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| 100-hr-5575 | 100 | hr | 5575 | First-Time Homebuyers Assistance Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-10-21 | 1988-11-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Schneider, Claudine [R-RI-2] | RI | R | S000136 | 0 | First-Time Homebuyers Assistance Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a demonstration program to insure mortgages with no downpayments for qualifying first-time buyers. Sets forth the following mortgagor eligibility criteria: (1) first-time homebuyer or certain divorced persons who previously had a home; (2) employment history for single-income or multiple-income mortgagors; (3) income-debt ratio; (4) rental history; and (5) income. Sets forth the following mortgage eligibility criteria: (1) one-family primary residence; (2) no downpayment; (3) cost of dwelling; (4) interest rates; (5) interest premium; (6) federally regulated mortgage; (7) payment terms; and (8) building and health codes. States that the United States shall be liable for such mortgages but not for any secondary or subsequent liens. Establishes in the Treasury the First-Time Homebuyers Mortgage Insurance Fund to carry out such program. Requires annual program reports to the Congress. Prohibits new mortgages from being insured under this program after FY 1993. Limits aggregate mortgage commitments to $10,000,000. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:07:17Z | |
| 100-hr-5525 | 100 | hr | 5525 | Affordable Family Home Mortgage Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-10-13 | 1988-10-21 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] | CT | R | J000163 | 0 | Affordable Family Home Mortgage Act of 1988 - Permits eligible first-time homebuyers to enter into an agreement with a qualified lending institution to transfer their mortgage interest tax benefits to such lender for the first five years of the mortgage. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a five-year transfer of the amount of mortgage interest deduction from an eligible first-time homebuyer to a qualifying lending institution. | 2025-08-28T20:08:44Z | |
| 100-hr-5476 | 100 | hr | 5476 | Urban Development Action Grant Program Termination Act | Housing and Community Development | 1988-10-06 | 1988-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] | CO | R | H000444 | 0 | Urban Development Action Grant Program Termination Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to terminate the urban development action grant program. States that such Act shall not affect already approved grants or obligated funds. | 2025-08-28T20:07:54Z | |
| 100-hr-5489 | 100 | hr | 5489 | Neighborhood Housing Services Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-10-06 | 1988-10-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 18 | Neighborhood Housing Services Act of 1988 - Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize FY 1990 through 1994 appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. States that appropriations in excess of amounts necessary for existing Corporation services shall be available in specified amounts for: (1) mutual housing associations; (2) expansion of the neighborhood housing services network; and (3) expansion of such services' loan purchasing capacity. | 2025-08-28T20:05:03Z | |
| 100-hr-5462 | 100 | hr | 5462 | United States-Mexico Border Region Housing and Community Development Act | Housing and Community Development | 1988-10-05 | 1988-10-17 | Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | House | Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16] | TX | D | C000621 | 2 | United States-Mexico Border Region Housing and Community Development Act - Directs Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas to set aside specified percentages of community development block grant assistance to meet the needs of colonias relating to water, sewage, and housing. Limits assistance use to planning activities (including public information and technical assistance) and assessments for public improvements. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide rural housing assistance to colonias. Defines "colonia" for purposes of this Act as a community that: (1) is in Arizona, California, New Mexico, or Texas; (2) is in the United States-Mexico border region; (3) is State or county-designated as a colonia on the basis of such criteria as inadequate housing, water, and sewage; and (4) was in existence and generally recognized as a colonia before the date of enactment of this Act. Limits the applicability of this Act to FY 1989 through 1991. | 2025-08-28T20:09:01Z | |
| 100-s-2844 | 100 | s | 2844 | Department of Housing and Urban Development Radon Policy Act | Housing and Community Development | 1988-09-29 | 1988-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 1 | Department of Housing and Urban Development Radon Policy Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in coordination with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, to develop a radon contamination program which provides programs for education research, testing, and mitigation measures. Directs the Secretary to: (1) establish a schedule for, and conduct testing of, HUD-assisted housing; (2) coordinate activities with other Federal, State, and local agencies and industry, professional, and consumer groups; (3) report to the Congress; (4) make radon information available to the public; and (5) cooperate with the Administrator. Authorizes program funds from the FY 1989 budget of HUD's Office of Community Planning. | 2025-08-28T20:06:50Z | |
| 100-hr-5351 | 100 | hr | 5351 | Public Housing Family Stability Act | Housing and Community Development | 1988-09-23 | 1988-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Coats, Daniel [R-IN-4] | IN | R | C000542 | 42 | Public Housing Family Stability Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, to direct public housing agencies to set maximum monthly rents for their tenants. | 2025-08-28T20:06:09Z | |
| 100-hr-5251 | 100 | hr | 5251 | Moderate Income Housing Accessibility Act | Housing and Community Development | 1988-09-07 | 1988-09-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 9 | Moderate Income Housing Accessibility Act - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to make title V of such Act (use of surplus Federal property) inapplicable to specified real or personal property of the Departments of Housing and Urban Development (including the Government National Mortgage Association) and of Agriculture, or of the Veterans Administration, in connection with mortgage or loan insurance or guarantee programs. | 2025-08-28T20:06:46Z | |
| 100-hr-5252 | 100 | hr | 5252 | Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-09-07 | 1988-09-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] | CA | D | E000064 | 1 | Low Income Housing Preservation Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to States to purchase and maintain eligible low-income housing. Authorizes FY 1989 through 1991 appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:05:29Z | |
| 100-s-2711 | 100 | s | 2711 | Housing Grant Action Program Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-08-10 | 1988-08-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 1 | Housing Grant Action Program Act of 1988 - Title I: Housing Grant Action Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make basic housing grants to States to cover development and acquisition costs of low and moderate income housing. Bases amounts on a national formula that includes the following factors: (1) population; (2) income and poverty; (2) housing stock; (3) State fiscal capacity; and (4) housing affordability. Authorizes the Secretary to make challenge grants to States to cover development and acquisition costs for low and moderate income housing. Awards such grants on the basis of project proposals. Establishes a 33 percent State matching fund requirement. Requires a State to submit a two-year grant action plan, including a provision for public participation. Sets forth special plan criteria for cities and counties with populations in excess of specified levels. Sets forth targeted income groups for homeownership and rental programs. Authorizes appropriations (70 percent for basic grants, 30 percent for challenge grants). Title II: FHA Insurance Programs - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize a mortgage insurance demonstration program for certain mortgagor-occupied one- to four-family residences. Authorizes the Secretary to implement multifamily mortgage insurance programs without the approval of other Federal agencies. Includes specified National Housing Act coinsured mortgages within the scope of title I of this Act. Title III: Tax and Housing Policy Coordinating Council - Establishes a Tax and Housing Policy Coordinating Council to coordinate tax policy and legislation with the administration's housing policy. Directs the Council to: (1) advise the President regarding the consistency between existing and proposed tax policy and housing policy; and (2) comment on proposed tax legislation. Directs congressional committees, in order to facilitate an awareness of the relation between tax and housing policy, to include a "housing impact statement" in any committe… | 2025-08-28T20:08:59Z | |
| 100-hr-5135 | 100 | hr | 5135 | Farmers Home Cost Reduction Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-08-02 | 1988-08-02 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-13] | NJ | R | S000097 | 1 | Farmers Home Cost Reduction Act of 1988 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to provide for legal representation in litigation involving the collection of claims arising out of rural housing programs. (Current law restricts such representation to the Attorney General.) Grants the Secretary of Agriculture discretion, for litigation involving loans for housing and buildings on adequate farms, to choose among: (1) U.S. attorneys for the appropriate district and any other attorney the Attorney General designates and supervises; (2) the General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture; or (3) any other attorney with whom the Secretary contracts. | 2025-08-28T20:07:56Z | |
| 100-hr-5108 | 100 | hr | 5108 | Kendall Square Project Redevelopment and Real Property Reconveyance Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-07-28 | 1988-07-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] | MA | D | K000110 | 0 | Kendall Square Project Redevelopment and Real Property Reconveyance Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to consent to an extension to August 30, 2000, of certain provisions of the Urban Renewal Plan and restrictions, agreements, and convenants of the deeds of conveyance applicable to certain property within the Kendall Square Urban Renewal Project Area conveyed to the United States by the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority of Massachusetts. Requires the Secretary, within six months of the enactment of this Act, to reconvey such disposable real property to the Authority. Directs the Authority to prepare and carry out a master plan for developing and reusing such property. Requires the plan to include the making of appropriate demolition, alterations, public improvements, and sale or lease of the property for housing and accessory uses. Provides that no less than 30 percent of the housing units shall be for low- and moderate-income persons and families who will pay no more than 25 percent of their annual incomes for yearly rental. Requires the Authority to pay the fair market value of such property to the Federal Government. Directs the Authority to cooperate with the Department of Transportation to secure additional space, if needed, for expansion of the Department's functions and facilities within the project area. Requires the Secretary to ensure that the current number of parking spaces continue to be made available to employees of the Department at the project area and that adequate facilities for the Department's warehousing, shipping, and receiving functions continue to be provided within the project area. Relieves the United States, upon reconveyance of the disposal real property, of all obligations to develop such property. | 2025-08-28T20:05:34Z | |
| 100-hr-5110 | 100 | hr | 5110 | Omnibus McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-07-28 | 1988-08-08 | Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment. | House | Rep. Foley, Thomas S. [D-WA-5] | WA | D | F000239 | 0 | Omnibus McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1988 - Title I: General Provisions - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (the Act) to require the Comptroller General to make annual audits of Federal emergency management food and shelter and housing assistance programs. Title II: Interagency Council on the Homeless - Amends the Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1990 for the Interagency Council on the Homeless. Extends such Council through FY 1990. Title III: Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program - Amends the Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1990 for the Federal emergency management food and shelter program. Title IV: Housing Assistance - Amends the Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1990 for the emergency shelter grants program. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) to report annually to the Congress regarding the supportive housing demonstration program. Authorizes program appropriations through FY 1990. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1990 for supplemental assistance for facilities to assist the homeless. Increases budget authority for section 8 assistance (low-income housing) for single room occupancy dwellings. Requires the Secretary to report to the Congress regarding the effect of rent control on urban homelessness. Title V: Identification and Use of Surplus Federal Property - Amends the Act to require the Secretary to identify Federal properties to use to aid the homeless within two months of collecting such information. Title VI: Revision and Extension of Programs of Health Care for the Homeless - Subtitle A: Categorical Grants for Primary Health Services and Substance Abuse Services - Amends the Public Health Service Act to limit Federal matching funds after the first fiscal year to 66-2/3 percent of service costs with regard to grants for health assistance for the homeless. (Current law provides for 75 percent Federal funding.) Authorizes the continued provision for up to 12 months of certain health (incl… | 2025-08-28T20:05:48Z | |
