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115-hr-7382 115 hr 7382 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lobbying Regulation Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-12-20 2018-12-20 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] CA R R000487 1 Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Lobbying Regulation Act of 2018 This bill prohibits the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) from engaging in lobbying activities while under conservatorship or receivership. 2023-01-11T13:40:45Z  
115-hr-7385 115 hr 7385 Disaster Housing Assistance Program Accountability Act Housing and Community Development 2018-12-20 2018-12-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. House Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] NV D T000468 1 Disaster Housing Assistance Program Accountability Act This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish at least three pilot programs to provide long-term rental-housing assistance and case-management services to families affected by a major disaster in either a U.S. territory in 2017 or a state in 2018. 2023-01-11T13:40:45Z  
115-hr-7262 115 hr 7262 American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-12-11 2018-12-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. House Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] LA D R000588 3 American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018 This bill addresses housing affordability and access by establishing a Local Housing Innovation grant program to support efforts to remove barriers to affordable housing; reauthorizing and increasing funding for various specified housing programs; establishing a Middle Class Housing Emergency Fund to support the construction of affordable rental-housing units; establishing a down-payment assistance program; establishing a formula grant program to assist borrowers who have negative equity in their homes; expanding the applicability, and increasing the penalties for violations, of certain requirements for financial institutions to help meet the credit needs of lower-income communities; expanding certain protections under the Fair Housing Act; and otherwise revising provisions related to housing assistance. The bill also lowers estate-tax thresholds, establishes new tax rates above those thresholds, and otherwise modifies provisions related to transfer taxes. 2023-01-11T13:40:49Z  
115-s-3726 115 s 3726 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-12-06 2018-12-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 1 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 This bill amends the National Housing Act to repeal waiting period requirements for guarantees provided by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). Specifically, Ginnie Mae may guarantee a security backed by a refinanced Department of Veterans Affairs housing loan without a waiting period. 2023-01-11T13:40:41Z  
115-s-3731 115 s 3731 BUILD Act Housing and Community Development 2018-12-06 2018-12-06 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] NE R F000463 1 Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams Act or the BUILD Act This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act and the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 to allow nonprofit organizations offering mortgage loans for charitable purposes to use certain alternative forms to satisfy disclosure requirements. 2023-01-11T13:40:41Z  
115-s-3612 115 s 3612 Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-11-13 2018-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] UT R H000338 3 Fair Housing Improvement Act of 2018 This bill prohibits discrimination in housing on the basis of source of income or veteran status. 2023-01-11T13:40:57Z  
115-hr-7071 115 hr 7071 Farmworker Housing Improvement Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-10-16 2018-10-16 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20] CA D P000613 0 Farmworker Housing Improvement Act of 2018 This bill modifies certain housing programs administered by the Department of Agriculture for rural farmworkers, including by increasing the maximum amount of a loan or grant that may be made under such programs. 2023-01-11T13:41:15Z  
115-hr-7050 115 hr 7050 Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-10-09 2018-10-09 Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] SC D C000537 2 Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 This bill (1) requires a recipient of a Community Development Block Grant to develop strategies to support new, inclusive zoning policies and programs; (2) establishes a tax credit based on the rental costs of an eligible individual; and (3) establishes a savings program to allow a taxpayer to defer payment on a portion of the amount that would otherwise be refunded to the taxpayer as overpayment. 2023-01-11T13:41:15Z  
115-hr-7054 115 hr 7054 Housing Innovation Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-10-09 2018-10-09 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] CA D D000623 0 Housing Innovation Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Office of Housing Innovation in the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The office shall carry out grant programs to support (1) planning efforts that address housing needs in urban areas; (2) research and studies to support, inform, and advise local governments on their plans for new housing and community development; and (3) outreach programs focused on issues related to housing, community development, and regional planning. 2023-01-11T13:41:15Z  
115-s-3536 115 s 3536 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-10-02 2018-10-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] MN D K000367 0 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 This bill amends the National Housing Act to repeal waiting period requirements for guarantees provided by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). Specifically, Ginnie Mae may guarantee a security backed by a refinanced Department of Veterans Affairs housing loan without a waiting period. 2023-01-11T13:41:11Z  
115-hr-6942 115 hr 6942 Eviction Prevention Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-09-27 2018-11-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. House Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] CT D D000216 0 Eviction Prevention Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to states to provide legal counsel to low-income individuals in civil actions related to evictions. The Government Accountability Office must study and report to Congress on evictions in the United States, including the rate of legal representation of tenants and landlords, the effect of full representation on eviction cases, and the potential cost savings from providing representation. 2023-01-11T13:41:28Z  
115-hr-6925 115 hr 6925 Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-09-26 2018-11-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. House Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NY D V000081 1 Sexual Harassment Awareness and Prevention Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Interagency Task Force on Enforcement of Prohibitions Against Sexual Harassment Under the Fair Housing Act and requires reporting by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Government Accountability Office on sexual harassment in federal housing-assistance programs. 2023-01-11T13:41:28Z  
115-s-3503 115 s 3503 American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-09-26 2018-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] MA D W000817 0 American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2018 This bill addresses housing affordability and access by establishing a Local Housing Innovation grant program to support efforts to remove barriers to affordable housing; reauthorizing and increasing funding for various specified housing programs; establishing a Middle Class Housing Emergency Fund to support the construction of affordable rental-housing units; establishing a down-payment assistance program; establishing a formula grant program to assist borrowers who have negative equity in their homes; expanding the applicability, and increasing the penalties for violations, of certain requirements for financial institutions to help meet the credit needs of lower-income communities; expanding certain protections under the Fair Housing Act; and otherwise revising provisions related to housing assistance. The bill also lowers estate-tax thresholds, establishes new tax rates above those thresholds, and otherwise modifies provisions related to transfer taxes. 2023-01-11T13:41:19Z  
