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| 95-s-3542 | 95 | s | 3542 | Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-09-30 | 1978-09-30 | Referred to Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 18 | Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish an urban park and recreation recovery program to provide financial assistance to local governments for rehabilitation of recreation areas and facilities and for development of improved recreation programs. Directs the Secretary to establish: (1) criteria for determining eligibility for assistance under this program; and (2) funding priority criteria for project selection and approval. Requires the Secretary to coordinate this program with the total urban recovery effort and to cooperate with other State and Federal departments and agencies which administer urban programs and policies. Authorizes the appropriation of $170,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1979 through 1980 to carry out the purposes of this Act, such sums to remain available until expended. Prohibits the use of such funds for the acquisition of land or interests in land. | 2025-09-02T17:14:37Z | |
| 95-sjres-165 | 95 | sjres | 165 | To provide for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance and related authorities, of the national flood insurance program, of the crime insurance and riot reinsurance programs, of certain rural housing authorities, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-09-26 | 1978-09-30 | Public Law 95-406. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 4 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend specified Federal Housing Administration insurance programs for 30 days. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to extend for 30 days the authority for financial assistance to community development programs. Extends for 30 days the authority for the purchase of mortgages under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act to extend the authority: (1) to enter into new flood insurance contracts; and (2) to provide subsidized flood insurance in emergencies. Extends the authority for rural housing programs under the Housing Act of 1949. Amends the National Housing Act to extend the Federal riot reinsurance program and the Federal crime insurance program for 30 days. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 95-hr-13977 | 95 | hr | 13977 | A bill to amend section 216 of the Internal Revenue Code. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-09-06 | 1978-09-06 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Cotter, William R. [D-CT-1] | CT | D | C000799 | 0 | Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat an individual who conveys an apartment building or houses to a cooperative housing corporation and acquires stock in the cooperative and rights to the rental of one or more dwelling units in the cooperative, as a tenant- shareholder of the cooperative for purposes of the income tax deductions allowed to tenant-shareholders. | 2024-08-01T20:06:57Z | |
| 95-hr-13894 | 95 | hr | 13894 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to undertake, on an experimental basis, programs providing neighborhood self-help development funds. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-08-16 | 1978-08-16 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Pritchard, Joel [R-WA-1] | WA | R | P000546 | 1 | Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to undertake programs, on an experimental basis, to demonstrate the feasibility of providing neighborhood self-help development funds, in the form of credit certificates of stimulated tax credit payments, directly to adult residents of selected urban neighborhoods, to permit residents to assign such resources directly to the public agency or private organization each resident chooses as worthy of support. Authorizes the Secretary to make payments to redeem neighborhood improvement credits or to stimulate tax credit refunds. Requires the Secretary to establish standards for the qualification of neighborhood self-help organizations and public agencies to redeem credits made available under this Act. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the implementation of this Act. | 2024-08-01T20:06:44Z | |
| 95-hr-13694 | 95 | hr | 13694 | Neighborhood Self-Help Development Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-08-02 | 1978-08-02 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1] | NJ | D | F000215 | 0 | Neighborhood Self-Help Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to provide other forms of assistance to neighborhood organizations for planning and carrying out housing, economic, and community development, and for neighborhood conservation and revitalization projects. | 2025-09-02T17:11:21Z | |
| 95-s-3368 | 95 | s | 3368 | A bill to amend title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to broaden the eligibility for section 108 loan guarantees. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-08-02 | 1978-08-02 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA] | PA | R | H000456 | 0 | Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to guarantee certain obligations of units of general local government eligible for urban development action grants under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1977. Authorizes the guarantee of obligations incurred by such units of local government in financing specified community development activities, including: (1) the acquisition of real property; (2) the construction of public facilities, site improvements, and utilities; and (3) the equipping of commercial or industrial buildings and real property improvements. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 95-hr-13515 | 95 | hr | 13515 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to encourage each public housing agency to have at least one resident of a public housing project as a member of the governing board of such agency. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-07-18 | 1978-07-18 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000534 | 0 | Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to encourage each public housing agency to include at least one resident of a low-income housing project as a member of its governing board. | 2024-08-01T20:06:28Z | |
| 95-hr-13497 | 95 | hr | 13497 | Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-07-17 | 1978-07-17 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] | NY | D | L000556 | 14 | Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish an urban park and recreation recovery program to provide financial assistance for rehabilitation of recreation areas and facilities in the form of challenge grants to local governments. Sets the requirements for grant eligibility. Directs the Secretary to promulgate funding priority regulations, for processing and approval of grant proposals, which include the use of objective data to measure comparative need for assistance among local governments. Requires regulations to include criteria evaluating the extent to which local governments have demonstrated results in providing equal opportunity housing. | 2025-09-02T17:11:14Z | |
| 95-hr-13224 | 95 | hr | 13224 | A bill to provide for the transfer of certain real property in the District of Columbia from the United States to the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-06-21 | 1978-09-12 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 3119 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Diggs, Charles C., Jr. [D-MI-13] | MI | D | D000344 | 3 | (Reported to House from the Committee on the District of Columbia, H. Rept. 95-1325) Authorizes the Agency, in accordance with the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945, to lease or sell all or part of the transferred parcel. | 2024-08-01T20:06:17Z | |
| 95-hr-13194 | 95 | hr | 13194 | Housing Opportunity Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-06-19 | 1978-06-19 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] | OR | D | A000337 | 0 | Housing Opportunity Act - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to direct the Federal National Mortgage Association to make, and to contract to make, mortgage credit assistance payments to lenders who agree to make mortgage loans to eligible middle-income families purchasing new and rehabilitated homes. Limits qualifications for mortgage credit assistance payments. | 2025-09-02T17:11:00Z | |
| 95-s-3209 | 95 | s | 3209 | State Community Conservation and Development Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-06-19 | 1978-06-19 | Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | State Community Conservation and Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to contract to make and to make grants to States to assist in the implementation and execution of State community conservation and development strategies approved in accordance with the procedures of this Act. Stipulates that grants made pursuant to this Act shall serve as an incentive to States to implement and execute such strategies, and shall not be used by States to reduce existing levels of State assistance to distressed or declining communities. States that an application for a grant under this Act shall: (1) set forth a comprehensive State community conservation and development strategy; and (2) describe the process used for involving the legislature, the State's communities, and organizations of elected officials in the development of such strategy, and include other specified information. Directs the Secretary to establish the criteria to be used in the evaluation of and the awarding of grants for State community conservation and development strategies. Requires that communities be afforded an opportunity to object to any proposed plans before approval is granted by the Secretary. | 2025-09-02T17:14:25Z | |
