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| 111-s-4059 | 111 | s | 4059 | Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-12-22 | 2010-12-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] | NJ | D | M000639 | 0 | Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make competitive grants to local governments, public housing agencies (PHAs), community development corporations, assisted housing owners, and other for-profit and nonprofit entities to implement transformational programs in eligible neighborhoods with a concentration of extreme poverty, severely distressed housing, and a potential for long-term viability, once certain key problems are addressed. Requires such programs to include neighborhoods with characteristics such as proximity to educational institutions, medical centers, central business districts, major employers, effective transportation alternatives (including public transit, walking, and bicycling), and low poverty neighborhoods. Prohibits the use of such grants for construction or rehabilitation of a K-12 school building or a higher educational institution. Limits the use of grants for certain non-housing activities and supportive services. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such limitations. Exempts from specified requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937 the demolition and disposition of severely distressed public and assisted housing pursuant to a transformation plan. | 2023-01-11T13:21:06Z | |
| 111-hr-6562 | 111 | hr | 6562 | American Residential Housing Recovery Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-12-21 | 2010-12-21 | Referred to House Ways and Means | House | Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000911 | 0 | American Residential Housing Recovery Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out a shared equity appreciation financing pilot program to analyze the effectiveness of shared equity financing methods that stimulate the flow of private equity capital into the housing sector, while mitigating risk to borrowers. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for private investment in shared equity appreciation contracts. Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to: (1) treat shared equity appreciation contracts as a consumer financial product; and (2) provide for regulatory oversight of shared equity appreciation contracts by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. | 2023-01-11T13:21:11Z | |
| 111-s-4017 | 111 | s | 4017 | A bill to amend the CDBG service cap. | Housing and Community Development | 2010-12-08 | 2010-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. LeMieux, George S. [R-FL] | FL | R | L000572 | 0 | Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 with respect to the use of community development block grant (CDBG) funds to provide public services, including those concerned with employment, crime prevention, child care, health, drug abuse, education, energy conservation, welfare, or recreation needs. Increases from 15% to 25% for FY2011 and FY2012 the limit on the amount of CDBG assistance that may be used for such public services by a unit of general local government. Increase from 15% to 25%, also, for such fiscal years the statewide limit on the use of CDGB assistance by nonentitled communities. | 2023-01-11T13:21:07Z | |
| 111-hr-6468 | 111 | hr | 6468 | Rental Housing Revitalization Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-12-01 | 2010-12-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] | MN | D | E000288 | 4 | Rental Housing Revitalization Act of 2010 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allocate amounts to public housing agencies (PHAs) and other owners of eligible properties for the voluntary conversion of specified existing project-based rental housing assistance contracts through the execution of long-term, property-based assistance contracts or of project-based voucher rental assistance contracts for additional units of assistance under project-based voucher contracts with public and private owners of properties assisted under certain other federal rental supplement, rental assistance, or affordable housing programs. Establishes the Rental Assistance Conversion Trust Fund in the Treasury. Requires the Secretary to establish procedures to implement a residence choice option for housing opportunities for families in dwelling units with converted rental assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to establish uniform policies and procedures to streamline rental assistance programs for such properties. Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) enter into property-based housing assistance payment contracts for converted or replacement properties; and (2) provide funds for a PHA to administer or assist in their administration. Limits the term of a property-based contract between the Secretary and: (1) the owner of a property assisted, before conversion, to at least 20 years; and (2) the owner of any other property to the existing term remaining on the contract being converted or, as the Secretary determines, a term of up to 20 years. Allows contract renewals and extensions. Revises the limitation on the percentage of dwelling units in a project that may be assisted with PHA project-based assistance to allow up to an additional 5% of dwelling units housing homeless individuals and families to receive such assistance. Allows a PHA administering project-based assistance pursuant to a conversion to attach it to up to 40% of dwelling units. Makes conforming am… | 2023-01-11T13:21:14Z | |
| 111-hr-6460 | 111 | hr | 6460 | Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-11-30 | 2010-11-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 2 | Transparency and Security in Mortgage Registration Act of 2010 - Amends the National Housing Act to prohibit the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from purchasing, acquiring, newly lending on the security of, newly investing in securities consisting of, or otherwise newly dealing in any Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc. (MERS) mortgage or mortgages. Prohibits the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) from newly guaranteeing the payment of principal of or interest on any trust certificate or other security based or backed by a trust or pool that contains, or purchase or acquire, any MERS mortgage. Directs Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae to require all their current MERS mortgages to be assigned to the proper servicer, holder, or creditor. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to study and report to Congress to analyze and determine: (1) the impacts of the lack of electronic records and uniform standards found in local land title recordation systems currently used in the various states; (2) any progress states have made in developing electronic land title recordation systems containing uniform standards; (3) the current oversight role of the federal government in the transfer and recordation of land titles; and (4) the feasibility of creating a federal land title recordation system for property transfers that would maintain all previous records of the land-property without invalidating, interfering with, or preempting state real property law governing the transfer and perfection of land title. | 2023-01-11T13:21:18Z | |
| 111-s-3979 | 111 | s | 3979 | Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-11-29 | 2010-11-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] | OH | D | B000944 | 7 | Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act of 2010 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to use any amounts obligated under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to enable nonprofit counseling intermediaries and nonprofit legal organizations to provide legal assistance to homeowners of owner-occupied homes consisting of from one to four dwelling units whose mortgages are in default or delinquency, in danger of default or delinquency, or subject to or at risk of foreclosure (including any deed in lieu of foreclosure or short sale). | 2023-01-11T13:21:16Z | |
| 111-hconres-325 | 111 | hconres | 325 | Supporting the goals and ideals of National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day. | Housing and Community Development | 2010-09-29 | 2010-12-03 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 17 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports the goals and ideals of National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day. Recognizes and reaffirms the nation's commitment to ending homelessness by promoting a comprehensive national response that addresses the housing, health care, income, and civil rights causal factors and consequences of extreme poverty. | 2023-01-11T13:21:15Z | |
| 111-hr-6246 | 111 | hr | 6246 | Rural Energy Communities Development Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-09-29 | 2010-11-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture. | House | Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large] | ND | D | P000422 | 0 | Rural Energy Communities Development Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make water and waste facility loans to an eligible city, town, or incorporated area with a population of less than 20,000 that has, from January 1999 through December 2009, experienced energy sector job growth of not less than 20%. Makes such loans available for: (1) essential community facilities, including water conservation, waste disposal facilities, transportation facilities, and affordable housing; (2) land acquisition; (3) staff; and (4) comprehensive community or housing plan updates. Prohibits the Secretary from making or entering into a loan commitment after September 30, 2012. Directs the Secretary to waive income limitations for FY2011-FY2016 for certain: (1) rural housing loans, including Doug Bereuter single-family housing loan guarantees; (2) low- and moderate-income rural housing loans; and (3) multifamily rural rental housing loan guarantees. | 2023-01-11T13:21:33Z | |
| 111-hr-6256 | 111 | hr | 6256 | Strengthening FHA Through Shared Equity Homeownership Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] | CA | R | M001139 | 0 | Strengthening FHA Through Shared Equity Homeownership Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a shared equity homeownership pilot program to analyze the effectiveness of providing mortgage insurance under the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance program for mortgages for the acquisition or refinancing of 1- to 4-primary family residences that are financed in part through a shared equity arrangement under which independent, private sector investors invest, together with the mortgagors, equity funds for such residences and thereby share in their ownership. Requires the Secretary to select up to 8 financial institutions, nonprofit organizations, housing associations, investment pools, and other appropriate individuals and entities to participate in the pilot. Requires a mortgagor to: (1) make a downpayment of at least 3.5% of the appraised value of the residence involved; and (2) retain a minimum equity in the residence under the shared equity arrangement of at least 60%. | 2023-01-11T13:21:32Z | |
| 111-hr-6260 | 111 | hr | 6260 | Homeowner Equity Protection Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] | CA | D | W000187 | 5 | Homeowner Equity Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to prohibit any person from demanding or accepting a transfer fee pursuant to a transfer fee covenant recorded in any state if the transfer for which such fee is imposed involves a federally related mortgage loan and the transfer occurs after the expiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. Prohibits enforcement of a lien purporting to secure the payment of such a fee. Defines a "transfer fee covenant" as a provision in a document relating to the transfer of specified residential real property designed principally for the occupancy of from one to four families, whether recorded or not and however denominated, that: (1) purports to run with the land or bind current owners of, or successors in title to such real property; and (2) obligates a transferee or transferor of all or part of the property to pay a fee or charge to a third person upon transfer of an interest in all or part of the property, or in consideration for permitting any such transfer. Imposes civil and criminal penalties, including liability for treble damages, for violation of this Act. Allows an action pursuant to this Act to be brought in the U.S. district court, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, for the district in which the property involved is located. | 2023-01-11T13:21:32Z | |
| 111-hr-6304 | 111 | hr | 6304 | Office of the Homeowner Advocate Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] | CA | D | B001234 | 7 | Office of the Homeowner Advocate Act of 2010 - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury the Office of the Homeowner Advocate to assist homeowners, housing counselors, and housing lawyers in resolving problems with the Home Affordable Modification Program of the Making Home Affordable initiative of the Secretary of the Treasury, authorized under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008. | 2023-01-11T13:21:31Z | |
| 111-hr-6332 | 111 | hr | 6332 | Homebuyer Enhanced Fee Disclosure Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] | GA | R | G000550 | 1 | Homebuyer Enhanced Fee Disclosure Act of 2010 - Deems a transfer fee covenant recorded on or after the date of the enactment of this Act as void and unenforceable unless, at the time the document containing the covenant is submitted for recording, a notice described in this Act is contemporaneously submitted for recording in the office of the applicable county recorder. Requires such notice to include statements containing owner names, a legal description of the affected property, amounts constituting the transfer fee to be paid, the method and manner of payment, dollar-cost examples in the case of residential property, and the date or circumstances under which the covenant expires (if applicable). Provides a presumption of validity of a transfer fee covenant that imposes a fee of not more than 1 percent of the gross sales price for the affected property, is effective for a term of not more than 99 years, and complies with the notice requirements of this Act. Defines a "transfer fee covenant" as a covenant, restriction, or agreement filed with the office of the applicable county recorder that: (1) affects real property; and (2) obligates a future buyer or seller of the affected real property (other than a person who is a party to such a document) to pay a fee, charge, or payment imposed by the document and required to be paid in connection with or as a result of a transfer of title to the property. | 2023-01-11T13:21:30Z | |