| 100-hr-5046 | 100 | hr | 5046 | Permanent Housing for Homeless Americans Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-07-14 | 1988-08-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 15 | Permanent Housing for Homeless Americans Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide FY 1989 and 1990 housing assistance for homeless or low-income individuals and families under the following programs: (1) section 8 assistance; (2) section 8 moderate rehabilitation assistance; (3) modernization of vacant public housing; (4) rental rehabilitation; and (5) funding for the rehabilitation of State and local government in rem properties. Requires an annual program report to the Congress. | 2025-08-28T20:05:54Z | |
| 100-hr-4955 | 100 | hr | 4955 | A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to remove the ownership restrictions placed on nonvoting preferred stock of the corporation. | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-30 | 1988-07-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance. | House | Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] | IL | D | A000212 | 7 | Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to remove the restrictions placed on the ownership and transferability of nonvoting preferred stock of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-hr-4959 | 100 | hr | 4959 | National Housing Trust Act | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-30 | 1988-09-27 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 6 | National Housing Trust Act - Establishes the National Housing Trust in the Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist first-time homebuyers so the rate of interest payable on the mortgages does not exceed six percent. Sets homebuyer eligibility requirements. Establishes the National Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury. Authorizes FY 1989 through 1991 appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:08:58Z | |
| 100-hr-4967 | 100 | hr | 4967 | Rural Housing Rent Relief Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-30 | 1988-07-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Erdreich, Ben [D-AL-6] | AL | D | E000201 | 4 | Rural Housing Rent Relief Act of 1988 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to deduct amounts paid as withholding (and self-employment) taxes and social security (and railroad retirement) contributions for purposes of rural housing income eligibility. Limits such assisted rent to not more than comparable private rentals in the area, with a specified exception. | 2025-08-28T20:06:31Z | |
| 100-s-2607 | 100 | s | 2607 | Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-29 | 1988-09-28 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate) Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments of 1988 - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to require the General Accounting Office to submit to the Congress annual audits and summaries of the housing and shelter programs under such Act. (Current law requires audits to be submitted quarterly and annually.) Provides that the Interagency Council on the Homeless shall appoint at least two but not more than five regional employees to coordinate Council activities in the ten standard Federal regions. Includes among Council duties: (1) the holding of specified on-site regional workshops; and (2) the preparation and distribution of a bimonthly bulletin summarizing Federal homeless resources. Requires each Federal agency administering a program under such Act to submit to the Council, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, timetables regarding program funding availability and application deadlines. Requires the Council to furnish such information to each State Interagency Council, State agency, and State coordinator. Authorizes FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations for the Council. Extends the Council's legislative authority through October 1, 1990. Encourages each State to establish a State Interagency Council on the Homeless. Sets forth State Council functions, including the provision of information about Federal programs for the homeless. Authorizes each Governor to designate a State Coordinator to coordinate the State Council and to coordinate with the Council and other Federal agencies. Authorizes the Council to award a grant to supplement the compensation of the State Coordinator in order to encourage States to designate such positions. Requires a State not establishing a State Council or State Coordinator to designate a lead agency to coordinate Federal and State homeless activities. Authorizes FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations for the Federal emergency management food and shelter program. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to i… | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 100-s-2584 | 100 | s | 2584 | Public Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-28 | 1988-06-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 4 | Public Housing Drug Elimination Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to public housing agencies to eliminate drug-related crime in public housing projects. Includes among the authorized uses of such funds: (1) employment of security personnel; (2) reimbursement of local law enforcement agencies for additional protective services; and (3) security-enhancing physical improvements. Authorizes FY 1989 appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:09:15Z | |
| 100-s-2554 | 100 | s | 2554 | Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-22 | 1988-09-28 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments of 1988 - Title I: Authorizations - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to authorize FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations for: (1) the emergency shelter grants program; (2) the supportive housing demonstration program; and (3) supplemental assistance for facilities for the homeless. Increases FY 1989 and 1990 budget authority for section 8 assistance for single room occupancy dwellings. Title II: Administrative Provisions - Provides, with regard to the comprehensive homeless assistance plan required under such Act, for: (1) plan sharing among a State and its cities and urban counties; (2) annual plan submissions; (3) inclusion of recipient assurances to maintain drug and alcohol abuse-free facilities; and (4) coordination of homeless assistance efforts. Makes religious organizations, or organizations with religious affiliations meeting specified conditions, eligible to receive housing assistance under title IV of such Act and community development block grants under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Title III: Emergency Shelter Grants - Makes the environmental policy and historic preservation provisions of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 applicable to the emergency shelter grants program. Permits States to contract directly with nonprofit organizations under such program. Increases from 15 percent to 25 percent the maximum amount of any emergency shelter grant that may be used for essential services (employment, health, education, or drug abuse). Title IV: Supportive Housing - Includes public housing agencies within the definition of "project sponsor" for purposes of the supportive housing demonstration program. Includes within the definition of "permanent housing" for purposes of such program projects in excess of the eight-person limitation in situations where local market conditions favor such projects and their development will achieve neighborhood integration objectives. Increases the limit on project adv… | 2025-08-28T20:06:33Z | |
| 100-hres-472 | 100 | hres | 472 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representives regarding the steps which the United States must take to ensure that all Americans have decent and affordable housing. | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-15 | 1988-07-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6] | NY | D | F000184 | 11 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the importance of homeownership and the role of the United States in ensuring decent and affordable housing. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-hr-4754 | 100 | hr | 4754 | A bill to amend the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for implementation of the development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-07 | 1988-08-22 | Became Public Law No: 100-415. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Amends the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for operating and administrative expenses for FY 1989 through 1992. | 2024-02-07T13:32:55Z | |
| 100-s-2467 | 100 | s | 2467 | A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to remove the ownership restrictions placed on nonvoting preferred stock of the corporation. | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-06 | 1988-06-23 | Committee on Banking. Hearings held. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 17 | Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to remove the ownership restrictions placed on nonvoting preferred stock of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 100-hr-4743 | 100 | hr | 4743 | Homeownership Assistance Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-03 | 1988-06-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] | OR | D | A000337 | 19 | Homeownership Assistance Act of 1988 - Amends the National Housing Act to create a special mortgage insurance program for first-time homebuyers. Authorizes insurance for up to 97 percent of the home's value. Defines "first-time homebuyer" as an individual who or whose spouse has not owned a principal residence during the 18 months prior to a Federal Housing Administration (FHA) insured home purchase. Authorizes FHA to insure a mortgage loan up to 97 percent of appraised value for the first $50,000 (currently $25,000) of a home's value. Authorizes an FHA demonstration program to insure 100 percent of a home's value for a first-time homebuyer provided that the downpayment will be paid within three years by an additional monthly payment. Requires participants to receive financial counseling. Authorizes FHA to insure adjustable rate mortgages with annual interest rate increases of up to two percent (currently one percent). Repeals the aggregate annual limit on such insured loans. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to submit annual program reports to the Congress. | 2025-08-28T20:09:12Z | |
| 100-hr-4749 | 100 | hr | 4749 | A bill to authorize the City of Newburyport, Massachusetts, to retain and use certain urban renewal land disposition proceeds. | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-03 | 1988-06-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6] | MA | D | M000264 | 0 | Authorizes the City of Newburyport, Massachusetts, to retain any land disposition proceeds from the financially closed-out Central Business Urban Renewal Project not paid to the Department of Housing and Urban Development and to use such proceeds in accordance with the requirements of the community development block grant program under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-hr-4733 | 100 | hr | 4733 | A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make available as a shelter for the homeless a certain portion of the principal office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-02 | 1988-06-16 | Referred to Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds. | House | Rep. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY-10] | NY | D | S000148 | 13 | Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make available as a homeless shelter three floors of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Washington, D.C. principal office until the Congress determines that HUD has resumed helping to provide permanent housing for low-income and homeless persons. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 100-hr-4722 | 100 | hr | 4722 | Lakefront Properties Tenant Protection Act | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-01 | 1988-06-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Hayes, Charles A. [D-IL-1] | IL | D | H000388 | 1 | Lakefront Properties Tenant Protection Act - States that the rehabilitation of the Lakefront Properties in Chicago, Illinois, shall be carried out in accordance with a specified memorandum of accord entered into by the Chicago Housing Authority and the Lakefront Community Organization. | 2025-08-28T20:04:57Z | |