| 95-s-3210 | 95 | s | 3210 | Liveable Cities Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-06-19 | 1978-06-19 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | Livable Cities Act - States the purpose of this Act to be to further the efforts of urban communities and organizations to revitalize such communities both commercially and culturally. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to, or contract with, nonprofit organizations for projects which the Secretary, in consultation with the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, determines will carry out the purposes of this Act and which have substantial artistic, cultural, or urban design merit and represent community or neighborhood initiatives to revitalize such communities. Directs the Secretary and the Chairman to develop criteria for selecting programs to be assisted under this Act. Provides program guidelines and eligibility requirements for assistance under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for such programs for fiscal years 1979 and 1980. | 2025-09-02T17:14:24Z | |
| 95-s-3211 | 95 | s | 3211 | Neighborhood Self-Help Development Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-06-19 | 1978-06-19 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | Neighborhood Self-Help Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants and to provide other forms of assistance to neighborhood organizations for planning and carrying out housing, economic, and community development, and for neighborhood conservation and revitalization projects. | 2025-09-02T17:14:17Z | |
| 95-hr-13156 | 95 | hr | 13156 | Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-06-15 | 1978-06-15 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] | NY | D | L000556 | 0 | Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish an urban park and recreation recovery program to provide financial assistance for rehabilitation of recreation areas and facilities in the form of challenge grants to local governments. Sets the requirements for grant eligibility. Directs the Secretary to promulgate funding priority regulations, for processing and approval of grant proposals, which include the use of objective data to measure comparative need for assistance among local governments. Requires regulations to include criteria evaluating the extent to which local governments have demonstrated results in providing equal opportunity housing. | 2025-09-02T17:10:54Z | |
| 95-hr-13114 | 95 | hr | 13114 | Housing Opportunity Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-06-13 | 1978-06-13 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] | NY | D | L000556 | 0 | Housing Opportunity Act - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to direct the Federal National Mortgage Association to make, and to contract to make, mortgage credit assistance payments to lenders who agree to make mortgage loans to eligible middle-income families purchasing new and rehabilitated homes. Limits qualifications for mortgage credit assistance payments. | 2025-09-02T17:10:53Z | |
| 95-hr-13115 | 95 | hr | 13115 | Urban Grant University Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-06-13 | 1978-06-13 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] | PA | R | M000399 | 0 | Urban Grant University Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for, and establish a program of grants to, urban universities for (1) development of urban-oriented educational, research, or service programs; and (2) assistance in carrying out such programs. Establishes a five year comprehensive grant to a university qualifying as an "urban grant university" and establishes criteria for such designation. Creates an Urban University Advisory Council to (1) review, along with the Commissioner of Education, "urban grant university " applications; (2) advise the Commissioner; and (3) make recommendations to the President and to the Congress. | 2025-09-02T17:10:58Z | |
| 95-hr-12893 | 95 | hr | 12893 | State Community Conservation and Development Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-05-31 | 1978-05-31 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9] | OH | D | A000222 | 1 | State Community Conservation and Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to contract to make and to make grants to States to assist in the implementation and execution of State community conservation and development strategies approved in accordance with the procedures of this Act. Stipulates that grants made pursuant to this Act shall serve as an incentive to States to implement and execute such strategies, and shall not be used by States to reduce existing levels of State assistance to distressed or declining communities. States that an application for a grant under this Act shall: (1) set forth a comprehensive State community conservation and development strategy; and (2) describe the process used for involving the legislature, the State's communities, and organizations of elected officials in the development of such strategy, and include other specified information. Directs the Secretary to establish the criteria to be used in the evaluation of and the awarding of grants for State community conservation and development strategies. Requires that communities be afforded an opportunity to object to any proposed plans before approval is granted by the Secretary. | 2025-09-02T17:10:46Z | |
| 95-hr-12858 | 95 | hr | 12858 | Neighborhood Self-Help Development Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-05-25 | 1978-05-25 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9] | OH | D | A000222 | 1 | Neighborhood Self-Help Development Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants and to provide other forms of assistance to neighborhood organizations for planning and carrying out housing, economic, and community development, and for neighborhood conservation and revitalization projects. | 2025-09-02T17:10:46Z | |
| 95-hr-12859 | 95 | hr | 12859 | Liveable Cities Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-05-25 | 1978-05-25 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9] | OH | D | A000222 | 1 | Livable Cities Act - States the purpose of this Act to be to further the efforts of urban communities and organizations to revitalize such communities both commercially and culturally. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, to make grants to, or contract with nonprofit organizations for programs under this Act. Directs the Secretary and the Chairman to develop criteria for selecting programs to be assisted under this Act. Provides program guidelines and eligibility requirements for assistance under this Act. Authorizes appropriations for such programs for fiscal years 1979 and 1980. | 2025-09-02T17:10:51Z | |
| 95-hr-12861 | 95 | hr | 12861 | Urban Recreation Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-05-25 | 1978-05-25 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22] | NY | D | B000472 | 0 | Urban Recreation Act - Establishes an urban park and recreation recovery program to provide financial assistance for the rehabilitation and development of recreation areas and facilities to local governments in urban and insular areas. Authorizes rehabilitation grants directly to eligible general purpose local governments for 50 percent of the cost of the development of such areas and facilities. Sets forth criteria for eligibility for such grants, and establishes priority criteria for project selection. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1979-1983 for the grants authorized by this Act. Terminates the authority for new appropriations under this Act on September 30, 1983. | 2025-09-02T17:10:48Z | |
| 95-s-3119 | 95 | s | 3119 | A bill to transfer certain real property of the United States to the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-05-19 | 1978-09-26 | Public Law 95-385. | Senate | Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO] | MO | D | E000004 | 0 | Directs the Mayor of the District of Columbia, consistent with an urban renewal plan approved by the Council of the District of Columbia, to transfer all title and interest of the United States to and in specified property in Southwest Washington, D.C. to the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency. Authorizes the Agency, in accordance with the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945, to lease or sell all or part of the transferred parcel. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 95-hr-12751 | 95 | hr | 12751 | Urban Grant University Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-05-17 | 1978-05-17 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Ford, William D. [D-MI-15] | MI | D | F000270 | 2 | Urban Grant University Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for, and establish a program of grants to, urban universities for (1) development of urban-oriented educational, research, or service programs; and (2) assistance in carrying out such programs. Establishes a five year comprehensive grant to a university qualifying as an "urban grant university" and establishes criteria for such designation. Creates an Urban University Advisory Council to (1) review, along with the Commissioner of Education, "urban grant university " applications; (2) advise the Commissioner; and (3) make recommendations to the President and to the Congress. | 2025-09-02T17:10:45Z | |
| 95-hr-12720 | 95 | hr | 12720 | Public Housing Security Demonstration Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-05-15 | 1978-05-15 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] | OH | D | O000001 | 0 | Public Housing Security Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to implement a demonstration program to provide increased security for public housing projects. Directs the Secretary to survey and report to Congress on crime in public housing projects. | 2025-09-02T17:10:40Z | |