115-hr-6887 115 hr 6887 Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5] MI D K000380 2 Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2018 This bill addresses the removal of lead from drinking water in federally assisted housing. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to require specified testing and remediation with respect to water service lines containing lead; authorizes HUD to inspect all sources of lead contamination in federally assisted housing and to mitigate sources of lead exposure; establishes a grant program for states and local governments to create inventories of water service lines containing lead and to test for lead in the drinking water at child care facilities, schools, and public water fountains; and allows recipients of certain HUD assistance to use such assistance to replace water fixtures and service lines containing lead. 2023-01-11T13:41:30Z  
115-hr-6892 115 hr 6892 To streamline requirements for currency transaction reports and suspicious activity reports, and for other purposes. Housing and Community Development 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] PA R R000598 0 This bill directs the Department of Treasury to review requirements regarding currency-transaction reports and suspicious-activity reports, including their usefulness to law enforcement and ways to reduce regulatory burdens on financial institutions. 2023-01-11T13:41:29Z  
115-s-3492 115 s 3492 Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-09-25 2018-09-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] IL D D000622 4 Get the Lead Out of Assisted Housing Act of 2018 This bill addresses the removal of lead from drinking water in federally assisted housing. Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to require specified testing and remediation with respect to water service lines containing lead; authorizes HUD to inspect all sources of lead contamination in federally assisted housing and to mitigate sources of lead exposure; establishes a grant program for states and local governments to create inventories of water service lines containing lead and to test for lead in the drinking water at child care facilities, schools, and public water fountains; and allows recipients of certain HUD assistance to use such assistance to replace water fixtures and service lines containing lead. 2023-01-11T13:41:19Z  
115-hr-6792 115 hr 6792 Clean Up Our Neighborhoods Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-09-12 2018-09-12 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] OH D R000577 1 Clean Up Our Neighborhoods Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Community Development to award grants to states for specified activities designed to eliminate blight and promote neighborhood revitalization. 2023-01-11T13:41:33Z  
115-hr-6737 115 hr 6737 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-09-07 2018-10-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. House Rep. Zeldin, Lee M. [R-NY-1] NY R Z000017 3 Protect Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Housing Act to repeal waiting period requirements for guarantees provided by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae). Specifically, Ginnie Mae may guarantee a security backed by a refinanced Department of Veterans Affairs housing loan without a waiting period. 2023-01-11T13:41:35Z  
115-hr-6746 115 hr 6746 Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-09-07 2018-09-07 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] TX R H001036 0 Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act of 2018 This bill revises provisions related to housing finance, mortgage-backed securities, and government-sponsored enterprises. Among other things, the bill: abolishes the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), effective five years after the bill's enactment; makes both the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) and the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) independent of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); transfers certain functions from HUD and the Department of Agriculture to the FHA and otherwise revises the FHA's authority; and establishes a mortgage-backed security market exchange and covered bond program. 2023-01-11T13:41:35Z  
115-hr-6701 115 hr 6701 HEALS Act Housing and Community Development 2018-09-04 2018-09-04 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] TX R P000592 1 Help End Abusive Living Situations Act or the HEALS Act This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take specified measures to improve services provided to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including by promoting the provision of technical assistance and support for programs to improve outcomes for such survivors. 2023-01-11T13:41:36Z  
115-s-3393 115 s 3393 Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-08-28 2018-08-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Senate Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] NV D C001113 1 Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development Act of 2018 This bill establishes a Council on Rural Community Innovation and Economic Development and a Rural Broadband Integration Working Group. 2023-01-11T13:41:40Z  
115-s-3342 115 s 3342 Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-08-01 2018-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Senate Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] NJ D B001288 0 Housing, Opportunity, Mobility, and Equity Act of 2018 This bill (1) requires a recipient of a Community Development Block Grant to develop strategies to support new, inclusive zoning policies and programs; (2) establishes a tax credit based on the rental costs of an eligible individual; and (3) establishes a savings program to allow a taxpayer to defer payment on a portion of the amount that would otherwise be refunded to the taxpayer as overpayment. 2023-01-11T13:41:41Z  
115-hr-6509 115 hr 6509 Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-07-25 2018-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] IL D S001145 10 Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2018 This bill requires newly constructed, federally assisted houses and town houses to contain at least one level that complies with specified minimum standards of accessibility for individuals with disabilities. An aggrieved person may commence a civil action with respect to a violation of the bill. 2023-01-11T13:41:57Z  
115-hr-6456 115 hr 6456 Small Public Housing Regulatory Relief Expansion Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] MS R P000601 0 Small Public Housing Regulatory Relief Expansion Act of 2018 This bill allows public housing agencies to be considered to be small public housing agencies (and therefore be subject to less-frequent assessments by the Department of Housing and Urban Development) even if they are not located in rural areas. 2023-01-11T13:41:59Z  
115-s-3231 115 s 3231 Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-07-18 2018-07-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] IN R Y000064 16 Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis and requires the task force to make recommendations on how to use affordable housing to improve the effectiveness of federal programs and improve life outcomes. 2023-01-11T13:41:48Z  
115-hr-6383 115 hr 6383 Small Town and Regional Vitality Investment Act Housing and Community Development 2018-07-16 2018-07-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. House Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] MN D W000799 0 Small Town and Regional Vitality Investment Act This bill establishes, and provides funding for, a program through which the Rural Development Innovation Center shall make grants to local governments to address major community-development and public-infrastructure challenges. 2023-01-11T13:42:02Z  
115-hr-6252 115 hr 6252 Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-06-27 2018-06-27 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] VA D M001200 9 Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2018 This bill amends the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to promulgate regulations that: require owners of certain housing to initiate a lead-based paint hazard risk assessment before a family with a child under age six occupies such housing, unless lead-based paint has already been removed; state that a visual assessment alone is not sufficient for these purposes; and require owners to control lead-based paint hazards identified in the assessment within 30 days and provide certain notices to residents of the housing. These regulations shall apply to housing receiving federal assistance that was constructed before 1978, but exclude: single-family housing covered by an application for mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act, or multi-family housing that is covered by such an application but does not receive any other federal housing assistance. HUD regulations shall also require emergency relocation of such families, without placement on a waitlist, penalty (including rent payments to be made for that dwelling unit), or lapse in assistance, to a unit that was constructed in 1978 or later or to another unit of covered housing that has no lead-based paint hazards. 2023-01-11T13:42:17Z  
