brokering, or appraising real property. States that nothing in this Act is to be construed to defeat any reasonable local, State or Federal restrictions on the maximum number of persons permitted to occupy a dwelling unit.  Provides that familial status does not apply to any State or Federal programs aimed at assisting elderly persons. Establishes the Fair Housing Review Commission, composed of three members appointed by the President for staggered six-year terms. Stipulates that no more than two members may be of the same political party. Directs the Commission to:  (1) appoint administrative law judges and other employees as necessary to carry out its functions; (2) promulgate a code of ethics to assure the independence of such judges; (3) promulgate rules of discovery for its proceedings consistent insofar as practicable with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and (4) consider appeals from the proposed orders of the administrative law judges upon application of a party. Includes Federal agencies having regulatory authority over financial institutions within the executive departments and agencies which are currently required to administer their housing programs in an affirmative manner. Authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial as well as technical assistance to public and private organizations seeking to remedy housing discrimination. Establishes a new administrative enforcement procedure within the Department of Housing and Urban Development in addition to the current enforcement provisions of title VIII (allowing civil actions by private parties and the Attorney General). Directs the Secretary to make an investigation of all alleged discriminatory housing practice on his or her own initiative or upon the filing of a charge by an aggrieved person within one year of the alleged discrimination. Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation.  Requires the Secretary, if the aggrieved person and respondent consent to binding arbitration, to refer the charge to an arbitrator made available by the Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice. Continues the current authority of the Secretary to utilize discovery measures. Retains the current penalty for failing to produce information (up to a $1,000 fine and/or one year's imprisonment). Makes certain changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement. Specifies, with respect to the rights and remedies provided by such agencies, the elements of \"substantial equivalency which permit certification and referrals of discrimination charges.  Eliminates the Secretary's authority to recall referrals in the interest of justice or to protect the rights of the parties.  Prohibits further action by the Secretary unless the agency fails to act in a timely fashion (current law gives the agency 30 days to commence proceedings). Requires the Secretary and other Federal agencies to cooperate to avoid duplication of their housing discrimination authority.  Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements to permit other agencies to carry out such responsibilities within their jurisdictions.  Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with specified Federal agencies for such purpose with respect to depository institutions. Permits an action for temporary or preliminary relief to be brought on behalf of the Secretary in accordance with rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure when the Secretary establishes that voluntary compliance is unobtainable and prompt judicial action is necessary. Permits the Secretary to file an administrative complaint or refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action if the investigation supports a finding of reasonable cause, except with respect to matters involving land use controls, which must be referred. Specifies the hearing procedures to be utilized if an administrative complaint is issued. Permits the administrative law judge to award appropriate relief and a civil penalty of up to $10,000. Permits the filing of a position for judicial review of a final order in an appropriate court of appeals within 60 days after entry of such order. Provides that the findings of fact shall be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence in the record considered as a whole. Authorizes the administrative law judge to assess civil penalties for noncompliance with a final administrative order. Makes certain revisions in the private right of action for aggrieved persons under the Fair Housing Act.  Extends the statute of limitations from 180 days to two years.  Disallows simultaneous administrative and judicial proceedings involving the same charge.  Permits the Attorney General to intervene upon certification that the civil action is of general public importance.  Continues the current provision permitting the appointment of counsel.  Removes the existing $1,000 limit on punitive damages for willful violations. Continues the authority of the Attorney General to initiate civil actions where there is reasonable cause to believe that a pattern or practice of resistance to title VIII rights has occurred.  Permits the intervention of aggrieved persons in such actions. Permits the award of costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, to prevailing parties in court and administrative proceedings (current law permits an award of attorney's fees only to prevailing parties who are financially unable to assume them). Authorizes appropriations for this Act, effective October 1, 1983.", "2025-08-29T17:37:39Z", null], ["98-hres-182", 98, "hres", 182, "A resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the rights of tenants of federally assisted public housing.