| 95-hr-12681 | 95 | hr | 12681 | A bill to permit Federal financial assistance provided by Section 8 housing to be made available in Chicago, Illinois, through existing Federal programs without regard to criteria which presently prohibit the use of such assistance for such purpose. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-05-11 | 1978-05-11 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] | IL | D | C000634 | 0 | Permits the provision of low-income housing assistance under the Housing Act of 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, without regard to criteria which restrict new construction of housing in areas where 30 percent or more of the population is nonwhite. | 2024-08-01T20:05:53Z | |
| 95-s-3053 | 95 | s | 3053 | Housing Opportunity Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-05-10 | 1978-05-10 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Sparkman, John J. [D-AL] | AL | D | S000701 | 1 | Housing Opportunity Act - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to direct the Federal National Mortgage Association to make, and to contract to make, mortgage credit assistance payments to lenders who agree to make mortgage loans to eligible middle-income families purchasing new and rehabilitated homes. Lists qualifications for mortgage credit assistance payments. | 2025-09-02T17:14:17Z | |
| 95-hr-12570 | 95 | hr | 12570 | A bill to prevent inequities in the administration of income determinations pertaining to low-rent housing. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-05-04 | 1978-05-04 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] | NY | D | L000556 | 0 | Revises the definition of "income" for purposes of determining eligibility for low-income housing under the Housing Act of 1937. | 2024-08-01T20:05:45Z | |
| 95-hr-12580 | 95 | hr | 12580 | American Dream Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-05-04 | 1978-05-04 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] | VA | R | W000406 | 0 | American Dream Act - Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to authorize Federal savings and loan associations to make and invest in graduated payment mortgages and reverse annuity mortgages. Directs the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to consider consumer safeguards in adopting regulations allowing the making of and investment in such mortgages. | 2025-09-02T17:10:33Z | |
| 95-hr-12502 | 95 | hr | 12502 | A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to make loans under the New York City Seasonal Financing Act of 1975 for a period of three years. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-05-02 | 1978-05-02 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Stanton, J. William [R-OH-11] | OH | R | S000804 | 0 | Extends, from June 30, 1978, until June 30, 1981, the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to make loans under the New York City Seasonal Financing Act. Limits the aggregate amount of loans under such Act which may be outstanding for each year from 1978 through 1981. | 2024-08-01T20:05:45Z | |
| 95-hr-12446 | 95 | hr | 12446 | Affordable Home Mortgage Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-05-01 | 1978-05-01 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Fraser, Donald M. [D-MN-5] | MN | D | F000350 | 0 | Affordable Home Mortgage Act - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish and maintain a demonstration project for the purpose of determining the feasibility of having the Government National Mortgage Association provide secondary financing for moderate-income families with mortgages which have graduated rates of amortization. | 2025-09-02T17:10:33Z | |
| 95-hr-12457 | 95 | hr | 12457 | A bill to provide funds for the purpose of improving security arrangements for tenants of public housing. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-05-01 | 1978-05-01 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] | OH | D | O000001 | 3 | Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, under the United States Housing Act of 1937, to make annual contributions to public housing agencies for the provision of services designed to provide for the safety, security, and well-being of the residents of low-income housing projects, including the installation of safety systems, the services of security staff, and the establishment of special security committees. | 2024-08-01T20:05:44Z | |
| 95-s-3013 | 95 | s | 3013 | Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-27 | 1978-04-27 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish an urban park and recreation recovery program to provide financial assistance for rehabilitation of recreation areas and facilities in the form of challenge grants to local governments. Sets the requirements for grant eligibility. Directs the Secretary to promulgate funding priority regulations, for processing and approval of grant proposals, which include the use of objective data to measure comparative need for assistance among local governments. Requires regulations to include criteria evaluating the extent to which local governments have demonstrated results in providing equal opportunity housing. | 2025-09-02T17:14:18Z | |
| 95-hr-12359 | 95 | hr | 12359 | A bill to provide that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not approve any application for rental increases in federally assisted housing unless the amount of such increase is permitted under State and local law. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-25 | 1978-04-25 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-20] | NY | D | W000258 | 6 | Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from approving any application for rental increases in federally assisted housing unless the amount of such increase is permitted under State and local law. | 2024-08-01T20:05:37Z | |
| 95-hr-12251 | 95 | hr | 12251 | Rural Housing Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-20 | 1978-04-20 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] | OR | D | A000337 | 20 | Rural Housing Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to state that foreclosure of any rural housing loan made, insured, or guaranteed under Title V of such Act shall be undertaken only as a last resort. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct specified programs of research, study and analysis of rural housing. Authorizes the Secretary to make expenditures from the Rural Housing Insurance Fund in order to correct construction defects or to pay claims of the owner of property arising from such defects. Makes changes with respect to the Secretary's power to make rules and regulations. Authorizes increases in assistance to specified rural housing programs for fiscal years 1978 and 1979. Extends rural housing loans for elderly and handicapped facilities to include supervisory assistance personnel for congregate housing facilities. Makes it mandatory for the Secretary to provide rural rental assistance. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary to withhold assistance for specified programs from any otherwise eligible borrower who fails to incorporate energy conservation features into any structure commenced by such borrower after January 1, 1979. | 2025-09-02T17:10:26Z | |
| 95-hr-12267 | 95 | hr | 12267 | A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish a National Commission on Housing for the Elderly. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-20 | 1978-04-20 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Hannaford, Mark W. [D-CA-34] | CA | D | H000166 | 0 | Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to establish the National Commission on Housing for the Elderly. Requires the Commission to study, investigate, and review: (1) present Federal programs to provide low- and middle-income housing for senior citizens; (2) the need for additional housing; (3) the feasibility of utilizing existing slum or abandoned central city housing to create senior citizen communities after rehabilitation; (4) the need for physical, social, cultural, and religious activities in senior citizen communities; and (5) the need for a living environment which provides adequate safeguards for the security of the residents. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 95-s-2931 | 95 | s | 2931 | A bill to increase the authorization for the urban homesteading program under section 810 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, to improve coordination between the urban homesteading program and the rehabilitation loan program, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-18 | 1978-04-18 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 9 | Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants for the following: (1) administrative costs of State and local governments incurred in carrying out urban homesteading programs and (2) facilitation of homesteading of properties acquired by communities as a result of abandonment or tax foreclosure. Authorizes the Secretary to acquire from the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs title to any property which is suitable for inclusion in the urban homesteading program. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to coordinate the urban homesteading program and the rehabilitation loan program. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 95-hr-12117 | 95 | hr | 12117 | A bill to transfer certain real property of the United States to the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-13 | 1978-04-13 | Referred to House Committee on the District of Columbia. | House | Rep. Diggs, Charles C., Jr. [D-MI-13] | MI | D | D000344 | 0 | Directs the Mayor of the District of Columbia, consistent with an urban renewal plan approved by the Council of the District of Columbia, to transfer all title and interest of the United States to and in specified property in Southwest Washington, D. C. to the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency. Authorizes the Agency, in accordance with the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945, to lease or sell all or part of the transferred parcel. | 2024-08-01T20:05:26Z | |