115-hr-6220 115 hr 6220 Restoring Fair Housing Protections Eliminated by HUD Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-06-26 2018-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] CA D W000187 8 Restoring Fair Housing Protections Eliminated by HUD Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take certain measures to address fair housing, including by (1) developing a public database of complaints of discriminatory housing practices, and (2) implementing or reissuing specified rules related to fair housing.  2023-01-11T13:42:18Z  
115-hr-6209 115 hr 6209 To amend the Fair Housing Act to provide that it is unlawful for any person engaging in a residential real estate-related transaction to discriminate against any person in making available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of such a transaction, because all or part of the person's income derives from a source located in Puerto Rico or any other territory of the United States, and for other purposes. Housing and Community Development 2018-06-25 2018-08-02 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. House Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] PR R G000582 1 This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit, in real estate-related transactions, discrimination against an individual on the basis that the individual's income is derived from a source located in Puerto Rico or another U.S. territory. 2023-01-11T13:42:18Z  
115-hr-6152 115 hr 6152 Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-06-19 2018-06-19 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] DC D N000147 0 Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2018 This bill specifies that (1) an individual may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing on the basis of using marijuana in compliance with state law, and (2) the Department of Housing and Urban Development may not prohibit or discourage the use of marijuana in federally assisted housing if such use is in compliance with state law. 2023-01-11T13:42:20Z  
115-hr-6102 115 hr 6102 Homeowner Mortgage Servicing Fairness Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-06-14 2018-06-14 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] CA D W000187 0 Homeowner Mortgage Servicing Fairness Act of 2018 This bill provides for the establishment of mortgage-servicer oversight standards by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. 2023-01-11T13:42:21Z  
115-hr-6019 115 hr 6019 No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-06-06 2018-06-06 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] AZ R B001302 0 No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), on an annual basis and for each public housing agency, to: monitor the extent of noncompliance with the community service and economic self-sufficiency requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937, determine the aggregate amount provided in federal subsidies for all public housing dwelling units that were occupied by noncompliant tenants, and publish this amount in the Federal Register. In each fiscal year this amount, as determined and published for the preceding fiscal year, shall be rescinded from funds made available for HUD's Management and Administration account. 2023-01-11T13:42:24Z  
115-hr-5993 115 hr 5993 Fixing Housing Access Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-06-01 2018-07-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. House Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] NJ D G000583 1 Fixing Housing Access Act of 2018 This bill modifies provisions concerning civil actions under the False Claims Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 related to certain housing programs administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Agriculture. 2023-01-11T13:42:25Z  
115-hr-5987 115 hr 5987 Liberty City Rising Act Housing and Community Development 2018-05-29 2018-05-29 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] FL D W000808 7 Liberty City Rising Act This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish standards to ensure the safety and security of federally assisted housing in high-crime areas. Public housing agencies serving high-crime areas must establish anonymous hotlines for tenants to report suspicious activity and crimes in the community. 2023-01-11T13:42:34Z  
115-s-2945 115 s 2945 Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-05-24 2018-05-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] IN R Y000064 5 Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a mobility demonstration program to enable public housing agencies to administer housing-choice rental-assistance vouchers in a manner designed to (1) encourage low-income families receiving such assistance to move to lower-poverty areas, and (2) expand access to opportunity areas. HUD shall require public housing agencies applying to participate in the program to submit a specified Regional Housing Mobility Plan. 2023-01-11T13:42:27Z  
115-hr-5833 115 hr 5833 Expanding Housing Opportunities for Foster Youth Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-05-16 2018-05-16 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] CA D W000187 3 Expanding Housing Opportunities for Foster Youth Act of 2018 This bill increases the budget authority for the Family Unification Vouchers program, which provides housing assistance to foster youth. 2023-01-11T13:39:30Z  
115-s-2856 115 s 2856 Liberty City Rising Act Housing and Community Development 2018-05-16 2018-05-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 0 Liberty City Rising Act This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish standards to ensure the safety and security of federally assisted housing in high-crime areas. Public housing agencies serving high-crime areas must establish anonymous hotlines for tenants to report suspicious activity and crimes in the community. 2023-01-11T13:42:30Z  
115-hr-5793 115 hr 5793 Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-05-15 2018-07-11 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. House Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] WI R D000614 1 Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018 (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a mobility demonstration program to enable public housing agencies (PHAs) to administer housing-choice rental-assistance vouchers in a manner designed to: (1) encourage low-income families receiving such assistance to move to lower-poverty areas, and (2) expand access to opportunity areas. HUD shall require PHAs applying to participate in the program to submit a specified Regional Housing Mobility Plan. 2023-01-11T13:39:32Z  
115-hr-5755 115 hr 5755 TOOLS to Rehabilitate Communities Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-05-10 2018-05-10 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] TX R C001048 1 Tools On Our Local Streets to Rehabilitate Communities Act of 2018 or the TOOLS to Rehabilitate Communities Act of 2018 This bill expands eligible activities under the Community Development Block Grant program to include creating or strengthening partnerships with nonprofit organizations that provide resources to assist with authorized development or revitalization projects. 2023-01-11T13:39:33Z  
115-hres-886 115 hres 886 Expressing the sense of Congress that the Brooke rule is essential to ensuring affordable rent levels for families receiving Federal rental assistance. Housing and Community Development 2018-05-10 2018-05-10 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] CA D W000187 10 Affirms that the Brooke rule (a benchmark for measuring housing affordability) is essential for ensuring affordable rents for families receiving federal rental assistance. Rejects the Trump Administration's "Making Affordable Housing Work Again" proposal and other efforts to undermine such rule. 2023-01-11T13:42:34Z  
