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109-s-4063 109 s 4063 Affordable Housing Expansion and Public Safety Act Housing and Community Development 2006-11-16 2006-11-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S11067-11069) Senate Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] WI D F000061 0 Affordable Housing Expansion and Public Safety Act - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) to provide an additional 100,000 incremental vouchers for tenant-based rental housing assistance under the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in FY2007. Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to direct: (1) each participating jurisdiction to use Home Investments Partnership (HOME) grant funds to provide affordable housing to individuals or families whose income is 30% or lower than the area median income (extremely low-income); and (2) direct the Secretary to allocate HOME funds to such jurisdictions on a specified pro-rata basis. Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to: (1) extend to FY2011 the authorization of appropriations for the Public and Assisted Housing Crime and Drug Elimination Program (PHDEP); (2) set aside specified amounts for the Office of Policy Development and Research; (3) identify activities eligible for grant funds; and (4) require the Office to review research to assess strategies likely to be effective in preventing and reducing violent and drug-related crimes in public and federally assisted low-income housing. Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress shall create a national affordable housing trust fund to supply 1.5 million additional affordable housing units over the next 10 years, especially for extremely low-income and very low-income families. Repeals multiyear procurement authority for the F-22A Raptor Fighter Aircraft. Prohibits the Secretary of Energy from implementing the advanced research program for fossil fuels. Prohibits the Secretary of Commerce from awarding new Advanced Technology Program grants under the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act. 2023-01-12T17:51:58Z  
109-s-3999 109 s 3999 Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-09-29 2006-09-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] NY D C001041 0 Rural Broadband Initiative Act of 2006 - Amends the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 to establish in the Department of Agriculture the Office of Rural Broadband Initiatives, to be headed by the Under Secretary for Rural Broadband Initiatives. States that the Under Secretary shall: (1) administer all rural broadband-related grant and loan programs previously administered by the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, including the rural broadband access loan and loan guarantee program and the community connect grant program; (2) conduct rural outreach; (3) foster development of a comprehensive rural broadband strategic vision; (4) assess relevant technologies; (5) serve as a single information source for all federal rural broadband programs and services; and (6) provide technical assistance to state, regional, and local governments to develop broadband deployment strategies. Directs the Under Secretary to submit a comprehensive rural broadband strategy report to the President and to Congress. 2023-01-12T17:52:02Z  
109-hr-6149 109 hr 6149 Gulf Coast Housing Accessibility Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-09-21 2006-10-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] TX D G000553 25 Gulf Coast Housing Accessibility Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allocate additional assistance for project-based housing vouchers for individuals and households located within the disaster areas of Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or Wilma of 2005. Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to set forth conditions for providing permanent and semipermanent housing units. Instructs the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) enter into a mission assignment with the Secretary for a transfer of FEMA Disaster Relief Funds into the Disaster Voucher Program at the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and (2) transfer into the Disaster Voucher Program individuals and households receiving transitional housing, rental, or other related assistance. Permits such individuals and families to opt-out of such a transfer. 2023-01-12T17:52:17Z  
109-hr-6115 109 hr 6115 Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-09-20 2006-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. House Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] OH R P000555 4 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 to reauthorize to October 1, 2011: (1) the Mark-to-Market program; and (2) provisions of the FHA-insured Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring program regarding projects and programs for which binding commitments have been entered into under such Act. (Sec. 3) Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive rent level limits for up to 9% (currently 5%) of all units subject to restructured mortgages in any fiscal year, based on certain findings of special need. (Sec. 4) Revises requirements for an approved mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan with respect to modification or forgiveness of all or part of a second mortgage held by the Secretary (debt relief) if the project concerned is acquired by a tenant organization or tenant-endorsed community-based nonprofit or public agency. Sets forth requirements for alternative periods of eligibility for such nonprofit debt relief if the purchaser acquires the project subsequent to the date of recordation of the related affordability agreement, and two years after the date of enactment of this Act. (Sec. 5) Declares disaster-damaged eligible projects eligible without regard to the relationship between rent level for the assisted units and comparable market rents. (Sec. 6) Requires each mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan to determine for units assisted with project-based assistance in eligible multifamily housing projects, if rents cannot be determined, adjusted rent levels: (1) for disaster-damaged eligible projects equal to 100% of the fair market rents for the relevant market area; and (2) for other eligible multifamily housing projects equal to 90% of the fair market rents for the relevant market area. States that, with respe… 2023-01-12T17:52:18Z  
109-hr-6128 109 hr 6128 To provide for the distribution of excess manufactured housing units located at Hope Municipal Airport, Arkansas, and for other purposes. Housing and Community Development 2006-09-20 2006-09-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. House Rep. Ross, Mike [D-AR-4] AR D R000573 0 Directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish and carry out a program to designate and distribute excess manufactured housing units located at Hope Municipal Airport, Arkansas, to eligible government entities to provide affordable rental housing. Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to to revise procedures for the disposal of temporary housing units purchased by the President for housing disaster victims to require, as an alternative method of disposal, the transfer of such units to the General Services Administration (GSA) for disposal as excess property. 2023-01-12T17:52:18Z  
109-s-3889 109 s 3889 Gulf Coast Housing Accessibility Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-09-12 2006-09-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9364-9365) Senate Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] WI D F000061 0 Gulf Coast Housing Accessibility Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allocate additional assistance for project-based housing vouchers for individuals and households located within the disaster areas of Hurricane Katrina, Rita, or Wilma of 2005. Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to set forth conditions for providing permanent and semipermanent housing units. Instructs the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to: (1) enter into a mission assignment with the Secretary for a transfer of FEMA Disaster Relief Funds into the Disaster Voucher Program at the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and (2) transfer into the Disaster Voucher Program individuals and households receiving transitional housing, rental, or other related assistance. Permits such individuals and families to opt-out of such a transfer. 2023-01-12T17:52:06Z  
109-s-3890 109 s 3890 Rural Energy for America Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-09-12 2006-09-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] IA D H000206 4 Rural Energy for America Act of 2006 - Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to rename the renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements program as the rural energy for America program (REAP). Makes rural school districts eligible for REAP. Authorizes: (1) production-based incentives in lieu of grants for electricity production from renewable energy systems contingent upon third-party sales; and (2) matching assistance for feasibility studies. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to make grants to eligible entities to provide rebates for farmers, ranchers, rural school districts, and rural small businesses to purchase renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements. Defines eligible entities as: (1) a state energy or agriculture office; (2) a nonprofit state-based energy efficiency or renewable energy organization that uses public funds provided directly or under contract with a state agency; (3) any other nonprofit organization with a demonstrated ability to administer a statewide energy efficiency or renewable energy rebate program; or (4) a consortium of such entities. Limits rebates to the lower of $10,000 or 50% of the cost to purchase a renewable energy system or an energy efficiency improvement. Extends REAP funding through FY 2012 with set-asides for the rebate program. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary should implement a direct loan program to complement REAP grants. 2023-01-12T17:52:06Z  
109-hr-6044 109 hr 6044 Rural Housing and Economic Development Improvement Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-09-07 2006-10-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] TX D H000636 6 Rural Housing and Economic Development Improvement Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, through the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development, to implement an assistance program to support innovative housing and economic development activities in rural areas by: (1) Indian tribes; (2) state housing finance agencies; (3) state community or economic development agencies; (4) local nonprofit organizations; and (5) community development corporations. 2023-01-12T17:52:20Z  
109-hr-5896 109 hr 5896 Housing Assistance Council Authorization Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-07-26 2006-10-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] TX D H000636 6 Housing Assistance Council Authorization Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial assistance to the Housing Assistance Council to develop the capacity of community-based housing development organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs in rural areas. Authorizes the Council to use such assistance for rural community-based housing development organizations to acquire: (1) technical assistance, training, support, and advice to develop business and administrative capabilities; and (2) loans, grants, or other financial assistance to carry out community development and affordable housing activities for low- and moderate-income families. 2023-01-12T17:52:35Z  
109-hr-5827 109 hr 5827 To make Celina, Ohio, eligible for certain rural development loans and grants. Housing and Community Development 2006-07-18 2006-08-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research. House Rep. Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] OH R B000589 0 Considers Celina, Ohio, to be an eligible rural area (until the city's population exceeds 150% of the greatest population an area could have and, in the absence of this section, still be considered an eligible rural area) under the following Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act programs: (1) water and waste facility loans and grants; (2) emergency and imminent community water assistance grants; and (3) the rural community advancement program. 2023-01-12T17:52:37Z  
109-s-3535 109 s 3535 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-06-19 2006-06-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] MO R T000024 10 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2006 - FHA Modernization Act of 2006 - Amends the National Housing Act to: (1) modify guidelines governing the maximum principal housing loan obligation; (2) extend the mortgage term to 40 years; and (3) revise requirements for cash payment by the mortgagor in the eligibility criteria for mortgage insurance. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a mortgage insurance premium structure involving a single premium payment collected prior to the insurance of the mortgage that may vary during the mortgage term. Requires the Secretary to notify specified entities whenever the Secretary takes discretionary action to suspend or revoke approval of a mortgagee to participate in any mortgage insurance program. Permits the Secretary to insure any mortgage covering a one-family unit in a condominium project if the project has a certain blanket mortgage insured by the Secretary. Revises requirements for the Mutual Mortgage Insurance (MMI) Fund. Limits the Secretary's authority to enter into commitments for loan guarantees. Requires annual independent actuarial studies of the Fund. Declares that insurance of a Native Hawaiian or Indian reservation mortgage is the obligation of the MMI Fund (instead of the General Insurance Fund). Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) insure a home equity conversion mortgage for specified elderly mortgagors; and (2) enter into agreements to insure temporarily certain mortgages for a single family residence located within a presidentially declared major disaster area. Federal Housing Administration Manufactured Housing Loan Act of 2006 - Exempts a manufactured home (including its appurtenant lot) from the limitation placed upon federal insurance of financial institutions. Makes any mortgage insurance contract related to a manufactured housing loan conclusive evidence of the eligibility for such insurance of the financial institution involved. Authorizes the Secretary to establish a mortgage insurance single premium structure for m… 2023-01-13T04:50:38Z  