| 95-hr-12124 | 95 | hr | 12124 | Condominium Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-13 | 1978-04-13 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-13] | FL | D | L000226 | 5 | Condominium Act - Title I: Findings and Purpose - States that abuses in the condominium industry have created a need for the establishment of national standards for consumer protection. Title II: Defines the terms used in this Act. Exempts from the terms of this Act condominium projects in which the units are restricted to non-residential uses and projects sold by a governmental agency. Makes any developer or agent liable for any fraudulent acts he commits in connection with a sale or offer to sell a condominium unit. Voids any provision in existing or future leases or management agreements which require owners to reimburse the developer for attorney's fees or money judgments. Grants the purchaser of a unit the right to cancel the sales contract within 15 days after signing the contract or after receiving the disclosure material, whichever is later. Sets forth national standards for consumer protection which must be followed by condominium developers, including: (1) placing any deposit made in connection with a reservation or sale of a unit in a trust or escrow; (2) terminating the right to control the owners association within five years; (3) refraining from displaying any advertising which is inconsistent with the information in the disclosure statement; (4) providing a one year warranty on each unit and a three year warranty on the common elements; and (5) in the case of condominium conversions, giving tenants 120 days' notice to vacate and a 60 day exclusive option to buy. Establishes standards for disclosure by developers of all material circumstances or features affecting their projects. States that this Act does not limit State and local governments from enacting or enforcing laws which do not conflict with the terms of this Act. Allows unit owners to terminate certain contracts which had to be accepted or ratified by the purchasers as a condition of purchase, and were entered into during the period when the developer was in control of the owners' association. Allows owners to seek a judicial determin… | 2025-09-02T17:10:19Z | |
| 95-hr-12125 | 95 | hr | 12125 | A bill to provide that Federal assistance under the Federal Housing Administration will not be denied for housing solely on the basis that such housing is located in an area identified by a Federal agency as an area subject to the highest noise level resulting from the air transportation conducted in connection with the operation of a nearby civilian or military airport, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-13 | 1978-04-13 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Milford, Dale [D-TX-24] | TX | D | M000708 | 10 | Amends the National Housing Act to prohibit the denial of assistance under the Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance programs solely because the housing is located in an area identified by any federal agency as an area subject to a high noise level resulting from air transportation conducted in connection with the operation of a nearby civilian or military airport. | 2024-08-01T20:05:28Z | |
| 95-hr-12135 | 95 | hr | 12135 | A bill to amend title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 for the purpose of providing rehabilitation grants to metropolitan cities and urban counties. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-13 | 1978-04-13 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22] | NY | D | B000472 | 23 | Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make urban rehabilitation grants to severely distressed cities and urban counties for the following purposes: (1) to finance the acquisition of real property by private, nonprofit entities for residential rehabilitation; (2) to finance residential rehabilitation through grants, revolving loan funds, mortgage insurance, high-risk mortgage pools, and low interest loans; (3) to make grants to neighborhood groups to carry out residential rehabilitation; and (4) to finance the rehabilitation of publicly owned building when the recipient of the grant participates in such rehabilitation. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations for the purpose of assuring that rehabilitation activities conducted with grants made under this program are primarily moderate rehabilitation activities and that such activities do not displace low- and moderate-income people. Lists information to be included in applications for such grants. | 2024-08-01T20:05:28Z | |
| 95-s-2919 | 95 | s | 2919 | Condominium Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-13 | 1978-04-13 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 3 | Condominium Act - Title I: Findings and Purposes - States that abuses in the condominium industry have created a need for the establishment of national standards for consumer protection. Title II - Defines the terms used in this Act. Exempts from the terms of this Act condominium projects in which the units are restricted to non-residential uses and projects sold by a governmental agency. Makes any developer or agent liable for any fraudulent acts he commits in connection with a sale or offer to sell a condominium unit. Voids any provision in existing or future leases or management agreements which require owners to reimburse the developer for attorney's fees or money judgments. Grants the purchaser of a unit the right to cancel the sales contract within 15 days after signing the contract or after receiving the disclosure material, whichever is later. Sets forth national standards for consumer protection which must be followed by condominium developers, including: (1) placing any deposit made in connection with a reservation or sale of a unit in a trust or escrow; (2) terminating the right to control the owners association within five years; (3) refraining from displaying any advertising which is inconsistent with the information in the disclosure statement; (4) providing a one year warranty on each unit and a three year warranty on the common elements; and (5) in the case of condominium conversions, giving tenants 120 days' notice to vacate and a 60 day exclusive option to buy. Establishes standards for disclosure by developers of all material circumstances or features affecting their projects. States that this Act does not limit State and local governments from enacting or enforcing laws which do not conflict with the terms of this Act. Allows unit owners to terminate certain contracts which had to be accepted or ratified by the purchasers as a condition of purchase, and were entered into during the period when the developer was in control of the owner's association. Allows owners to seek a judicial deter… | 2025-09-02T17:14:08Z | |
| 95-hr-12072 | 95 | hr | 12072 | Congregate Services Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-12 | 1978-04-12 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 1 | Congregate Services Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into contracts with public housing agencies for the establishment of congregate housing projects which are supplemented by supportive services for frail and physically impaired residents. Requires assisted public housing authorities to maintain any financial effort they were making in furtherance of congregate services prior to contract authority approval, unless the Secretary waives such requirement. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit the provision of congregate services in existing public housing. Makes provisions for the administration of services and requires assisted public housing agencies to employ elderly and physically disabled residents to the maximum extent practicable. Sets forth application procedures, requirements for eligibility for services, and rules for the setting of fees for congregate services. Directs assisted public housing agencies to review this program with eligible residents and with the professional assessment committee within the 12 months period prior to the submission of an application for renewed funding. | 2025-09-02T17:10:19Z | |
| 95-hr-12100 | 95 | hr | 12100 | A bill to provide health and social services in a congregate setting in federally assisted housing projects for the elderly and handicapped. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-12 | 1978-04-12 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-14] | FL | D | P000218 | 10 | Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to finance the construction and rehabilitation of congregate facilities in federally assisted housing projects and the provision of congregate services for elderly and handicapped individuals and families. | 2024-08-01T20:05:28Z | |