| 111-hres-1689 | 111 | hres | 1689 | Recognizing the City of Fresno, California, as it celebrates its 125th anniversary. | Housing and Community Development | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] | CA | D | C001059 | 0 | Recognizes the City of Fresno, California, as it celebrates its 125th anniversary. | 2023-01-11T13:21:26Z | |
| 111-s-3937 | 111 | s | 3937 | Suburban Core Opportunity, Restoration, and Enhancement (SCORE) Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-09-29 | 2010-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Suburban Core Opportunity, Restoration, and Enhancement (SCORE) Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to designate one or more SCORE project areas. Conditions such a designation on whether: (1) the area is nominated by one or more local governments, including municipal and county authorities; and (2) the local government provides written assurances that it convened a SCORE advisory committee to enter into a collaborative community planning process to determine the SCORE project area to be nominated, and meets other related criteria. Authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to local governments to: (1) create strategic plans for SCORE project areas; and (2) fund activities to revitalize such areas. Requires a local government receiving a revitalization grant to establish a separate SCORE Reinvestment Fund. Requires such a grant to be used to: (1) acquire real, commercial, or industrial property and existing structures within a SCORE project area; (2) pay for engineers to develop or redevelop the property and structures; and (3) pay for property and structure construction, reconstruction, alteration, or rehabilitation, or to make substantial improvements to them. Deems a business located within a SCORE project area and receiving community block grant funds under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (HCDA) to have met specified requirements for any job creation or job retention effort undertaken with such funds, including the one that assisted activities benefit persons of low and moderate income. Exempts any economic development project located within a SCORE project area receiving HCDA funds from HCDA public benefit standards. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) a three-year work opportunity tax credit for the hiring of employees who perform services for a trade or business located in a SCORE project area; and (2) an additional depreciation allowance for business or investment property located in such an area. | 2023-01-11T13:21:21Z | |
| 111-hr-6218 | 111 | hr | 6218 | Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-09-28 | 2010-09-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Cardoza, Dennis A. [D-CA-18] | CA | D | C001050 | 33 | Housing Opportunity and Mortgage Equity Act of 2010 - Directs the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs) each to carry out a one-year program providing for the refinancing of qualified single-family housing mortgages it owns through a refinancing mortgage (and for the purchase of and securitization of such refinancing mortgages) in accordance with this Act and the policies and procedures of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Defines a qualified mortgage as one, regardless of whether the mortgagor is current on payments due or in default, that: (1) is an existing first mortgage for purchase of, or refinancing another first mortgage on, a one- to four-family dwelling, including a condominium or a share in a cooperative ownership housing association, that is occupied by the mortgagor as principal residence; (2) is owned or guaranteed by the particular GSE; and (3) was originated on or before enactment of this Act. Specifies the terms and conditions of a refinancing mortgage, including a 40-year term to maturity and a prohibition on borrower fees. Requires waiver or forgiveness of all fees and penalties related to any default or delinquency on the original mortgage. Requires a GSE to pay a fee of up to $1,000 to the servicer of a qualified mortgage refinance. Prohibits any requirement of a property appraisal. | 2023-01-11T13:21:33Z | |
| 111-hr-6178 | 111 | hr | 6178 | Community Awareness Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-09-22 | 2010-09-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Djou, Charles K. [R-HI-1] | HI | R | D000611 | 0 | Community Awareness Act of 2010 - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, with respect to supportive housing for persons with disabilities, to prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) from providing assistance to an applicant for such supportive housing unless the applicant has held at least one local public open community meeting regarding the application that meets specified requirements. | 2023-01-11T13:21:34Z | |
| 111-hres-1642 | 111 | hres | 1642 | Recognizing the centennial of the City of Lilburn, Georgia and supporting the goals and ideals of a City of Lilburn Day. | Housing and Community Development | 2010-09-22 | 2010-12-07 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | J000288 | 51 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Recognizes the centennial of the City of Lilburn, Georgia.Expresses support for the goals and ideals of a City of Lilburn Day. | 2023-01-11T13:21:10Z | |
| 111-hr-6133 | 111 | hr | 6133 | Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-09-15 | 2010-09-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | A000210 | 3 | Prompt Decision for Qualification of Short Sale Act of 2010 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to consider approved a mortgagor's written request to a mortgage loan servicer for a short sale of a dwelling or residential real property if the mortgagor has not received, within 45 days after the servicer's receipt of the request, a written notification of whether the request has been approved, specified changes are required, or additional information is required. Declares this Act inapplicable to certain residential mortgages entered into before enactment of this Act which explicitly provide a procedure or terms for a short sale approval. | 2023-01-11T13:21:36Z | |
| 111-hr-6079 | 111 | hr | 6079 | Workforce Housing Opportunity Simplification Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-08-09 | 2010-08-09 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] | CO | D | P000598 | 0 | Workforce Housing Opportunity Simplification Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to authorize the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), to purchase, service, sell, lend on the security of, and otherwise deal in affordable workforce housing mortgages for one-family residences: (1) that shall be used as the mortgagor's residence at least 8 of any 12 months and 240 days of any 365 days; (2) located within, or are part of, a multifamily housing development meeting certain requirements; and (3) located in a resort county. Exempts such mortgages from any requirements and guidelines of such government sponsored entities (also known as GSEs) that are inconsistent with such authority and with the GSEs' duty under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to serve the market for affordable workforce housing mortgages. Limits the application of this Act to such mortgages in Colorado resort counties (Eagle County, Grand County, and Summit County). Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to require the GSEs to develop loan products and flexible underwriting guidelines to facilitate a secondary market for affordable workforce housing mortgages under this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:21:41Z | |
| 111-s-3700 | 111 | s | 3700 | A bill to increase the maximum mortgage amount limitations under the Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance programs for multi-family housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas. | Housing and Community Development | 2010-08-04 | 2010-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] | NY | D | S000148 | 1 | Amends the National Housing Act to revise the maximum mortgage loan principal amounts the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) may insure for elevator-type multifamily structures for: (1) rental housing; (2) cooperative housing; (3) rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing; (4) housing for moderate income and displaced families; (5) housing for elderly persons; and (6) condominiums. Replaces the current specific dollar amount limitations per family unit by which the insurable mortgage principal obligation for elevator-type multifamily structures may be increased. Prescribes instead an increase limitation per family unit of up to 50% higher than the corresponding limitations for non-elevator-type multifamily structures. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe a higher maximum (up to 50%) for the principal obligation of mortgages insured for multifamily projects located in an extremely high-cost area (similar to that for mortgage insurance for property in Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, and the Virgin Islands). | 2023-01-11T13:21:39Z | |
| 111-s-3704 | 111 | s | 3704 | FHA Reform Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-08-04 | 2010-08-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] | AK | D | B001265 | 3 | FHA Reform Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to require specified mortgagees to indemnify HUD for payment of a mortgage insurance claim if the mortgage was not materially originated or underwritten in accordance with HUD requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to require a mortgagee to indemnify HUD for loss regardless of when an insurance claim is paid if fraud or misrepresentation was involved in connection with the mortgage origination or underwriting. Directs the Secretary to: (1) take any actions required to seek indemnification for any early term default (of a loan that becomes delinquent or is in default within two years after origination) and claim on a mortgage which is an obligation of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (MMI Fund), and, as of the mortgage origination date, was not in material compliance with any pertinent requirement; (2) establish a program to review the cause of each early term default and claim on such mortgages; and (3) require indemnification of an early term default that did not meet requirements existing before the date of origination. Authorizes the Secretary to terminate approval to originate or underwrite single-family mortgages of any mortgagee with an excessive rate of early defaults and claims. Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish within the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Risk Management and Regulatory Affairs responsible for all matters relating to managing and mitigating the risk to HUD mortgage insurance funds and for ensuring the performance of HUD-insured mortgages. Abolishes the position of the FHA chief risk officer. Authorizes the Secretary to use outside sources to: (1) analyze credit risk models and practices employed by HUD in connection with mortgages; (2) evaluate underwriting standards; and (3) analyze lender compliance with, and HUD enforcement of, underwriting standards. Directs the Secretary to review and identify to Congress mortgagees with a … | 2023-01-11T13:21:39Z | |
| 111-hr-5981 | 111 | hr | 5981 | To increase the flexibility of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with respect to the amount of premiums charged for FHA single family housing mortgage insurance, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 2010-07-30 | 2010-08-11 | Became Public Law No: 111-229. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Amends the National Housing Act with respect to requirements for the insurance of mortgages secured by a one- to four-family dwelling which are obligations of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. (Sec. 1) Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish and collect annual premium payments of up to 1.5% of the remaining insured principal balance on such a dwelling. (Currently the Secretary is required to establish and collect annual premium payments of up to .5% of the remaining insured principal balance.) Authorizes an annual premium of up to 1.55% of the remaining insured principal balance of any 30-year mortgage on such a dwelling involving an original principal obligation greater than 95% percent of such value. (Currently, an annual premium of up to 0.55% of the remaining insured principal balance on such a mortgage is required.) Authorizes the Secretary to adjust the amount of any initial or annual premium through notice published in the Federal Register or mortgagee letter, which shall establish the effective date of any such adjustment. (Sec. 2) Directs the Assistant Secretary of HUD who is the Federal Housing Commissioner to appear before specified congressional committees within 270 days after the enactment of this Act to discuss the finances, including premiums, of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). | 2023-03-22T18:07:23Z | |
| 111-hr-6069 | 111 | hr | 6069 | Making Home Affordable Improvements Act | Housing and Community Development | 2010-07-30 | 2010-07-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] | MD | D | S001168 | 0 | Making Home Affordable Improvements Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to provide assistance in specified amounts to the National Foreclosure Mitigation Counseling Program (Program) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NRC) for foreclosure mitigation counseling activities in connection with the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) of the Making Home Affordable initiative. Directs the Program to distribute funds to grantee housing counseling agencies in good standing. Directs the NRC to establish a procedure by which the Program shall direct funds to such agencies. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) revise HAMP guidelines to provide for monthly collection by the Secretary of the Treasury from each participating mortgage servicer and lender of comprehensive data on its activities; and (2) report such data to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), report it to Congress, and make it publicly available on the Treasury World Wide Web site. | 2023-01-11T13:21:47Z | |