109-s-3508 109 s 3508 Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-06-14 2006-06-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] NH R S001078 6 Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into charter contracts, beginning in FY2007, with up to 250 public housing agencies administering the public housing program or the section 8 housing assistance program under the United States Housing Act of 1937. States that such charter contracts shall: (1) supersede and have a term commensurate with any annual contributions contract between a public housing agency and the Secretary; and (2) provide that a participating public housing agency shall receive capital and operating assistance allocated to it under specified laws. Exempts charter contracts from the requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937, except those for payment of wages prevailing in the community and the demolition and disposition of public housing. Requires a charter contract to provide that a public housing agency: (1) may combine section 8 low-income assistance and Public Housing Capital and Operating Fund assistance and use it for housing assistance and related services for activities under this Act; (2) shall ensure that at least 75% of the families assisted are very low-income families; (3) shall establish a reasonable rent policy designed to encourage employment, self-sufficiency, and home ownership by participating families; and (4) meet specified additional requirements. Directs the Secretary to appoint a federal advisory committee to assess and develop a demonstration program to test standards, criteria, and practices for a national public housing agency accreditation system or other evaluation system. 2023-01-13T04:50:39Z  
109-s-3511 109 s 3511 Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-06-14 2006-06-14 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-1052. Senate Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] CO R A000109 1 Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2006 - Amends the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 to reauthorize through FY2011: (1) the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured MultifamilyHousing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring (Mark-to-Market) program; and (2) the Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring. Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive rent level limits for: (1) disaster-damaged eligible projects; and (2) up to 9% (currently 5%) of all units subject to restructured mortgages in any fiscal year, based on certain findings of special need. Redefines eligible multifamily housing project to include properties worthy of cost-effective preservation even though their rents fall below a level otherwise authorized that, on an average per unit or per room basis, exceeds the rent of comparable properties in the same market area. Requires each mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan to determine, for units assisted with project-based assistance in eligible multifamily housing projects, adjusted rent levels for disaster-damaged eligible projects equal to 100% of the fair market rents for the relevant market area. Revises requirements for an approved mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan with respect to modification or forgiveness of all or part of a second mortgage held by the Secretary (debt relief) if the project concerned is acquired by a tenant organization or tenant-endorsed community-based nonprofit or public agency. Sets forth requirements for alternative periods of eligibility for such nonprofit debt relief if the purchaser acquires the project subsequent to the date of recordation of the related affordability agreement. 2023-01-13T04:50:39Z  
109-hr-5527 109 hr 5527 Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-06-06 2006-07-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 327. House Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] OH R N000081 3 Mark-to-Market Extension Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 to reauthorize to October 1, 2011: (1) the Mark-to-Market program; and (2) provisions of the FHA-insured Multifamily Housing Mortgage and Housing Assistance Restructuring program regarding projects and programs for which binding commitments have been entered into under such Act. (Sec. 3) Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive rent level limits for up to 9% (currently 5%) of all units subject to restructured mortgages in any fiscal year, based on certain findings of special need. (Sec. 4) Revises requirements for an approved mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan with respect to modification or forgiveness of all or part of a second mortgage held by the Secretary (debt relief) if the project concerned is acquired by a tenant organization or tenant-endorsed community-based nonprofit or public agency. Sets forth requirements for alternative periods of eligibility for such nonprofit debt relief if the purchaser acquires the project subsequent to the date of recordation of the related affordability agreement, and two years after the date of enactment of this Act. (Sec. 5) Declares disaster-damaged eligible projects eligible without regard to the relationship between rent level for the assisted units and comparable market rents. (Sec. 6) Requires each mortgage restructuring and rental assistance sufficiency plan to determine for units assisted with project-based assistance in eligible multifamily housing projects, if rents cannot be determined, adjusted rent levels: (1) for disaster-damaged eligible projects equal to 100% of the fair market rents for the relevant market area; and (2) for other eligible multifamily housing projects equal to 90% of the fair market rents for the relevant market area. States that, with respect to a disaster-damaged eligible project, the owner contribution toward rehabilitation needs shall be determined in accordance wi… 2023-01-13T04:50:51Z  
109-hr-5503 109 hr 5503 FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-05-25 2006-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. House Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] CA R M001139 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2006 - Amends the National Housing Act to increase high-cost area and project-based additional mortgage loan limits for Federal Housing Administration (FHA)-insured mortgages for: (1) rental housing; (2) cooperative housing; (3) rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance; (4) moderate income and displaced family housing; (5) housing for the elderly; and (6) condominiums. 2023-01-13T04:48:25Z  
109-hr-5512 109 hr 5512 Urban Development Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-05-25 2006-07-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] OH D R000577 1 Urban Development Act of 2006 - Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish an urban blight demolition program. Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to eligible recipients to demolish condemned or tax-foreclosed residential housing in urban areas, including: (1) remediation of the demolition sites prior to demolition; and (2) rehabilitation of the demolition sites to public use spaces. 2023-01-13T04:48:24Z  
109-s-3173 109 s 3173 21st Century Housing Act Housing and Community Development 2006-05-25 2006-05-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] NY D C001041 0 21st Century Housing Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1948 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in carrying out any program through the Federal Housing Administration, to: (1) appoint and fix the compensation of Administration personnel; and (2) use premium-generated income for information technology upgrades. Amends the National Housing Act to: (1) extend the maturity term for insured mortgages; (2) revise mortgage insurance eligibility criteria and requirements for premium charges; (3) authorize waiver of certain requirements for new product initiatives; (4) increase the maximum mortgage amount limit for multifamily housing in high-cost areas; and (5) increase the capital ratio for the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. 2023-01-13T04:50:57Z  
109-hr-5443 109 hr 5443 Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-05-22 2006-06-14 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. House Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] OH R N000081 3 Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to set forth exceptions to the requirement of initial inspection prior to occupancy, especially to allow assistance payments if failure to meet standards results only from non-life threatening conditions. Prescribes guidelines for income reviews and calculation of income. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make an annual inflation adjustment to exclusions from such calculation. Instructs the Secretary to implement a Moving to Work Program in which selected public housing agencies may participate. Authorizes funding for tenant-based vouchers. Permits a public housing agency, at its discretion, to provide a single grant to be used only as a contribution toward the downpayment for the purchase of a dwelling, in lieu of monthly assistance payments. 2023-01-13T04:48:26Z  
109-hr-5393 109 hr 5393 Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-05-16 2006-11-17 House Committee on Transportation Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 8, 2006. House Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] LA R B000072 2 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Makes the Department of Housing and Urban Development the primary federal agency responsible for coordinating and administering housing assistance in connection with any major disaster that will result in long-term housing needs. Prescribes guidelines for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to implement such assistance. (Sec. 3) Amends the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to direct the President, upon state request, to provide such housing assistance if the relevant major disaster will displace individuals or households from their predisaster primary residences, or will render such residences uninhabitable, for a period of 30 days or more. Instructs the President, when making any cost effectiveness determination, to consider whether manufactured modular housing can be provided at a federal cost less than the same cost necessary to provide other readily fabricated dwellings. Authorizes the President to provide financial assistance for: (1) the repair, to a safe and sanitary living or functioning condition, of existing rental units that will be used as alternate housing accommodations; and (2) permanent and semi-permanent housing construction in remote locations of declared major disaster or emergency in connection with Hurricane Katrina of 2005 during the period between August 28, 2005, and December 31, 2007. Permits the location in a special flood hazard zone, under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, of any permanent, semi-permanent, or temporary housing, including any readily fabricated dwelling, manufactured housing, or manufactured modular housing. Instructs the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop detailed and comprehensive mass evacuation plans for individuals or households receiving assistance for the 18-month period following a disaster decla… 2023-01-13T04:48:28Z  
109-hr-5373 109 hr 5373 Rural Rental Housing Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-05-11 2006-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] TX D H000636 2 Rural Rental Housing Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide rural rental assistance, with applicant priority given to very low-income families, low-income communities, rural areas, and communities with a severe lack of affordable rental housing. 2023-01-13T04:48:28Z  
109-hr-5380 109 hr 5380 New Homestead Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-05-11 2006-07-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. House Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] ND D P000422 2 New Homestead Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of Education to repay a specified percentage (up to $2,000 per year) of certain education loans to an individual who completes a degree and both resides and is employed for at least five years in an area outside a metropolitan statistical area which for 20 years has a net out-migration of inhabitants of at least 10% of the county population (qualifying county). Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a: (1) tax credit for the lesser of $5,000 or 10% of the purchase price of a principal residence in a qualifying county; and (2) capital loss deduction with respect to a sale or exchange of a principal residence in a qualifying county. Provides for the creation of tax-exempt individual homestead accounts, funded by individual cash contributions and matching Federal contributions according to a specified formula, whose tax-free distributions after five years are used by residents of qualifying counties for qualified higher education or medical expenses, first-time homebuyer or business capitalization costs, or rollovers. Establishes a rural investment tax credit of 70% of the present value of new buildings (including rehabilitation projects) or 30% of the present value of existing buildings. Establishes a qualified rural small business investment credit of 30% of expenditures for starting or expanding a business, including costs for capital, plant and equipment, inventory expenses, and wages, but not including interest costs. Provides for accelerated depreciation of business property in rural investment projects. New Homestead Venture Capital Fund Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the New Homestead Venture Capital Fund (Fund), owned by private investors, to generate and provide equity capital to rural businesses in qualifying counties. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide funding and guarantees for private investors in the Fund. 2023-01-13T04:48:28Z  