| 100-hr-4725 | 100 | hr | 4725 | Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Housing Assistance Block Grant Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-01 | 1988-06-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Ridge, Thomas J. [R-PA-21] | PA | R | R000243 | 6 | Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Housing Assistance Block Grant Act of 1988 - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to combine the current emergency shelter grant program, the supplemental assistance for facilities to assist the homeless program, and the supportive housing demonstration program into a single homeless housing assistance block grant. Makes such assistance available to States, cities, urban counties, and Indian tribes. Authorizes additional appropriations for FY 1989 and 1990. Bases allocations on the community development block grant formula. Requires a set-aside for Indian assistance and then allocates remaining funds between cities and urban counties (80 percent) and States (20 percent). Requires grantee compliance with civil rights laws. | 2025-08-28T20:08:48Z | |
| 100-hr-4727 | 100 | hr | 4727 | National Comprehensive Housing Act | Housing and Community Development | 1988-06-01 | 1988-06-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Dellums, Ronald V. [D-CA-8] | CA | D | D000222 | 0 | National Comprehensive Housing Act - Title I: National Tenant Protection and Private Rental Housing Conversion Act - Subtitle A: Protecting Tenants and Preserving Affordable Rental Housing - Requires State and local governments to establish the following use and occupancy protections: (1) anti-discrimination; (2) warranty of habitability; (3) eviction controls; and (4) rent, conversion, and demolition controls. Requires State and local governments to establish the following management standards: (1) performance evaluation; (2) collective bargaining; and (3) management policy plans. Subtitle B: Converting Private Rental Housing to Social Ownership - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial and technical assistance to local governmental units to enable them to establish goals for converting private housing to social housing. Sets forth provisions regarding conversion purchase price, purchase of properties subject to foreclosure, and rehabilitation of properties in substandard condition. Authorizes appropriations beginning with FY 1989. Title II: The National Homeowner Protection Act - Subtitle A: Protecting Existing Homeowners and Converting Private Homes - States that all homeowners shall have the option of deeding their dwelling units to a social entity in exchange for lifetime security of tenure at an affordable monthly cost. Sets forth procedures for such protected ownership, including a one-year buy-back provision. Directs the Secretary to make a standing offer to make such protected purchases. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) provide for equity participation with a social owner; and (2) make home improvement grants in exchange for deeding the property to a social owner. Authorizes appropriations beginning with FY 1989. Subtitle B: Expanding Homeownership Opportunities - Provides for the expansion of resident ownership from the social acquisition of private owner-occupied homes and of rental housing. Authorizes appropriations beginning with FY 1989. Title III: The… | 2025-08-28T20:08:36Z | |
| 100-hr-4708 | 100 | hr | 4708 | Homeownership Assistance Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-05-26 | 1988-06-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] | NC | D | P000523 | 48 | Homeownership Assistance Act of 1988 - Amends the National Housing Act to create a special mortgage insurance program for first-time homebuyers. Authorizes insurance for up to 97 percent of the home's value. Authorizes the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to insure a mortgage loan of up to 97 percent of appraised value for the first $50,000 (currently $25,000) of a home's value. Repeals the current dollar cap on FHA insured mortgages in high cost areas. Authorizes FHA to insure adjustable rate mortgages with annual interest rate increases of up to two percent (currently one percent). Repeals the aggregate annual limit on such insured loans. Defines "first-time homebuyer" as an individual who or whose spouse has not owned a principal residence during the 18 months prior to an FHA insured home purchase. Authorizes an FHA demonstration program to insure mortgages for first-time homebuyer downpayments where the purchase is primarily financed or assisted by tax-exempt or other government assistance. Limits the downpayment loan to $7,500. Requires participants to receive financial counseling. Sets a maximum ten year loan maturity period. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the Government National Mortgage Association to create a secondary market for first-time homebuyer downpayment loans. Authorizes an FHA demonstration program to insure 100 percent of a home's value for a first-time homebuyer provided that the donwnpayment will be paid within three years by an additional monthly payment. Requires participants to receive financial counseling. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 to empower the Internal Revenue Service to confiscate defaulting taxpayers' tax refunds. Requires the Secretary to submit program reports to the Congress within one year of enactment of this Act. | 2025-08-28T20:07:51Z | |
| 100-hr-4605 | 100 | hr | 4605 | Rural Housing Guaranteed Loan Demonstration Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-05-17 | 1988-06-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 0 | Rural Housing Guaranteed Loan Demonstration Act of 1988 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to repeal the condition that limits the availability of certain rural housing guaranteed loans to the extent of prior appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:09:12Z | |
| 100-s-2379 | 100 | s | 2379 | Homeownership Assistance Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-05-12 | 1988-05-12 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] | TN | D | S000068 | 13 | Homeownership Assistance Act of 1988 - Amends the National Housing Act to create a special mortgage insurance program for first-time homebuyers. Authorizes insurance for up to 97 percent of the home's value. Authorizes the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to insure a mortgage loan of up to 97 percent of appraised value for the first $50,000 (currently $25,000) of a home's value. Repeals the current dollar cap on FHA insured mortgages in high cost areas. Authorizes the FHA to insure adjustable rate mortgages with annual interest rate increases of up to two percent (currently one percent). Repeals the aggregate annual limit on such insured loans. Defines "first-time homebuyer" as an individual who or whose spouse has not owned a principal residence during the 18 months prior to an FHA insured home purchase. Authorizes an FHA demonstration program to insure mortgages for first-time homebuyer downpayments where the purchase is primarily financed or assisted by tax-exempt or other government assistance. Limits the downpayment loan to $7,500. Requires participants to receive financial counseling. Sets a maximum ten year loan maturity period. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the Government National Mortgage Association to create a secondary market for first-time homebuyer downpayment loans. Authorizes an FHA demonstration program to insure 100 percent of a home's value for a first-time homebuyer provided that the downpayment will be paid within three years by an additional monthly payment. Requires participants to receive financial counseling. Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 to empower the Internal Revenue Service to confiscate defaulting taxpayers' tax refunds. Requires the Secretary to submit to program reports to the Congress within one year of enactment of this Act. | 2025-08-28T20:05:37Z | |
| 100-hr-4483 | 100 | hr | 4483 | Drug-Free Public Housing Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-04-28 | 1988-05-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | D000359 | 17 | Drug-Free Public Housing Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Public Housing a clearinghouse on drug abuse in public housing; and (2) establish a regional training program for public housing officials confronting such problems. | 2025-08-28T20:07:36Z | |
| 100-hr-4484 | 100 | hr | 4484 | Lower Income Housing Fair Rent Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-04-28 | 1988-05-12 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | D000359 | 18 | Lower Income Housing Fair Rent Act of 1988 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude from the definition of income for purposes of rent and assistance payments all income earned by family members except the income of the two highest-earning family members. | 2025-08-28T20:05:06Z | |
| 100-hr-4485 | 100 | hr | 4485 | Public Housing Security Force Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-04-28 | 1988-04-28 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | D000359 | 10 | Public Housing Security Force Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants to public housing agencies for prevention of drug-related crime in public housing through: (1) establishment of security forces; or (2) reimbursement of local law enforcement agencies for additional services. Sets forth project selection criteria. Authorizes FY 1989 through 1991 appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:07:44Z | |
| 100-s-2318 | 100 | s | 2318 | A bill to amend the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for implementation of the development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1988-04-22 | 1988-08-09 | Senate passed companion measure H.R. 4754 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA] | LA | D | J000189 | 0 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate (See H.R. 4754 as passed Senate for similar provisions)) Amends the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for operating and administrative expenses for FY 1989 through 1992. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 100-hr-4425 | 100 | hr | 4425 | Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-04-20 | 1988-09-13 | See H.R.1158. | House | Rep. Michel, Robert H. [R-IL-18] | IL | R | M000692 | 0 | Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 - Amends specified Acts to rename them the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act. Amends the Fair Housing Act to make it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to an individual because that individual, or someone associated with that individual, is handicapped; (2) discriminate against a handicapped individual in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of a related service or facility; (3) refuse to permit reasonable modifications if the renter agrees to restore the dwelling to its original condition; or (4) refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, or services to afford handicapped individuals equal use of a dwelling. Excludes from unlawful conduct owners' or managers' refusal: (1) to make architectural changes at their own expense; (2) to modify rules or services which would result in unreasonable expense; or (3) to allow architectural changes that would decrease property value or marketability. States that nothing in this Act requires or authorizes any preference in the provision of any dwelling based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin. Provides the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Attorney General with additional authority to enforce fair housing provisions. Allows an aggrieved person to file a complaint with the Secretary alleging a discriminatory housing practice. Allows the Secretary to file such a complaint on his or her own initiative or investigate a housing practice to determine whether such a complaint should be brought. Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation. Authorizes the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General, with a recommendation that a civil action be filed, when a respondent has failed to comply with conciliation agreements. Makes certain changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement. Authorizes the Atto… | 2025-08-28T20:06:22Z | |
| 100-hr-4408 | 100 | hr | 4408 | A bill to exclude foreign reparation payments from consideration as income in determining eligibility and benefits under Federal housing assistance programs. | Housing and Community Development | 1988-04-19 | 1988-04-19 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | Excludes foreign reparation payments from consideration as income in determining eligibility and benefits under specified housing assistance programs. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-sres-409 | 100 | sres | 409 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the Community Development Block Grant and Urban Development Action Grant Programs. | Housing and Community Development | 1988-04-12 | 1988-04-12 | Referred to the Committee on Appropriations. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 9 | Rejects the funding reduction for the community development block grant and urban development action grant programs in the President's proposed FY 1989 budget. Declares the intent of the Senate to fund these programs at their currently authorized full levels. | 2025-01-14T18:18:18Z | |