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-05-04", "1983-05-16", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-16]", "NY", "D", "R000053", 22, "Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the rights and protections afforded tenants of public housing should not be reduced; (2) the percentage of such tenants monthly adjusted income required to be contributed toward rent should be reduced from 30 to 25; (3) a moratorium on the sale, demolition, or other disposal of public housing should be established immediately; (4) the utility costs of public housing tenants should not be increased; and (5) the amount of Federal assistance provided for the operation of public housing should be increased.", "2024-02-06T19:38:08Z", null], ["98-hr-2748", 98, "hr", 2748, "Public Housing Tenant Reporting Procedures Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-04-26", "1983-05-02", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10]", "NY", "D", "S000148", 3, "Public Housing Tenant Reporting Procedures Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to make it the responsibility of each public housing agency operating a lower income housing project to establish a procedure for determining the eligibility of, and rent to be paid by, families applying for, or occupying, project units.  Authorizes such an agency to require families to provide only information directly related to accomplishing fair housing objectives or determining eligibility, rental payments, or appropriate unit size. Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from:  (1) requiring any such family to provide information that duplicates information provided to a public housing agency except for a survey of a sample population or an audit of the agency's procedures for determining rent and eligibility; or (2) maintaining any record on an applicant or occupant family unless such record is necessary for an investigation of a specific allegation of fraud by such family.", "2025-08-29T17:40:26Z", null], ["98-hr-2749", 98, "hr", 2749, "Public Housing Tenant Reporting Procedures Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-04-26", "1983-05-02", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-16]", "NY", "D", "R000053", 2, "Public Housing Tenant Reporting Procedures Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to make it the responsibility of each public housing agency operating a lower income housing project to establish a procedure for determining the eligibility of, and rent to be paid by, families applying for, or occupying, project units.  Authorizes such an agency to require families to provide only information directly related to accomplishing fair housing objectives or determining eligibility, rental payments, or appropriate unit size. Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from:  (1) requiring any such family to provide information that duplicates information provided to a public housing agency except for a survey of a sample population or an audit of the agency's procedures for determining rent and eligibility; or (2) maintaining any record on an applicant or occupant family unless such record is necessary for an investigation of a specific allegation of fraud by such family.", "2025-08-29T17:38:29Z", null], ["98-sjres-88", 98, "sjres", 88, "A joint resolution to authorize and request the President to proclaim 1984 as the \"National Year of Voluntarism.\"", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-04-21", "1983-04-21", "Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.", "Senate", "Sen. Denton, Jeremiah [R-AL]", "AL", "R", "D000259", 26, "Authorizes and requests the President to designate 1984 as the National Year of Voluntarism.", "2025-07-21T19:32:26Z", null], ["98-hr-2647", 98, "hr", 2647, "Rural Housing Block Grant Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-04-20", "1983-05-02", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18]", "IL", "R", "M000692", 1, "Rural Housing Block Grant Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make block grants to any State (including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico) for:  (1) the acquisition, construction, repair, and improvement of low-income housing;  (2) refinancing indebtedness incurred for such purposes;  and (3) temporary housing costs. Requires the Secretary to allocate grant funds among the States electing to participate each year on the basis of the number of occupied substandard rural housing units, the number of rural households with incomes not exceeding 50 percent of a State's median income, and the rural population of each State relative to all States. Directs each State to use at least 80 percent of its grant funds to assist persons with incomes of up to 50 percent of the greater of the State or national median income, and to use the remaining funds to assist persons with incomes of up to 80 percent of the State median income. Directs the Secretary, after determining that a State has failed to comply with this Act and after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing, to notify the State that if it fails to take corrective action within 60 days the Secretary will:  (1) withhold further funds pending corrective action;  or (2) require the repayment of funds not spent in accordance with this Act. Requires each participating State to:  (1) make available for public comment annual reports on its intended use of block grant funds;  and (2) conduct and publicize, at least every two years, financial and compliance audits of funds received. Requires a State, prior to receiving block grant funds, to provide to the Secretary written assurances that:  (1) the intended use report has been developed with an opportunity for public comment;  (2) funds will be used only for the purposes authorized under this Act;  (3) the State will comply with nondiscrimination provisions;  and (4) local governments have been consulted on major decisions regarding the use of such funds. Prohibits discrimination under any program or activity funded under this Act. Provides for the enforcement of such prohibition. Authorizes appropriations for block grants under this Act for FY 1984 through 1988. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1984 for:  (1) Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) insured loans;  (2) direct housing repair loans to very-low-income persons;  (3) financial assistance for housing for farm laborers;  (4) such sums as may be necessary to pay the interest on obligations issued by the Secretary to obtain loan funds;  and (5) sums necessary to administer rural housing services for certain multi-family housing mortgage insurance and rental assistance programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Extends the Secretary's authority to insure loans for rural housing for elderly or handicapped persons or families of low or moderate income and loans for housing and buildings on adequate farms. Provides that transactions in FmHA certificates of beneficial ownership shall be treated as debt transactions. Increases from 25 to 30 the percentage of a tenant's income to be contributed for renting an assisted rural housing unit.  Authorizes the Secretary to enter into rental assistance contracts of a specified aggregate amount during FY 1984. Eliminates the Secretary's authority to make loans to low-income individuals participating in a mutual or self-help housing programs for the acquisition and development of a homesite. Abolishes the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund and transfers its assets and liabilities to the Rural Housing Insurance Fund.", "2025-08-29T17:39:04Z", null], ["98-hr-2648", 98, "hr", 2648, "Local Fiscal Assistance Block Grant Act of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-04-20", "1983-05-02", "Referred to Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations and Human Resources.", "House", "Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18]", "IL", "R", "M000692", 1, "Local Fiscal Assistance Block Grant Act of 1983 - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to consolidate revenue sharing and community development block grant programs into a single program of assistance to local governments. Establishes in the Treasury a Local Fiscal Assistance Block Grant Fund. Restricts the use of amounts in such Fund to payments to local governments and transfers to Federal administering departments. Requires a local government eligible to receive payments under the community development block grant program-entitlement portion and revenue sharing to notify the Secretary of the Treasury of its wishes to designate one or both of the programs. Declares that a decision to designate a program shall entitle such government to receive a block-grant payment for that fiscal year and each succeeding fiscal year for which payments are authorized. Provides that in the absence of a designation such government shall be entitled to receive payments in accordance with the statute and regulations applicable to the program. Requires the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to inform the Secretary of the Treasury of the amount allocable under the community development block grant-entitlement portion to each local government in the applicable fiscal year. Requires that such block-grant payments be made in quarterly installments not later than the fifth day after the close of a quarter. Declares that any community development block grant - entitlement portion shall be paid in payments that reasonably reflect the historical outlay pattern of budget authority paid to local governments for that program. Makes appropriations for FY 1983 through 1987 to the Local Fund to carry out programs pursuant to this Act. Terminates the authority of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and of the Secretary to obligate the amounts appropriated to the Local Fund on September 30, 1990. Authorizes appropriations. Sets forth restrictions on the use of block-grant funds by local governments. Requires a local government, in order to be eligible to receive block-grant payments for a fiscal year, to report on their intended and actual uses. Requires assurance by a local government that it has complied with the requirements of this Act. Requires public participation in the decision-making process on the expenditure of block-grant payments.  Requires independent audit of a government's financial statements on such expenditures.", "2025-08-29T17:38:36Z", null], ["98-hr-2650", 98, "hr", 2650, "State Fiscal Assistance Block Grant Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-04-20", "1983-05-16", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18]", "IL", "R", "M000692", 1, "State Fiscal Assistance Block Grant Act - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to consolidate into a single program of assistance to States specified health, social, educational, and community services programs. Establishes in the Treasury a State Fiscal Assistance Block Grant Fund.  Requires that funds appropriated for FY 1984 for the programs consolidated by this Act be deposited into such fund and that an equal amount be deposited for FY 1985 through 1988 financed from taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and communications. Places a limit on appropriations and entitlements for the programs consolidated by this Act.  