109-hr-5347 109 hr 5347 HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-05-10 2006-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. House Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CT R S001144 28 HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2006 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to extend through FY2007 grants for demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based assistance for severely distressed public housing projects. Extends the sunset date for such assistance to September 30, 2007. 2023-01-13T04:48:29Z  
109-s-2707 109 s 2707 Small Public Housing Authorities Paperwork Reduction Act Housing and Community Development 2006-05-03 2006-05-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4045) Senate Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH] NH R S001078 8 Small Public Housing Authorities Paperwork Reduction Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt a qualified public housing agency from the requirement to prepare an annual public agency plan if the agency: (1) administers 500 or fewer public housing dwelling units, or section 8 vouchers; and (2) is not designated as a troubled agency. Requires an agency to: (1) continue to make an annual civil rights certification and establish, and consult with, one or more resident advisory boards; and (2) conduct a public hearing to discuss changes to agency goals and policies and make the information available to the public at the agency's principal office. 2023-01-13T04:48:21Z  
109-hr-5233 109 hr 5233 Housing Choice Voucher Funding Fairness Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-04-27 2006-05-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] MI D K000180 6 Housing Choice Voucher Funding Fairness Act of 2006 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allocate certain funds for renewal of expiring annual contributions contracts for tenant-based rental assistance for each public housing agency (other than an agency with a special funding agreement under the Moving To Work demonstration program) based on the most recent leasing and cost data for certain funding cycles. Prescribes implementation guidelines, including agency reserves for housing choice vouchers. Requires the Secretary to provide to Congress and make publicly available specified budget information. Sets forth guidelines for maximized leasing that prohibit the Secretary from: (1) taking into consideration the extent to which the number of families assisted in the preceding year by an agency exceeded the authorized level; or (2) establishing or enforcing any limitation on the number of families, vouchers, or units or unit-months that may be assisted with amounts provided for tenant-based rental assistance. 2023-01-13T04:48:42Z  
109-hr-5207 109 hr 5207 Children's Development Commission Act (Kiddie Mac) Housing and Community Development 2006-04-26 2006-08-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] NY D M000087 0 Children's Development Commission Act (Kiddie Mac) - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure mortgages for: (1) new or rehabilitated child care and development facilities, including mortgage insurance for fire safety equipment loans; and (2) purchase or refinance of existing child care and development facilities. Establishes the Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac) which shall: (1) issue facility standards and compliance certifications; and (2) make loans not in excess of $50,000 for facility rehabilitation or renovation. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study of the availability of child care facility secondary mortgage markets. 2023-01-13T04:48:42Z  
109-s-2597 109 s 2597 Federal Housing Fairness Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-04-07 2006-04-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] NY D C001041 0 Federal Housing Fairness Act of 2006 - Amends the National Housing Act to revise eligibility requirements for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single family mortgage insurance to increase the maximum principal obligation to the lesser of: (1) 100% (currently 95%) of the median single-family house price in the area; or (2) 100% (currently 87%) of the alternative the dollar amount limitation. 2023-01-13T04:48:37Z  
109-hr-5117 109 hr 5117 To exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students. Housing and Community Development 2006-04-06 2006-07-27 Became Public Law No: 109-249. House Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15] OH R P000555 5 (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 13, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends provisions of the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 concerning the tenant-based rental assistance program to exempt certain disabled students who were receiving such assistance as of November 30, 2005, from the prohibition against providing Section 8 assistance to college students. 2023-01-31T21:14:15Z  
109-hr-5121 109 hr 5121 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-04-06 2006-07-26 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. House Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] OH R N000081 106 Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2006 - (Sec. 3) Amends the National Housing Act to modify requirements for determining the maximum insurable mortgage amount. Increases the maximum insurable mortgage amount to the full median house price in a home's area, allowing the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to insure up to 100% of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC, or Freddie Mac) conforming loan limit. Increases the minimum loan limit (floor) from 48% to 65% of such limit. (Sec. 4) Extends the permissible FHA mortgage term from 35 to 40 years. (Sec. 5) Revises cash downpayment requirements. Repeals the requirement that a minimum of three percent of the estimated acquisition cost be paid down. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to determine the downpayment amount based on factors commensurate with the likelihood of default. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to reinstate the current downpayment requirement if defaults increase beyond a specified ratio. Requires the Secretary to make default determinations for each of the five years following enactment of this Act, and report on them annually to Congress, including their effect upon the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMIF). Instructs the Secretary not to count among such defaults any on properties in disaster areas. (Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to establish, for a mortgage secured by a one- to four-family dwelling, a mortgage insurance premium structure involving a single premium payment collected prior to the insurance of the mortgage or annual payments, subject to specified maximum up-front and annual premium amounts. Allows the premium rate to vary during the mortgage term, as long as the basis for determining the variable rate is established before execution of the mortgage. Establishes a premium reduction incentive for timely payment of permiums over a five-year period. Requires prior notice to mortgagees and Congress in order to establish or alter a premium structure. (Sec. 8) Makes the rehabilitation loan program… 2023-01-13T04:48:45Z  
109-hr-5137 109 hr 5137 Workforce Housing Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-04-06 2006-04-06 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] FL D H000324 4 Workforce Housing Act of 2006 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow as a deduction from gross income any cash payments to a mortgage down payment account; and (2) establish a refundable tax credit for contributions to mortgage down payment accounts. Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to establish home ownership counseling as a prerequisite to downpayment assistance under the Act. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to local governments to provide financial assistance to developers for the production of housing for home ownership affordable to low- and moderate-income families. 2023-01-13T04:48:44Z  
109-hr-5164 109 hr 5164 Earning and Living Opportunities Act Housing and Community Development 2006-04-06 2006-04-06 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] NY D V000081 4 Earning and Living Opportunities Act - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to set forth as a condition of federal housing and community development assistance that: (1) a public or Indian housing agency or contractor shall require that at least 20% of employee hours be performed by low- or very low-income persons; and (2) a recipient of assistance for housing rehabilitation, construction, or other public construction projects and their contractors shall require that at least 20% of new employee hours be performed by low- or very low-income persons. Directs the Secretary to require a public or Indian housing agency and other recipients of federal housing and community development assistance to: (1) establish a section 3 committee of interested parties to oversee all aspects of compliance with section 3 of such Act; (2) advertise training and employment opportunities generated by development assistance; and (3) maintain a registry of eligible low- and very low-income persons who express interest in those opportunities. Prescribes requirements for: (1) contractor compliance and job training; and (2) agency recruitment and referral. Establishes fines for noncompliance. 2023-01-13T04:48:44Z  
109-s-2591 109 s 2591 A bill to exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students. Housing and Community Development 2006-04-06 2006-04-06 Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] OH R D000294 3 Amends the Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006, relating to the tenant-based rental assistance program, to exempt certain students with disabilities from the prohibition against providing Section 8 assistance to college students. 2023-01-13T04:48:37Z  
109-hr-5082 109 hr 5082 Southern Empowerment and Economic Development Act to authorize the Delta Black Belt Regional Authority Housing and Community Development 2006-04-04 2006-04-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research. House Rep. Davis, Artur [D-AL-7] AL D D000602 0 Southern Empowerment and Economic Development Act to authorize the Delta Black Belt Regional Authority - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to rename the Delta Regional Authority as the Delta/Black Belt Regional Authority. Extends the Authority's termination date. Directs the Authority to establish a Constituency Representation Board which shall: (1) ascertain State and congressional district community strategic planning efforts; and (2) evaluate and fund programs. Amends the Delta Development Act to revise the definition of the "Lower Mississippi" region. 2023-01-13T04:48:46Z  
109-hr-5039 109 hr 5039 Saving America's Rural Housing Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-03-29 2006-07-27 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 348. House Rep. Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] KY R D000603 10 Saving America's Rural Housing Act of 2006 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Housing Act of 1949 with respect to multifamily rural housing and related facilities for elderly persons and families or other persons and families of low income, especially projects for which loans were made or insured by the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development under section 515 of such Act (section 515 loans). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a revitalization program to provide financial incentives and other assistance to owners of eligible rural multifamily housing projects through voluntary long-term use agreements between the project owners and the Secretary. Prescribes implementation guidelines, including: (1) discretionary long-term viability plans for each project; (2) a financial restructuring plan for each project, based on its long-term viability plan, which may involve one or more specified revitalization incentives; (3) long-term use agreements to continue certain property use restrictions for the later of 20 years or the remaining term of any loans; (4) shared value agreements determining how proceeds are divided at the end of a loan term; and (5) rents under the long-term use agreement. Authorizes appropriations for the revitalization program. Allows a project owner to propose a sale to a tenant-based condominium or cooperative. Repeals the application of certain prepayment restrictions to multifamily rural housing loans, including authority for related equity loans to owners under an agreement to extend the low income use of a project as a condition for prepayment of the original loan. Instructs the Secretary to develop a plan to administer: (1) prepayment requests for certain multifamily housing loans not made in connection with a revitalization project under this Act; and (2) tenant protection voucher assistance to tenants of projects whose loans are prepaid. Authorizes voucher assistance for: (1) communities with insufficient affordable housing alternatives; and (2) an elderly or disabled tenan… 2023-01-13T04:48:55Z  
109-hr-5041 109 hr 5041 Homeless Assistance Consolidation Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-03-29 2006-03-29 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Renzi, Rick [R-AZ-1] AZ R R000574 0 Homeless Assistance Consolidation Act of 2006 - Amends the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act to include faith-based organizations among the community-based organizations eligible to receive assistance under the Act. Requires establishment of a continuum of care board for a geographic area for one or more units of general local government as a private nonprofit organization to lead a collaborative planning process to design, implement and evaluate programs, policies and practices to prevent and help end homelessness. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make: (1) technical assistance available to such boards and project sponsors or potential project sponsors; and (2) grants to continuum of care boards to implement homeless assistance and prevention projects. Prohibits termination of tenancy in either permanent housing or transitional housing, except for serious or repeated violations of the lease, violation of significant program requirements, violation of federal, state, or local law, or other good cause. Directs the Secretary to provide incentives to promote the creation of new permanent housing units for chronically homeless persons (Samaritan Chronic Homelessness Initiative) through the construction, acquisition and rehabilitation, leasing, or provision of rental assistance of permanent housing units owned or leased by a project sponsor or other independent entity contracting with a project sponsor. 2023-01-13T04:48:55Z  