| 95-hr-11970 | 95 | hr | 11970 | A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 and the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the purpose of improving housing for elderly and handicapped individuals and families. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-10 | 1978-04-10 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Lundine, Stanley N. [D-NY-39] | NY | D | L000516 | 0 | Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to extend through fiscal year 1981, the borrowing authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for purposes of making loans for housing and related facilities for elderly and handicapped families. Changes eligibility requirements for assistance under such Act. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to remove the ten percent ceiling on the amount of contracts for annual contributions which may be entered into with respect to units in congregate housing. Makes provisions for the financing of congregate services. | 2024-08-01T20:05:28Z | |
| 95-s-2855 | 95 | s | 2855 | A bill to reaffirm and restate the national housing goal. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-06 | 1978-04-06 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | Amends the Housing Act of 1968 to direct the President to transmit the following to Congress no later than December 15, 1978: (1) a housing production policy which includes the goal of improved quality of housing; (2) a Federal housing assistance plan; and (3) an agenda for achieving the goals of conserving and upgrading older housing and neighborhoods, expanding homeownership and equal housing opportunities, and assuring reasonable shelter costs. Requires that an assessment of housing conditions and needs be sent to Congress every January. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 95-hr-11915 | 95 | hr | 11915 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into annual contributions contracts with respect to housing located in a certain area in Odessa, Texas. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-05 | 1978-04-05 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. White, Richard C. [D-TX-16] | TX | D | W000390 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into annual contributions contracts pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the purpose of providing housing for low-income and elderly individuals in a specified area of Odessa, Texas. | 2024-08-01T20:05:22Z | |
| 95-hr-11858 | 95 | hr | 11858 | A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 with regard to the definition of the term "city" as it is used in that Act. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-04 | 1978-04-04 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4] | NY | R | L000243 | 0 | Redefines the term "city" for Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act to exclude any town or township which contains within its boundaries no incorporated places as defined by the United States Bureau of the Census. | 2024-08-01T20:05:16Z | |
| 95-hr-11863 | 95 | hr | 11863 | A bill to amend title VIII of the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to terminate the requirement for mortgage insurance premiums with respect to military family housing properties under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense the mortgages of which are insured by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-04 | 1978-04-04 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Nedzi, Lucien N. [D-MI-14] | MI | D | N000019 | 0 | Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to terminate the requirement for mortgage insurance premiums with respect to property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense. | 2024-08-01T20:05:16Z | |
| 95-hr-11798 | 95 | hr | 11798 | A bill to amend title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 for the purpose of providing rehabilitation grants to metropolitan cities and urban counties. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-03 | 1978-04-03 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] | NY | D | B000432 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make urban rehabilitation grants to severely distressed cities and urban counties for the following purposes: (1) to finance the acquisition of real property by private, nonprofit entities for residential rehabilitation; (2) to finance residential rehabilitation through grants, revolving loan funds, mortgage insurance, high-risk mortgage pools, and low interest loans; (3) to make grants to neighborhood groups to carry out residential rehabilitation; and (4) to finance the rehabilitation of publicly owned buildings when the recipient of the grant participates in such rehabilitation. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations for the purpose of assuring that rehabilitation activities conducted with grants made under this program are primarily moderate rehabilitation activities and that such activities do not displace low- and moderate-income people. Lists information to be included in applications for such grants. | 2024-08-01T20:05:16Z | |
| 95-hr-11801 | 95 | hr | 11801 | A bill to provide grants for the purpose of constructing congregate facilities in federally assisted housing projects for senior citizens and handicapped individuals and families, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-03 | 1978-04-03 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6] | CA | D | B001156 | 7 | Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants for the purpose of financing the construction of facilities for congregate services in existing, newly constructed, and rehabilitated federally assisted housing projects for elderly and handicapped individuals and families. Directs the Secretary to designate appropriate members of the Public Health Service to provide health care and nutrition services to residents of such projects and to handicapped and elderly individuals and families residing in housing located in the immediate vicinity of such projects. | 2024-08-01T20:05:16Z | |
| 95-hr-11802 | 95 | hr | 11802 | A bill to require that all future federally-assisted public housing projects serving elderly or handicapped persons include the provision of congregate services, and facilities for the establishment of community day health and nutrition centers. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-04-03 | 1978-04-03 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Burton, Phillip [D-CA-6] | CA | D | B001156 | 7 | Requires every public housing project to which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development provides financial assistance, and a substantial portion of the tenants of which are elderly or handicapped individuals to include: (1) congregate services consisting of housekeeping aid, meal service, personal assistance, ambulatory health care, and other services necessary for independent living in such individuals' homes so that institutionalization maybe avoided; and (2) facilities for the establishment of community day health services and nutrition centers for those qualified individuals who reside in the project and those homebound elderly and handicapped who reside in the immediate community of the project. | 2024-08-01T20:05:16Z | |
| 95-s-2798 | 95 | s | 2798 | Homeowners Rehabilitation Assistance Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-23 | 1978-03-23 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Brooke, Edward W. [R-MA] | MA | R | B000871 | 1 | Homeowners Rehabilitation Assistance Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allocate $30,000,000 for contract authority for fiscal year 1979 to be used for home rehabilitation. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with local public housing agencies whereby such authorities would make payments to qualified private lenders to cover the costs of rehabilitation loans to low-income homeowners. | 2025-09-02T17:14:02Z | |
| 95-s-2799 | 95 | s | 2799 | Public Housing Security Demonstration Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-23 | 1978-03-23 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Brooke, Edward W. [R-MA] | MA | R | B000871 | 2 | Public Housing Security Demonstration Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to implement a demonstration program to provide increased security for public housing projects. Directs the Secretary to survey and report to Congress on crime in public housing projects. | 2025-09-02T17:14:02Z | |
| 95-hr-11712 | 95 | hr | 11712 | Rural Housing Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-22 | 1978-03-22 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] | OR | D | A000337 | 1 | Rural Housing Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to state that foreclosure of any rural housing loan made, insured, or guaranteed under Title V of such Act shall be undertaken only as a last resort. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct specified programs of research, study and analysis of rural housing. Authorizes the Secretary to make expenditures from the Rural Housing Insurance Fund in order to correct construction defects or to pay claims of the owner of property arising from such defects. Makes changes with respect to the Secretary's power to make rules and regulations. Authorizes increases in assistance to specified rural housing programs for fiscal years 1978 and 1979. Extends rural housing loans for elderly and handicapped facilities to include supervisory assistance personnel for congregate housing facilities. Makes it mandatory for the Secretary to provide rural rental assistance. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to direct the Secretary to withhold assistance for specified programs from any otherwise eligible borrower who fails to incorporate energy conservation features into any structure commenced by such borrower after January 1, 1979. | 2025-09-02T17:10:07Z | |