| 100-hr-4351 | 100 | hr | 4351 | McKinney Housing and Shelter for the Homeless Reauthorization Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-03-31 | 1988-11-07 | For Further Action See H.R.4352. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 19 | (Reported to House from the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs with amendment, H. Rept. 100-741) McKinney Housing and Shelter for the Homeless Reauthorization Act of 1988 - Title I: General Provisions - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to require the General Accounting Office to submit to the Congress annual audits and summaries of the housing and shelter programs under such Act. (Current law requires audits to be submitted quarterly and annually.) Title II: Interagency Council on the Homeless - Includes among the duties of the Interagency Council on the Homeless the preparation and distribution of a bimonthly bulletin summarizing Federal homeless assistance. Authorizes FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations for the Council. Extends the Council's legislative authority through October 1, 1990. Title III: Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program - Requires the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board to utilize data on long-term unemployed workers in establishing program guidelines. Authorizes FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations for the Federal emergency management food and shelter program. Title IV: Housing Assistance - Requires: (1) annual submission of comprehensive homeless assistance plans to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and (2) submission by States and metropolitan cities or urban counties of copies of such plans to each other. Requires such plans to: (1) provide a coordinating contact person or agency; and (2) include recipient assurances to maintain illegal drug and alcohol abuse-free facilities. Permits States to contract directly with private nonprofit organizations under the emergency shelter grant program with the approval of the appropriate local government. Requires projects which receive funding for essential services or maintenance and operation to be used as shelters for the full assistance period. Authorizes FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations for the emergency shelter grants program. Authorizes supportive housing demonstration p… | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-hr-4352 | 100 | hr | 4352 | Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-03-31 | 1988-11-07 | Became Public Law No: 100-628. | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 100 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 100-1089) Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 - Title I: General Provisions - States that the amendments made by this Act shall not be construed to provide for new FY 1989 and 1990 budget authority in excess of appropriations. Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (the Act) to require the Comptroller General to make annual audits of Federal emergency management food and shelter and housing assistance programs. Title II: Interagency Council on the Homeless - Amends the Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1990 for the Interagency Council on the Homeless. Extends such Council through FY 1990. Requires Federal agency Council members to establish program timetables. Requires States to designate Council contact persons. Title III: Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program - Amends the Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1990 for the Federal emergency management food and shelter program. Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to submit an emergency food and shelter grant program report to the Congress. Title IV: Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Comprehensive Homeless Assistance Plan - Requires a State or local grantee to submit an annual comprehensive homeless assistance plan to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary). Subtitle B: Emergency Shelter Grants - Authorizes FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations for the emergency shelter grant program. Permits State distribution, with local approval, of such assistance to private nonprofit organizations. Increases assistance available for homeless activities under such program. Makes homelessness prevention an eligible program activity. Requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study and report to the Congress regarding homeless activities. Revises program provisions regarding the use of a building as a shelter. Subtitle C: Supportive Housing - Authorizes FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations for the supportiv… | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 100-hr-4292 | 100 | hr | 4292 | Emergency Housing Assistance Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-03-30 | 1988-05-24 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 7 | Emergency Housing Assistance Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make emergency mortgage relief payments on behalf of certain delinquent mortgagors in a district when, for three consecutive months, the amount of delinquent mortgage loans exceeds a specified percentage of the amount of all loans accounted for in the mortgage delinquency series maintained by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Provides for the discontinuation and reinstitution of such program depending on delinquency rates. Directs the Secretary to notify the mortgagees of the institution or reinstitution of such a program in that district. Lists program eligibility conditions, including requirements that: (1) the mortgage is not federally insured under the Housing Act of 1949; (2) the mortgagor has suffered a substantial reduction in income, other than as a result of repeated or felonious misconduct, which renders the mortgagor unable to correct a mortgage delinquency or to resume full mortgage payments; (3) the average aggregate annual income of the mortgagor and family members residing with the mortgagor does not exceed a specified amount; (4) the mortgagor has cooperated with any attempt by the mortgagee to establish a reasonable repayment plan; (5) the Secretary has determined that assistance is necessary to avoid foreclosure and that it is likely that the mortgagor will be able to resume full mortgage payments within 36 months and pay the mortgage in full by its maturity date; and (6) the property serving the mortgage is a one-to-four-family principal residence. Requires each mortgagee, at least 30 days before instituting any foreclosure proceeding, to assist the mortgagor involved in applying for assistance under this Act, unless the mortgagor waives such assistance. Prohibits a mortgagee from instituting foreclosure proceedings until it receives notice of the Secretary's decision on such application. Allows a mortgagor to apply for assistance after foreclosure proceedings have begun, in which event such p… | 2025-08-28T20:04:57Z | |
| 100-hr-4250 | 100 | hr | 4250 | A bill to amend the National Housing Act to exempt the single family home mortgage insurance program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the guarantee authority of the Government National Mortgage Association from sequestration or reduction under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. | Housing and Community Development | 1988-03-24 | 1988-04-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] | OR | D | A000337 | 32 | Amends the National Housing Act to exempt the single family home mortgage insurance program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the guarantee authority of the Government National Mortgage Association from sequestration or reduction under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-hjres-490 | 100 | hjres | 490 | A joint resolution making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, for urgently needed assistance for the homeless as authorized in the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act. | Housing and Community Development | 1988-03-10 | 1988-03-10 | Referred to House Committee on Appropriations. | House | Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7] | WA | D | L000486 | 60 | Title I: Housing and Urban Development - Makes FY 1988 supplemental appropriations for the following Department of Housing and Urban Development homeless programs authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: (1) single room occupancy dwelling rehabilitation; (2) emergency shelter grants; (3) supportive housing demonstration program; and (4) supplemental assistance for facilities to assist the homeless. Makes FY 1988 supplemental appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's emergency food and shelter program. Title II: Health and Human Services - Makes FY 1988 supplemental appropriations for the following Department of Health and Human Services homeless programs authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: (1) health services; (2) community mental health services (alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health); and (3) emergency community services. | 2024-02-05T11:50:03Z | |
| 100-hr-4105 | 100 | hr | 4105 | Voucher Assistance Improvement Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-03-08 | 1988-03-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Gallo, Dean A. [R-NJ-11] | NJ | R | G000025 | 1 | Voucher Assistance Improvement Act of 1988 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit the use of housing vouchers to assist lower income families affected by the prepayment of mortgages on Department of Housing and Urban Development projects. | 2025-08-28T20:06:38Z | |
| 100-hr-4024 | 100 | hr | 4024 | Affordable Permanent Housing for the Homeless Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-02-25 | 1988-03-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18] | TX | D | L000237 | 31 | Affordable Permanent Housing for the Homeless Act of 1988 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase FY 1988 budget authority for the following housing programs for the homeless: (1) section 8 (lower income housing assistance) certificates; (2) section 8 moderate rehabilitation, including assistance to handicapped homeless people; (3) public housing grants; and (4) rental rehabilitation. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to submit an annual report to the Congress regarding: (1) activities under this Act; and (2) the housing situation for homeless families with children. | 2025-08-28T20:05:42Z | |
| 100-hr-4012 | 100 | hr | 4012 | Housing and Community Development Labor Standards Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-02-24 | 1988-03-01 | Hearings Held by Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development Prior to Introduction (Feb 23, 88). | House | Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] | MN | D | V000087 | 27 | Housing and Community Development Labor Standards Act of 1988 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to state that wage standards shall apply to community development block grant and urban development action grant construction and closely related activities. Prohibits preemption of higher State, local, or Indian tribal wage standards under: (1) such programs; (2) assisted housing programs; and (3) mortgage insurance programs. | 2025-08-28T20:05:58Z | |
| 100-hr-3927 | 100 | hr | 3927 | Indian Housing Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1988-02-09 | 1988-06-29 | Became Public Law No: 100-358. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 19 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #112 (312-106)) Indian Housing Act of 1988 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to establish a separate assisted housing program for Indians and Alaska Natives. States that: (1) current public housing provisions shall continue to apply to federally assisted Indian housing; and (2) future provisions shall not apply to such housing unless explicitly provided for. Exempts Indian housing authorities (IHAs) from certain requirements under the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 regarding pet ownership in assisted housing for the elderly or handicapped. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a mutual help homeownership opportunity program (program) for Indians and Alaska Natives, including non-lower income families. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance to IHAs for such purpose. Makes single-family dwellings eligible for program assistance. Authorizes cooperative ownership as an eligible form of program ownership. Authorizes up to ten percent of a project's dwellings, or five dwelling units, whichever is higher, to be used for non-lower income families on Indian reservations or other Indian areas if there is a need for such housing that cannot otherwise be met. Authorizes assistance to a non-Indian family if such family is essential to the well-being of Indian families and housing needs cannot otherwise be met. Requires a participating family to enter into a mutual help and occupancy agreement with the IHA which shall provide for: (1) family contribution of at least $1,500 in land, cash, labor, or materials (which may, except for labor, be contributed by the tribe); (2) monthly payments of the higher of either a percentage of adjusted income minus utilities, or the non-federally subsidized portion of the dwelling's operating expenses; (3) family responsibility for maintenance and utilities; and (4) homeownership opportunities. Directs the Secretary to establish a self-help housing program for projects assi… | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 100-hr-3891 | 100 | hr | 3891 | Community Housing Partnership Act | Housing and Community Development | 1988-02-02 | 1988-07-12 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] | MA | D | K000110 | 100 | Community Housing Partnership Act - Title I: Housing Education and Organizational Support Grants for Community Based Housing Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing education and organizational support grants directly to nonprofit organizations or indirectly to States and cities to assist such organizations. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning with FY 1989. Title II: Community Housing and Partnership Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide community partnership grants directly to nonprofit organizations or indirectly to States and cities to assist such organizations. Divides appropriations among: (1) urban community housing partnership grants (60 percent); (2) State community housing partnership grants (30 percent); and (3) direct community housing partnership grants (ten percent). Sets forth the following eligible activities: (1) technical assistance and site control loans; (2) seed-money loans; (3) matching grants or loans; and (4) program-wide technical and management assistance for nonprofit sponsors. Sets forth rental project and home ownership eligibility provisions, including: (1) occupancy by lower income families; (2) profit limitations; (3) funding coordination; (4) tax treatment; and (5) affirmative action requirements. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning with FY 1989. Title III: General Provisions - Defines specified terms for purposes of this Act. | 2025-08-28T20:07:51Z | |