109-hr-4991 109 hr 4991 Homeowners Preservation of Equity Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-03-16 2006-03-16 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Jefferson, William J. [D-LA-2] LA D J000070 13 Homeowners Preservation of Equity Act of 2006 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with federal banking agencies, the National Credit Union Administration, and the appropriate state bank supervisors of each state contained in whole or in part in the GO Zone (as defined by the Internal Revenue Code), to establish a program to provide temporary emergency mortgage payments on behalf of an eligible individual whose principal residence was significantly damaged or made uninhabitable by Hurricane Katrina or related flooding. 2023-01-13T04:48:56Z  
109-hr-4804 109 hr 4804 FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2006-02-16 2006-07-26 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. House Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] OH R T000462 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on July 19, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2006 - Amends the National Housing Act with respect to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) housing loan insurance for manufactured homes (or lots for such homes). Exempts such loans from certain financial institution portfolio limits, increasing an allowable claim for loss from 10% to 90% of an institution's total amount of such loans, credit advances, and purchases. Makes any new contract of insurance for such loans, credit advances, or purchases conclusive evidence of an institution's insurance eligibility. (Thus requires each loan to be insured individually instead of as part of a bundle of such loans.) Increases loan limits, requiring annual indexing. Sets forth borrower premium charges, including an up-front premium of up to 2.25% and an annual premium of up to 1%. Revises requirements for the handling and disposal of any real or personal conveyed to or acquired by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the pursuit of all claims against mortgagors assigned to the Secretary by mortgagees. Directs the Secretary of HUD to establish underwriting criteria that will ensure the manufactured housing program's financial soundness. 2023-01-13T04:49:08Z  
109-s-2280 109 s 2280 STOP FRAUD Act Housing and Community Development 2006-02-14 2006-02-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] IL D O000167 2 Stopping Transactions which Operate to Promote Fraud, Risk, and Underdevelopment Act or the STOP FRAUD Act - Amends federal criminal law to make it unlawful for any mortgage professional (as defined by this Act) to execute, or attempt to execute, a scheme or artifice to: (1) defraud any natural person or financial institution in connection with the offer of consumer credit secured by an interest in real property, or in personal property used or expected to be used as a principal dwelling; or (2) falsely obtain any money or property from a natural person in connection with an extension of consumer credit secured by an interest in real property, or in personal property used or expected to be used as the principal dwelling of such natural person. Provides for: (1) fines and/or imprisonment for violations of such provisions; and (2) a private right of action. Includes within the definition of "financial institution" for specified federal monetary transaction provisions the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), mortgage appraisers, real estate accountants, real estate attorneys, real estate brokers, mortgage underwriters, mortgage processors, mortgage settlement and title companies, mortgage brokers, mortgage loan originators, and any other mortgage professional engaged in the mortgage industry. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide tenants, homeowners, and other consumers with mortgage fraud counseling. 2023-01-13T04:49:04Z  
109-s-2172 109 s 2172 Hurricane Katrina Response Act Housing and Community Development 2005-12-21 2005-12-21 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] LA D L000550 3 Hurricane Katrina Response Act - Louisiana Recovery Corporation Act - Establishes the Louisiana Recovery Corporation as an independent establishment in the executive branch whose primary mission shall be the economic stabilization and redevelopment of areas within Louisiana that were devastated or significantly distressed by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. Authorizes parishes and municipalities of over 25,000 people to designate local advisory councils to assist the Corporation. Directs the Corporation to establish the following divisions: (1) Environment and Land Use Management; (2) Economic Development; (3) Property Acquisition; (4) Property Management; (5) Property Disposition; and (6) Urban Homesteading and Community and Faith-Based Organizations. States that the Corporation shall not have eminent domain authority. Sets forth Corporation authority with respect to: (1) property acquisition and mortgage debt assumption; and (2) asset disposition. Terminates the Corporation ten years after enactment of this Act. Makes specified funds available to Hurricane Katrina-affected areas for: (1) emergencies and other natural disasters in FY2005; (2) grants to public housing agencies for demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based assistance grants; (3) the HOME investment partnership program; (4) community development block grant assistance; and (5) emergency rental assistance vouchers. 2023-01-13T04:49:17Z  
109-hr-4639 109 hr 4639 Group Home Community Notification Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-12-18 2006-01-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Fossella, Vito [R-NY-13] NY R F000440 0 Group Home Community Notification Act of 2005 - Makes it unlawful for any federally assisted non-profit intending to place a group home in a locality to refuse or fail to comply with all state and local laws for such a group home's placement in that locality, including laws requiring public notification, reporting requirements, and hearings. States that any individual who participates in such a hearing shall be immune from suit based on a claim of discrimination against the disabled for any communication made in the course of such participation. 2023-01-13T04:49:22Z  
109-hr-4609 109 hr 4609 High-Performance Buildings Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-12-16 2006-01-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Research. House Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] WA D S000510 26 High Performance Buildings Act of 2005 - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990 to require that state and local housing strategies include a description of the jurisdiction's strategies to encourage sustainable development for affordable housing. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit organizations to use for specified purposes to improve or carry out energy efficiency, resource conservation and reuse, and effective use of existing infrastructure in affordable housing and economic development activities in low-income communities. Establishes within the National Science Foundation a Sustainable Building Institute to undertake or support through providing grants, loans, or other assistance: (1) research regarding the relationships among indoor environmental quality, human health, and human productivity; and (2) research, development, and commercial application of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies for buildings. 2023-01-13T04:49:23Z  
109-s-2123 109 s 2123 FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-12-16 2006-04-04 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-994. Senate Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] CO R A000109 10 FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2005 - Amends the National Housing Act with respect to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) housing loan insurance for manufactured homes (or lots for such homes) to: (1) exempt such loans from certain financial institution portfolio limits; (2) establish loan-to-value ratio and downpayment requirements; (3) provide that any such contract shall be conclusive evidence of an institution's insurance eligibility; (4) increase loan limits; (5) set forth borrower premium charges; and (6) direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish underwriting criteria that will ensure the manufactured housing program's financial soundness. 2023-01-13T04:49:18Z  
109-hr-4514 109 hr 4514 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Recovery Homesteading Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-12-13 2006-01-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Jindal, Bobby [R-LA-1] LA R J000287 5 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Recovery Homesteading Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to transfer, without payment, federally owned (including property transferred to the Secretary from other agencies) or otherwise donated suitable residential property to state or local governments for use in an approved homestead program carried out by such governments in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi in areas designated disaster areas due to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Authorizes reimbursement to agencies transferring property. Sets forth approval criteria for a homestead program, including: (1) selection criteria that gives priority to displaced low-income families; (2) occupancy only pursuant to a written agreement which must be for a period of at least five years and which requires the occupant to make certain repairs. Requires the Secretary to audit authorized activities and permits monetary and other penalties penalties for noncompliance. Permits the waiver of certain environmental requirements. Prohibits the transfer, acceptance, or conveyance of property under this Act five years after enactment. 2023-01-13T04:49:26Z  
109-s-2088 109 s 2088 Hurricane Katrina Recovery Homesteading Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-12-13 2005-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] CO R A000109 4 Hurricane Katrina Recovery Homesteading Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to transfer, without payment, federally owned (including property transferred to the Secretary from other agencies) or otherwise donated suitable residential property to state or local governments for use in an approved homestead program carried out by such governments in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi in areas designated disaster areas due to Hurricane Katrina. Authorizes reimbursement to agencies transferring property. Sets forth approval criteria for a homestead program, including: (1) selection criteria that gives priority to displaced low-income families; (2) occupancy only pursuant to a written agreement which must be for a period of at least five years and which requires the occupant to make certain repairs. Requires the Secretary to audit authorized activities and permits monetary and other penalties penalties for noncompliance. Permits the waiver of certain environmental requirements. Prohibits the transfer, acceptance, or conveyance of property under this Act five years after enactment. 2023-01-13T04:49:19Z  
109-hr-4471 109 hr 4471 Fair and Responsible Lending Act Housing and Community Development 2005-12-08 2005-12-08 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] MO D C001049 0 Fair and Responsible Lending Act - Uniform National Mortgage Lending Standards Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to define high-cost home loans. Revises guidelines regarding: (1) requirements for high-cost home loans; (2) dispute and error resolution; (3) damages, rescission, and liability; (4) state law coordination; (5) state enforcement authority; and (6) disclosure guidelines. Prescribes consumer counseling requirements. Expanding Housing Opportunities Through Education and Counseling Act - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish, in the Office of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Office of Housing Counseling to carry out homeownership and rental counseling functions, including related research, grant administration, public outreach, and development of policy and performance measures. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to direct the Secretary to: (1) establish homeownership and rental counseling procedures, and a related a toll-free telephone number and World Wide Web site; (2) certify computer software programs for consumer evaluation of residential mortgage loans; (3) establish a housing counseling multimedia outreach program for vulnerable populations; (4) assist states, local government, and non-profit organizations with consumer education programs about mortgage, refinancing, home equity, or home repair loans; and (5) make grants for state, local government, and nonprofit organization housing counseling assistance. Requires organizations to use HUD-certified counselors in order to qualify for specified HUD assistance. Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to: (1) direct the Secretary to prepare an updated booklet to help consumers applying for federally related mortgage loans to understand the nature and costs of real estate settlement services; and (2) prescribe guidelines governing an option for notice of foreclosure prevention counseling availability. 2023-01-13T04:49:27Z  