| 111-hr-5941 | 111 | hr | 5941 | Anti-Redlining and Anti-Mortgage Fraud Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-07-29 | 2010-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] | NY | D | T000326 | 0 | Anti-Redlining and Anti-Mortgage Fraud Act of 2010 - Makes it unlawful for any person or entity to extend credit, provide funds, or collect any payments in connection with an extension of credit secured by a single-family residence unless the originator has recorded the credit application with the clearinghouse established under this Act. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, acting through the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Department of the Treasury, to: (1) establish a mortgage application recordation system which includes a clearinghouse, managed by a private sector entity, to record single-family residence mortgage applications; and (2) require mortgage originators to record such credit applications with the clearinghouse. Prescribes criteria for the clearinghouse operator, which shall bear all clearinghouse costs. Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee repayment of principal and interest on a loan to the clearinghouse operator sufficient to cover clearinghouse costs. Requires the clearinghouse to collect information using an Internet-based electronic system. Makes all information collected by the clearinghouse is property of the Secretary. | 2023-01-11T13:21:50Z | |
| 111-hr-5914 | 111 | hr | 5914 | Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-07-28 | 2010-07-28 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] | NY | D | R000053 | 0 | Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2010 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to repeal its public housing community service and family self-sufficiency requirements. | 2023-01-11T13:21:51Z | |
| 111-hr-5872 | 111 | hr | 5872 | General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-07-27 | 2010-08-11 | Became Public Law No: 111-228. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 0 | (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on July 28, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for FY2010 to enter into commitments to guarantee loans as obligations of the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds, as authorized by the National Housing Act, in an amount of up to $20 billion in total loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed. | 2023-03-22T18:07:23Z | |
| 111-hr-5881 | 111 | hr | 5881 | Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-07-27 | 2010-07-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] | NE | R | F000449 | 0 | Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the requirements for consideration as rural areas with respect to assistance for farm housing. States that any area classified as "rural" or a "rural area" before October 1, 1990, and determined not to be "rural" or a "rural area" as a result of data received from or after the 1990, 2000, or 2010 (currently, only the 1990 or 2000) decennial census shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2020 (currently, 2010), if, as under current law, such area has a population of between 10,000 and 25,000, is rural in character, and has a serious lack of mortgage credit for lower and moderate-income families. | 2023-01-11T13:21:52Z | |
| 111-hr-5814 | 111 | hr | 5814 | Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-07-22 | 2010-07-27 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 27. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] | CA | D | W000187 | 2 | Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act of 2010 - Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make competitive grants to local governments, public housing agencies (PHAs), or nonprofit entities owning a major housing project to implement transformational programs in eligible neighborhoods with a concentration of extreme poverty and severely distressed housing. Public Housing One-for-One Replacement and Tenant Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to: (1) demolition, disposition, or both pursuant to conversion of any public housing unit; and (2) the taking of public housing units through the use of eminent domain. Exempts from specified requirements for demolition and disposition of public housing any public housing projects removed from a PHA inventory under the program for conversion of demolished or distressed public housing dwelling units to tenant-based assistance. Public Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary to guarantee notes or other obligations issued by PHAs to finance: (1) the rehabilitation of PHA public housing; or (2) the modernization of such housing through energy efficiency improvements. Prescribes requirements for PHAs that utilize housing tax credits under the Internal Revenue Code for rental housing units. Removes a specified limitation on the use of amounts from the public housing Capital Fund or Operation Fund by a PHA to construct new public housing units. Permits a PHA to use amounts from the Capital Fund for public housing units not included in the regular formula for determining the amount of assistance, subject to certain conditions. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to PHAs for conversion of public housing projects to assisted living. Together We Care Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary to establish a competitive grant pilot program for eligible entities to train public housing residents as home health a… | 2023-01-11T13:21:54Z | |
| 111-hr-5824 | 111 | hr | 5824 | Transportation and Housing Affordability Transparency Act | Housing and Community Development | 2010-07-22 | 2010-07-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] | OR | D | B000574 | 10 | Transportation and Housing Affordability Transparency Act - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to develop publicly a transportation affordability index that measures the transportation costs associated with the location of a home, both on a neighborhood and regional basis. Requires HUD to make the index publicly available through the Internet, as well as to Multiple Listing Services for real estate, regional and metropolitan planning organizations, local housing and planning agencies, and states, local governments, nonprofit organizations, and transportation management agencies. Requires HUD to: (1) incorporate transportation costs associated with the location of housing into affordability measures and standards for HUD housing programs; (2) provide related information and resources to states to encourage them to incorporate transportation costs into their housing and land use plans; (3) work with regional and local government entities to integrate housing, transportation, and other costs associated with location into long-range transportation, land use, housing and community development, or investment plans; and (4) work with federal agencies to incorporate the transportation affordability index. | 2023-01-11T13:21:54Z | |
| 111-hr-5835 | 111 | hr | 5835 | Improving Lead-Based Paint Investigations Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-07-22 | 2010-07-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] | MN | D | E000288 | 1 | Improving Lead-Based Paint Investigations Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, with respect to information disclosure concerning lead in the purchase and sale or lease of target housing, to grant the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subpoena authority for investigations to enforce the lead disclosure rule under the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. | 2023-01-11T13:21:53Z | |
| 111-hr-5845 | 111 | hr | 5845 | To authorize 700 incremental vouchers for tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to help meet the housing needs of low-income families in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. | Housing and Community Development | 2010-07-22 | 2010-07-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] | MP | D | S001177 | 0 | Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) provide 700 incremental vouchers to the Northern Marianas Housing Corporation in FY2011 for tenant-based rental housing assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and (2) renew such vouchers in each ensuing fiscal year. | 2023-01-11T13:21:53Z | |
| 111-s-3637 | 111 | s | 3637 | Housing Assistance Council Program Reauthorization Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-07-22 | 2010-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 3 | Housing Assistance Council Program Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide financial assistance to the Housing Assistance Council to develop the ability and 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 the business and administrative capabilities of such organizations; and (2) loans, grants, or other financial assistance to them to carry out community development and affordable housing activities for low- and moderate-income families. | 2023-01-11T13:21:43Z | |
| 111-s-3642 | 111 | s | 3642 | PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-07-22 | 2010-07-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] | CA | D | B000711 | 6 | PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2010 - Directs the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to adopt underwriting standards that are consistent with the Guidelines for Pilot PACE Financing Programs issued on May 7, 2010, by the Department of Energy (DOE). Provides that liens or other property obligations that secure property taxes or assessments under a PACE program and that are consistent with such standards shall be considered to comply with the Uniform Instruments of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and shall not constitute a default on an existing mortgage or trigger the exercise of lender's remedies for a property with such a lien. Defines a "PACE program" as a property assessed clean energy program under which a state or political subdivision levies taxes or assessments on real property to finance the installation of renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements. Prohibits Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from requiring repayment of a PACE program tax or assessment in order for a property owner to finance, refinance, or transfer property that meets their underwriting criteria without consideration of the PACE program lien. Requires the underwriting standards to provide that, in the event that a tax or assessment under a PACE program is delinquent, only the unpaid delinquent amount along with applicable penalties, interest, and costs will be subject to foreclosure and not the entire amount. Prohibits the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and all federal agencies and entities chartered under federal law from discriminating against communities implementing or participating in a PACE program. | 2023-01-11T13:21:42Z | |
| 111-hr-5754 | 111 | hr | 5754 | Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-07-15 | 2010-07-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] | TN | D | C001068 | 3 | Preventing Homeowners from Foreclosure Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a competitive grants program for states and local governmental entities to establish mediation programs to assist mortgagors under home mortgages facing foreclosure on such mortgages. Requires the program to provide the mortgagor with a referral and contact information for a paid or pro bono attorney or a HUD-certified housing counselor. Requires grant recipients to establish an outreach program to raise homeowner awareness of the existence of the foreclosure mediation program, including a telephone hotline, a World Wide Web site, or both. | 2023-01-11T13:21:56Z | |
| 111-hr-5766 | 111 | hr | 5766 | PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-07-15 | 2010-07-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] | CA | D | T000460 | 56 | PACE Assessment Protection Act of 2010 - Directs the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to adopt underwriting standards that are consistent with the Guidelines for Pilot PACE Financing Programs issued on May 7, 2010, by the Department of Energy (DOE). Provides that liens or other property obligations that secure property taxes or assessments under a PACE program and that are consistent with such standards shall be considered to comply with the Uniform Instruments of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and shall not constitute a default on an existing mortgage or trigger the exercise of lender's remedies for a property with such a lien. Defines a "PACE program" as a property assessed clean energy program under which a state or political subdivision levies taxes or assessments on real property to finance the installation of renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements. Prohibits Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from requiring repayment of a PACE program tax or assessment in order for a property owner to finance, refinance, or transfer property that meets their underwriting criteria without consideration of the PACE program lien. Requires the underwriting standards to provide that, in the event that a tax or assessment under a PACE program is delinquent, only the unpaid delinquent amount along with applicable penalties, interest, and costs will be subject to foreclosure and not the entire amount. Prohibits the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and all federal agencies and entities chartered under federal law from discriminating against communities implementing or participating in a PACE program. | 2023-01-11T13:21:55Z | |