115-hr-5735 115 hr 5735 THRIVE Act Housing and Community Development 2018-05-09 2018-06-18 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. House Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] KY R B001282 10 Transitional Housing for Recovery in Viable Environments Demonstration Program Act or the THRIVE Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a five-year demonstration program for nonprofit organizations and tribally designated housing entities to provide low-income rental-assistance vouchers to individuals recovering from an opioid or other substance-use disorder. Specifically, these vouchers shall be provided through a supportive housing program that provides treatment for such disorders and coordination with workforce development providers. HUD may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision of statute or regulation governing the use of these vouchers (except for requirements relating to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, or the environment) if such waiver or alternative is necessary. 2023-01-11T13:39:34Z  
115-s-2808 115 s 2808 TOOLS to Rehabilitate Communities Act Housing and Community Development 2018-05-09 2018-05-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 1 Tools On Our Local Streets to Rehabilitate Communities Act or the TOOLS to Rehabilitate Communities Act This bill expands eligible activities under the Community Development Block Grant program to include creating or strengthening partnerships with nonprofit organizations that provide resources to assist with authorized development or revitalization projects. 2023-01-11T13:42:32Z  
115-hconres-120 115 hconres 120 Supporting a bold and sustained expansion of Federal investments in affordable rental homes. Housing and Community Development 2018-05-08 2018-05-09 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3837-3838) House Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] CA D L000551 21 Expresses support for a bold and sustained expansion of federal investments in affordable and accessible rental homes to help more low-income families. 2023-01-11T13:39:37Z  
115-hr-5704 115 hr 5704 Know Your Home Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-05-08 2018-05-08 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] CT D D000216 0 Know Your Home Act of 2018 This bill expands eligible activities under the Community Development Block Grant program to include payment of costs incurred by a local government in digitizing, and publishing online, information regarding violations of laws and regulations related to housing construction and safety. The bill also requires a local government, as a condition of grant eligibility in FY2024 or later, to collect and make publicly available such information upon request. 2023-01-11T13:39:35Z  
115-hr-5673 115 hr 5673 Keep Your Home Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-05-01 2018-05-01 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] CA D T000474 2 Keep Your Home Act of 2018 This bill amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to reauthorize the Department of the Treasury's Hardest Hit Fund (which supports programs that assist homeowners faced with financial hardship) and otherwise modify provisions related to the fund. 2023-01-11T13:39:36Z  
115-s-2744 115 s 2744 Aid to Homeowners with Crumbling Foundations Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-04-25 2018-04-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] CT D M001169 3 Aid to Homeowners with Crumbling Foundations Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants for states to assist residential-building owners in repairing or replacing concrete foundations that have deteriorated due to pyrrhotite (an iron sulfide mineral). 2023-01-11T13:39:39Z  
115-s-2745 115 s 2745 Crumbling Foundations Small Business and Homeowners Assistance Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-04-25 2018-04-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] CT D B001277 3 Crumbling Foundations Small Business and Homeowners Assistance Act of 2018 This bill requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award grants for states to assist homeowners, small-business owners, and condominium associations in preventing, mitigating, and repairing structural damage to concrete foundations that contain pyrrhotite (an iron sulfide mineral linked to crumbling foundations). 2023-01-11T13:39:39Z  
115-hr-5602 115 hr 5602 Affordable Housing Protection Act Housing and Community Development 2018-04-24 2018-04-24 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] NY D M001185 4 Affordable Housing Protection Act This bill requires an owner receiving low-income housing assistance for a dwelling unit that becomes uninhabitable to temporarily lease, for the unit's resident, a habitable dwelling unit in another building while the uninhabitable unit is repaired. 2023-01-11T13:39:48Z  
115-hr-5555 115 hr 5555 FHA Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-04-18 2018-04-18 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] CA D W000187 0 FHA Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2018 This bill amends the National Housing Act to expand foreclosure-prevention measures for homes insured by the Federal Housing Administration. Specifically, the bill revises requirements concerning insurance benefits, mortgage-servicer oversight, complaint procedures, and notice to borrowers. 2023-01-11T13:39:50Z  
115-s-2698 115 s 2698 FHA Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-04-18 2018-04-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] NV D C001113 1 FHA Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2018 This bill amends the National Housing Act to expand foreclosure-prevention measures for homes insured by the Federal Housing Administration. Specifically, the bill revises requirements concerning insurance benefits, mortgage-servicer oversight, complaint procedures, and notice to borrowers. 2023-01-11T13:39:41Z  
115-hr-5393 115 hr 5393 Working Together to End Homelessness Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-03-22 2018-03-22 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] CA R R000487 4 Working Together to End Homelessness Act of 2018 This bill permanently reauthorizes the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. 2023-01-11T13:40:06Z  
115-hr-5365 115 hr 5365 Community Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-03-21 2018-03-21 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. House Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] PA R T000467 12 Community Services Block Grant Reauthorization Act of 2018 This bill reauthorizes through FY2027 the Community Services Block Grant program and otherwise revises the program, including with respect to program administration and leadership, minimum and maximum allotments to states, and performance measurement. 2023-01-11T13:40:09Z  
115-hr-5352 115 hr 5352 Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-03-20 2018-03-20 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] NH D K000382 2 Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2018 This bill authorizes rental assistance to low-income tenants of certain multifamily public housing in rural areas and otherwise revises provisions related to low-income housing. 2023-01-11T13:40:10Z  
115-s-2574 115 s 2574 Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-03-20 2018-03-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] NH D S001181 2 Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2018 This bill authorizes rental assistance to low-income tenants of certain multifamily public housing in rural areas and otherwise revises provisions related to low-income housing. 2023-01-11T13:39:58Z  
115-hr-5200 115 hr 5200 Hardest Hit Housing Act of 2018 Housing and Community Development 2018-03-07 2018-03-07 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] NY D C001067 8 Hardest Hit Housing Act of 2018 This bill authorizes through FY2022 additional funds for various housing programs, including grants to large public housing agencies for specified capital activities, grants for foreclosure mitigation counseling and legal assistance, and incremental vouchers for rental assistance for large public housing agencies. 2023-01-11T13:40:19Z  
115-s-2363 115 s 2363 Creating American Investment, Redevelopment, and Opportunity Task Force Act Housing and Community Development 2018-01-30 2018-01-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Senate Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] IL D D000622 1 Creating American Investment, Redevelopment, and Opportunity Task Force Act This bill establishes the Creating American Investment, Redevelopment, and Opportunity Task Force. The goals of the task force shall include expanding affordable housing, improving infrastructure, and spurring investment in Alexander County, Illinois. 2023-01-11T13:40:37Z  
115-s-2305 115 s 2305 Trafficking Victims Housing Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2018-01-11 2018-01-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] OH D B000944 1 Trafficking Victims Housing Act of 2017 This bill requires the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, in coordination with other agencies, to conduct a study assessing the availability and accessibility of housing and services for homeless individuals who are victims of trafficking or at risk of being trafficked. 2023-01-11T13:38:53Z  