109-hr-4342 109 hr 4342 To enhance the effectiveness of rural business financing programs. Housing and Community Development 2005-11-16 2005-11-30 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 0 Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide rural business loan guarantees and grants to entities in urbanized areas if rural businesses would benefit from use of the financing. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to authorize the Secretary to provide renewable energy systems and energy improvement loan guarantees and grants to businesses in urbanized areas if rural businesses would benefit from use of the financing. 2023-01-13T04:49:40Z  
109-hr-4347 109 hr 4347 Bringing America Home Act Housing and Community Development 2005-11-16 2006-03-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. House Rep. Carson, Julia [D-IN-7] IN D C000191 37 Bringing America Home Act - Declares that it is a national goal to fulfill the basic human need of shelter by ending homelessness in the United States. Establishes in the Treasury the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund. Sets forth provisions with respect to: (1) incremental rental assistance; (2) housing program funding; (3) rural housing and economic development; and (4) veterans homeless comprehensive services programs. Federal Homelessness to Housing Mutual Mortgage Association Act - Establishes the Federal Hopelessness to Housing Mutual Mortgage Association (Hollie Mae) which may develop mutual housing (generally, a nonprofit cooperative ownership housing association) that is affordable for low-income individuals and families. Provides for: (1) use of federal property to assist the homeless; (2) preservation of HOPE VI public housing units; and (3) establishment of an Emergency Rent Relief Fund. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish a temporary ex-offender low-income housing credit. Revises assistance provisions under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, including establishing a continuum of care program. Expresses the sense of Congress respecting the need to expand Medicaid and keep it affordable to beneficiaries. Authorizes appropriations, and sets forth program provisions, for mental health, substance abuse, and homelessness programs. 2023-01-13T04:49:40Z  
109-s-2024 109 s 2024 Small State HOME Program Equity Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-11-16 2005-11-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S12956) Senate Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] AK R M001153 0 Small State HOME Program Equity Act of 2005 - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to increase the minimum state allocation. 2023-01-13T04:49:33Z  
109-hr-4266 109 hr 4266 Housing Opportunities and Mitigating Emergencies Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-11-09 2005-11-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. House Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] MS R P000323 7 Housing Opportunities and Mitigating Emergencies Act of 2005 - Amernds the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to require the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide temporary emergency assistance for primary residences damaged or destroyed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Increases from 75% to 90% the amount the President may contribute toward the cost of cost-effective hazard mitigation measures which substantially reduce the risk of future damage, hardship, loss, or suffering in any area affected by a major disaster. Doubles from 7.5% to 15% of the estimated aggregate federal disaster relief grants to an area the limit on the total amount of such presidential contributions. 2023-01-13T04:49:42Z  
109-hr-4273 109 hr 4273 Community Partners Next Door Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-11-09 2006-01-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13] FL R H001035 0 Community Partners Next Door Act of 2005 - Amends the National Housing Act to provide: (1) a 50% discount for teachers, teacher assistants, administrators, and public safety officers purchasing (FY2006-FY2010) certain eligible asset properties for use as their primary residence; and (2) a $100 downpayment on any related insured mortgage. Authorizes such sales directly to a qualifying individual or to a unit of local government or a nonprofit organization for resale to such individual. 2023-01-13T04:49:42Z  
109-hr-4278 109 hr 4278 Community Partners Next Door Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-11-09 2006-01-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] CA D L000551 13 Community Partners Next Door Act of 2005 - Amends the National Housing Act to provide: (1) a 50% discount for teachers, teacher assistants, administrators, and public safety officers purchasing certain eligible asset properties for use as their primary residence; (2) a $100 downpayment on any related insured mortgage; and (3) a higher Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loan limit for such purchases in high-cost areas. Authorizes such sales directly to a qualifying individual or to a unit of local government or a nonprofit organization for resale to such individual. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a program to inform teachers and public safety officers about such program. 2023-01-13T04:49:41Z  
109-hr-4231 109 hr 4231 To ensure that any affordable housing assistance program of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac allows participation by nonprofit organizations that engage in voter registration activities required under State law. Housing and Community Development 2005-11-04 2006-01-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. House Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6] MN R K000358 6 Makes an exception to certain eligibility requirements of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) under any law or regulation with respect to a grant or other financial assistance program for nonprofit organizations to carry out affordable housing or public infrastructure development activities. Makes inapplicable to such a nonprofit organization any law, regulation, or restriction making it ineligible for such grants or assistance, or limiting its eligibility, based on the organization's engaging in voter registration activities, to the extent that the organization is required under state law to engage in such activity. 2023-01-13T04:49:43Z  
109-hr-4175 109 hr 4175 To insert certain counties as part of the Appalachian Region. Housing and Community Development 2005-10-28 2005-10-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. House Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4] TN D D000599 0 Amends federal law concerning Appalachian regional development to revise the definition of "Appalachian region" to include Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, and Lincoln Counties in Tennessee. 2023-01-13T04:49:51Z  
109-hconres-285 109 hconres 285 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the States of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama should adopt comprehensive, modern, and uniform statewide building codes. Housing and Community Development 2005-10-27 2005-10-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. House Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] OH R S001164 11 Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) following the tragedies of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama should adopt comprehensive, modern, and uniform statewide building codes establishing minimum standards for the construction and maintenance of buildings and other structures to mitigate against future disasters, increase public safety, and enhance such states' rebuilding; and (2) such standards should be at least as comprehensive as the International Code Council's model building standards and codes. 2023-01-13T04:49:57Z  
109-s-1834 109 s 1834 Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-10-06 2005-10-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] VT I J000072 2 Affordable Housing Preservation Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to states (40%) and localities (60%) for the preservation and promotion of low-income housing. States that grants shall be: (1) used for housing project acquisition, rehabilitation, capital expenditures, and related development costs; or (2) to eligible entities for operational, working capital, and organizational expenses, and predevelopment activities to acquire housing that will remain affordable for low-income or very low-income families. Sets forth eligibility requirements for: (1) projects with HUD-insured mortgages; (2) projects with section 8 project based assistance; (3) projects purchased by residents; and (4) rural rental assistance projects. 2023-01-13T04:49:49Z  
109-s-1801 109 s 1801 Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-09-29 2006-03-30 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 109-872. Senate Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] RI D R000122 15 Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2005 - Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (the Act) to state as the mission of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness to develop and coordinate the implementation of a national strategy to prevent and end homelessness while maximizing federal government contributions toward such end. Adds to the membership of such Council the Commissioner of Social Security, the U.S. Attorney General, and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Directs the Council to develop and submit to the President and Congress a national strategic plan to end homelessness. Requires a collaborative applicant (a representative community homeless assistance planning body) to be established for a geographic area to lead a collaborative planning process to design and evaluate programs, policies, and practices to prevent and end homelessness. Requires: (1) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make technical assistance available to collaborative applicants and other homelessness prevention project sponsors; (2) an annual performance report from collaborative applicants to the Secretary; and (3) secretarial monitoring of collaborative applicants. Directs the Secretary to make grants to: (1) state and local governments for assistance in providing specified homelessness services and activities; and (2) collaborative applicants to carry out homeless assistance and prevention projects. Includes within the latter grants incentives to promote the creation of new permanent housing through either construction or acquisition and rehabilitation. Directs the Secretary to promote: (1) permanent housing development activities for homeless individuals with disabilities, homeless families that include a disabled individual, and non-disabled homeless families; and (2) certain homelessness prevention activities. Earmarks funds under the Act for renewing expiring contracts for permanent housing within the Homeless Assistance Grants Account. 2023-01-13T04:49:59Z  
109-hr-3894 109 hr 3894 Hurricane Katrina Emergency Housing Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-09-26 2006-01-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] LA R A000361 6 Hurricane Katrina Emergency Housing Act of 2005 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to waive specified requirements under the section 8 (United States Housing Act of 1937) housing voucher and project-based assistance programs for an individual or family: (1) who resides or resided on August 25, 2005, in any area subject to a presidential disaster or emergency declaration in connection with Hurricane Katrina, or who resides or resided on September 24, 2005, in any area subject to a presidential disaster or emergency declaration in connection with Hurricane Rita; (2) whose residence became uninhabitable or inaccessible as a result of such disasters or emergencies; and (3) who was receiving such rental benefits as of such applicable date. Specifies voucher requirements that may be waived as: (1) tenant rent contributions; (2) assistance eligibility; (3) income verification; (4) one-year lease requirement; (5) public housing agency (PHA) initial housing inspection; (6) portability restrictions; (7) certain lease addenda permitting termination of tenancy; and (8) access to federally funded programs by persons having limited English proficiency. Terminates waiver authority 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless the Secretary determines that such waivers are no longer needed, in which case the period specified is the six-month period beginning on such date of enactment. (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary to directly administer section 8 vouchers if the appropriate PHA is unable to do so because of Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita. (Sec. 4) Specifies project-based requirements that may be waived as: (1) tenant rent contributions; (2) income verification; (3) one-year lease requirement; (4) public housing agency (PHA) initial housing inspection; (5) certain lease addenda permitting termination of tenancy; and (6) access to federally funded programs by persons having limited English proficiency. Terminates waiver authority 12 months after the date of the en… 2023-01-13T04:49:57Z  
109-hr-3895 109 hr 3895 Rural Housing Hurricane Relief Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-09-26 2006-01-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] LA R B000072 5 Rural Housing Hurricane Relief Act of 2005 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949, in the event of a presidential-declared disaster, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to counties designated as disaster areas in connection with Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita, and the counties contiguous to such counties and for any residents of such counties, to: (1) convert rental assistance into housing voucher assistance or rural housing vouchers; and (2) waive rural area requirements. States that such authority shall last for six months after enactment of this Act. Authorizes additional appropriations for such assistance. Authorizes the Secretary, during the six-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, to assist low-income families and persons under the rural housing voucher program if: (1) such family or person resided, on August 25, 2005, in any area designated as a disaster or emergency area in connection with Hurricane Katrina, or resided, on September 24, 2005, in any area designated as a disaster or emergency area in connection with Hurricane Rita; and (2) the residence of such family or person became uninhabitable or inaccessible as result of such a disaster or emergency. Eliminates the rural housing voucher program fiscal year unit limit. Amends the Doug Bereuter section 502 single family housing loan guarantee program to permit loan and refinancing guarantees for home repair or rehabilitation. 2023-01-13T04:49:57Z  