| 95-hr-11715 | 95 | hr | 11715 | A bill to amend title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 for the purpose of providing rehabilitation grants to metropolitan cities and urban counties. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-22 | 1978-03-22 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22] | NY | D | B000472 | 24 | Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make urban rehabilitation grants to severely distressed cities and urban counties for the following purposes: (1) to finance the acquisition of real property by private, nonprofit entities for residential rehabilitation; (2) to finance residential rehabilitation through grants, revolving loan funds, mortgage insurance, high-risk mortgage pools, and low interest loans; (3) to make grants to neighborhood groups to carry out residential rehabilitation; and (4) to finance the rehabilitation of publicly owned building when the recipient of the grant participates in such rehabilitation. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations for the purpose of assuring that rehabilitation activities conducted with grants made under this program are primarily moderate rehabilitation activities and that such activities do not displace low- and moderate-income people. Lists information to be included in applications for such grants. | 2024-08-01T20:05:16Z | |
| 95-hr-11716 | 95 | hr | 11716 | Housing Conservation Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-22 | 1978-03-22 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Blanchard, James [D-MI-18] | MI | D | B000538 | 1 | Housing Conservation Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1979 and to set aside specified amounts for multifamily rehabilitation loans and for urban homesteading including, under certain circumstances, local programs for the homesteading of locally held or acquired tax foreclosed land or vacant single family and multifamily properties. Lists conditions to be placed on the authorization of rehabilitation loans. | 2025-09-02T17:10:07Z | |
| 95-hr-11751 | 95 | hr | 11751 | A bill to authorize the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to allow Federal savings and loan associations to issue reverse annuity mortgage instruments. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-22 | 1978-03-22 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Milford, Dale [D-TX-24] | TX | D | M000708 | 0 | Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to authorize Federal savings and loan associations to make and invest in reverse annuity mortgages. Directs the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to consider consumer safeguards in adopting regulations allowing the making of and investment in such mortgages. | 2024-08-01T20:05:15Z | |
| 95-hr-11755 | 95 | hr | 11755 | Rental Assistance Reform Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-22 | 1978-03-22 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 16 | Rental Assistance Reform Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit a State, county, or municipal public housing agency to assist owners or prospective owners of rental property in the construction or substantial rehabilitation of housing for lower-income families pursuant to its annual contribution contract with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Makes provisions for the relocation of persons displaced from a dwelling unit by such construction or rehabilitation. Expands the role of local public housing agencies in the administration (including eviction of tenants) and the management of dwelling units for which assistance payments are to be made. Adds specified provisions to be included in annual contribution contracts. | 2025-09-02T17:10:07Z | |
| 95-hr-11766 | 95 | hr | 11766 | Congregate Services Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-22 | 1978-03-22 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 1 | Congregate Services Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into contracts with public housing agencies for the establishment of congregate housing projects which are supplemented by supportive services for frail and physically impaired residents. Requires assisted public housing authorities to maintain any financial effort they were making in furtherance of congregate services prior to contract authority approval, unless the Secretary waives such requirement. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit the provision of congregate services in existing public housing. Makes provisions for the administration of services and requires assisted public housing agencies to employ elderly and physically disabled residents to the maximum extent practicable. Sets forth application procedures, requirements for eligibility for services, and rules for the setting of fees for congregate services. Directs assisted public housing agencies to review this program with eligible residents and with the professional assessment committee within the 12 months period prior to the submission of an application for renewed funding. | 2025-09-02T17:10:07Z | |
| 95-hr-11775 | 95 | hr | 11775 | A bill to amend the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations and borrowings from the United States Treasury to further implementation of the development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-22 | 1978-03-22 | Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. | House | Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] | AZ | D | U000001 | 2 | Revises the list of officials who are members of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, and makes similar other revisions to reflect the changes of titles of officials and agencies resulting from the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act. Increases the maximum amount which the Corporation is authorized to borrow from the Treasury of the United States. Extends through fiscal year 1990 the authority of the Corporation to issue obligations. Stipulates that the Corporation, in carrying out its duties (1) shall request the Council of the District of Columbia to close any street or alley when required to implement the plan and shall receive title to such property without cost, barring the existence of a reverter to a private landowner and (2) may transfer title and jurisdiction to real property which is to be dedicated to public uses to the United States or District of Columbia. Increases and extends the appropriation authorization for the administrative expenses of the Corporation. Replaces the set dollar authorization for implementation of the development plan with an authorization for such sums as may be necessary. | 2024-08-01T20:05:17Z | |
| 95-hr-11603 | 95 | hr | 11603 | A bill to amend the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing mortgage insurance for buildings used by commercial establishments. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-16 | 1978-03-16 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] | NY | D | L000556 | 0 | Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure mortgages for rehabilitated or newly constructed buildings used by commercial establishments. | 2024-08-01T20:05:05Z | |
| 95-hr-11608 | 95 | hr | 11608 | American Dream Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-16 | 1978-03-16 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Reuss, Henry S. [D-WI-5] | WI | D | R000165 | 0 | American Dream Act - Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to authorize Federal savings and loan associations to make and invest in graduated payment mortgages and reverse annuity mortgages. Directs the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to consider consumer safeguards in adopting regulations allowing the making of and investment in such mortgages. | 2025-09-02T17:10:01Z | |
| 95-s-2740 | 95 | s | 2740 | Urban Service Corps Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-14 | 1978-03-14 | Referred to Senate Committee on Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Javits, Jacob K. [R-NY] | NY | R | J000064 | 0 | Urban Service Corps Act - Amends the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 to authorize the Director of ACTION to establish volunteer Urban Service Corps programs through ACTION and through public agencies and nonprofit private organizations to provide services such as block security, housing renovation, park beautification, and sanitation, and generally assist in the solution of problems afflicting urban areas. Limits the assistance provided by the Director under this Act to areas afflicted by substantial unemployment and financial distress. Authorizes the Director to provide the same allowances, stipends, and support payments to Urban Service Corps volunteers as provided for VISTA volunteers. | 2025-09-02T17:14:03Z | |
| 95-hr-11464 | 95 | hr | 11464 | A bill to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-13 | 1978-03-13 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9] | OH | D | A000222 | 1 | Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the following housing programs until September 30, 1981: (1) low-income repair loans and grants; (2) low rent housing for domestic farm labor; (3) rural rental housing loans; (4) rural housing loans; and (5) mutual self-help housing loans and grants. Removes the limitation on the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the low-income repair program and the mutual self-help housing program. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional assistance to persons receiving aid for rural housing under the interest credit program who are unable to afford a dwelling. Prescribes the formula for determining the amount of such additional assistance. Provides for the recapture of all or a portion of the assistance rendered upon the disposition or nonoccupancy of the property by the borrower. | 2024-08-01T20:04:58Z | |