| 100-s-1987 | 100 | s | 1987 | Indian Housing Act of 1988 | Housing and Community Development | 1987-12-21 | 1988-06-10 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 6 | (Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 100-344) Indian Housing Act of 1988 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to establish a separate assisted housing program for Indians and Alaska Natives. States that: (1) current public housing provisions shall continue to apply to federally assisted Indian housing; and (2) future provisions shall not apply to such housing unless explicitly provided for. Exempts Indian housing authorities (IHAs) from certain requirements under the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 regarding pet ownership in assisted housing for the elderly or handicapped. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a mutual help homeownership opportunity program (program) for Indians and Alaska Natives, including non-lower income families. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance to IHAs for such purpose. Makes single-family dwellings eligible for program assistance. Authorizes cooperative ownership as an eligible form of program ownership. Authorizes up to ten percent of a project's dwellings, or five dwelling units, whichever is higher, to be used for non-lower income families on Indian reservations or other Indian areas if there is a need for such housing that cannot otherwise be met. Authorizes assistance to a non-Indian family if such family is essential to the well-being of Indian families and housing needs cannot otherwise be met. Requires a participating family to enter into a mutual help and occupancy agreement with the IHA which shall provide for: (1) family contribution of at least $1,500 in land, cash, labor, or materials (which may, except for labor, be contributed by the tribe); (2) monthly payments of the higher of either a percentage of adjusted income minus utilities, or the non-federally subsidized portion of the dwelling's operating expenses; (3) family responsibility for maintenance and utilities; and (4) homeownership opportunities. Directs the Secretary to establish a se… | 2025-06-20T19:33:16Z | |
| 100-s-1994 | 100 | s | 1994 | A bill to prevent fraud and abuse in housing and urban development programs. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-12-21 | 1988-01-04 | Referred to Subcommittee on Social Security. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program applicants or participants to: (1) disclose their social security or employer identification numbers; and (2) consent to wage information verification. Amends the Social Security Act to provide HUD with access to State employment records. Requires Federal, State, local, or public housing administering agencies to independently verify such information before terminating or reducing any housing benefits. Establishes criminal and civil penalties for misuse of such information. | 2024-02-07T16:32:33Z | |
| 100-hjres-427 | 100 | hjres | 427 | A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-12-16 | 1987-12-21 | Became Public Law No: 100-200. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 3 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through March 15, 1988, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families, including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through March 15, 1988. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration Authority through March 15, 1988, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through March 15, 1988. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through March 15, 1988. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through March 15, 1988. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through March 15, 1988. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through Ma… | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-sjres-233 | 100 | sjres | 233 | A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-12-16 | 1987-12-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 1 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through March 15, 1988, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through March 15, 1988. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration Authority through March 15, 1988, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through March 15, 1988. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through March 15, 1988. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through March 15, 1988. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through March 15, 1988. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act through Mar… | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 100-hjres-404 | 100 | hjres | 404 | A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-11-19 | 1987-12-03 | Became Public Law No: 100-179. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 3 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through December 16, 1987, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families, including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through December 16, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through December 16, 1987, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through December 16, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through December 16, 1987. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through December 16, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through December 16, 1987. Extends the Home Mortgage Disc… | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-sjres-220 | 100 | sjres | 220 | A joint resolution to provide for the extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-11-13 | 1987-11-17 | Became Public Law No: 100-170. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 0 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through December 16, 1987, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through December 16, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through December 16, 1987, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through December 16, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through December 16, 1987. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through December 16, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through December 16, 1987. Extends the Home Mortgage Discl… | 2023-02-21T17:42:24Z | |
| 100-sjres-219 | 100 | sjres | 219 | A joint resolution to provide for the extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-11-12 | 1988-06-23 | Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 1 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through December 16, 1987, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through December 16, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through December 16, 1987, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through December 16, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through December 16, 1987. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through December 16, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through December 16, 1987. Extends the Home Mortgage Discl… | 2021-06-10T21:53:54Z | |
| 100-hjres-393 | 100 | hjres | 393 | A joint resolution to provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-10-29 | 1987-10-29 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 3 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through November 15, 1987, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families, including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through November 15, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration Authority through November 15, 1987, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through November 15, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through November 15, 1987. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through November 15, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through November 15, 1987. Extends the Home Mortgage Disc… | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-sjres-209 | 100 | sjres | 209 | A joint resolution to provide for the extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-10-27 | 1987-11-05 | Became Public Law No: 100-154. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 1 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through November 15, 1987, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through November 15, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration Authority through November 15, 1987, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through November 15, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through November 15, 1987. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through November 15, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through November 15, 1987. Extends the Home Mortgage Discl… | 2023-02-21T17:42:17Z | |
| 100-sjres-191 | 100 | sjres | 191 | A joint resolution to provide for the extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-09-24 | 1987-09-30 | Became Public Law No: 100-122. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 1 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through October 31, 1987, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through October 31, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration Authority through October 31, 1987, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through October 31, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through October 31, 1987. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through October 31, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through October 31, 1987. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure A… | 2023-02-21T17:42:03Z | |
| 100-hr-3339 | 100 | hr | 3339 | Lower Income Homeownership Improvement Act | Housing and Community Development | 1987-09-23 | 1987-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9] | CA | D | S000810 | 0 | Lower Income Homeownerhip Improvement Act - Amends the National Housing Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to review lower-income mortgage assistance contracts and, if a contract's interest rate exceeds current rates on similar mortgages by more than three percentage points, the Secretary shall notify the homeowner that: (1) he or she should attempt to refinance; and (2) the Secretary will reimburse reasonable refinancing costs. | 2025-08-28T20:07:07Z | |
| 100-hr-3311 | 100 | hr | 3311 | Elder Cottage Housing Opportunity Act | Housing and Community Development | 1987-09-21 | 1987-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Dwyer, Bernard J. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | D000586 | 10 | Elder Cottage Housing Opportunity Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1959, the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, and the National Housing Act to provide assistance for the purchase and installation of elder cottage housing opportunity units. | 2025-08-28T20:09:17Z | |
| 100-hjres-363 | 100 | hjres | 363 | A joint resolution to provide for the extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-09-17 | 1987-09-17 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 3 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through October 31, 1987, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families, including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through October 31, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through October 31, 1987, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through October 31, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through October 31, 1987. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through October 31, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through October 31, 1987. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure … | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-hr-3281 | 100 | hr | 3281 | Lower Income Homeownership Refinancing Act | Housing and Community Development | 1987-09-16 | 1987-10-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] | WI | D | K000259 | 18 | Lower Income Homeownership Refinancing Act - Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development periodically to review lower income homeownership assistance contracts to determine whether a mortgage, loan, or credit advance should be refinanced. Directs the Secretary to provide specified financial assistance to encourage such refinancing. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:09:04Z | |