109-hr-3859 109 hr 3859 Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-09-22 2006-01-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] PA R G000549 4 Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005 - Establishes in the executive branch the independent Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors, which shall identify and promote coordination of senior citizen housing, health care, and service needs. 2023-01-13T04:50:10Z  
109-hr-3888 109 hr 3888 HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-09-22 2006-01-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CT R S001144 59 HOPE VI Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to extend and authorize appropriations for the HOPE VI revitalization program through FY2011. 2023-01-13T04:50:09Z  
109-hr-3794 109 hr 3794 Hurricane Katrina Victims Emergency Shelter Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-09-15 2005-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] IL D D000096 2 Hurricane Katrina Victims Emergency Shelter Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make single family properties held by HUD pursuant to foreclosure under the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance program available to a person or family whose primary residence as of August 29, 2005, was in a disaster-designated area pursuant to Hurricane Katrina and was destroyed or otherwise made inhabitable. Provides: (1) that for the first six months after enactment of this Act the Secretary may not dispose of such properties except to an eligible family; (2) that for the 18 months following such six month period the Secretary shall make such properties that are not under a disposition agreement available to eligible families; (3) for five-year rent free occupancy, with an option to purchase; and (4) program outreach activities. Directs the Secretary to establish selection criteria for a property for which more than one family has submitted a request, with preference for families having incomes not exceeding the median income for the area in which the family's primary residence was located. 2023-01-13T04:50:12Z  
109-s-1710 109 s 1710 Reverse Mortgages to Help America's Seniors Act Housing and Community Development 2005-09-15 2005-09-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10122) Senate Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] PA R S000059 2 Reverse Mortgages to Help America's Seniors Act - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the aggregate and insurance benefit limitations on the number of home equity conversion (reverse) mortgages for elderly homeowners that may be insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). 2023-01-13T04:50:01Z  
109-hr-3556 109 hr 3556 Housing Affordability for Teachers and Public Officers Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-07-28 2005-08-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Harris, Katherine [R-FL-13] FL R H001035 0 Housing Affordability for Teachers and Public Safety Officers Act of 2005 - Amends the National Housing Act to provide for one percent downpayments (and deferral and reduction of up-front payments) for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage loans for qualified elementary and secondary school teachers, teacher assistants, and administrators and public safety officers (as defined by the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968) to purchase homes within the jurisdictions of their employing agencies. Authorizes program suspension for fraud or program integrity issues. Limits aggregate mortgages insured under such program to 50,000. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a mortgage assistance pilot program to assist federal, state, and local public safety officers purchase primary residences in locally-designated at-risk areas. Authorizes program suspension for fraud or program integrity issues. Prohibits application approvals after the expiration of the three-year period beginning on the date that the Secretary first makes program assistance available. 2023-01-13T04:50:31Z  
109-s-1513 109 s 1513 HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-07-27 2005-07-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] MD D M000702 16 HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to extend and authorize appropriations for the HOPE VI revitalization program. Includes educational and relocation aims among HOPE VI purposes. Requires each HOPE VI grant recipient to establish, in partnership with local schools, a comprehensive educational reform and achievement strategy for transforming the neighborhood schools into high-performing schools. Revises grant selection criteria. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to conduct funding-related site visits for HOPE VI applicants. Requires: (1) public housing agencies to establish performance benchmarks for each of their HOPE VI projects; and (2) the Secretary to establish specified sanctions for failure to meet such benchmarks. 2023-01-13T04:50:22Z  
109-hr-3422 109 hr 3422 Small Public Housing Authority Act Housing and Community Development 2005-07-25 2005-12-14 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. House Rep. Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] TX R N000182 2 Small Public Housing Authority Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt a small public housing agency from the requirement to prepare an annual public agency plan if the agency: (1) administers not more than a total of 250 dwelling units and section 8 vouchers; and (2) is not a troubled agency. Requires an agency to: (1) continue to make an annual civil rights certification and establish, and consult with, one or more resident advisory boards; and (2) conduct a public hearing to discuss agency goals and policies and make the information available to the public at the the agency's principal office. 2023-01-13T04:49:29Z  
109-s-1416 109 s 1416 Interagency Council on Homelessness Reauthorization Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-07-18 2005-07-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] PA R S000059 0 Interagency Council on Homelessness Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to extend statutory authority and authorization of appropriations for the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. 2023-01-13T04:50:25Z  
109-hr-3266 109 hr 3266 To condition the receipt of Federal housing funds by a State or political subdivision of a State, or any agency or office thereof, on the preparation of an economic housing impact analysis regarding any new rule proposed by the State, political subdivision, agency, or office that has a significant adverse economic impact on housing construction costs or housing affordability of $50,000,000 or more, and for other other purposes. Housing and Community Development 2005-07-13 2005-07-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 0 Conditions the receipt of federal housing funds by a state, political subdivision, or any agency or office thereof on the preparation of a state economic housing impact analysis regarding any new rule proposed by the state, political subdivision, agency or office that has a significant adverse economic impact on housing construction costs or housing affordability in excess of $50 million annually. Sets forth analysis requirements. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to develop a model analysis. 2022-02-03T05:31:46Z  
109-hr-3186 109 hr 3186 Build HOMES Act Housing and Community Development 2005-06-30 2006-02-08 Subcommittee Hearings Held. House Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2] KS R R000566 29 Build Houses for Our Military's Enlisted Servicemembers Act or the Build HOMES Act - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to exclude basic housing assistance amounts received by a member of the Armed Forces from consideration as income for any federal housing assistance program. 2023-01-13T04:47:49Z  
109-hr-3043 109 hr 3043 Zero Downpayment Pilot Program Act of 2006 Housing and Community Development 2005-06-23 2006-07-17 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 326. House Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] OH R T000462 1 Zero Downpayment Pilot Program Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure first-time homeowner zero-downpayment mortgages for one-family residences, including one- to three-unit dwellings, condominiums, cooperatives, and manufactured housing. Requires a mortgage, to be eligible for insurance, to involve a principal obligation of not more than 100% of the property's appraised value plus any initial service charges, appraisal, inspection, and other related fees. Requires independent mortgagor counseling prior to loan application, including specific counseling regarding real estate property management for mortgagors purchasing dwellings with two to three units. Requires the mortgagee to provide the mortgagor with an option for notice of foreclosure prevention counseling, to be provided 60 days after delinquency. Requires the Secretary to monitor and make necessary adjustments to mortgage premiums and underwriting standards, including limiting the availability of mortgage insurance, to ensure that the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMIF) shall continue to generate a negative credit subsidy. Requires a mortgagor credit evaluation by the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) Technology Open To Approved Lenders (TOTAL) Mortgage Scorecard or other standardized credit scoring system. Requires any mortgage involving a property on which is located a dwelling designed principally for a two- or three-family residence to meet any additional underwriting standards the Secretary may establish. Requires a written mortgagee disclosure to the mortgagor of incremental costs. Declares that the aggregate number of mortgages insured under this Act may not exceed 10% of the aggregate number of FHA mortgages and loans insured in the preceding fiscal year. Sets the maximum aggregate number of insured program mortgages under this Act at 50,000. Requires suspension of the program if the FHA single-family claim rate exceeds 3.5%. Sunsets the program after… 2023-01-13T04:47:53Z  
109-hr-2892 109 hr 2892 Reverse Mortgages to Help America's Seniors Act Housing and Community Development 2005-06-14 2005-12-16 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 351. House Rep. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. [R-PA-8] PA R F000451 34 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Reverse Mortgages to Help America's Seniors Act - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the aggregate and insurance benefit limitations on the number of home equity conversion (reverse) mortgages for elderly homeowners that may be insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). 2023-01-13T04:47:57Z  
109-hr-2803 109 hr 2803 FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-06-08 2005-07-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] FL R F000447 104 FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2005 - Amends the National Housing Act with respect to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) housing loan insurance for manufactured homes (or lots for such homes) to: (1) exempt such loans from certain financial institution portfolio limits; (2) establish loan-to-value ratio and downpayment requirements; (3) provide that any such contract shall be conclusive evidence of an institution's insurance eligibility; (4) increase loan limits; (5) set forth borrower premium charges; and (6) direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish underwriting criteria that will ensure the manufactured housing program's financial soundness. 2023-01-13T04:47:59Z  
109-hr-2750 109 hr 2750 Rural Housing Opportunity and Enhancement Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-06-07 2005-07-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 0 Rural Housing Opportunity and Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Act of the Housing Act of 1949 with respect to the single family rural housing loan guarantee program to: (1) eliminate low and moderate income eligibility requirements; (2) reduce maximum guarantee fees paid by lenders; and (3) require any regulation limiting borrower eligibility based upon the borrower's debt-income ratio to provide for a higher income-to-debt ratio for newly-constructed property loans. Revises refinancing loan guarantee provisions to: (1) authorize a specified lender guarantee fee; (2) permit a guarantee to acquire or construct an eligible single-family residence; (3) amend closing cost provisions; (4) eliminate income requirements; (5) prohibit that an appraisal credit report be required in connection with the loan, or that the residence be in a rural area for an existing loan; and (6) require that the borrower is not delinquent with respect to existing loan payments, and that monthly refinance payments be at least $50 less than existing monthly payments. Requires agricultural housing loans to be recorded as Department of Agriculture, rather than conventional, loans. Revises the definition of "rural area." Increases direct loan income limitations. 2023-01-13T04:48:00Z  
109-hr-2751 109 hr 2751 FHA Energy Efficiency Act Housing and Community Development 2005-06-07 2005-07-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 0 FHA Energy Efficiency Act - Amends the National Housing Act to require that residential mortgage insurance energy certifications be conducted by an individual certified by an accredited home energy rating system provider. 2023-01-13T04:48:00Z  