| 111-hr-5601 | 111 | hr | 5601 | Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-06-24 | 2010-06-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] | FL | R | P000586 | 2 | Gulf Coast Homeowners Relief Act of 2010 - Applies through FY2011 certain provisions of Mortgagee Letter 2002-17 of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), relating to Type I Special Forbearance, to mortgagees of specified mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) whose mortgagors suffered a loss of income or an increase in living expenses as a result of the explosion on and sinking of the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, the ensuing discharge of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, or the effects of such discharge on the economy in affected areas. Directs the Secretary of HUD to develop and submit to the Congress: (1) a list of HUD-administered programs and resources that will be made immediately available to assist homeowners of one- to four-family dwelling, and communities, that have suffered negative economic consequences as a result of such incident or the discharge of oil caused by it; and (2) a long-term plan to assist such homeowners. | 2023-01-11T13:19:52Z | |
| 111-hres-1475 | 111 | hres | 1475 | Congratulates the town of Tarboro, North Carolina, on the occasion of its 250th anniversary. | Housing and Community Development | 2010-06-24 | 2010-11-16 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | B001251 | 54 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Congratulates Tarboro, North Carolina, on its 250th anniversary. | 2023-01-11T13:19:49Z | |
| 111-hr-5539 | 111 | hr | 5539 | Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-06-16 | 2010-06-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] | UT | R | C001076 | 22 | Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Transparency Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to provide that, during any period in which either the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) is under conservatorship or receivership, it shall be considered an agency subject to the public information disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. | 2023-01-11T13:19:54Z | |
| 111-hr-5510 | 111 | hr | 5510 | Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-06-10 | 2010-12-17 | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 210 - 145 (Roll no. 655). | House | Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] | OH | D | K000009 | 29 | Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act of 2010 - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to use otherwise unobligated amounts under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to enable nonprofit counseling intermediaries and nonprofit legal organizations to provide legal assistance to homeowners of owner-occupied homes consisting of from one to four dwelling units whose mortgages are in default or delinquency, in danger of default or delinquency, or subject to or at risk of foreclosure (including any deed in lieu of foreclosure or short sale). | 2023-01-11T13:19:55Z | |
| 111-hres-1434 | 111 | hres | 1434 | Recognizing National Homeownership Month and the importance of homeownership in the United States. | Housing and Community Development | 2010-06-10 | 2010-06-23 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] | CA | R | M001139 | 7 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports the goals and ideals of National Homeownership Month. Recognizes the importance of homeownership in building strong communities and families. Reaffirms the importance of homeownership in the nation's economy and its central role in our national economic recovery. | 2023-01-11T13:19:50Z | |
| 111-s-3477 | 111 | s | 3477 | Blue Star/Gold Star Flag Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-06-10 | 2010-06-10 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | Senate | Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] | VA | D | W000803 | 11 | Blue Star/Gold Star Flag Act of 2010 - Prohibits a condominium association, cooperative association, or residential real estate management association from adopting or enforcing any policy, or entering into any agreement, that would restrict or prevent an association member from displaying a Service Flag on residential property within the association with respect to which such member has a separate ownership interest or a right to exclusive possession or use. (A Service Flag, also known as a "blue star banner," is an official banner authorized by the Department of Defense [DOD] for display by families who have members serving in the Armed Forces during any period of war or hostilities the United States may be engaged in for the duration of such hostilities.) Prohibits anything in this Act from being considered to permit any display or use inconsistent with: (1) any DOD regulations regarding rules or customs pertaining to the proper display or use of the Service Flag; or (2) any reasonable restriction pertaining to the time, place, or manner of displaying the flag necessary to protect a substantial interest of the condominium, cooperative, or residential real estate management association. | 2023-01-11T13:19:47Z | |
| 111-hr-5489 | 111 | hr | 5489 | To amend section 14102(a)(1)(A) of title 40, United States Code, to provide that Bullock County, Alabama, is included in the definition of the Appalachian region for purposes of Appalachian regional development. | Housing and Community Development | 2010-06-09 | 2010-06-10 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Bright, Bobby [D-AL-2] | AL | D | B001264 | 0 | Includes Bullock County, Alabama, within the definition of "Appalachian region" for purposes of provisions concerning Appalachian regional development. | 2023-01-11T13:19:56Z | |
| 111-hr-5409 | 111 | hr | 5409 | Residential Construction Lending Act | Housing and Community Development | 2010-05-26 | 2010-05-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] | NC | D | M001154 | 11 | Residential Construction Lending Act - Establishes within the Department of the Treasury a three-year Residential Construction Loan Guarantee Program to guarantee loans made to eligible home building companies for viable building projects. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) approve any insured depository institution submitting a full and complete application for participation in the Program; (2) guarantee the loans on a first-come-first-served basis; and (3) review yearly all loans made by each insured depository institution that are guaranteed under the Program. Authorizes the Secretary to suspend or terminate any insured depository institution's future participation in the Program if that institution has engaged in fraud or abuse with respect to it, or has consistently made loans guaranteed under the Program that are not repaid by the borrower in accordance with the loan terms. Sets forth loan eligibility criteria that include restricting loans to the acquisition, development, and construction of residential developments that have locally approved development plans and that create immediate job opportunities. Permits multiple loan guarantees, with a federal guarantee at 80% of each loan. Requires one-third of guarantees to be made in areas with the greatest unmet need for residential construction financing. | 2023-01-11T13:20:07Z | |
| 111-hr-5391 | 111 | hr | 5391 | Federal Housing Finance Oversight Board Increased Transparency Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-05-25 | 2010-05-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] | TX | R | H001036 | 2 | Federal Housing Finance Oversight Board Increased Transparency Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to require the Federal Housing Finance Oversight (FHFO) Board to testify at least annually before the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (currently, before Congress). Provides that, if at any time either the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs) receives funds from the Treasury under the Amended and Restated Senior Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (dated September 26, 2008, amended May 6, 2009, and further amended December 24, 2009) between the Treasury and each GSE, the FHFO Board shall testify before each such Committee before the end of the calendar quarter during which such GSE received such funds regarding specified matters and the receipt of such funds. Considers any such testimony during a year to satisfy the requirement that the Board testify at least annually before such Committees. | 2023-01-11T13:20:08Z | |
| 111-hr-5369 | 111 | hr | 5369 | Manufactured Housing Licensing Clarification Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-05-24 | 2010-05-24 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2] | IN | D | D000607 | 9 | Manufactured Housing Licensing Clarification Act of 2010 - Amends the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to exclude from the definition of "loan originator" (and exempt from the requirements of the Act) an individual who performs manufactured or modular housing retail sales activities and is licensed or registered under state law, unless such individual is compensated by a lender, a mortgage broker, or other loan originator or by one of their agents. Adds to state loan originator licensing law requirements new ones declaring that the state loan originator supervisory authority: (1) has created education and testing appropriate for personal property loan originators; and (2) ensures that additional mortgage lending licensing is not required of a state-licensed personal property lender and has not created unnecessary, duplicative licensing requirements for state-licensed lenders engaged solely in making residential mortgage loans secured by personal property, such as manufactured homes. | 2023-01-11T13:20:08Z | |
| 111-s-3402 | 111 | s | 3402 | REAL Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-05-24 | 2010-05-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. LeMieux, George S. [R-FL] | FL | R | L000572 | 2 | Renewable Energy Access Through Leasing Act of 2010 or the REAL Act of 2010- Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make loan guarantees for the financing of renewable energy systems leased for residential use. Prohibits the Secretary from insuring a loan unless the renewable energy system owner certifies that the systems financed will be leased only to homeowners that grant easements to install, maintain, use and otherwise access the system that include the right to sell electricity produced during the life of the renewable energy system to a wholesale or retail electrical power grid. Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that a discount given under this Act does not adversely affect the homeowner's mortgage requirements; and (2) fix and collect premiums for insurance of loans under this Act that shall be paid for by the renewable energy system owner and that shall be adequate to cover the expenses and probable losses of administering the program. Prohibits the Secretary from assessing any other fee, premium, or charge in connection with such loan insurance. Establishes the Renewable Energy Lease Insurance Fund, into which the Secretary shall deposit any such premiums. Terminates the Secretary's authority to insure and make commitments to insure new loans under this Act ten years after its enactment. | 2023-01-11T13:19:58Z | |
| 111-hr-5361 | 111 | hr | 5361 | Responsible GSE Affordable Housing Investment Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-05-20 | 2010-05-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] | NY | D | M000087 | 4 | Responsible GSE Affordable Housing Investment Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to revise requirements for determination of compliance with the multifamily special affordable housing goal. Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to establish standards for the multifamily special affordable housing goal that proportionately reduce the number of units receiving credit for any mortgage purchase by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) (government-sponsored enterprises or GSEs) that facilitates the conversion of dwelling units available at rental rates affordable to low-income families to dwelling units such families could not afford. Requires such standards to provide no credit toward achievement of the goal for any mortgage purchase for multifamily housing that involves an aggregate amount of project debt that is not reasonable. Requires the Director to require the GSE to apply this same standard to any mortgages backing any GSE-purchased security to determine whether the units financed by such mortgages are eligible for credit toward achievement of the housing goal. | 2023-01-11T13:20:09Z | |
| 111-s-3326 | 111 | s | 3326 | Job Creation and Affordable Housing Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-05-06 | 2010-05-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] | WA | D | C000127 | 10 | Job Creation and Affordable Housing Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make a grant to each state equal to such state's low-income bond-subsidized housing election amount. Defines "low-income bond-subsidized housing election amount" as an amount a state may elect which does not exceed 85% of the state's bond-subsidized credit amount for low-income buildings. Requires states to use grants to make subawards to finance the construction or acquisition and rehabilitation of qualified low-income buildings. Requires the return of grant funds not used to make such subawards before January 1, 2012. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) deny a low-income housing tax credit for bond-subsidized buildings that received a subaward under this Act; (2) allow a five-year carryback of unused low-income housing tax credit amounts and a carryback for new low-income housing investments in 2010 and 2011; and (3) allow a full offset of low-income housing tax credits against regular income tax liability. | 2023-01-11T13:20:00Z | |