115-hr-4648 115 hr 4648 Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-12-14 2018-01-09 Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Prior to Referral. House Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] MN R E000294 1 Home Mortgage Reporting Relief Act of 2017 This bill delays the effective date of specified regulations issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding the compilation and reporting of home-mortgage data by depository institutions. The bill also suspends certain home-mortgage data-publishing requirements for depository institutions. 2023-01-11T13:39:15Z  
115-hr-4651 115 hr 4651 Let Lenders Lend Act Housing and Community Development 2017-12-14 2017-12-14 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] AZ R B001302 5 Let Lenders Lend Act This bill nullifies the "Home Mortgage Disclosure (Regulation C)" rule finalized by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on October 28, 2015. (The rule, mandated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, expanded the scope of information that must be disclosed under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.) 2023-01-11T13:39:15Z  
115-s-2230 115 s 2230 HEALS Act Housing and Community Development 2017-12-14 2017-12-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8047) Senate Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] TX R C001056 5 Help End Abusive Living Situations Act or the HEALS Act This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to take specified measures to improve services provided to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including by authorizing any defunded transitional housing projects to reapply for funding. 2023-01-11T13:39:07Z  
115-s-2226 115 s 2226 Disaster Assistance Simplification Act Housing and Community Development 2017-12-13 2017-12-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] FL R R000595 4 Disaster Assistance Simplification Act This bill prohibits a recipient of a disaster-recovery grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development from denying an applicant for assistance, or reducing the amount of assistance offered to the applicant, on the basis that the applicant declined disaster-recovery relief assistance from the Small Business Administration. 2023-01-11T13:39:07Z  
115-hr-4557 115 hr 4557 Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-12-05 2018-12-28 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 870. House Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] MO R W000812 3 Reforming Disaster Recovery Act of 2017 This bill provides statutory authority for certain procedures related to the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Program and adds new program requirements, including with respect to coordination of benefits, precertification for grant assistance, and allocation of grant funds. 2023-01-11T13:39:18Z  
115-hr-4432 115 hr 4432 LEAD SALE Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-11-16 2017-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17] PA D C001090 2 Lead Exposure Accountability During Sales Avoids Lead Endangerment Act of 2017 or the LEAD SALE Act of 2017 This bill amends the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 with respect to federal requirements governing the disclosure of lead-based paint hazards in target housing that is offered for sale or lease. The bill expands civil liability provisions to make violators of the requirements liable to residents or invitees of the target housing suffering damages. The bill also authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to use subpoenas to administer the disclosure requirements. 2023-01-11T13:37:59Z  
115-hr-4389 115 hr 4389 To amend section 428 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to set aside funds for case management services for residents of permanent supportive housing for homeless persons, and for other purposes. Housing and Community Development 2017-11-14 2017-11-14 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] WI R D000614 0 This bill amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to require specified funds to be used for grants to recipients of permanent supportive housing grants for homeless persons to provide supportive services, including case management services, to residents of such housing. 2023-01-11T13:38:01Z  
115-hr-4322 115 hr 4322 Home for the Brave Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-11-09 2017-11-09 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] CA D C001112 3 Home for the Brave Act of 2017 This bill amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to exclude veterans' service-connected disability or death benefits from income for purposes of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's assisted-housing programs determinations. 2023-01-11T13:38:03Z  
115-hr-4315 115 hr 4315 Wounded Warrior Housing Reform Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-11-08 2017-11-08 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-51] CA D V000130 1 Wounded Warrior Housing Reform Act of 2017 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937, with respect to the determination of income of each member of a household applying for or receiving low-income rental assistance, to exclude from the income of an Armed Forces veteran (1) service-connected disability compensation, and (2) a pension paid to a veteran age 65 or older. 2023-01-11T13:38:03Z  
115-hr-4258 115 hr 4258 Family Self-Sufficiency Act Housing and Community Development 2017-11-06 2018-01-18 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. House Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] WI R D000614 7 Family Self-Sufficiency Act This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise the Family-Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program, an employment and savings incentive program for families that reside in public housing or have housing vouchers. Specifically, the bill: combines existing, separately operated FSS programs into a single program; extends program eligibility to tenants of certain privately owned properties subsidized with project-based rental assistance; revises program requirements related to eligibility, supportive services, and escrow deposits; and otherwise modifies the FSS program. 2023-01-11T13:38:06Z  
115-sres-312 115 sres 312 A resolution expressing support for the designation of September 2017 and 2018 each as "National Month for Renters". Housing and Community Development 2017-10-30 2017-10-30 Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6879; text: CR S6877) Senate Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] LA R C001075 1 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Supports the designation of September 2017 and 2018 each as National Month for Renters to draw attention to the rental housing shortage in the United States. 2020-09-28T22:41:25Z  
115-hr-4159 115 hr 4159 Making FHA More Affordable Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-10-26 2017-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] CA D W000187 9 Making FHA More Affordable Act of 2017 This bill amends the National Housing Act to require Federal Housing Administration mortgage borrowers to pay mortgage insurance premiums only when their remaining principal balance exceeds 78% or more of the home value or sales price. 2023-01-11T13:38:21Z  
115-hr-4160 115 hr 4160 Preventing Foreclosures on Seniors Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-10-26 2017-10-26 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] CA D W000187 7 Preventing Foreclosures on Seniors Act of 2017 This bill expands loss mitigation for borrowers and surviving spouses under the Federal Housing Administration's Home Equity Conversion Mortgages program (a reverse-mortgage program) and otherwise revises the program. 2023-01-11T13:38:21Z  
115-hres-559 115 hres 559 Recognizing Navy Pier as a public community resource and treasured Chicago landmark. Housing and Community Development 2017-10-05 2017-10-05 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] IL D D000096 8 Recognizes Navy Pier as a public community resource and treasured Chicago landmark. 2023-01-11T13:38:20Z  
115-s-1949 115 s 1949 AHEAD Act Housing and Community Development 2017-10-05 2017-10-05 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] WA D M001111 0 Affordable Housing for Educational Achievement Demonstration Act or the AHEAD Act This bill requires the Department of Education and the Department of Housing and Community Development to jointly award competitive grants to specified partnerships for demonstration projects that (1) improve academic achievement and life outcomes for children from low-income families; and (2) either increase socioeconomic or racial diversity in one or more local educational agencies or create housing and educational stability for homeless children and youths, or both. 2023-01-11T13:38:16Z  