| 100-sjres-186 | 100 | sjres | 186 | A joint resolution to provide for the extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-08-07 | 1987-08-07 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 1 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority through October 31, 1987, for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) homeownership for lower income families including mortgage insurance authority and housing stimulus authority; (5) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (6) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance; (7) the demonstration mortgage reinsurance program; (8) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (9) mortgage insurance for land development; and (10) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend urban rehabilitation loan authority through October 31, 1987. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend Farmers Home Administration authority through October 31, 1987, for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; (2) rural communities with 10,000 - 20,000 population to participate in rural housing programs; and (3) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend authority for national flood insurance, including emergency implementation and flood-risk zones, through October 31, 1987. Amends the National Housing Act to extend authority for the national crime insurance program through October 31, 1987. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to extend community development block grant entitlement authority for certain metropolitan city and urban county areas through October 31, 1987. Amends the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to extend the maximum interest rate limitation on loans for housing and related facilities for elderly or handicapped families through October 31, 1987. Extends the Home Mortgage Disclosure A… | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 100-s-1603 | 100 | s | 1603 | A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to develop regulations that would provide transitional relief from the application of the rent formula under the United States Housing Act of 1937. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-08-06 | 1987-08-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Quayle, Dan [R-IN] | IN | R | Q000007 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) develop a regulation to provide a phased-in rental increase for public housing tenants whose incomes increase substantially as a result of job training program participation; (2) consider past training program experience in developing such regulations; and (3) make a cost estimate of such regulation, including the impact of rent increases on tenants' job training participation and occupancy decisions. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 100-sjres-183 | 100 | sjres | 183 | A joint resolution establishing a moratorium on the prepayment of certain mortgages insured under the National Housing Act or assisted under such Act. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-08-04 | 1987-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 0 | Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from accepting prepayments of certain mortgages insured or assisted under the National Housing Act prior to January 1, 1989. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 100-hr-3041 | 100 | hr | 3041 | A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit public housing agencies from using Federal funds for public relations activities. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-07-29 | 1987-08-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5] | TX | D | B000997 | 0 | Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit public housing agencies from using Federal funds for public relations activities. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-hr-2930 | 100 | hr | 2930 | A bill to amend the National Housing Act to increase the principal amount for which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may provide insurance for mortgages secured by single-family residences. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-07-14 | 1987-08-03 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | D000359 | 6 | Amends the National Housing Act to revise the method for determining the maximum principal amount for which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may provide insurance for mortgages secured by single-family residences. Permits a ceiling based on 75 percent of the median price of comparable housing in a metropolitan statistical area. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-s-1430 | 100 | s | 1430 | A bill to impose a moratorium on prepayments under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-06-25 | 1987-06-26 | Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 6 | Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture, through January 1, 1988, from accepting any mortgage loan prepayments on rural rental housing unless: (1) a loan was made or insured at least 20 years prior to the date of prepayment; or (2) in the case of a loan made or insured before December 21, 1979, the Secretary determines that comparable housing is available, or that such prepayment will not result in substantial rent increases to existing tenants. | 2021-06-10T22:16:23Z | |
| 100-hr-2771 | 100 | hr | 2771 | A bill to impose a moratorium on prepayments under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-06-24 | 1987-07-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 3 | Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture, through January 1, 1988, from accepting any mortgage loan prepayments on rural rental housing unless: (1) a loan was made or insured at least 20 years prior to the date of prepayment; or (2) in the case of a loan made or insured before December 21, 1979, the Secretary determines that comparable housing is available, or that such prepayment will not result in substantial rent increases to existing tenants. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-hr-2630 | 100 | hr | 2630 | Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 | Housing and Community Development | 1987-06-09 | 1987-06-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15] | OH | R | W000781 | 5 | Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 - Title I: Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Programs Under United States Housing Act of 1937 - Part 1: General Provisions - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase FY 1988 and 1989 budget authority for lower income housing programs, including public housing, Indian housing, elderly and handicapped housing, regular housing, and comprehensive improvement assistance. Provides for public housing phased-in rent increases in cases of tenant employment. Part 2: Public Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 relating to the administration of public housing management. Authorizes grants for public housing development costs. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) to provide payments for operating lower income housing projects through a performance funding system that is based on a certain system and that establishes standards for operating costs and income projections. Authorizes FY 1988 and 1989 appropriations. Authorizes grants for comprehensive improvement assistance. Revises the conditions of approval for project demolition applications. Authorizes public housing comprehensive grants. Requires the Secretary to include such operations in his annual report. Provides for a pilot program of public housing resident management, including establishment of resident management corporations (RMCs). Provides families residing in public housing projects with the opportunity to purchase dwelling units through an RMC. Establishes a seven-year public housing comprehensive transition demonstration program in Charlotte, North Carolina, to demonstrate the effectiveness of providing comprehensive services to public housing tenants to ensure their transition to private housing. Requires interim and final congressional reports. Part 3: Section 8 Assistance and Other Programs - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require annual October 1 adjustments for section 8 fair market rentals. Repeals the requirement that sectio… | 2025-08-28T20:08:32Z | |
| 100-s-1300 | 100 | s | 1300 | A bill to permit secondary mortgage market financing for residential properties that include small day care centers. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-05-29 | 1987-05-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Durenberger, Dave [R-MN] | MN | R | D000566 | 0 | Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to permit secondary mortgage market financing for residential properties in which community child care services are provided in compliance with applicable State or local law. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 100-hr-2518 | 100 | hr | 2518 | Public Housing Child Care Services Act of 1987 | Housing and Community Development | 1987-05-27 | 1987-06-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 0 | Public Housing Child Care Services Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) provide grants to public housing authorities to assist them in providing child care services for lower income families; and (2) design such program to determine the extent to which it facilitates resident employability. Requires a program report to the Congress within three years. Authorizes FY 1988 through 1990 appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:07:24Z | |
| 100-s-1257 | 100 | s | 1257 | Housing Preservation Act of 1987 | Housing and Community Development | 1987-05-21 | 1987-07-08 | Ordered, that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs consider only those matters which do not amend the Internal Revenue Code; Ordered further, that when reported the bill be referred to the Committee on Finance for the consideration of those matters which do amend the Internal Revenue Code. | Senate | Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] | MA | D | K000148 | 0 | Housing Preservation Act of 1987 - Title I: Preservation of Existing Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary), during FY 1987 through 1992, to reserve authority to enter into obligations, under the comprehensive improvement assistance program, in an amount sufficient to assure compliance of all public housing with current HUD modernization standards by October 1, 1992. Expresses the intent of the Congress that available housing subject to mortgages under National Housing Act programs for moderate-income and displaced families and for rental and cooperative housing assistance for lower income families remain available for occupancy by such families. Establishes a Commission on Low-Income Housing to study and report to the Congress within six months of this Act's enactment on proposals for maintaining for lower-income families the availability of housing under the aforementioned National Housing Act program as well as programs for elderly persons and families in rural areas under the Housing Act of 1949. Mandates that amounts of budget authority that become available as a result of the prepayment of mortgages insured under these programs be held in a separate housing account for low- and moderate-income families. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary to: (1) set aside funds to provide security forces adequate to prevent the illegal sale and use of controlled substances in public housing common areas; and (2) enter into contracts with appropriate associations to study the development of improved design features to minimize the accessibility to public housing of nonresidents likely to engage in such illegal activity. Directs the Secretary to study and to report to the Congress within 120 days of this Act's enactment on the feasibility of using surplus Federal lands for low- and moderate-income housing programs. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to permit low-income housing to qualify for a tax… | 2025-08-28T20:08:22Z | |
| 100-hr-2407 | 100 | hr | 2407 | Public Housing Income Equity Act | Housing and Community Development | 1987-05-13 | 1987-06-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] | CA | R | L000020 | 0 | Public Housing Income Equity Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude from the income calculation of public housing residents 62 years of age or older amounts received under Federal job training and employment programs or under title V of the Older Americans Act of 1965. | 2025-08-28T20:08:31Z | |
| 100-hr-2321 | 100 | hr | 2321 | Housing for the Chronically Mentally Ill Act of 1987 | Housing and Community Development | 1987-05-07 | 1987-05-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 17 | Housing for the Chronically Mentally Ill Act of 1987 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to permit State mental health authorities, or other private nonprofit or public agencies designated by a State, to use vacant residential property to provide supervised living for the chronically mentally ill. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and for each fiscal year thereafter. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to set aside specified amounts beginning in FY 1988 for handicapped family housing loans. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize a housing voucher program for the chronically mentally ill. Authorizes FY 1988 through 1990 appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:07:04Z | |
| 100-hr-2307 | 100 | hr | 2307 | Emergency Homeownership Counseling Act of 1987 | Housing and Community Development | 1987-05-06 | 1987-05-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 6 | Emergency Homeownership Counseling Act of 1987 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants for homeownership counseling organizations. Directs the Secretary to give priority to areas that are experiencing high rates of home foreclosures and are not adequately served by homeownership counseling organizations. Sets forth program requirements and eligibility provisions. Stays foreclosure actions during the six-month period after an eligible homeowner applies for counseling. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:06:43Z | |