| 111-hr-5154 | 111 | hr | 5154 | Public Housing Energy Savings Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-04-27 | 2010-04-27 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] | CT | D | H001047 | 0 | Public Housing Energy Savings Act of 2010 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize: (1) energy conservation improvements in public housing projects to be undertaken pursuant to a contract for the improvements only; (2) a public housing agency to finance such improvements for a period of up to 20 years; (3) a public housing agency to pledge operating assistance as security for such financing in an amount not to exceed the lesser of the amount of the debt service plus such appropriate debt service coverage factor as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) may establish and the amount of the reasonably anticipated utility cost savings resulting from the improvement; (4) the Secretary to permit the pledging of the installed equipment related to such improvements; and (5) a public housing agency to elect to be paid for its utility costs under the formula for determining the amount of assistance provided to public housing agencies from the Capital Fund for a period of no longer than 20 years based on the agency's average annual consumption during the three-year period preceding the year in which the election is made (consumption base level). Requires the Secretary to make: (1) an initial one time adjustment in the consumption base level to account for differences in the heating degree day average over the most recent 20-year period compared to the average in the consumption base level; and (2) adjustments in the consumption base level to account for an increase or reduction in units, a change in fuel source, or a change in resident-controlled electricity consumption. | 2023-01-11T13:16:04Z | |
| 111-s-3266 | 111 | s | 3266 | Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-04-27 | 2010-04-27 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] | CO | D | B001267 | 16 | Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 and the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Act to increase from up to 1% to up to 4.05% the guarantee fee on loans for housing and buildings on adequate farms. Amends the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2001 to repeal the maximum limit on the loan guarantee fee of 2%. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary to guarantee such loans in aggregate amounts of up to $30 billion for FY2010. Declares that the budgetary effects of this Act, in order to comply with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, provided that such statement has been submitted before the vote on passage. | 2023-01-11T13:20:16Z | |
| 111-hr-5122 | 111 | hr | 5122 | Housing Assistance Council Program Reauthorization Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-04-22 | 2010-04-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] | TX | D | H000636 | 10 | Housing Assistance Council Program Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide financial assistance to the Housing Assistance Council to develop the ability and 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 the business and administrative capabilities of such organizations; and (2) loans, grants, or other financial assistance to them to carry out community development and affordable housing activities for low- and moderate-income families. | 2023-01-11T13:16:05Z | |
| 111-s-3246 | 111 | s | 3246 | Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-04-22 | 2010-04-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2589) | Senate | Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] | OR | D | W000779 | 5 | Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act of 2010 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to exclude from consideration as income any amounts received by a member of a family as veterans' disability compensation or dependency and indemnity compensation. | 2023-01-11T13:15:58Z | |
| 111-hr-5098 | 111 | hr | 5098 | Flexible Licensing Compliance for Nonprofit Housing Employees Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-04-21 | 2010-04-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] | MN | D | E000288 | 0 | Flexible Licensing Compliance for Nonprofit Housing Employees Act of 2010 - Delays until January 1, 2011, the effective date of any regulations of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding licensing or registration requirements under the S.A.F.E Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 for engaging in the business of a loan originator. | 2023-01-11T13:16:06Z | |
| 111-hr-5072 | 111 | hr | 5072 | FHA Reform Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-04-20 | 2010-06-10 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] | CA | D | W000187 | 5 | FHA Reform Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to increase the maximum annual premium payments for mortgage insurance, and make the charging of them discretionary instead of mandatory. (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary to require specified mortgagees to indemnify HUD for payment of a mortgage insurance claim if the mortgage was not originated or underwritten in accordance with HUD requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to require a mortgagee to indemnify HUD for loss regardless of when an insurance claim is paid if fraud or misrepresentation was involved in connection with the mortgage origination or underwriting. (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary to terminate approval of a mortgagee to originate or underwrite single family mortgages if the mortgagee's rate of early defaults and claims is excessive. (Sec. 6) Establishes within the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Risk Management and Regulatory Affairs responsible for all matters relating to managing and mitigating the risk to HUD mortgage insurance funds and for ensuring the performance of HUD-insured mortgages. Abolishes the position of the FHA chief risk officer. (Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to use outside sources to: (1) analyze credit risk models and practices employed by HUD in connection with mortgages; (2) evaluate underwriting standards; and (3) analyze lender compliance with, and HUD enforcement of, underwriting standards. (Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to: (1) review and identify mortgagees with a significant or rapid increase in early defaults and claims with respect to all mortgages they have originated on housing located in any particular geographic area or areas; and (2) report on such reviews to certain congressional committees. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 to provide additional full-time equivalent positions for HUD, or for entering into necessary contracts, to conduct such reviews, as well as to carry out o… | 2023-01-11T13:16:07Z | |
| 111-hr-5028 | 111 | hr | 5028 | Right to Rent Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-04-15 | 2010-04-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] | AZ | D | G000551 | 23 | Right to Rent Act of 2010 - Grants eligible mortgagors subject to foreclosure proceedings the right to continue to occupy foreclosed properties subject to the payment of fair market rent for a period of five years that begins upon the commencement of occupancy of such property. Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) monitor compliance with this Act; (2) provide assistance to eligible mortgagors in exercising their rights under this Act; and (3) conduct outreach activities to inform eligible mortgagors of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:16:08Z | |
| 111-hr-5017 | 111 | hr | 5017 | Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-04-14 | 2010-04-28 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11] | PA | D | K000008 | 9 | Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 and the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Act to increase from up to 1% to up to 4% the guarantee fee on loans for housing and buildings on adequate farms. Amends the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2001 to repeal the maximum limit on the loan guarantee fee of 2%. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary to guarantee such loans in aggregate amounts of up to $30 billion for FY2010. Declares that the budgetary effects of this Act, in order to comply with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled "Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation" for this Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, provided that such statement has been submitted before the vote on passage. | 2023-01-11T13:16:08Z | |
| 111-hr-5003 | 111 | hr | 5003 | Rural Housing Improvement Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-04-13 | 2010-04-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] | WV | R | C001047 | 2 | Rural Housing Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 and the Doug Bereuter Section 502 Single Family Housing Loan Guarantee Act to increase from up to 1% to at least 3% but not more than 4% the guarantee fee on loans for housing and buildings on adequate farms, as determined sufficient by the Secretary of Agriculture to cover the costs of such guaranteed loans. Amends the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2001 to repeal the maximum limit on the loan guarantee fee of 2%. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary to guarantee such loans in aggregate amounts of up to $8 billion for FY2010, in addition to such guaranteed loans authorized in other Acts for FY2010. | 2023-01-11T13:16:08Z | |
| 111-hr-4953 | 111 | hr | 4953 | Mortgage Servicing Conflict Elimination Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-03-25 | 2010-03-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13] | NC | D | M001154 | 3 | Mortgage Servicing Conflict Elimination Act of 2010 - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit the servicer of a residential mortgage loan (or an affiliate) from owning or holding any interest in any other residential mortgage loan secured by the same dwelling or residential real property. | 2023-01-11T13:16:21Z | |
| 111-hres-1234 | 111 | hres | 1234 | Congratulating the Town of Penfield, New York, on the occasion of its bicentennial anniversary. | Housing and Community Development | 2010-03-25 | 2010-03-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. | House | Rep. Maffei, Daniel B. [D-NY-25] | NY | D | M001171 | 15 | Congratulates the town of Penfield, New York, on the occasion of its bicentennial anniversary. | 2023-01-11T13:16:16Z | |
| 111-hr-4927 | 111 | hr | 4927 | To amend subtitle IV of title 40, United States Code, regarding county additions to the Appalachian region. | Housing and Community Development | 2010-03-24 | 2010-03-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Davis, Lincoln [D-TN-4] | TN | D | D000599 | 2 | Adds the Tennessee counties of Giles, Hickman, Lincoln, Perry, and Wayne to the definition of "Appalachian region" for purposes of Appalachian regional development efforts. | 2023-01-11T13:16:22Z | |
| 111-s-3161 | 111 | s | 3161 | Mortgage Modification Reform Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-03-24 | 2010-03-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2025-2026) | Senate | Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] | NH | D | S001181 | 0 | Mortgage Modification Reform Act of 2010 - Prohibits a residential mortgage servicer from initiating or continuing a foreclosure on a homeowner's mortgage if: (1) the homeowner applied for a loan modification under a home loan modification program either before receiving notice of the foreclosure or within 30 days after receiving it; and (2) the servicer has not yet determined that the homeowner does not qualify under a home loan modification program. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a process by which a homeowner may request review of a servicer's denial of an application for either a trial or a permanent loan modification. Subjects servicers to administrative penalties for wrongful denial of a loan modification application. Requires servicers to evaluate loan applications in the order received, and to notify the homeowner within three months after the date of application submission. Requires the Secretary to reduce servicer incentive payments for tardy evaluations by servicers of loan modification applications. Prohibits servicers from imposing a delinquency fee upon homeowners while the loan modification application is pending. | 2023-01-11T13:16:12Z | |
| 111-hr-4889 | 111 | hr | 4889 | GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act | Housing and Community Development | 2010-03-19 | 2010-03-19 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] | TX | R | H001036 | 21 | GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act - Sets a deadline for the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to terminate the conservatorship of either the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) if the Director determines that it is financially viable. (Refers to both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as enterprises.) Requires the Director to appoint the FHFA immediately as receiver of either enterprise if it is found not to be financially viable. Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 (FHEFSSA) to repeal: (1) its housing goals if the Director determines that an enterprise is financially viable; and (2) the new housing price index. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to restrict the authority of an enterprise to acquire mortgage assets following its emergence from conservatorship. Increases the minimum capital level required for each enterprise. Instructs the Director to establish minimum levels of capital for the enterprises. Authorizes the Director to: (1) establish minimum capital levels in excess of levels specified in the FHEFSSA; and (2) deem failure of an enterprise to maintain revised minimum capital levels to constitute an unsafe and unsound condition. Amends the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and the Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 to repeal temporary increases to conforming loan limits. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to repeal provisions governing enterprise authority to purchase and sell certain insured and conventional mortgages and to engage in certain lending activities (general limit and permanent high-cost area increases). Amends the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to repeal its conforming loan limits. Prescribes conforming loan limits for conventional mortgages that may be purchased by the enter… | 2023-01-11T13:16:23Z | |