115-hr-3942 115 hr 3942 Housing for Survivors of Sex Trafficking Act Housing and Community Development 2017-10-04 2017-10-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. House Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] MO R H001053 18 Housing for Survivors of Sex Trafficking Act This bill amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to include sex trafficking victims as eligible participants in the transitional housing assistance grant program. The bill permits a grant recipient to condition the receipt of benefits or the provision of housing on a program participant's involvement in certain activities, including confidential counseling and evaluations, as necessary to ensure the accurate placement of the victim in the program. 2023-01-11T13:38:29Z  
115-hr-3863 115 hr 3863 Housing for Survivors of Sex Trafficking Act Housing and Community Development 2017-09-28 2017-10-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. House Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] MO R H001053 3 Housing for Survivors of Sex Trafficking Act This bill amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to include sex trafficking victims as eligible participants in the transitional housing assistance grant program. The bill permits a grant recipient to condition the receipt of benefits or the provision of housing on a program participant's involvement in certain activities, including confidential counseling and evaluations, as necessary to ensure the accurate placement of the victim in the program. 2023-01-11T13:38:39Z  
115-s-1831 115 s 1831 Volunteer First Responder Housing Act Housing and Community Development 2017-09-19 2017-09-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] ND D H001069 1 Volunteer First Responder Housing Act This bill expands eligibility for assistance under the Department of Agriculture Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program and the Department of Housing and Urban Development Good Neighbor Next Door Sales Program with respect to qualified volunteer first responders. 2023-01-11T13:38:34Z  
115-s-1845 115 s 1845 Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-09-19 2017-09-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5864-5865) Senate Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] IL D D000563 7 Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2017 This bill amends the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to promulgate regulations that: require owners of certain housing to initiate a lead-based paint hazard risk assessment before a family with a child under age six occupies such housing, unless lead-based paint has already been removed; state that a visual assessment alone is not sufficient for these purposes; and require owners to control lead-based paint hazards identified in the assessment within 30 days and provide certain notices to residents of the housing. These regulations shall apply to housing receiving federal assistance that was constructed before 1978, but exclude: single-family housing covered by an application for mortgage insurance under the National Housing Act, or multi-family housing that is covered by such an application but does not receive any other federal housing assistance. HUD regulations shall also require emergency relocation of such families, without placement on a waitlist, penalty (including rent payments to be made for that dwelling unit), or lapse in assistance, to a unit that was constructed in 1978 or later or to another unit of covered housing that has no lead-based paint hazards. 2023-01-11T13:38:33Z  
115-hr-3793 115 hr 3793 HUD Manufactured Housing Modernization Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-09-14 2017-09-14 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] CA D T000474 3 HUD Manufactured Housing Modernization Act of 2017 This bill requires any new or revised rule or regulation issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to include, as appropriate, guidelines that assess the impact of the rule or regulation on owners of residential manufactured homes and the production and sale of such homes. HUD shall issue guidelines for jurisdictions relating to the appropriate inclusion of residential manufactured homes in a Consolidated Plan of the jurisdiction. 2023-01-11T13:38:42Z  
115-hr-3745 115 hr 3745 Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act Housing and Community Development 2017-09-12 2017-09-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. House Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] MI D L000581 18 Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to specify that the following unwelcome conduct in or around a dwelling shall be considered sufficiently severe or pervasive as to constitute a discriminatory housing practice: (1) unwelcome touching of a sexual nature or groping; or (2) any other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that is intended to be coercive, threatening, or intimidating. 2023-01-11T13:38:43Z  
115-s-1751 115 s 1751 Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-08-03 2017-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] IN D D000607 5 Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to specify that a retailer of manufactured housing is generally not a "mortgage originator" subject to requirements under that Act. Similarly, the bill amends the Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to specify that such a retailer is generally not a "loan originator" subject to requirements under that Act. In addition, the bill increases the annual percentage rates and transaction values at which mortgages for certain dwellings are considered "high-cost mortgages" under TILA. 2023-01-11T13:38:47Z  
115-s-1753 115 s 1753 SAFE Transitional License Act Housing and Community Development 2017-08-03 2017-08-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] NV R H001041 8 SAFE Transitional License Act This bill amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to temporarily allow loan originators that meet specified requirements to continue to originate loans after moving: (1) from one state to another, or (2) from a depository institution to a non-depository institution. 2023-01-11T13:38:47Z  
115-s-1685 115 s 1685 Credit Score Competition Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-08-01 2017-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] SC R S001184 5 Credit Score Competition Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to allow the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), when determining whether to purchase a residential mortgage, to consider a borrower's credit score only if certain procedural requirements are met with respect to the validation and approval of credit-scoring models. The Federal Housing Finance Agency may, by regulation, establish standards and criteria for processes used by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to validate and approve credit-scoring models in accordance with the bill. 2023-01-11T13:38:49Z  
115-hconres-75 115 hconres 75 Expressing the sense of the Congress that homelessness in America should be eliminated. Housing and Community Development 2017-07-28 2017-07-31 Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Resources. House Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] NC D A000370 20 Expresses the sense of Congress regarding: elimination of homelessness by 2020; expanded funding for the low-income rental housing assistance program, the Community Development Block Grant program, the HOME Investment Partnerships program, the McKinney-Vento homeless assistance program, and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program; substantial additional funding to the National Housing Trust Fund; increased funding for job training and related programs; a federal "housing first" policy linking housing with supportive services for persons with special needs; and permanent housing connected to employment, transportation, and job training programs for American families and individuals. 2023-01-11T13:37:30Z  