| 95-hr-11500 | 95 | hr | 11500 | A bill to amend title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 for the purpose of providing rehabilitation grants to metropolitan cities and urban counties. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-13 | 1978-03-13 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22] | NY | D | B000472 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make urban rehabilitation grants to severely distressed cities and urban counties for the following purposes: (1) to finance the acquisition of real property by private, nonprofit entities for residential rehabilitation; (2) to finance residential rehabilitation through grants, revolving loan funds, mortgage insurance, high-risk mortgage pools, and low interest loans; (3) to make grants to neighborhood groups to carry out residential rehabilitation; and (4) to finance the rehabilitation of publicly owned building when the recipient of the grant participates in such rehabilitation. Directs the Secretary to issue regulations for the purpose of assuring that rehabilitation activities conducted with grants made under this program are primarily moderate rehabilitation activities and that such activities do not displace low- and moderate-income people. Lists information to be included in applications for such grants. | 2024-08-01T20:05:05Z | |
| 95-s-2726 | 95 | s | 2726 | Housing Conservation Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-10 | 1978-03-10 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] | MI | D | R000249 | 5 | Housing Conservation Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1979 and to set aside specified amounts for multifamily rehabilitation loans and for urban homesteading including under certain circumstances, local programs for homesteading locally held or acquired tax foreclosed land or vacant single family and multifamily properties. Lists conditions to be placed on the authorization of rehabilitation loans. | 2025-09-02T17:14:01Z | |
| 95-s-2708 | 95 | s | 2708 | A bill to extend the authorizations for rural housing programs, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-09 | 1978-03-09 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC] | NC | D | M000956 | 0 | Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the following programs until September 30, 1981: (1) low-income repair loans and grants; (2) low rent housing for domestic farm labor; (3) rural rental housing loans; (4) rural housing loans; and (5) mutual self-help housing loans and grants. Removes the limitation on the amounts authorized to be appropriated for the low-income repair program and the mutual self-help housing program. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 95-s-2709 | 95 | s | 2709 | A bill to amend Title V of the Housing Act of 1949. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-09 | 1978-03-09 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC] | NC | D | M000956 | 0 | Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional assistance to persons receiving aid for rural housing under the interest credit program who are unable to afford a dwelling. Prescribes the formula for determining the amount of such additional assistance. Provides for the recapture of all or a portion of the assistance rendered upon the disposition or nonoccupancy of the property by the borrower. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 95-s-2691 | 95 | s | 2691 | Congregate Housing Services Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-08 | 1978-03-08 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | W000502 | 35 | Congregate Housing Services Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into contracts with public housing agencies for the establishment of congregate housing projects which are supplemented by supportive services for frail and physically impaired residents. Requires assisted public housing authorities to maintain any financial effort they were making in furtherance of congregate services prior to contract authority approval, unless the Secretary waives such requirement. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit the provision of congregate services in existing public housing. Makes provisions for the administration of services and requires assisted public housing agencies to employ elderly and physically disabled residents to the maximum extent practicable. Sets forth application procedures, requirements for eligibility for services, and rules for the setting of fees for congregate services. Directs assisted public housing agencies to review this program with eligible residents and with the professional assessment committee within the 12 month period prior to the submission of an application for renewed funding. | 2025-09-02T17:14:01Z | |
| 95-hr-11350 | 95 | hr | 11350 | A bill to provide that Federal assistance under the Federal Housing Administration will not be denied for housing solely on the basis that such housing is located in an area identified by a Federal agency as an area subject to the highest noise level resulting from the air transportation conducted in connection with the operation of a nearby civilian or military airport, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-07 | 1978-03-07 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Milford, Dale [D-TX-24] | TX | D | M000708 | 10 | Amends the National Housing Act to prohibit the denial of assistance under the Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance programs solely because the housing is located in an area identified by any federal agency as an area subject to a high noise level resulting from air transportation conducted in connection with the operation of a nearby civilian or military airport. | 2024-08-01T20:04:57Z | |
| 95-hr-11309 | 95 | hr | 11309 | Congregate Services Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-06 | 1978-03-06 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 1 | Congregate Services Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into contracts with public housing agencies for the establishment of congregate housing projects which are supplemented by supportive services for frail and physically impaired residents. Requires assisted public housing authorities to maintain any financial effort they were making in furtherance of congregate services prior to contract authority approval, unless the Secretary waives such requirement. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit the provision of congregate services in existing public housing. Makes provisions for the administration of services and requires assisted public housing agencies to employ elderly and physically disabled residents to the maximum extent practicable. Sets forth application procedures, requirements for eligibility for services, and rules for the setting of fees for congregate services. Directs assisted public housing agencies to review this program with eligible residents and with the professional assessment committee within the 12 months period prior to the submission of an application for renewed funding. | 2025-09-02T17:09:55Z | |
| 95-s-2634 | 95 | s | 2634 | A bill to amend section 1004 of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-03-02 | 1978-03-02 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Gravel, Mike [D-AK] | AK | D | G000388 | 0 | Amends the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans and grants on the basis of need directly to Alaskan regional native housing authorities (in lieu of the State of Alaska) for the purpose of providing planning assistance, housing rehabilitation, and adequate administrative structures. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 95-hr-11172 | 95 | hr | 11172 | A bill to provide that only citizens and aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence may be tenants in federally assisted housing or may receive certain other housing related benefits from the Federal Government. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-02-27 | 1978-02-27 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Runnels, Harold L. [D-NM-2] | NM | D | R000510 | 0 | States that only citizens of the United States and aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence are eligible: (1) to be tenants in Federally-assisted housing; (2) to receive rehabilitation loans under the Housing Act of 1964; (3) to receive home ownership assistance under the National Housing Act; and (4) to receive loans or grants for farm housing and farm buildings under the Housing Act of 1949. | 2024-08-01T20:04:50Z | |
| 95-hr-11173 | 95 | hr | 11173 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to assist certain totally and permanently disabled individuals in acquiring housing units. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-02-27 | 1978-02-27 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Teague, Olin E. [D-TX-6] | TX | D | T000110 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants in amounts not exceeding $10,000 with specified limitations to assist totally and permanently disabled individuals in acquiring housing units. Sets forth factors to be considered in determining eligibility for such grants. | 2024-08-01T20:04:50Z | |
| 95-hr-11121 | 95 | hr | 11121 | A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into annual contributions contracts with respect to housing located in a certain area in Odessa, Texas. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-02-23 | 1978-02-23 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. White, Richard C. [D-TX-16] | TX | D | W000390 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into annual contributions contracts pursuant to the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the purpose of providing housing for low-income and elderly individuals in a specified area of Odessa, Texas. | 2024-08-01T20:04:50Z | |