| 111-hr-4868 | 111 | hr | 4868 | Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-03-17 | 2010-07-27 | Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 42 - 27. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 31 | Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), upon request of a project owner with a rental supplement contract or a rental assistance program (RAP) contract, to convert such contract to a section 8 project-based assistance contract. Prohibits an owner of specified covered housing from selling such property before notifying the required parties and giving HUD an opportunity to purchase it. (Thus grants HUD the first right of refusal.) Prescribes requirements for: (1) preservation of HUD-owned and HUD-held buildings; (2) HUD authority to assign flexible subsidy loans; and (3) the use of existing section 8 funds to preserve and revitalize affordable housing. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) to securitize any Federal Housing Administration (FHA) risk-share multifamily loan under the same terms and conditions as if the loan were insured under the National Housing Act. Revises or prescribes requirements for: (1) restoring housing at risk of loss due to deterioration; (2) protecting residents in HUD assisted projects; (3) preserving troubled projects facing foreclosure; (4) providing incentives under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997; and (5) establishing a publicly available preservation data base composed of each covered multifamily property. Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 regarding project rental assistance for supportive housing for the elderly. Amends the American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000 with respect to project-based rental housing assistance programs and senior preservation rental assistance contracts Requires HUD to establish and operate a national senior housing clearinghouse. Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2010 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a preservation program t… | 2023-01-11T13:16:23Z | |
| 111-hr-4854 | 111 | hr | 4854 | Home Inspection Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-03-16 | 2010-03-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] | MO | D | C001049 | 0 | Home Inspection Act of 2010 - Requires the federal banking agencies to prescribe joint regulations to prohibit any lender from making any federally related mortgage loan, under which a home inspection is conducted in connection with settlement of such loan, unless such inspection is conducted by a home inspector who is licensed, certified, approved, or otherwise regulated by the inspector's home state or the state in which the real property is located. Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA) to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to include in the HUD-1 settlement form: (1) an item for identifying any home inspection conducted in connection with the settlement; (2) when such inspection was or is to be completed; (3) the inspection's cost; (4) whether the charge for such inspection is imposed on the borrower or the seller; and (5) whether such charge has been paid before settlement and a copy of such receipt is included with the settlement documents. | 2023-01-11T13:16:24Z | |
| 111-s-3106 | 111 | s | 3106 | Nonprofit Mortgage Licensing Clarification Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-03-11 | 2010-03-11 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Hagan, Kay R. [D-NC] | NC | D | H001049 | 9 | Nonprofit Mortgage Licensing Clarification Act of 2010 - Amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to permit a state to exempt from certain registration or licensing requirements any charitable organization exempt from federal tax (including their employees and agents acting as loan originators), if the organization: (1) executes loan originations in order to promote or facilitate homeownership for certain low-income, disabled, or other disadvantaged persons or families; (2) offers loans at interest rates lower than the bank prime loan rate, or that are no-interest loans or loans with interest rates significantly below those for loans to purchase generally available single-family housing; and (3) does not otherwise engage in the business of a loan originator or mortgage broker. | 2023-01-11T13:16:13Z | |
| 111-hr-4811 | 111 | hr | 4811 | FHA Safety and Soundness and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-03-10 | 2010-03-10 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] | WV | R | C001047 | 8 | FHA Safety and Soundness and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish within the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Risk Management to: (1) manage and mitigate risk to the mortgage insurance funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and (2) ensure the performance of HUD-insured mortgages. Abolishes, upon confirmation of such Deputy Assistant Secretary, the position of chief risk officer within HUD filled by appointment by the Federal Housing Commissioner. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of HUD to use credit risk analysis sources outside of HUD to: (1) analyze credit risk models and practices regarding HUD-insured single-family housing mortgages; (2) evaluate underwriting standards for such mortgages; and (3) analyze lender compliance and HUD enforcement of underwriting standards. Authorizes the Secretary to increase annual insurance premiums if necessary to protect the safety and soundness of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund ( MMIF). Directs the Secretary to implement a limited pilot program to provide a flexible risk-based premium structure for mortgage insurance premiums for certain insured mortgages secured by one- to four-family residences and executed by first-time homebuyers. Directs the Secretary to: (1) review annually the rate of early defaults and claims for each mortgage originator or underwriter of mortgages on HUD-insured single family housing; (2) conduct an ongoing review of mortgages on HUD-insured single family housing originated during the preceding 24 months under which the mortgagor has become 60 or more days delinquent in making mortgage payments; and (3) investigate a mortgagee of HUD- insured single family housing who evinces high early default rates. Authorizes the Secretary, if certain grounds exist, to: (1) suspend temporarily a mortgagee with high early default rates; and (2) require a direct endorsement mortgagee, in certain circumstance… | 2023-01-11T13:16:25Z | |
| 111-hr-4766 | 111 | hr | 4766 | Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-03-04 | 2010-03-04 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] | MN | D | E000288 | 4 | Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2010 - Amends the Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009 to repeal its sunset date December 31, 2012 (thus making the Act permanent). | 2023-01-11T13:16:26Z | |
| 111-hr-4737 | 111 | hr | 4737 | HUD Demonstration Improvement Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-03-03 | 2010-03-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] | CA | D | W000187 | 11 | HUD Demonstration Improvement Act of 2010 - Amends the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 with respect to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) community development and affordable housing programs. Adds the National Urban League and the Housing Partnership Network to the list of entities eligible for HUD assistance to develop the capacity and ability of community development corporations and community housing development organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs. Allows the use of such assistance in urban and rural areas. Directs the HUD Secretary, by notice, to require an entity, as a condition of eligibility for such assistance for a fiscal year, to submit a plan describing the manner in which the entity will use such assistance, including descriptions meeting specified requirements. (Thus replaces the requirement that the HUD Secretary establish necessary requirements to carry out the Act.) | 2023-01-11T13:16:27Z | |
| 111-hr-4744 | 111 | hr | 4744 | E-Verify Loan Origination Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-03-03 | 2010-03-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] | TX | R | M001158 | 0 | E-Verify Loan Origination Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to prohibit the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (Freddie Mac) from purchasing a single-family housing (1-to-4 family residence) mortgage unless the identity and work eligibility of the mortgagor has been confirmed by an inquiry made through the basic pilot E-Verify program under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. Permits the lender, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to submit such inquiries. Amends the National Housing Act to prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from insuring any single-family housing mortgage unless the identity and work eligibility of the mortgagor has been confirmed by an inquiry made through the basic pilot E-Verify program. Permits the lender and the Secretary to submit such inquiries. | 2023-01-11T13:16:27Z | |
| 111-hr-4690 | 111 | hr | 4690 | Livable Communities Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-02-25 | 2010-02-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] | CO | D | P000593 | 45 | Livable Communities Act of 2010 - Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC). Establishes in the executive branch an independent Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities. Requires the OSHC Director to establish a program to make comprehensive planning grants and sustainability challenge grants to eligible entities (partnerships between a consortium of units of general local government and an eligible partner, which may be a metropolitan planning organization, a rural planning organization, a regional council, or a state). Requires the use of a comprehensive planning grant to carry out a project to: (1) coordinate land use, housing, transportation, and infrastructure planning processes across jurisdictions and agencies; (2) identify potential regional partnerships for developing and implementing a comprehensive regional plan; (3) conduct or update housing, infrastructure, transportation, energy, and environmental assessments to determine regional needs and promote sustainable development; (4) develop or update a comprehensive regional plan or goals and strategies to implement an existing comprehensive regional plan; and (5) implement local zoning and other code changes necessary to implement a comprehensive regional plan and promote sustainable development. Requires the use of a sustainability challenge grant to: (1) promote integrated transportation, housing, energy, and economic development activities carried out across policy and governmental jurisdictions; (2) promote sustainable and location-efficient development; and (3) implement projects identified in a comprehensive regional plan. Directs the OSHC Director to study and report to specified congressional committees on incentives for encouraging lenders to make, and homebuyers and homeowners to participate in, energy-efficient mortgages and location-efficient mortgages. | 2023-01-11T13:16:35Z | |
| 111-hr-4694 | 111 | hr | 4694 | Safe Affordable Small Dollar Loan Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-02-25 | 2010-02-25 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] | CA | D | S001175 | 25 | Safe Affordable Small Dollar Loan Act of 2010 - Amends the Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994 to require the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to make grants to community development financial institutions or to any related partnership in order to enable such institutions to establish a loan-loss reserve fund to defray the costs of a small dollar loan program. Requires a community development financial institution to provide non-federal matching funds equal to 50% of the amount of any grant received. Prohibits the use of such grants to make direct loans to consumers. Permits a community development financial institution to use such a grant to: (1) help recapture a portion or all of a defaulted loan made under its small dollar loan program; and (2) designate and utilize a fiscal agent for services the agent normally provides. Requires the Fund to make technical assistance grants to community development financial institutions to support and maintain a small dollar loan program. | 2023-01-11T13:16:35Z | |
| 111-hr-4687 | 111 | hr | 4687 | Low Income Housing Tax Credit Exchange Expansion and Job Creation Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-02-24 | 2010-02-24 | Referred to House Ways and Means | House | Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] | CA | D | S001156 | 15 | Low Income Housing Tax Credit Exchange Expansion and Job Creation Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to: (1) state housing credit agencies in lieu of low-income credit allocations in 2010; and (2) states for bond-subsidized housing projects. Requires state housing credit agencies and states to use grants to make subawards to finance the construction or acquisition and rehabilitation of qualified low-income buildings. Requires the return of grant funds not used to make such subawards before January 1, 2012. | 2023-01-11T13:16:35Z | |
| 111-s-3030 | 111 | s | 3030 | A bill to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to eliminate cost-sharing requirements in connection with economic adjustment grants made to assist communities that have suffered economic injury as a result of military base closures and realignments, defense contactor reductions in force, and Department of Energy defense-related funding reductions. | Housing and Community Development | 2010-02-24 | 2010-02-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 1 | Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide that the federal share of the cost of projects assisted by economic adjustment grants made to communities that have suffered economic injury as a result of a military base closure or realignment, defense contractor reduction in force, or Department of Energy (DOE) defense-related funding reduction shall be 100%. | 2023-01-11T13:16:31Z | |