115-hr-3556 115 hr 3556 Taxpayer Protections and Market Access for Mortgage Finance Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-07-28 2017-09-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. House Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] CA R R000487 4 Taxpayer Protections and Market Access for Mortgage Finance Act of 2017 This bill amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to direct the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to establish guidelines requiring the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) to engage in significant, increasing, and varied credit-risk transfer transactions. A "risk transfer transaction" provides for: (1) the sale, disposition, retention, or transfer within the private sector of credit risk on a one- to four-family residential mortgage loan or a pool of such loans that back securities on which the enterprise guarantees the timely payment of principal and interest; or (2) the retention by the private sector of any such credit risk in connection with the sale of any such loan or security to an enterprise. The enterprises may set and publish guarantee fees commensurate with the reduced credit risk resulting from any new risk transfer transactions. The bill exempts certain swaps entered into for the purpose of transferring or sharing credit risk in connection with a risk transfer transaction from the Commodity Exchange Act. The FHFA must also require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to establish: (1) a five-year pilot program under which each enterprise must annually engage in at least one front-end risk transfer transaction in which at least 75% of the transferred credit risk is transferred to bank or non-bank mortgage originators having under $10 billion in assets, and (2) a pilot program to increase the amount of risk that is shared by the enterprises using private mortgage insurance. 2023-01-11T13:37:14Z  
115-hr-3575 115 hr 3575 Housing Accountability Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-07-28 2017-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] TN D C001068 1 Housing Accountability Act of 2017 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide statutory authority for the requirement for an entity receiving low-income housing assistance payments for existing public housing units to maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions for any structure covered under a payment contract. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shall develop a process by which a Performance-Based Contract Administrator shall, on a semiannual basis, conduct a survey of the tenants of each such structure to identify consistent or persistent problems with the structure's physical condition or its manager's performance. A structure shall be referred to HUD for remediation if the administrator identifies such a problem based on the survey or any other observation made by the administrator during the normal course of business. HUD may impose a penalty on the structure's owner if the structure does not satisfactorily meet this bill's requirements or is repeatedly referred to HUD for remediation by an administrator through the process. Collected amounts shall be used solely for supporting safe and sanitary conditions at applicable structures or for HUD-designated tenant relocation, with priority given to tenants of the penalized structure. This bill shall not apply to voucher program property. 2023-01-11T13:37:14Z  
115-hconres-74 115 hconres 74 Affirming the right of all renters to a safe, affordable, and decent home. Housing and Community Development 2017-07-27 2017-07-27 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. House Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] CA D L000551 6 Supports: lifting the spending caps required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 and robustly funding programs to increase access to affordable housing and address homelessness at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and other federal agencies, and increased funding to the Public Housing Capital Fund to address the backlog of capital repairs for public housing. Opposes any cuts to federal investments in affordable federal housing programs. 2023-01-11T13:37:30Z  
115-s-1638 115 s 1638 Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-07-26 2017-07-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] IA R G000386 6 Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2017 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to include within the definition of "families" a child who is in foster care and has attained an age such that the provision of foster care for such child will end by reason of the age of the child within six months. Preference is given, subject to certain terms and conditions, for public housing occupancy and section 8 housing assistance under such Act to certain otherwise eligible children who are aging out of foster care and are at-risk for homelessness. The bill amends the Housing Act of 1949 to give preference for rural rental assistance to certain otherwise eligible children who are aging out of foster care and are at-risk of homelessness. 2023-01-11T13:37:02Z  
115-hr-3389 115 hr 3389 Housing Homeless Veterans Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-07-25 2017-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] CA D B001300 0 Housing Homeless Veterans Act of 2017 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in making Veterans Affairs-Supported Housing (VASH) program funds available among public-housing agencies (PHAs) for rental voucher assistance for homeless veterans who have chronic mental illnesses or chronic substance-use disorders, to give priority to PHAs that: (1) serve areas having the highest numbers of homeless veterans, and (2) have fully utilized their available HUD-VASH funds for the preceding fiscal year and have demonstrated need for such incremental assistance. HUD shall: (1) recapture from a PHA certain unused HUD-VASH assistance, and (2) reallocate recaptured amounts to PHAs that have used their entire allocations of HUD-VASH assistance. 2023-01-11T13:37:21Z  
115-hres-475 115 hres 475 Expressing support for the designation of the month of September 2017 as "National Month for Renters". Housing and Community Development 2017-07-25 2017-07-25 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] ME R P000611 1 Declares that the House of Representatives: supports the designation of National Month for Renters to draw attention to the U.S. rental affordability crisis; urges a national effort involving all levels of government, the private sector, and the philanthropic community to expand the supply of affordable rental homes to meet demand; and recognizes the adverse economic and social impact that unaffordable rents have on families and communities and that expanding access to affordable rental homes will help stabilize families and communities, promote equality of opportunity, and support greater economic growth and prosperity. 2023-01-11T13:37:09Z  
115-s-1601 115 s 1601 Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act Housing and Community Development 2017-07-20 2017-07-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Senate Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] NH D S001181 4 Combat Sexual Harassment in Housing Act This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to specify that the following unwelcome conduct in or around a dwelling shall be considered sufficiently severe or pervasive as to constitute a discriminatory housing practice: (1) unwelcome touching of a sexual nature or groping; or (2) any other unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that is intended to be coercive, threatening, or intimidating. 2023-01-11T13:37:04Z  
115-hr-3313 115 hr 3313 Prioritize Housing for Homeless Veterans Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-07-19 2017-07-19 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] NC R M001187 0 Prioritize Housing for Homeless Veterans Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development, in making certain Veterans Affairs-Supported Housing program funds available among public-housing agencies (PHAs) for rental voucher assistance for homeless veterans who have chronic mental illnesses or chronic substance-use disorders, to: (1) consider, together with current factors, the extent of availability in the areas served by PHAs of housing that is affordable to low-income families; and (2) give priority to metropolitan areas having an efficiency fair-market rent that has increased by more than 10% over the most recent five-year period for which such information is available. 2023-01-11T13:37:23Z  
115-hr-3221 115 hr 3221 Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act Housing and Community Development 2017-07-13 2018-03-08 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 448. House Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] TN R K000392 2 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Securing Access to Affordable Mortgages Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Truth in Lending Act and the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 to exempt from property appraisal requirements a mortgage loan of $250,000 or less if it appears on the loan creditor's balance sheet for at least three years. The bill exempts mortgage lenders and others involved in real estate transactions from incurring penalties for failing to report appraiser misconduct. 2023-01-11T13:37:27Z  