Limits the amount of any financial assistance provided to any State for FY 1985 and for each of the succeeding three fiscal years to the amount to which it become entitled for FY 1984. Makes amounts in the fund available for the programs for which they were appropriated in the event that a State does not participate in the consolidated program. Entitles a State to financial assistance under this Act upon notification to the Secretary of the Treasury and designation of one or more of the programs. Entitles a State, for each applicable fiscal year for which it designates a formula grant program, to receive the financial assistance it would have received under that program for FY 1985. Sets forth the procedure for determining the amount of assistance if a State designates a program that is not a formula grant program. Sets forth special rules with respect to water, waste disposal, and community facility loans. Permits a State to use amounts made available by this Act for a fiscal year only for: (1) the same general purposes as are served by any of the consolidated programs; and (2) administrative activities. Provides for the allocation of block grant amounts among program purposes for FY 1984 through 1987. Requires each State to provide to units of local government the same proportion as the State maintained with respect to those entities during FY 1981, 1982, and 1983. Requires a State, if it designates a water, waste disposal, or community facility program under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, to use the funds exclusively for the purpose of the designated program. Sets forth similar restrictions on the allocation of funds by a State if it designates a program under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Requires a State, in order to become entitled to assistance under this Act, to prepare a report on proposed funds use. Requires assurance by a State that it has complied with the requirements of this Act. Sets forth requirements concerning reports, fiscal controls, audits, and prohibitions on age and sex discrimination. Requires Federal agencies to reduce or conclude their administrative activities with respect to the programs specified by this Act.", "2025-08-29T17:41:31Z", null], ["98-hr-2660", 98, "hr", 2660, "Home Maintenance Assistance for Older Americans Act of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-04-20", "1983-05-02", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Roybal, Edward R. [D-CA-25]", "CA", "D", "R000485", 26, "Home Maintenance Assistance for Older Americans Act of 1983 - Authorizes the Commissioner of the Administration on Aging to make grants to, and enter into contracts with, the appropriate State agency designated under the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide home maintenance and repair services to older individuals. Requires preference in the provision of services to be given to low-income older individuals.  Provides that, to the maximum extent practicable, the maintenance and repair services shall be accomplished by older individuals. Directs the Commissioner to administer a program of housing counseling for older individuals, in coordination with the repair and maintenance program. Directs the Commissioner to report annually to Congress concerning housing and the elderly. Authorizes appropriations.", "2025-08-29T17:40:44Z", null], ["98-hr-2547", 98, "hr", 2547, "Homeowners Loan Corporation Charter Act of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-04-13", "1983-05-02", "Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.", "House", "Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14]", "OH", "D", "S000230", 5, "Homeowners Loan Corporation Charter Act of 1983 - Establishes the Homeowners Loan Corporation as an independent Federal agency.  Sets forth provisions governing the Board of Directors, general powers, and capital stock of such Corporation. Authorizes the Corporation to acquire home mortgages facing foreclosure in exchange for obligations and to make cash advances to pay the taxes, assessments, and maintenance expenses of the property involved as well as other incidental expenses of the exchange. Limits the value of any obligation exchanged for a mortgage to: (1) the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insurable amount for the home involved; and (2) 80 percent of the appraised value of the home.  Requires that each acquired mortgage be carried as a first lien or refinanced as a home mortgage by the Corporation.  Limits the amortization period and interest on such acquired mortgages. Directs the Corporation to set the monthly mortgage payment for an assisted homeowner at an amount that, when combined with the homeowner's monthly housing expense, does not exceed 30 percent of the homeowner's monthly net effective income.  Directs the Corporation to establish certain procedures for monitoring the financial circumstances of such homeowners.  Allows the Corporation to extend the time for an installment payment or to revise the term of a mortgage upon consideration of a mortgager's circumstances. Authorizes the Corporation to make loans to homeowners for taxes, assessments, and maintenance expenses if the property involved is not otherwise encumbered, and to make cash advances on behalf of a homeowner to a mortgage holder who refuses to accept Corporation obligations, subject to the same provisions governing interest, amortization, and extensions as are applicable to acquired mortgages. Authorizes the Corporation to acquire mortgages and make loans and cash advances under this Act in any Federal Home Loan Bank district only when the mortgage delinquency rate for three consecutive months for either such district or the nation exceeds a specified amount.  Provides for the termination and reinstitution of such authority based on such mortgage delinquency rate.  Directs the Corporation to notify mortgagees in a district when instituting program assistance. Includes as conditions of eligibility for mortgage acquisition or cash assistance under this Act the requirements that: (1) the mortgage is not federally insured; (2) the homeowner has incurred a substantial reduction in income as a result of a loss of, or reduction in, employment for the homeowner or for any person contributing to the homeowner's income and the homeowner is, therefore, unable to make full mortgage payments; and (3) the acquisition or assistance is necessary to avoid foreclosure. Sets forth provisions governing the authority of the Corporation to issue obligations to finance the assistance program under this Act. Limits the aggregate principal amount of outstanding obligations to 12 times the Corporation's capital stock of $1,000,000,000. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase such obligations. Declares that the Corporation shall be exempt from all taxes except State and local real property taxes. Directs the Corporation to submit annual reports on its activities to the President and Congress. Authorizes appropriations.", "2025-08-29T17:39:57Z", null], ["98-hr-2435", 98, "hr", 2435, "Housing for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-04-07", "1983-05-02", "Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.", "House", "Rep. Lundine, Stanley N. [D-NY-34]", "NY", "D", "L000516", 5, "Housing for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1983 - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to limit to 9.25 percent per year the interest rate plus the allowance for administrative costs and probable losses on loans for the provision of housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families. Allows a maximum of 25 percent of the units in an elderly or handicapped housing project financed under such Act to be efficiencies, if the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines that such units are appropriate for the local elderly or handicapped population. Prohibits the Secretary from establishing general limitations or preferences concerning the number of units in a project or the number of units made available to any sponsor. Authorizes the Secretary to require a corporation to deposit in a special escrow account a minimum capital investment of up to $10,000 with respect to an assisted project. Directs the Secretary to:  (1) consider design features necessary for elderly and handicapped residents when establishing cost limitations on project units; and (2) adjust such limitations annually to reflect changes in construction costs. Requires the project sponsor to determine the basis of employment of development or construction contractors. Prohibits the Secretary from approving the prepayment, sale, or transfer of a loan for such a project without assurances that the project will continue to provide housing for elderly or handicapped families on equally advantageous terms. Requires that all specific eligibility requirements for assistance under such Act be published in the Federal Register in clear and complete language at least 90 days before applications for such assistance are due.  Requires the Secretary to afford applicants an opportunity to correct application deficiencies.  Allows loan applicants that were rejected during FY 1982 because of religious references in their articles of incorporation or bylaws to reapply for a comparable number of units in the FY 1983 or 1984 funding cycle. Replaces the Secretary's authority to provide such loans with authority to provide assistance in the form of a deferred payment, noninterest bearing advance to any corporation, consumer cooperative, or public agency or body for the provision of housing for elderly or handicapped families.  Conditions such assistance only on the Secretary's finding that the construction will be undertaken in an economical manner with no extravagant design or materials.  Limits the amount of such assistance to the total development cost of a project. Authorizes the Secretary to provide additional assistance to such an entity in an amount not exceeding 75 percent of the total development cost of a project if part of the financing is to be provided by a public housing agency. Requires repayment of such assistance after 20 years.  Permits the Secretary to forgive a portion of an advance for each year after 20 years that a project continues to serve elderly and handicapped families, and the entire advance after 40 years of continued service. Directs the Secretary to require that at least 75 percent of the units of a project receiving an advance be made available to lower income families during the initial 20-year period of such advance.  Authorizes appropriations. Requires the rents for lower income families occupying such projects to be determined in accordance with provisions governing the determination of rents for lower income occupants of units assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937, with certain exceptions. Directs the Secretary to enter into contracts with owners of assisted projects to make payments to cover the costs of units occupied by lower income families that are not met from project income.  Limits:  (1) the annual contract amount per project; (2) the aggregate contracting authority of the Secretary per year; and (3) the aggregate amount that may be obligated over the duration of the contracts. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts to make monthly homeownership expense payments to lower income families who purchase dwellings from elderly or handicapped families who move into assisted projects.  Limits:  (1) the amount of such payments for individual families; (2) the duration of such payments; and (3) the annual and aggregate contract authority of the Secretary with respect to such payments. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to establish the eligibility of assisted projects for the elderly or handicapped for operating assistance for troubled housing projects. Amends the Congregate Housing Services Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for the congregate services program for FY 1984 through 1986. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the use of community development assistance provided under such Act for grants to neighborhood-based nonprofit organizations for the development of shared housing opportunities for the elderly. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary to:  (1) permit assistance provided under existing housing and moderate rehabilitation programs to be used by elderly families in shared housing arrangements; and (2) issue minimum property standards for shared housing. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to require the Secretary to allow the use of rental assistance by elderly families or persons who elect to live in a shared housing arrangement in a single-family dwelling. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 to establish in the Department an Office of Housing for the Elderly.  Lists the responsibilities of the Office, including:  (1) coordinating the Department's housing programs for the elderly with other Federal, State, and local programs; (2) making recommendations to the Assistant Secretary for Housing on research needs, demonstrations, and evaluations with respect to housing for the elderly; and (3) coordinating preparation of a report, to be submitted by the Secretary to Congress annually, on the Department's efforts during the previous and the current fiscal years with respect to housing for the elderly. Directs the Assistance Secretary to establish an advisory Committee on Housing for the Elderly.", "2025-08-29T17:39:42Z", null], ["98-hr-2363", 98, "hr", 2363, "Tenants Emergency Relief Act", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-03-24", "1983-03-24", "Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.", "House", "Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10]", "NY", "D", "S000148", 1, "Tenants Emergency Relief Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants for rental relief assistance to local governments in any Federal Home Loan Bank district for which the mortgage delinquency rate exceeds a specified percentage for three consecutive months.  Provides for the termination and reinstitution of such grants on the basis of such rate. Directs the Secretary to allocate grant funds among the regional offices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development as if such grants were local housing assistance allocated in accordance with the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Requires the Secretary to consider the need, administrative capacity, and repayment assurances of the local governments applying for such grants and to process grant applications as expeditiously as possible. Includes as  conditions for assistance eligibility the requirements that:  (1) a tenant's rental payment is not more than the median rental paid for similar units in the area; (2) the tenant has lost income as a result of a loss of employment or occupational returns and is unable to correct a rental delinquency or resume full rental payments; and (3) the local government has determined that the tenant would be evicted without such assistance and that there is a reasonable prospect that the tenant will be able to resume full rental payments within 18 months. Declares that rental assistance shall be provided in the form of emergency rental relief payments from local governments to landlords on behalf of tenants.  Limits the duration of such payments to 18 months and the amount of such payments to the amount necessary to supplement the amount the tenant is capable of contributing so that the tenant's total monthly housing expense does not exceed 38 percent of his or her monthly net effective income. Sets forth reporting and review requirements for monitoring the incomes of assisted tenants.  Provides for the repayment of such assistance as prescribed by the Secretary and the collection of such repayments by the Secretary. Allows a tenant to be assisted under this Act more than once, except that payments may not be provided for a tenant for more than an aggregate of 36 months. Establishes the Tenants Emergency Relief Fund to finance this Act.  Authorizes appropriations. Requires the Secretary to:  (1) report to Congress on the current rate of rental payment delinquencies and evictions, voluntary forebearance by landlords, and actions under this Act to alleviate hardships resulting from delinquencies and evictions; and (2) determine and report to Congress on whether an economic indicator other than the mortgage delinquency series would be a more effective indicator to use to carry out this Act.", "2025-08-29T17:40:10Z", null], ["98-hr-2364", 98, "hr", 2364, "Rental Housing Production and Rehabilitation Act of 1983", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-03-24", "1983-03-24", "Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.", "House", "Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10]", "NY", "D", "S000148", 2, "Rental Housing Production and Rehabilitation Act of 1983 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial assistance for State and local governments to use to stimulate the construction or rehabilitation of rental or cooperative housing for persons without other reasonable and affordable housing alternatives. Requires local government approval of any application for assistance to a project before a State may provide such assistance. Allows a local government to apply directly to the Secretary for such assistance, but prohibits a local government from receiving assistance under this Act for any project from both the Secretary and a State. Provides that such assistance shall only be available for projects located in areas experiencing a severe shortage of decent rental housing opportunities for persons with no reasonable and affordable housing alternatives.  Directs the Secretary to promulgate minimum standards for determining areas eligible for assistance. Sets forth criteria to be used by the Secretary in selecting projects to receive assistance.  