| 111-hr-4635 | 111 | hr | 4635 | Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-02-22 | 2010-06-10 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | F000455 | 10 | Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2010 - Amends the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 to require the mortgagee of certain one- to four-family residences, as a prerequisite to a foreclosure proceeding or a sheriff sale, and at the mortgagee's expense, to conduct a one-time mediation with the affected mortgagor and a housing counseling agency. | 2023-01-11T13:16:36Z | |
| 111-hr-4581 | 111 | hr | 4581 | Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-02-03 | 2010-02-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] | IL | R | B001232 | 11 | Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2010 - Directs the Inspector General (IG) of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to submit quarterly reports to Congress on the IG's activities with respect to the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and their activities and condition while they are in conservatorship status. | 2023-01-11T13:16:38Z | |
| 111-hr-4582 | 111 | hr | 4582 | First Look for Primary Residence Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-02-03 | 2010-02-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] | CA | D | B001234 | 2 | First Look for Primary Residence Act of 2010 - Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (covered entities) to make certain single-family housing properties they own available for purchase, for a period of at least 15 days, only by a preferred purchaser. Defines preferred purchaser as: (1) an individual or family who indicates that upon purchase it will occupy the property as the principal residence for at least 90 days; or (2) a state or local governmental agency or other entity that purchases the property using funds made available through one or more specified housing programs. Prohibits the covered entities, during such period, from soliciting, receiving, considering, negotiating, or accepting any offer to purchase any such property except from a preferred purchaser. Requires the covered entities to notify real estate brokers and other interested parties in writing of such purchase availability. | 2023-01-11T13:16:38Z | |
| 111-hr-4586 | 111 | hr | 4586 | Mortgage E-Verify Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-02-03 | 2010-02-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] | TX | R | M001158 | 25 | Mortgage E-Verify Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to require the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (Freddie Mac) to confirm the identity and work eligibility of the mortgagor as a prerequisite to: (1) any refinancing, restructuring, or modification agreement governing a single-family housing mortgage that is held by, or that backs any security issued by, either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac; or (2) any purchase of, or issuance of any security that is backed by, any single-family housing mortgage made for the refinancing, restructuring, or modification of the mortgagor's previous single-family housing mortgage on the same property. Identifies the required inquiry as one made through the basic pilot E-Verify program under the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996. Amends the National Housing Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to use the E-Verify program to confirm the identity and work eligibility of the mortgagor as a prerequisite to single-family housing mortgage insurance issued under the Act. | 2023-01-11T13:16:38Z | |
| 111-s-2969 | 111 | s | 2969 | Homeowners' Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-01-28 | 2010-01-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] | PA | D | C001070 | 0 | Homeowners' Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) $3 billion from Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), to be credited to the Emergency Homeowners' Relief Fund for use for emergency mortgage assistance. Allows mortgage assistance if the mortgagor has incurred a substantial reduction in income as a result of involuntary unemployment or underemployment due to medical conditions. Caps the aggregate amount of emergency mortgage assistance provided to a homeowner at $50,000. Revises conditions and terms of repayment of such assistance to state that: (1) the rate of interest on any loan or advance of credit insured shall be fixed for the life of the loan or advance of credit and shall not exceed the rate of interest generally charged for mortgages on single-family housing insured by the HUD Secretary; (2) interest shall not be charged on interest which is deferred on a loan or advance of credit; and (3) an eligible homeowner who receives a grant or an advance of credit may repay the loan in full, without penalty at any time before the loan becomes due and payable. Repeals the limitation on mortgage insurance granted by the Secretary to any financial institution to 40% of the total amount of loans and advances the institution makes. Directs the HUD Secretary to allow funds to be administered by a state with an existing program that provides substantially similar assistance to homeowners. Amends the Emergency Housing Act of 1975 to reauthorize the Emergency Mortgage Relief Program through FY2011. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer to HUD $1 billion for assistance to states and local governments for redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes. | 2023-01-11T13:16:40Z | |
| 111-hr-4476 | 111 | hr | 4476 | Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-01-20 | 2010-01-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] | AL | R | B000013 | 8 | Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2010 - Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to: (1) suspend immediately the compensation packages approved for 2010 for the executive officers of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac); and (2) establish, in lieu of such packages, a compensation system for such officers in accordance with the rates of pay for positions in the Executive Schedule and the Senior Executive Service of the federal government. Expresses the sense of Congress that each executive officer of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should return to the Secretary of the Treasury (clawback) any compensation earned in 2009 that was in excess of the maximum annual rate of basic pay authorized for a position in level I of the Executive Schedule. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer any such amounts returned to the Secretary to a specified account in the Treasury for receiving gifts and proceeds from their sale or redemption, and dedicated to reducing the public debt. | 2023-01-11T13:16:45Z | |
| 111-hr-4480 | 111 | hr | 4480 | National Youth Sports Program Revitalization Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-01-20 | 2010-02-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities. | House | Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] | OH | D | F000455 | 25 | National Youth Sports Program Revitalization Act of 2010 - Amends the Community Services Block Grant Act to authorize appropriations for FY2011-FY2021 for national or regional instructional programs for low-income youth. | 2023-01-11T13:16:45Z | |
| 111-hr-4483 | 111 | hr | 4483 | Protecting Taxpayers from Excessive Compensation Act of 2010 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-01-20 | 2010-01-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] | IL | R | R000580 | 0 | Protecting Taxpayers from Excessive Compensation Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to direct the Federal Housing Finance Agency, in its capacity as conservator or receiver of a government-sponsored enterprise (Federal National Mortgage Association [Fannie Mae] or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation [Freddie Mac]), to prohibit the provision of compensation to any employee, officer, or executive officer of such enterprise, for any period during such conservatorship or receivership, in an amount exceeding the rate of basic pay at such time for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces. | 2023-01-11T13:16:45Z | |
| 111-hr-4450 | 111 | hr | 4450 | Federal Housing Finance Agency Inspector General Technical Corrections Act of 2009 | Housing and Community Development | 2010-01-13 | 2010-01-13 | Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform | House | Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] | KS | D | M001140 | 4 | Federal Housing Finance Agency Inspector General Technical Corrections Act of 2009 - Deems the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), for purposes of the Inspector General Act of 1978, to be a designated federal entity during the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending upon the date that an Inspector General of the FHFA is first appointed and confirmed. Establishes in the FHFA the Office of the Inspector General. Instructs the Director of the FHFA to appoint an Inspector General of the FHFA within 30 days after enactment of this Act. | 2023-01-11T13:16:46Z | |
| 111-hr-4419 | 111 | hr | 4419 | Reverse Mortgage Elder Protection Act | Housing and Community Development | 2010-01-12 | 2010-01-12 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7] | PA | D | S001169 | 0 | Reverse Mortgage Elder Protection Act - Amends the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit a creditor from taking an application for a reverse mortgage unless the creditor has provided the applicant with: (1) a specified written cautionary statement before the applicant receives any counseling regarding reverse mortgages; (2) a specified written checklist before meeting with a counseling agency about reverse mortgages; and (3) a referral to a housing counseling agency for reverse mortgage counseling approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Requires a counseling agency to provide the same kind of written checklist to a consumer that seeks counseling before requesting a loan application for a reverse mortgage. Prohibits a creditor from either accepting a final application for a reverse mortgage, or from assessing any related fees, unless the creditor has received from the consumer or the consumer's authorized representative: (1) a written certification that the consumer has received counseling regarding reverse mortgages from a HUD-approved agency; and (2) a copy of the prescribed checklist signed by the agency counselor and by the consumer. | 2023-01-11T13:16:46Z | |
| 111-s-2912 | 111 | s | 2912 | Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2009 | Housing and Community Development | 2009-12-18 | 2009-12-18 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] | FL | D | N000032 | 2 | Foreclosure Mandatory Mediation Act of 2009 - Amends the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 to require the mortgagee of certain one- to four-family residences, as a prerequisite to a foreclosure proceeding or a sheriff sale, and at the mortgagee's expense, to conduct a one-time mediation with the affected mortgagor and a housing counseling agency. | 2023-01-11T13:16:49Z | |
| 111-s-2897 | 111 | s | 2897 | Energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009 | Housing and Community Development | 2009-12-17 | 2009-12-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] | CO | D | B001267 | 0 | Energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make: (1) payments (green dividends) to owners of assisted multifamily rental housing projects who undertake utility cost-saving measures; and (2) review HUD regulations and agreements concerning residual receipts accounts in assisted rental housing and revise HUD policy on the use of such accounts for energy efficiency items. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study and report to Congress on the benefits of a federal statutory exemption from compliance with state and local building codes to enable and encourage the construction and installation in assisted multifamily rental housing projects of distributive energy generation and water efficiency measures. Requires owners of assisted multifamily rental housing projects to report to the Secretary on consumption of electricity, water, gas, and other utilities by such projects. | 2023-01-11T13:16:49Z | |
| 111-hr-4382 | 111 | hr | 4382 | Revitalizing Cities Through Parks Enhancement Act | Housing and Community Development | 2009-12-16 | 2009-12-17 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E3056) | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] | NY | D | M000087 | 0 | 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. | 2023-01-11T13:16:55Z | |
| 111-hr-4400 | 111 | hr | 4400 | Nonprofit Mortgage Licensing Clarification Act of 2009 | Housing and Community Development | 2009-12-16 | 2009-12-16 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] | NC | D | S001171 | 92 | Nonprofit Mortgage Licensing Clarification Act of 2009 - Amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to permit a state to exempt from certain registration or licensing requirements any charitable organization exempt from federal tax (including their employees and agents acting as loan originators), if the organization: (1) executes loan originations in order to promote or facilitate homeownership for certain low-income, disabled, or other disadvantaged persons or families; (2) offers loans at interest rates lower than the bank prime loan rate, or that are no-interest loans or loans with interest rates significantly below those for loans to purchase generally available single-family housing; and (3) does not otherwise engage in the business of a loan originator or mortgage broker. | 2023-01-11T13:16:54Z | |
| 111-s-2894 | 111 | s | 2894 | Home Heating Fuels Cost Relief Act of 2009 | Housing and Community Development | 2009-12-16 | 2009-12-16 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. | Senate | Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] | NY | D | G000555 | 0 | Home Heating Fuels Cost Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income-based refundable tax credit for up to $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint return) of the cost of heating oil, natural gas, and propane to heat a principal residence. Terminates such credit after 2010. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to states to create revolving loan funds for home weatherization loans. | 2023-01-11T13:16:49Z | |