115-hr-3215 115 hr 3215 Public Housing Capital Repair Fund Act Housing and Community Development 2017-07-12 2017-07-12 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] NY D S000248 20 Public Housing Capital Repair Fund Act This bill reauthorizes the Public Housing Capital Fund Program under the United States Housing Act of 1937 through FY2020. The Department of Housing and Urban Development shall: (1) provide grants to public housing agencies (PHAs) for capital repairs that reduce health hazards in dwelling units, including mold hazards and lead-based paint hazards; and (2) make such grants to address the unmet capital needs of large, mid-size, and small PHAs. 2023-01-11T13:37:27Z  
115-hr-3134 115 hr 3134 Transforming Student Debt to Home Equity Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-06-29 2017-06-29 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] OH D K000009 7 Transforming Student Debt to Home Equity Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Federal Housing Finance Agency to jointly establish and implement a pilot demonstration program to provide, to eligible applicants with federal student loan debt, assistance in purchasing eligible properties. Specifically, the program may provide for: (1) discounts on the appraised value of eligible properties, (2) flexibility in certain underwriting standards, (3) the development of new mortgage products specifically targeted to eligible applicants, (4) the development of a program that uses actuarial information to determine how the repayment of federal student loans may be integrated into a mortgage repayment schedule to allow eligible applicants to accumulate home equity, and (5) other appropriate assistance. An "eligible property" is a property: (1) that is designed as a dwelling for occupancy by one to four families; (2) that is safe and habitable; (3) the occupancy of which will promote community revitalization; and (4) that is owned by HUD, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). 2023-01-11T13:37:42Z  
115-hr-3160 115 hr 3160 Public Housing Tenant Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-06-29 2017-06-29 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] CA D W000187 13 Public Housing Tenant Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2017 Public Housing One-for-One Replacement and Tenant Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 regarding: (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. The bill exempts from specified requirements for demolition and disposition of public housing, public housing projects removed from a public housing agency (PHA) inventory under the program for conversion of demolished or distressed public housing dwelling units to tenant-based assistance. Real property containing dwelling units in public housing is excluded from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) federal regulations or any substantially similar regulations with respect to: certain real estate; and implementing HUD requirements for demolition or disposition of public housing projects, and conversion of public housing to tenant-based assistance. Public Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act of 2017 The public housing Capital and Operating Funds are reauthorized. HUD may guarantee notes or other obligations issued by PHAs to finance: (1) the rehabilitation of PHA public housing; (2) the modernization of such housing through energy efficiency improvements; or (3) the construction, rehabilitation, purchase, or conversion of public housing units to replace any demolished, disposed of, or converted. Requirements are specified for PHAs that utilize housing tax credits under the Internal Revenue Code for rental housing units. The bill eliminates a specified limitation on the use of amounts from the Capital Fund or Operation Fund by a PHA to construct new public housing units. Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2017 HUD must make competitive grants to local governments, PHAs, or nonprofit entities owning a major housing project to implement transformational programs in eligible neighborhoods with a concentration of extreme pove… 2023-01-11T13:37:41Z  
115-hres-425 115 hres 425 Supporting the protection of the name Harlem. Housing and Community Development 2017-06-29 2017-06-29 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. House Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] NY D E000297 10 Supports: (1) the protection of the name Harlem, (2) imposing limitations on the ability to change the name of a neighborhood based on economic gain, and (3) the inclusion of community input and consideration of community residents in any decision to change the name of the Harlem neighborhood in New York City. Declares that a single entity should not have jurisdiction to change the name of a neighborhood and encourages a formal and public vote as a requirement for any such change. Expresses hope that GPS manufacturers will recognize Harlem as an official destination for travelers. 2023-01-11T13:37:39Z  
115-hr-3014 115 hr 3014 Keeping Families Home Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-06-22 2017-06-22 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] NM D L000580 0 Keeping Families Home Act of 2017 This bill directs certain mortgage servicers to establish deed-for-lease programs that allow eligible mortgagors, in lieu of foreclosure agreements, to remain in their homes as renters. 2023-01-11T13:37:46Z  
115-hr-3015 115 hr 3015 National Homeowners Bill of Rights Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-06-22 2017-06-22 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] NM D L000580 0 National Homeowners Bill of Rights Act of 2017 This bill requires servicers of federally related mortgage loans to (1) establish for each borrower's account a single electronic record accessible throughout the servicer and available to all relevant staff; (2) maintain a website where borrowers may check their estimated net present value; and (3) provide free interpretation services to borrowers. The bill also (1) establishes a loan-modification process to reduce the payments of eligible borrowers, (2) directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to appoint a Mortgage Servicer Ombudsman, and (3) establishes certain limits on foreclosure sales. 2023-01-11T13:37:46Z  
115-hr-3016 115 hr 3016 Foreclosure Fairness Act of 2017 Housing and Community Development 2017-06-22 2017-06-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law. House Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] NM D L000580 0 Foreclosure Fairness Act of 2017 This bill prohibits a court, in the case of any federally related mortgage loan, from entering a deficiency judgment requiring the mortgagor to pay any remaining balance on the mortgage loan after a foreclosure sale of the mortgaged property. 2023-01-11T13:37:46Z  
115-hr-2948 115 hr 2948 To amend the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to provide a temporary license for loan originators transitioning between employers, and for other purposes. Housing and Community Development 2017-06-20 2018-02-13 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 414. House Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] OH R S001187 46 (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 to temporarily allow loan originators that meet specified requirements to continue to originate loans after moving: (1) from one state to another, or (2) from a depository institution to a non-depository institution. (Sec. 2) The bill revises the Act's civil liability immunity provisions. 2023-01-11T13:37:49Z  
115-hr-2963 115 hr 2963 To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to provide investment authority to support rural infrastructure development, and for other purposes. Housing and Community Development 2017-06-20 2017-06-20 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. House Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] ME R P000611 1 This bill amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to authorize Federal Home Loan Banks to make investments related to rural infrastructure development. Federal Home Loan Banks may purchase investment-grade securities from nonmember lenders that are organized as cooperatives, have received financing from the Federal Financing Bank, and have experience providing loans to cooperatives eligible to receive loans from the Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service. 2023-01-11T13:37:48Z  

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