| 100-hr-2158 | 100 | hr | 2158 | Congregate Housing Services Reauthorization Act | Housing and Community Development | 1987-04-23 | 1987-05-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 0 | Congregate Housing Services Reauthorization Act - Amends the Congregate Housing Services Act to permanently authorize appropriations for the congregate housing services program. | 2025-08-28T20:05:45Z | |
| 100-s-1021 | 100 | s | 1021 | A bill entitled the "Logan Relief Act". | Housing and Community Development | 1987-04-10 | 1987-04-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Authorizes the purchase of homes and the payment of relocation assistance for homes of the Logan section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, deemed to be dangerous or uninhabitable. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 100-hconres-101 | 100 | hconres | 101 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding permanent reauthorization and appropriate funding for the Congregate Housing Services Program. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-04-08 | 1987-04-15 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 53 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Congregate Housing Services program should be permanently reauthorized; and (2) FY 1988 and 1989 funding should be set at specified levels. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-s-867 | 100 | s | 867 | Equal Access to Housing Act of 1987 | Housing and Community Development | 1987-03-27 | 1987-04-06 | Referred to Subcommittee on Constitution. | Senate | Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] | UT | R | H000338 | 0 | Equal Access to Housing Act of 1987 - Entitles Public Law 90-284 the "Civil Rights Act of 1968." Entitles title VIII of such Act the "Equal Access to Housing Act." Revises the express policy of title VIII to provide for "equal access to" instead of "fair" housing. States that this policy does not mean assurance of housing for any particular proportion of individuals of a particular race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin. Defines "aggrieved person" as a person whose bona fide attempt to buy, sell, lease, or finance a dwelling has been denied on a discriminatory basis. Adds the physically handicapped as a protected class of persons. Excludes from the meaning of "handicap" any impairment consisting of alcohol or drug abuse or which would be a threat to the property or safety of others. Defines discriminatory practices with respect to the handicapped. States that discrimination shall not include refusals to: (1) make alterations at the expense of sellers, landlord owners, or persons acting on their own behalf; (2) make modifications which would unreasonably inconvenience others; or (3) allow modifications which alter the marketability of a dwelling. Extends the housing financing discrimination prohibition to include real estate appraisers. States that it is not unlawful for appraisers to take into consideration all factors relevant to estimating fair market value, provided that such factors are not used for discriminatory purposes. Transfers all authority for administering title VIII from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Justice Department. Establishes a one-House congressional veto procedure for regulations promulgated by the Attorney General for compliance purposes. Sets forth new enforcement procedures for title VIII complaints. Permits an aggrieved person or the Attorney General on his own initiative to file a discriminatory housing practice complaint (currently, Justice Department complaints are limited to "patterns or practices" of discrimination). Requires the Attor… | 2025-08-28T20:08:24Z | |
| 100-s-825 | 100 | s | 825 | Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 | Housing and Community Development | 1987-03-24 | 1988-02-05 | Became Public Law No: 100-242. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | (Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment) Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 - Title I: Housing Assistance - Subtitle A: Programs Under United States Housing Act of 1937 - Part I: General Provisions - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase FY 1988 and 1989 budget authority for lower income housing programs. Sets forth FY 1988 and 1989 budget amounts for the following programs: (1) public housing, including Indian housing; (2) comprehensive improvement assistance program; (3) elderly and handicapped program; (4) moderate rehabilitation program; (5) loan management program; (6) property disposition program; and (7) section 8 certificate and voucher programs. Permits public housing agencies (PHAs) to establish three-year rent limitations. Exempts housing administered by an Indian PHA from such provision. Directs the Comptroller General to report to the Congress by October 30, 1988, regarding public housing utility allowances. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) to establish different income eligibility limitations for different assisted housing programs, provided that such limitations when aggregated achieve the requirement that 95 percent of such housing go to very low-income households. Waives such aggregate percentage: (1) if necessary to avoid rental displacement; and (2) with regard to Indian housing. Part 2: Public Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize PHAs to admit persons between 50 years old and 62 years old (near elderly) into elderly public housing when there is an insufficient number of elderly persons for such units. Authorizes grants for public housing and Indian housing construction and development. Limits, as of October 1, 1987, the financing of new public housing units to PHAs that can certify: (1) that 85 percent of their existing units are maintained in compliance with section 8 quality standards, or will be in such condition upon completion; (2) that the construction will replace dispos… | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 100-s-809 | 100 | s | 809 | Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act | Housing and Community Development | 1987-03-23 | 1987-04-09 | Senate passed companion measure H.R. 558 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 40 | Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act - Title I: Interagency Council on the Homeless Act - Interagency Council on the Homeless Act - Establishes the Interagency Council on the Homeless as the successor to the Department of Health and Human Services' Federal Task Force on the Homeless. Transfers all Task Force functions to the Council and terminates the Task Force. Sets forth Council functions, including: (1) Federal homeless program review; (2) governmental and private programs evaluation; (3) information distribution; and (4) provision of professional and technical assistance. Requires each Federal agency to report annually (the first report due within 90 days of enactment of this Act) to the Congress and the Council regarding its programs for the homeless, any impediments including statutory or regulatory restrictions affecting such programs, and efforts made to increase food, shelter, and support opportunities for the homeless. Requires the Council to report annually to the President and to the Congress regarding: (1) the nature and extent of the homeless problem; (2) Council activities in cooperation with governmental and private entities; (3) Federal programs for the homeless, and an assessment of necessary levels of Federal assistance; and (4) appropriate recommendations. Authorizes FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations. Title II: Clarification of Use of Excess Property Under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 - Excess Property Identification Act of 1987 - Requires: (1) each Federal agency to identify excess property under its control that would be suitable for use as a shelter or to provide services to the homeless; and (2) the Administrator of General Services to report to the Council on the availability of such property. Title III: Shelter Program - Part A: General Provisions - Emergency Food and Shelter Act of 1987 - Establishes the Emergency Food and Shelter Program National Board, to be constituted by the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in accordance w… | 2025-08-28T20:05:16Z | |
| 100-s-810 | 100 | s | 810 | A bill to authorize housing assistance for homeless individuals and families. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-03-23 | 1987-04-09 | Senate passed companion measure H.R. 558 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 23 | (Reported to Senate from Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, amended (without written report)) Requires a State or urban area to submit a comprehensive homeless assistance plan for approval to the Interagency Council on the Homeless (Council) in order to receive emergency shelter grants in excess of the minimum allocation provided for under Public Law 99-500 or Public Law 99-591. Requires a comprehensive homeless assistance plan to contain: (1) an assessment of the size and characteristics of the homeless population; (2) a description of all available services for the homeless; (3) a strategy to match the needs of the homeless with such services and to meet the specific needs of such groups as the elderly, the mentally ill, veterans, and families with children; (4) an explanation of how Federal assistance will enhance such services; and (5) other additional information. Requires the Council to: (1) review and approve a submitted plan within 30 days of receipt unless the plan fails to contain the necessary requirements; and (2) inform the State, county, or city within 15 days of a disapproval the reasons for such decision and the steps necessary to make the plan acceptable. Deems a plan approved if the Council fails to follow such requirements. Requires recipients to annually monitor their plan performance and report to the Council. Makes recipients failing to follow such requirements ineligible for further assistance under this Act. Requires the Council, beginning in FY 1989, to carry out program performance evaluations and report such findings to the Congress. Authorizes additional FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations for the: (1) transitional housing demonstration program; and (2) emergency shelter grants program. Exempts such additional emergency shelter assistance from a specified planning requirement. Increases the minimum allocation amounts for the emergency shelter grants prograam. Provides for the reallocation of funds from a jurisdiction failing to have its plan approved within a specif… | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 100-s-813 | 100 | s | 813 | Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act | Housing and Community Development | 1987-03-23 | 1987-04-09 | Senate passed companion measure H.R. 558 in lieu of this measure by Voice Vote. | Senate | Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] | WV | D | B001210 | 25 | (Reported to Senate from the Committee on Governmental Affairs with amendment (without written report)) Urgent Relief for the Homeless Act - Title I; Interagency Council on the Homeless Act - Interagency Council on the Homeless Act - Establishes the Interagency Council on the Homeless as the successor to the Department of Health and Human Services' Federal Task Force on the homeless. Transfers all Task Force functions to the Council and terminates the Task Force. Terminates the Council three years after enactment of this Act. Sets forth Council functions, including: (1) Federal homeless program review; (2) governmental and private programs evaluation; (3) information distribution; and (4) provision of professional and technical assistance. Requires each Federal agency that is a member of the Council to report annually (the first report due within 90 days of enactment of this Act) to the Congress and the Council regarding its programs for the homeless, any impediments including statutory or regulatory restrictions affecting such programs, and efforts made to increase food, shelter, and support opportunities for the homeless. Requires the Council to report annually to the President and to the Congress regarding: (1) the Nature and extent of the homeless problem; (2) Council activities in cooperation with governmental and private entities; (3) Federal programs for the homeless, and an assessment of necessary levels of Federal assistance; and (4) appropriate recommendations. Authorizes FY 1987 and 1988 appropriations. Title II: Clarification of Use of Excess Property Under the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 - Excess Property Identification Act of 1987 - Requires: (1) each Federal agency to identify excess property under its control that would be suitable for use as a shelter or to provide services to the homeless; and (2) the Administrator of General Services to report to the Council on the availability of such property. Makes any governmental or nonprofit private entity which receive… | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 100-s-799 | 100 | s | 799 | Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act | Housing and Community Development | 1987-03-19 | 1987-03-19 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 4 | Great Lakes Emergency Shoreline Protection Act - Establishes a federally guaranteed loan program for the protection from shoreline erosion of improvements to residential real property contiguous with the Great Lakes. Sets forth conditions for loan eligibility and State subsidies. Sets forth related authorities of the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, including authority to establish a limitation on the interest rate on eligible loans, to make foreclosures, and to transfer guarantees. Directs the Secretary, acting through the Chief of Engineers, to: (1) develop minimum standards for shoreline erosion protection construction; and (2) report to the Congress on damage from subsurface water seepage. Requires the Secretary to submit to the Congress a single report on the effectiveness of the shoreline protection program and of erosion protection devices. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1992 appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:06:19Z | |