| 111-hr-4294 | 111 | hr | 4294 | To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to eliminate cost-sharing requirements in connection with economic adjustment grants made to assist communities that have suffered economic injury as a result of military base closures and realignments, defense contractor reductions in force, and Department of Energy defense-related funding reductions. | Housing and Community Development | 2009-12-11 | 2009-12-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24] | NY | D | A000363 | 0 | Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to provide that the federal share of the cost of projects assisted by economic adjustment grants made to communities that have suffered economic injury as a result of a military base closure or realignment, defense contractor reduction in force, or Department of Energy (DOE) defense-related funding reduction shall be 100%. | 2023-01-11T13:16:57Z | |
| 111-hr-4224 | 111 | hr | 4224 | Together We Care Act of 2009 | Housing and Community Development | 2009-12-08 | 2009-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] | NY | D | V000081 | 8 | Together We Care Act of 2009 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a pilot program to make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the training of public housing residents as home health aides and providers of home-based health services to enable them to provide covered home-based health services (i.e., services for which medical assistance is available under a state Medicaid plan or for which financial assistance is available under this Act) to residents of: (1) public housing who are elderly or disabled, or both; and (2) federally-assisted rental housing who are elderly or disabled, or both, subject to criteria that the Secretary may establish.Authorizes the use of grant funds: (1) to establish or maintain and carry out a program to train public housing residents to provide covered home-based health care services to elderly and disabled public housing residents and to elderly and disabled residents of federally-assisted rental housing; (2) for the transportation and child care expenses of public housing residents in training; and (3) for the administrative expenses of carrying out such a program.Provides that for any resident of public housing who is trained as a home health aide or as a provider of home-based health services under the program, any income received for providing covered home-based health services shall apply towards eligibility for benefits under federal housing programs as specified, based on length of time following completion of the training. | 2023-01-11T13:16:59Z | |
| 111-hr-4229 | 111 | hr | 4229 | Borrowers' Right to Inspect Closing Documents Act of 2009 | Housing and Community Development | 2009-12-08 | 2009-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Bean, Melissa L. [D-IL-8] | IL | D | B001253 | 13 | Borrowers' Right to Inspect Closing Documents Act of 2009 - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA) to revise procedures governing the furnishing of closing documents to borrowers. Requires the lender to furnish to the settlement agent, at least four business days before the scheduled date of a real estate settlement, the completed promissory note, the mortgage instrument, and all other items needed to complete the uniform settlement statement, the final Truth-in-Lending Act disclosure, and the final closing instructions. Requires the settlement agent to furnish the borrower, at least three business days before the scheduled settlement date, with the completed documents and the completed uniform settlement statement, as long as the lender has timely provided the agent with those items. Shields the settlement agent from liability for the lender's noncompliance with this Act. Cites circumstances under which the settlement agent may correct the uniform settlement statement and related documents prior to the scheduled settlement date. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to exempt settlements from the requirements of this Act in certain circumstances. | 2023-01-11T13:16:59Z | |
| 111-s-2850 | 111 | s | 2850 | Chinese Drywall Homeowners Assistance Act | Housing and Community Development | 2009-12-08 | 2009-12-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] | LA | R | V000127 | 0 | Chinese Drywall Homeowners Assistance Act - Permits the use of specified community development block grant (CDBG) funds under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, which have been given to the Road Home Program created by the Louisiana Recovery Authority, to provide any Louisiana resident, whether a participant or nonparticipant in the Road Home Program, with monetary assistance necessary to repair or replace tainted drywall that: (1) was manufactured in the People's Republic of China; (2) was imported into the United States between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2008; and (3) contains elevated levels of sulphur or strontium. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to permit any state or local government receiving such CDBG funds to use them to provide homeowners with monetary assistance to repair or replace such tainted drywall. | 2023-01-11T13:16:50Z | |
| 111-s-2836 | 111 | s | 2836 | Asset Management Improvement Act of 2009 | Housing and Community Development | 2009-12-04 | 2009-12-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] | WI | D | K000305 | 1 | Asset Management Improvement Act of 2009 - Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from imposing restrictions or limitations on the amount of management and related fees for a public housing project which the public housing agency (PHA) determines reasonable, unless such restriction or limitation: (1) is determined pursuant to a negotiated rulemaking convened by the Secretary no earlier than April 1, 2010, with representatives from interested parties; and (2) is effective only on or after January 1, 2012. Allows any PHA that owns or operates fewer than 500 public housing units under the United States Housing Act of 1937 to elect to be exempt from asset management requirements imposed by the Secretary. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing any requirement relating to asset management restricting the use by PHAs of amounts for Capital Fund assistance for costs of any PHA central office. Requires the Secretary to ensure that PHAs encourage the reasonable efforts of residents to organize. | 2023-01-11T13:16:51Z | |
| 111-hr-4099 | 111 | hr | 4099 | Energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009 | Housing and Community Development | 2009-11-18 | 2009-11-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15] | OH | D | K000372 | 17 | Energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make: (1) payments (green dividends) to owners of assisted multifamily rental housing projects who undertake utility cost-saving measures; and (2) loans funded from residual receipts to owners of assisted multifamily rental housing projects for undertaking green retrofit measures for such projects. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study and report to Congress on the benefits of a federal statutory exemption from compliance with state and local building codes to enable and encourage the construction and installation in assisted multifamily rental housing projects of distributive energy generation and water efficiency measures. Requires owners of assisted multifamily rental housing projects to report to the Secretary on consumption of electricity, water, gas, and other utilities by such projects. | 2023-01-11T13:17:18Z | |
| 111-hr-4106 | 111 | hr | 4106 | Green Affordable Housing Act of 2009 | Housing and Community Development | 2009-11-18 | 2009-11-18 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] | CT | D | H001047 | 4 | Green Affordable Housing Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a program of grants and loans to owners of specified eligible federally assisted housing projects for making eligible green retrofit improvements to such projects. Conditions such grants or loans on a HUD approved retrofit plan by the owners of such projects. | 2023-01-11T13:17:17Z | |
| 111-sres-352 | 111 | sres | 352 | A resolution encouraging banks and mortgage servicers to work with families affected by contaminated drywall to allow temporary forbearance without penalty on payments on their home mortgages. | Housing and Community Development | 2009-11-10 | 2009-11-10 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11356; text as passed Senate: CR S11356; text of measure as introduced: CR S11350) | Senate | Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] | VA | D | W000805 | 5 | (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Encourages banks and mortgage servicers to work with families affected by contaminated drywall to allow temporary forbearance without penalty on payments on their home mortgages. | 2022-02-03T06:06:04Z | |
| 111-hr-3891 | 111 | hr | 3891 | Safe and Healthy Housing Act of 2009 | Housing and Community Development | 2009-10-21 | 2010-06-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry. | House | Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] | PA | D | B001227 | 0 | Safe and Healthy Housing Act of 2009 - Directs the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate the health effects of housing-related health hazards for which limited research or understanding of causes or associations exists. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), acting through the Director of the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control (Director), to implement studies of the assessment, prevention, and control of housing-related health hazards. Directs the Administrator of the EPA to study how sustainable building features in existing housing affect the quality of the indoor environment, the prevalence of housing-related health hazards, and the health of occupants. Directs the Secretary of HUD, acting through the Director, to complete the analysis of data collected for the National Survey on Lead and Allergens in Housing and the American Healthy Housing Survey. Directs the Administrator of the EPA to expand current indoor environmental monitoring efforts to establish baseline levels of indoor chemical pollutants and their sources. Requires the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to determine the data and resources needed to establish a healthy housing data collection system. Directs the Secretary of HUD, acting through the Director, to: (1) develop improved methods for evaluating, reducing, and preventing health hazards in housing; (2) support development of objective measures for a healthy residential environment; (3) promote the incorporation of healthy housing principles in post-disaster environments as well as ongoing practices and systems, and of health considerations into green and energy-efficient construction and rehabilitation; (4) improve the dissemination of healthy housing information; and (5) promote state and local level healthy housing efforts. Amends the Public Health Service Act with respect to the CDC Program Capacity on Housing-Rela… | 2023-01-11T13:17:50Z | |
| 111-hr-3897 | 111 | hr | 3897 | Removing Reward for Section 8 Fraud Act of 2009 | Housing and Community Development | 2009-10-21 | 2009-10-21 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] | CA | R | G000021 | 1 | Removing Reward for Section 8 Fraud Act of 2009 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to apply to a family residing in a dwelling unit covered by a contract for project-based rental (voucher) assistance under section 8 certain requirements for treatment of families whose welfare or public assistance benefits are reduced under a federal, state, or local law because of: (1) the failure of a family member to comply with requirements to participate in an economic self-sufficiency program or engage in work activities; or (2) an act of fraud by a family member. | 2023-01-11T13:17:50Z | |
| 111-hr-3828 | 111 | hr | 3828 | Suspend ACORN Certification Act of 2009 | Housing and Community Development | 2009-10-15 | 2009-10-15 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] | IL | R | B001232 | 34 | Suspend ACORN Certification Act of 2009 - Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), with respect to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or any of its specified related affiliates (covered organizations), to: (1) audit all assistance within HUD jurisdiction provided to ACORN at any time; (2) determine whether each such covered organization has used the assistance in accordance with all laws, regulations, and other terms and conditions; and (3) publish such determination in the Federal Register. Bars covered organizations from being approved, certified, or authorized under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 or otherwise to provide housing counseling in connection with any HUD program or to receive HUD assistance for housing counseling activities unless and until the Inspector General has made a determination, pursuant to such audit, that all such recipients of the assistance have used all of it in accordance with its terms and conditions. Prohibits the HUD Secretary from providing any assistance within HUD jurisdiction for housing counseling activities to a covered organization unless and until the Inspector General has made such determination. | 2023-01-11T13:17:52Z | |
| 111-hr-3793 | 111 | hr | 3793 | Healthy Housing Council Act of 2009 | Housing and Community Development | 2009-10-13 | 2009-10-13 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] | PA | D | B001227 | 0 | Healthy Housing Council Act of 2009 - Establishes in the executive branch an independent Interagency Council on Healthy Housing. Requires the Council to: (1) review federal programs and services that provide housing, health, energy, or environmental services to families and individuals; (2) monitor, evaluate, and recommend improvements in existing programs and services administered, funded, or financed by federal, state, and local agencies; (3) recommend ways to reduce duplication among federal programs and services; and (4) ensure collaboration among and within agencies in the provision and availability of such programs and services. | 2023-01-11T13:17:53Z |
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