109-hr-2653 109 hr 2653 Landlord Accountability Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-05-26 2005-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 0 Landlord Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to the section 8 rental housing voucher program to consider a unit to be in noncompliance with housing quality standards if: (1) the public housing agency (PHA) or authorized inspector determines the unit to be in noncompliance and notifies the owner in writing; and (2) the owner fails to make necessary repairs within 90 days of notice. Directs a PHA to withhold owner assistance until the repairs are completed. Authorizes a PHA to make such repairs and subtract the costs from the amount subsequently released to the owner. Prohibits an owner from terminating a tenant lease because of any such withholding. States that if amounts are withheld, the owner fails to correct the noncompliance, and the lease is not renewed, the PHA shall pay such amount to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). 2019-11-15T20:53:40Z  
109-hr-2654 109 hr 2654 To provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations, and for other purposes. Housing and Community Development 2005-05-26 2005-06-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 0 Amends the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 to revise the (rental) reimbursement levels for expiring project-based section 8 contracts. (Eliminates the existing reimbursement based upon the lesser of adjusted existing, fair market, or market rents for expiring moderate rehabilitation project contracts.) 2019-11-15T20:53:40Z  
109-hr-2655 109 hr 2655 Section 8 Voucher Residential Screening Committees Act Housing and Community Development 2005-05-26 2005-06-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 0 Section 8 Voucher Residential Screening Committees Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to the section 8 rental assistance voucher program to require each public housing agency to establish and maintain a neighborhood review committee which shall: (1) be made up of between three and six agency-area residents, of whom at least three must not be receiving housing assistance other than mortgage assistance; and (2) obtain and review references and certain enforcement-related information respecting assisted families and landlords. 2022-02-03T05:25:54Z  
109-hr-2656 109 hr 2656 Rural Housing Opportunity and Enhancement Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-05-26 2005-06-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] NJ D A000210 0 Rural Housing Opportunity and Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Act of the Housing Act of 1949 with respect to the single family rural housing loan guarantee program to: (1) eliminate low and moderate income eligibility requirements; (2) reduce maximum guarantee fees paid by lenders; and (3) require any regulation limiting borrower eligibility based upon the borrower's debt-income ratio to provide for a higher income-to-debt ratio for newly-constructed property loans. Revises refinancing loan guarantee provisions to: (1) authorize a specified lender guarantee fee; (2) permit a guarantee to acquire or construct an eligible single-family residence; (3) amend closing cost provisions; (4) eliminate income requirements; (5) prohibit that an appraisal credit report be required in connection with the loan, or that the residence be in a rural area for an existing loan; and (6) require that the borrower is not delinquent with respect to existing loan payments, and that monthly refinance payments be at least $50 less than existing monthly payments. Requires agricultural housing loans to be recorded as Department of Agriculture, rather than conventional, loans. Revises the definition of "rural area." Increases direct loan income limitations. 2022-02-03T05:30:37Z  
109-hr-2695 109 hr 2695 SHIELD Act Housing and Community Development 2005-05-26 2005-12-13 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 186. House Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] WI D M001160 30 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Safe Housing Identity Exception for the Lives of Domestic Violence Victims Act - SHIELD Act - Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to prohibit disclosure of the personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 2023-01-13T04:49:29Z  
109-hr-2636 109 hr 2636 Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-05-25 2005-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-8] NY D N000002 20 Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make matching grants to States (including the District of Columbia and U.S. commonwealths, territories, and possessions) for low-income housing preservation. Sets forth requirements for projects: (1) with Department of Housing and Urban Development-insured mortgages; (2) with section 8 assistance; or (3) purchased by the residents. 2019-11-15T20:53:39Z  
109-hr-2347 109 hr 2347 Suburban Core Opportunity, Restoration, and Enhancement (SCORE) Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-05-12 2005-06-03 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] NY R K000210 3 Suburban Core Opportunity, Restoration, and Enhancement (SCORE) Act of 2005 - Defines "SCORE project area" as any area that: (1) is ineligible for renewal community designation under the Internal Revenue Code (the Code); (2) is not smaller than a census-designated place; and (3) includes some of the following, proximity to existing development and infrastructure (including mass transit), substandard or underutilized residential, commercial, and industrial properties, or an economically obsolescent regional mall (Greyfield mall), has an average housing cost-burden of at least 50 percent of gross income, or a 30 percent higher than average commercial vacancy rate. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) designate SCORE project areas from among local government entity-designated areas; (2) make SCORE project area planning and revitalization grants. Requires a local government grantee to establish a SCORE Reinvestment Fund. Sets forth provisions respecting housing units, businesses, and economic development projects in SCORE project areas that are receiving community development block grant funds. Amends the Code to: (1) include SCORE project areas within the work opportunity tax credit; and (2) permit an additional first-year depreciation amount for certain SCORE project area residential real property or residential rental property. 2019-11-15T21:48:22Z  
109-s-1024 109 s 1024 Suburban Core Opportunity, Restoration, and Enhancement (SCORE) Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-05-12 2005-05-12 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] NY D C001041 0 Suburban Core Opportunity, Restoration, and Enhancement (SCORE) Act of 2005 - Defines "SCORE project area" as any area that: (1) is ineligible for renewal community designation under the Internal Revenue Code (the Code); (2) is not smaller than a census-designated place; and (3) includes some of the following, proximity to existing development and infrastructure (including mass transit), substandard or underutilized residential, commercial, and industrial properties, or an economically obsolescent regional mall (Greyfield mall), has an average housing cost-burden of at least 50 percent of gross income, or a 30 percent higher than average commercial vacancy rate. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) designate SCORE project areas from among local government entity-designated areas; (2) make SCORE project area planning and revitalization grants. Requires a local government grantee to establish a SCORE Reinvestment Fund. Sets forth provisions respecting housing units, businesses, and economic development projects in SCORE project areas that are receiving community development block grant funds. Amends the Code to: (1) include SCORE project areas within the work opportunity tax credit; and (2) permit an additional first-year depreciation amount for certain SCORE project area residential real property or residential rental property. 2023-01-13T04:47:45Z  
109-hr-1999 109 hr 1999 State and Local Housing Flexibility Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-04-28 2006-05-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] CA R M001139 6 State and Local Housing Flexibility Act of 2005 - Flexible Voucher Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to public housing agencies to provide tenant-based and project-based rental assistance, and tenant-based first-time homeownership assistance to low-income individuals. (This program replaces the housing choice voucher program.) Sets forth program provisions. Continues the following section 8 (United States Housing Act of 1937) programs for current beneficiaries: (1) tenant-based rental or homeownership assistance; (2) project-based voucher assistance; and (3) elderly and disabled family assistance. Public Housing Rent Flexibility and Simplification Act of 2005 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise public housing rental payment provisions to provide that public housing dwelling units shall be rented only to and occupied by low-income families that do not own a significant interest in real property and do not have assets exceeding an amount established by the Secretary at the time of their initial occupancy. Requires income reviews at least once every two years, except for elderly or disabled families who shall be reviewed at least once every three years. Sets forth rent structure guidelines. Authorizes a public housing agency: (1) to allow a police officer who is not otherwise eligible for public housing residence to reside in a public housing dwelling unit in order to increase security for residents; (2) that owns or operates fewer than 250 public housing dwelling units to lease on a month-to-month basis to over-income families if no eligible families apply for housing assistance for that month; and (3) to establish tenant escrow savings accounts. Moving to Work Program Act of 2005 - Amends the Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary to establish the Moving to Work Program, under which eligible public housing agencies may combine operating assistance, modernization assistance, and assistance provided under this Act to provide housing… 2022-02-03T05:30:02Z  
109-hr-1694 109 hr 1694 Revitalizing Cities Through Parks Enhancement Act Housing and Community Development 2005-04-19 2005-05-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] NY D M000087 3 Revitalizing Cities Through Parks Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to qualified community organizations to develop as open space municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas. 2019-11-15T20:53:35Z  
109-s-771 109 s 771 State and Local Housing Flexibility Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-04-13 2005-04-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] CO R A000109 0 State and Local Housing Flexibility Act of 2005 - Flexible Voucher Act of 2005 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make grants to public housing agencies to provide tenant-based and project-based rental assistance, and tenant-based first-time homeownership assistance to low-income individuals. (This program replaces the housing choice voucher program.) Sets forth program provisions. Continues the following section 8 (United States Housing Act of 1937) programs for current beneficiaries: (1) tenant-based rental or homeownership assistance; (2) project-based voucher assistance; and (3) elderly and disabled family assistance. Public Housing Rent Flexibility and Simplification Act of 2005 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise public housing rental payment provisions to provide that public housing dwelling units shall be rented only to and occupied by low-income families that do not own a significant interest in real property and do not have assets exceeding an amount established by the Secretary at the time of their initial occupancy. Requires income reviews at least once every two years, except for elderly or disabled families who shall be reviewed at least once every three years. Sets forth rent structure guidelines. Authorizes a public housing agency: (1) to allow a police officer who is not otherwise eligible for public housing residence to reside in a public housing dwelling unit in order to increase security for residents; (2) that owns or operates fewer than 250 public housing dwelling units to lease on a month-to-month basis to over-income families if no eligible families apply for housing assistance for that month; and (3) to establish tenant escrow savings accounts. Moving to Work Program Act of 2005 - Amends the Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary to establish the Moving to Work Program, under which eligible public housing agencies may combine operating assistance, modernization assistance, and assistance provided under this Act to provide housing… 2018-02-03T20:21:41Z  
109-hr-1567 109 hr 1567 To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide tenant-based rental housing vouchers for certain residents of federally assisted housing. Housing and Community Development 2005-04-12 2005-05-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] OH R L000553 0 Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, upon full payment of the mortgage for the East Crown Heights Apartments in Akron, Ohio, to: (1) terminate specified agreements relating to such property; and (2) make tenant-based housing voucher assistance available to the Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority for 108 families residing in the property as of the date of such agreements' termination. 2019-11-15T20:53:37Z  
109-hjres-40 109 hjres 40 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to a home. Housing and Community Development 2005-04-05 2005-05-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. House Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] NY D R000053 0 Constitutional Amendment - Declares that all U.S. citizens have a right to a home, which right shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State. 2019-11-15T21:33:32Z  