| 100-hr-1680 | 100 | hr | 1680 | Public Housing Energy Conservation Act | Housing and Community Development | 1987-03-18 | 1987-04-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 0 | Public Housing Energy Conservation Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, within one year of enactment of this Act, to: (1) establish public housing energy conservation performance standards; and (2) revise public housing construction cost limits to reflect structural life-cycle costs and major heating and cooling systems. Requires public housing development and rehabilitation programs begun one year after enactment of this Act to incorporate such standards. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide financial assistance to the Chicago Housing Authority in the State of Illinois to implement public housing energy conservation measures; and (2) report annually to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1991 appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:05:23Z | |
| 100-hr-1698 | 100 | hr | 1698 | Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 | Housing and Community Development | 1987-03-18 | 1987-04-01 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4] | CT | R | M000527 | 0 | Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 - Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations through FY 1990 for community development block grants and the discretionary fund. Provides for the temporary retention of: (1) metropolitan city status by a city that no longer so qualifies; and (2) urban county status by a county with a declining population. Repeals title VIII (Livable Cities) of such Act. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1989 for the urban homesteading program. Title II: Housing Assistance Programs - Part A: General - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize appropriations through FY 1989 for lower income housing. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) applicants or participants to provide social security or employer identification numbers in order to verify housing eligibility. Provides HUD with access to State wage or unemployment compensation records. Limits the use of such information to housing eligibility purposes. Imposes a criminal penalty for the wrongful request or disclosure of such information. Authorizes a related private right of action. Part B: Public and Indian Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise the comprehensive improvement assistance program. (Renames such program the comprehensive grant program.) Requires public housing agencies (PHAs) to submit to the Secretary a comprehensive plan which shall include a five-year work plan. Requires PHAs to submit additionally a one-year work plan for each fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1990. Declares that future public housing laws shall not apply to Indian housing unless explicitly stated. Part C: Other Assisted Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to repeal the interest rate cap on elderly or handicapped housing loans. Increases such loans' escrow requirement. Amends the Housing and Community Dev… | 2025-08-28T20:08:40Z | |
| 100-hr-1610 | 100 | hr | 1610 | Radon Testing Assistance Act of 1987 | Housing and Community Development | 1987-03-12 | 1987-03-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. Yatron, Gus [D-PA-6] | PA | D | Y000014 | 0 | Radon Testing Assistance Act of 1987 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) provide technical assistance to State and local governments to encourage the incorporation of radon testing requirements in building codes; and (2) include a description of activities carried out under this Act in the Secretary's annual report. Authorizes FY 1988 through 1990 appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:08:16Z | |
| 100-hr-1499 | 100 | hr | 1499 | A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to correct certain inequities in the calculation of fair market rentals and payment standards for lower income housing assistance. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-03-10 | 1987-03-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | D000359 | 0 | Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide that certain assisted housing fair market rental and voucher payment calculations for Westchester County in the State of New York shall be the same as those for Nassau and Suffolk Counties in such State. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-hr-1500 | 100 | hr | 1500 | A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require leases for lower income housing to contain expiration and notice provisions. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-03-10 | 1987-03-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | D000359 | 0 | Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require leases for assisted lower income housing to contain expiration and notice provisions. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-hr-1501 | 100 | hr | 1501 | A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide for adjustments in maximum monthly rentals for lower income housing to reflect increased costs due to necessary capital improvements. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-03-10 | 1987-03-23 | Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development. | House | Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | D000359 | 0 | Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit lower income housing rental increases based on capital improvements. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-hr-1502 | 100 | hr | 1502 | Homeless Housing Assistance Act of 1985 | Housing and Community Development | 1987-03-10 | 1987-07-22 | See H.R.558. | House | Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | D000359 | 0 | Title I: General Provisions - Homeless Housing Assistance Act of 1985 - Defines specified terms for purposes of this Act. Title II: Emergency Food and Shelter Program - Requires the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as soon as practicable after September 30, 1987, to constitute an emergency food and shelter program national board of volunteer agencies. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to constitute a similar board by March 30, 1988. Transfers, as of such date, the personnel, property, records, and undistributed program funds of the FEMA board to such board. States that such boards shall distribute program funds to localities (which shall constitute local boards) with the greatest need for emergency food and housing assistance. Requires the local board to submit to the national board an annual local homeless housing assistance plan. Limits administrative costs to not more than three percent of appropriations. Authorizes FY 1988 through 1990 appropriations. Title III: Transition to Independence Demonstration Project - Directs the Secretary to make grants for demonstration projects to assist the homeless in the transition to independent living. Limits Federal participation to up to 75 percent of project costs. Requires interim and final reports to the Congress. Authorizes FY 1988 through 1990 appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:06:02Z | |
| 100-hr-1354 | 100 | hr | 1354 | Telemarketing Fraud Prevention Act of 1989 | Housing and Community Development | 1987-03-03 | 1987-06-30 | See H.R.558. | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 0 | Federal Task Force on the Homeless Act - Establishes in the executive branch a Federal Task Force on Food and Shelter for the Homeless. Requires quarterly reports to the Congress. Terminates the Federal Task Force on Food and Shelter for the Homeless in the Department of Health and Human Services upon enactment of this Act, and transfers all personnel, property, and funds to the executive Task Force. Establishes within such Task Force an Interagency Advisory Council on Homelessness. Sets forth operating and administrative provisions. Authorizes FY 1987 through 1991 appropriations. | 2025-08-28T20:08:40Z | |
| 100-s-607 | 100 | s | 607 | A bill to amend the National Housing Act to limit the fees that may be charged by the Government National Mortgage Association for the guaranty of mortgage-backed securities. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-02-26 | 1987-02-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 30 | Amends the National Housing Act to limit the Government National Mortgage Association mortgage guarantee fee to six basis points. Sets administrative fees at September 1, 1985, levels, except that they may be increased to cover increased administrative costs. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 100-hr-1228 | 100 | hr | 1228 | A bill to amend the National Housing Act to provide the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with permanent authority to insure mortgages on single-family and multifamily dwellings, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-02-24 | 1987-12-20 | Motion to Discharge Committee Filed by Wylie. Discharge Petition No: 03. | House | Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15] | OH | R | W000781 | 219 | Amends the National Housing Act to make authority permanent for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (5) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (6) mortgage insurance for land development; (7) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities; (8) mortgage insurance commitment limitations; and (9) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to make authority permanent for urban rehabilitation loan authority. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to make authority permanent for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1986 to make national flood insurance authority, including emergency implementation provisions, permanent. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 100-sres-109 | 100 | sres | 109 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the proposed rescission of budget authority for rental development grants. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-02-19 | 1987-02-19 | Referred jointly to the Committees on Appropriations; Budget pursuant to the order of November 30, 1975, as modified by the order of April 11, 1986. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 20 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the proposed rescission of budget authority for rental development grants (R87-44) should be disapproved. | 2025-01-14T18:22:18Z | |
| 100-sres-110 | 100 | sres | 110 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the proposed rescission of budget authority for community development block grants. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-02-19 | 1987-02-19 | Referred jointly to the Committees on Appropriations; Budget pursuant to the order of November 30, 1975, as modified by the order of April 11, 1986. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 20 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the proposed rescission of budget authority for community development block grants (R87-46) should be disapproved. | 2025-01-14T18:22:18Z | |
| 100-sres-111 | 100 | sres | 111 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the proposed rescission of budget authority for urban development action grants. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-02-19 | 1987-02-19 | Referred jointly to the Committees on Appropriations; Budget pursuant to the order of November 30, 1975, as modified by the order of April 11, 1986. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 20 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the proposed rescission of budget authority for urban development action grants (R87-47) should be disapproved. | 2025-01-14T18:22:18Z | |
| 100-s-531 | 100 | s | 531 | A bill to repeal the sunset provisions in FHA and related laws. | Housing and Community Development | 1987-02-17 | 1987-02-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 10 | Amends the National Housing Act to make authority permanent for: (1) title I financial institution insurance for housing renovation and modernization; (2) general mortgage insurance; (3) low and moderate income and displaced families mortgage insurance; (4) mortgage co-insurance, including rental rehabilitation and development projects; (5) mortgage insurance for armed forces' civilian employees and defense housing for impacted areas; (6) mortgage insurance for land development; (7) mortgage insurance for medical and dental group practice facilities; and (8) graduated payment and indexed mortgage insurance. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to make authority permanent for urban rehabilitation loans. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to make authority permanent for: (1) insured loans for rental and cooperative housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families in rural areas; and (2) mutual and self-help housing grants and loans. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1986 to make national flood insurance authority, including emergency implementation provisions, permanent. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z |
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