Directs the Secretary to seek a reasonable distribution of assistance among eligible areas in different geographic regions, among newly constructed, substantially rehabilitated, and moderately rehabilitated projects, among States and local governments, and between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas. Limits the amount of assistance provided to the minimum amount necessary to provide decent, modest, rental or cooperative housing units, twenty percent of which are affordable for persons whose incomes do not exceed 80 percent of the area median income. Includes among conditions for receiving assistance the requirements that: (1) a project owner agree to provide 20 percent of assisted units for occupancy by such low-income persons, to pass on to tenants any reduction in debt service payments resulting from such assistance, not to discriminate against prospective tenants who are receiving other housing assistance, and not to convert project units to condominium or cooperative ownership not eligible for such assistance for 20 years;  and (2) the project be newly constructed or substantially or moderately rehabilitated, contain five or more units, and be used predominantly for residential purposes.  Provides for the repayment of assistance plus interest if the owner fails to carry out his or her agreements. Limits the rent charged for the assisted units set aside for low-income persons. Grants obligations issued to finance projects assisted under this Act the same tax-exempt status as obligations issued by a public housing agency in connection with low- income housing projects.  Authorizes Federal Housing Administration insurance of the mortgages of assisted projects. Requires that any assistance contract require that workers employed in the development and operation of a project be paid not less than the wages prevailing in the locality. Authorizes appropriations.", "2025-08-29T17:38:40Z", null], ["98-s-835", 98, "s", 835, "A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into insurance contracts with private mortgage insurance companies.", "Housing and Community Development", "1983-03-17", "1983-04-13", "Committee on Banking. Provisions of measure incorporated into measure S. 1338 ordered to be reported.", "Senate", "Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI]", "WI", "D", "P000553", 0, "Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide mortgage insurance for certain single-family homes through reinsurance contracts with private mortgage insurance companies. Sets forth contract requirements.", "2025-01-14T18:20:21Z", null]], "truncated": false, "filtered_table_rows_count": 152, "expanded_columns": [], "expandable_columns": [], "columns": ["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"], "primary_keys": ["bill_id"], "units": {}, "query": {"sql": "select 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 from legislation where \"congress\" = :p0 and \"policy_area\" = :p1 order by introduced_date desc limit 101", "params": {"p0": "98", "p1": "Housing and Community Development"}}, "facet_results": {"congress": {"name": "congress", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development", "results": [{"value": 98, "label": 98, "count": 152, "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}, "bill_type": {"name": "bill_type", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development", "results": [{"value": "hr", "label": "hr", "count": 81, "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&bill_type=hr", "selected": false}, {"value": "s", "label": "s", "count": 39, "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&bill_type=s", "selected": false}, {"value": "hjres", "label": "hjres", "count": 14, "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&bill_type=hjres", "selected": false}, {"value": "sjres", "label": "sjres", "count": 9, "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&bill_type=sjres", "selected": false}, {"value": "hres", "label": "hres", "count": 3, "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&bill_type=hres", "selected": false}, {"value": "sres", "label": "sres", "count": 3, "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&bill_type=sres", "selected": false}, {"value": "hconres", "label": "hconres", "count": 2, "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&bill_type=hconres", "selected": false}, {"value": "sconres", "label": "sconres", "count": 1, "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&bill_type=sconres", "selected": false}], "truncated": false}, "policy_area": {"name": "policy_area", "type": "column", "hideable": false, "toggle_url": "/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development", "results": [{"value": "Housing and Community Development", "label": "Housing and Community Development", "count": 152, "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98", "selected": true}], "truncated": false}}, "suggested_facets": [{"name": "origin_chamber", "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&_facet=origin_chamber"}, {"name": "sponsor_state", "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&_facet=sponsor_state"}, {"name": "sponsor_party", "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&_facet=sponsor_party"}, {"name": "introduced_date", "type": "date", "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&_facet_date=introduced_date"}, {"name": "latest_action_date", "type": "date", "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&_facet_date=latest_action_date"}, {"name": "update_date", "type": "date", "toggle_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&_facet_date=update_date"}], "next": "1983-03-17,98-s-835", "next_url": "https://www.pawtectors.org/openregs/legislation.json?congress=98&policy_area=Housing+and+Community+Development&_next=1983-03-17%2C98-s-835&_sort_desc=introduced_date", "private": false, "allow_execute_sql": true, "query_ms": 1004.9274460179731, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}