109-hr-1461 109 hr 1461 Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-04-05 2005-10-31 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. House Rep. Baker, Richard H. [R-LA-6] LA R B000072 19 Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2005 - Title I: Reform of Regulation of Enterprises and Federal Home Loan Banks - Subtitle A: Improvement of Safety and Soundness - (Sec. 101) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Act) to establish the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which shall have supervisory and regulatory authority over the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (both hereinafter referred to as the "enterprises") and the Federal Home Loan Banks. (Sec. 102) Sets forth duties and authorities of the Director of FHFA, which include regulating and overseeing the operations of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks (all three of which referred to as "regulated entities"). (Sec. 103) Establishes the Housing Finance Oversight Board to advise the Director. (Sec. 104) States that the Director, with respect to regulated entities: (1) may require regular reports on condition, management, activities, or operations, and any special reports; (2) shall require reports of fraudulent financial transactions; (3) shall require annual reports of charitable contributions; (4) shall collect annual assessments; and (5) shall establish risk-based capital requirements for the regulated entities. (Sec. 112) Authorizes the Director to: (1) raise minimum capital levels to ensure that regulated entities operate in a safe and sound manner; (2) establish temporary minimum capital increases; and (3) establish additional capital and reserve requirements for a particular program. Requires the Director to periodically review, and adjust as necessary, the capital levels of regulated entities. (Sec. 113) Requires the Director to periodically review enterprise assets and liabilities. Authorizes the Director to require the disposition or acquisition of certain assets and liabilities as appropriate. (Sec. 114) Sets forth enterprise governing provisions. (Sec. 115) Requires each regulated entity to register … 2023-01-13T04:49:57Z  
109-s-705 109 s 705 Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-04-05 2005-11-18 Message on Senate action sent to the House. Senate Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] MD D S000064 8 (This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on November 15, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors Act of 2005 - Establishes in the executive branch the independent Interagency Council on Meeting the Housing and Service Needs of Seniors, which shall identify and promote coordination of senior citizen housing, health care, and service needs. Defines "senior" as an individual 65 years or older. Authorizes FY2005-FY2010 appropriations. 2023-01-13T04:49:32Z  
109-hconres-107 109 hconres 107 Supporting the goal of increased homeownership in the United States and recognizing the importance of homeownership programs, fair lending laws, and fair housing laws in achieving that goal. Housing and Community Development 2005-03-17 2005-04-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] FL D H000324 31 Supports: (1) the goal of increasing U.S. homeownership; (2) first-time homeownership programs, including the With Ownership Wealth Initiative of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. Recognizes homeownership's importance in establishing financial independence. Urges Federal, State, and local governments to: (1) take appropriate actions to encourage homeownership and fair housing practices; and (2) confront all forms of predatory lending with swift legislative action. Recommits Congress to making fair housing and homeownership a 109th Congress priority. 2019-11-15T20:53:28Z  
109-hconres-108 109 hconres 108 Expressing the sense of the Congress that the community development block grant program should remain under the administration of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Housing and Community Development 2005-03-17 2005-04-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13] MI D K000180 83 Expresses the sense of Congress that the community development block grant program should remain under the administration of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 2021-09-29T18:57:28Z  
109-hr-1385 109 hr 1385 To include Nelson County, Virginia, in the Appalachian region for purposes of the programs of the Appalachian Regional Commission. Housing and Community Development 2005-03-17 2005-03-18 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. House Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] VA R G000280 0 Includes Nelson County, Virginia, in the Appalachian region for purposes of provisions regarding Appalachian regional development. 2020-02-14T19:14:09Z  
109-hr-1441 109 hr 1441 Inclusive Home Design Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-03-17 2005-07-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1625-1626) House Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] IL D S001145 39 Inclusive Home Design Act of 2005 - Requires, with exceptions, newly constructed, federally assisted single family houses and town houses to include at least one level that complies with the following accessibility features for persons with disabilities: (1) accessible entrance; (2) accessible interior doors; (3) accessible environmental controls; and (4) accessible habitable space and an accessible bathroom. Requires: (1) each applicant for Federal financial assistance to submit compliance assurances to the relevant Federal agency; and (2) each person who arranges for design or construction of a covered dwelling to submit architectural and construction plans for State or local approval. Prohibits Federal financial assistance to a State or local government unit unless the recipient is taking certain enforcement actions with regard to covered dwellings. Permits: (1) private civil actions in a U.S. District Court or State court for violations under this Act; and (2) the Attorney General to commence civil actions or intervene in civil actions under this Act. 2021-09-29T20:11:47Z  
109-s-675 109 s 675 New Homestead Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-03-17 2005-03-17 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] ND D D000432 14 New Homestead Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Education to repay a specified percentage (up to $2,000 per year) of certain education loans to an individual who completes a degree and both resides and is employed for at least five years in an area outside a metropolitan statistical area which for 20 years has a net out-migration of inhabitants of at least ten percent of the county population (qualifying county). Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a: (1) tax credit for the lesser of $5,000 or ten percent of the purchase price of a principal residence in a qualifying county; and (2) capital loss deduction with respect to a sale or exchange of a principal residence in a qualifying county. Provides for the creation of tax-exempt individual homestead accounts, funded by individual cash contributions and matching Federal contributions according to a specified formula, whose tax-free distributions after five years are used by residents of qualifying counties for qualified higher education or medical expenses, first-time homebuyer or business capitalization costs, or rollovers. Establishes a rural investment tax credit of 70 percent of the present value of new buildings (including rehabilitation projects) or 30 percent of the present value of existing buildings. Establishes a qualified rural small business investment credit of 30 percent of expenditures for starting or expanding a business, including costs for capital, plant and equipment, inventory expenses, and wages, but not including interest costs. Provides for accelerated depreciation of business property in rural investment projects. New Homestead Venture Capital Fund Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the New Homestead Venture Capital Fund (Fund), owned by private investors, to generate and provide equity capital to rural businesses in qualifying counties. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to provide funding and guarantees for private investors in the Fund. 2022-02-03T05:26:18Z  
109-hr-1309 109 hr 1309 One Strike and You're Out! Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-03-15 2005-04-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] CA D L000551 17 One Strike and You're Out! Act of 2005 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt a tenant in public housing or housing assisted under the section 8 rental assistance program from the eviction for criminal or drug-related criminal activity provisions if such activity was engaged in by a member of the tenant's household or any guest or other person under the tenant's control and the tenant: (1) is an elderly or disabled person; and (2) did not know and should not have known of the activity, or the tenant or member of household was the victim of the criminal activity. Requires public housing agencies to report annually on the number of such evictions. 2021-09-29T20:07:56Z  
109-s-502 109 s 502 Rural Renaissance Act Housing and Community Development 2005-03-03 2005-03-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2007-2009) Senate Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] MN R C001057 4 Rural Renaissance Act - Amends the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to establish the Rural Renaissance Corporation to issue rural renaissance bonds to finance qualified projects for rebuilding rural areas. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for investment in rural renaissance bonds. Describes qualified projects as: (1) a water or waste treatment project; (2) a conservation project, including any project to protect water quality or air quality (including odor abatement), any project to prevent soil erosion, and any project to protect wildlife habitat, including any project to assist agricultural producers in complying with Federal, State, or local regulations; (3) an affordable housing project; (4) a community facility project, including hospitals, fire and police stations, and nursing and assisted-living facilities; (5) a value-added agriculture or renewable energy facility project for agricultural producers or farmer-owned entities, including any project to promote the production or processing of ethanol, biodiesel, animal waste, biomass, raw commodities, or wind as a fuel; (6) a rural venture capital project for, among others, farmer-owned entities; (7) a distance learning or telemedicine project; (8) a project to expand broadband technology; and (9) a rural teleworks project. 2019-11-15T21:52:38Z  
109-hjres-32 109 hjres 32 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing. Housing and Community Development 2005-03-02 2005-04-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. House Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2] IL D J000283 0 Constitutional Amendment - States that all U.S. citizens shall have a right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing. 2019-11-15T21:33:32Z  
109-hr-1018 109 hr 1018 Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-03-01 2005-03-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] NY D R000053 16 Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2005 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to repeal the public housing community service and family self-sufficiency requirements. 2019-11-15T20:53:29Z  
109-hr-790 109 hr 790 Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-02-14 2005-03-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] CA D L000551 58 Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to authorize appropriations for the assisted housing drug elimination program. Limits activities for programs designed to reduce drug use in and around assisted low-income housing to: (1) providing drug abuse treatment through rehabilitation or relapse prevention; (2) providing education about the dangers and consequences of drug use or violent crime; (3) identifying drug users, and assisting drug use discontinuance through education or treatment programs; (4) providing after school youth activities; and (5) providing capital improvements and security services to discourage or eliminate drug use or violent crime. 2021-04-20T19:02:17Z  
109-hr-382 109 hr 382 To amend title 40, United States Code, to designate certain counties and a city as part of the Appalachian region. Housing and Community Development 2005-01-26 2005-01-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. House Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] VA R G000280 1 Amends Federal provisions concerning Appalachian regional development to revise the definition of "Appalachian region" to include: (1) cities located within listed counties; and (2) Franklin, Henry, and Patrick Counties and the City of Martinsville in Virginia. 2022-02-03T05:35:09Z  
109-hr-393 109 hr 393 HUD Transparency and Accountability Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-01-26 2005-04-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. House Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] MA D L000562 0 HUD Transparency and Accountability Act of 2005 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to notify specified congressional committees of any funding shortfall, and the estimated corrective amount, in the section 8 rental assistance program. 2019-11-15T20:53:20Z  
109-s-190 109 s 190 Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005 Housing and Community Development 2005-01-26 2005-07-28 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Senate Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] NE R H001028 3 Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to establish: (1) in lieu of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), an independent Federal Housing Enterprise Regulatory Agency which shall have authority over the Federal Home Loan Bank Finance Corporation, the Federal Home Loan Banks, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac); and (2) the Federal Housing Enterprise Board. Sets forth operating, administrative, and regulatory provisions of the Agency, including provisions respecting: (1) assessment authority; (2) authority to limit nonmission-related assets; (3) minimum and critical capital levels; (4) risk-based capital test; (5) capital classifications and undercapitalized enterprises; (6) enforcement actions and penalties; (7) golden parachutes; and (8) reporting. Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to establish the Federal Home Loan Bank Finance Corporation. Transfers the functions of the Office of Finance of the Federal Home Loan Banks to such Corporation. Excludes the Federal Home Loan Banks from certain securities reporting requirements. Abolishes the Federal Housing Finance Board. 2022-02-03T05:26:26Z  

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