| 95-s-2566 | 95 | s | 2566 | A bill to amend the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations and borrowings from the United States Treasury for further implementation of the development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-02-23 | 1978-10-12 | Conference scheduled in Senate. | Senate | Sen. Jackson, Henry M. [D-WA] | WA | D | J000013 | 1 | (Senate agreed to House amendments with an amendment) =Title I=: Revises the list of officials who are members of the Board of Directors of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, and makes similar other revisions, to reflect the changes of titles of officials and agencies resulting from the District of Columbia Self- Government and Governmental Reorganization Act. Increases the maximum amount which the Corporation is authorized to borrow from the Treasury of the United States. Extends through fiscal year 1990 the authority of the Corporation to issue obligations. Stipulates that the Corporation, in carrying out its duties: (1) shall request the Council of the District of Columbia to close any street or alley when required to implement the plan and shall receive title to such property without cost, barring the existence of a reverter to a private landowner; and (2) may transfer title and jurisdiction to real property which is to be dedicated to public uses to the United States or District of Columbia. Authorizes appropriations for administrative operations and public improvement through fiscal year 1983. =Title II=: Establishes the Jackson Hole Scenic Area in the State of Wyoming. Creates the Jackson Hole Scenic Area Commission to formulate a plan for the designation and acquisition of lands for such area and to carry out the plan upon its adoption. =Title III: San Antonio Missions National Historical Park= - Establishes the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park in San Antonio, Texas. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to acquire specified lands by donation, purchase, or exchange, with allowance, under certain circumstances, for the present owners to retain a right of use and occupancy of a property for noncommercial residential purposes for a specified term. Authorizes the establishment of a San Antonio Missions Advisory Commission. =Title IV: To Abolish the Mar-a-Lago National Historical Site= - Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the property describ… | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 95-hr-11085 | 95 | hr | 11085 | A bill to provide rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for owners of mobile homes who rent the real property on which their mobile homes are located, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-02-22 | 1978-02-22 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Hannaford, Mark W. [D-CA-34] | CA | D | H000166 | 0 | Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make assistance payments for the purpose of aiding any lower-income family in making rental payments with respect to real property on which is located a mobile home owned by such family and utilized by such family as its principal place of residence. Amends the Housing Authorization Act of 1976 to direct the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to disregard the value of housing assistance under any State program in determining the eligibility of, or the amount of benefits payable to, any person under Title XVI (Supplemental Security Income for the Aged, Blind, and Disabled) of the Social Security Act. | 2024-08-01T20:04:43Z | |
| 95-hr-10956 | 95 | hr | 10956 | Rental Assistance Reform Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-02-15 | 1978-02-15 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] | PA | D | K000319 | 1 | Rental Assistance Reform Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit a State, county, or municipal public housing agency to assist owners or prospective owners of rental property in the construction or substantial rehabilitation of housing for lower-income families pursuant to its annual contribution contract with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Makes provisions for the relocation of persons displaced from a dwelling unit by such construction or rehabilitation. Expands the role of local public housing agencies in the administration (including eviction of tenants) and the management of dwelling units for which assistance payments are to be made. Adds specified provisions to be included in annual contribution contracts. | 2025-09-02T17:09:38Z | |
| 95-hr-10975 | 95 | hr | 10975 | Mortgage Assistance and Equity Recovery Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-02-15 | 1978-02-15 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Evans, Thomas B., Jr. [R-DE-At Large] | DE | R | E000258 | 0 | Mortgage Assistance and Equity Recovery Act - Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to authorize Federal savings and loan associations to make and invest in graduated payment mortgages and reverse annuity mortgages. Directs the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to consider consumer safeguards in adopting regulations allowing the making of and investment in such mortgages. | 2025-09-02T17:09:44Z | |
| 95-hr-10841 | 95 | hr | 10841 | A bill to provide that Federal assistance under the Federal Housing Administration will not be denied for housing solely on the basis that such housing is located in an area identified by a Federal agency as an area subject to the highest noise-level resulting from the air transportation conducted in connection with the operation of a nearby civilian or military airport, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-02-08 | 1978-02-08 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Milford, Dale [D-TX-24] | TX | D | M000708 | 0 | Amends the National Housing Act to prohibit the denial of assistance under the Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance programs solely because the housing is located in an area identified by any federal agency as an area subject to a high noise level resulting from air transportation conducted in connection with the operation of a nearby civilian or military airport. | 2024-08-01T20:04:34Z | |
| 95-hr-10844 | 95 | hr | 10844 | Rental Assistance Reform Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-02-08 | 1978-02-08 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Panetta, Leon [D-CA-16] | CA | D | P000047 | 1 | Rental Assistance Reform Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit a State, county, or municipal public housing agency to assist owners or prospective owners of rental property in the construction or substantial rehabilitation of housing for lower-income families pursuant to its annual contribution contract with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Makes provisions for the relocation of persons displaced from a dwelling unit by such construction or rehabilitation. Expands the role of local public housing agencies in the administration (including eviction of tenants) and the management of dwelling units for which assistance payments are to be made. Adds specified provisions to be included in annual contribution contracts. | 2025-09-02T17:09:39Z | |
| 95-hr-10770 | 95 | hr | 10770 | A bill to provide rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for owners of mobile homes who rent the real property on which their mobile homes are located. | Housing and Community Development | 1978-02-06 | 1978-02-06 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] | CA | R | L000020 | 1 | Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make assistance payments for the purpose of aiding any lower-income family in making rental payments with respect to real property on which is located a mobile home owned by such family and utilized by such family as its principal place of residence. | 2024-08-01T20:04:34Z | |
| 95-hr-10782 | 95 | hr | 10782 | Urban Grant University Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-02-06 | 1978-02-06 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Seiberling, John F. [D-OH-14] | OH | D | S000230 | 0 | Urban Grant University Act - Amends the Higher Education Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for, and establish a program of grants to, urban universities for (1) development of urban-oriented educational, research, or service programs; and (2) assistance in carrying out such programs. Establishes a five year comprehensive grant to a university qualifying as an "urban grant university" and establishes criteria for such designation. Creates an Urban University Advisory Council to (1) review, along with the Commissioner of Education, "urban grant university " applications; (2) advise the Commissioner; and (3) make recommendations to the President and to the Congress. | 2025-09-02T17:09:42Z | |
| 95-hr-10602 | 95 | hr | 10602 | American Dream Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-01-30 | 1978-01-30 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] | IL | D | A000212 | 0 | American Dream Act - Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to authorize Federal savings and loan associations to make and invest in graduated payment mortgages and reverse annuity mortgages. Directs the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to consider consumer safeguards in adopting regulations allowing the making of and investment in such mortgages. | 2025-09-02T17:09:32Z | |
| 95-s-2455 | 95 | s | 2455 | Home Owners Equity Act | Housing and Community Development | 1978-01-30 | 1978-01-30 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 5 | Home owners' Equity Act - Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to direct the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to adopt regulations permitting Federal savings and loan associations to offer reverse annuity mortgage loans. | 2025-09-02T17:13:48Z | |
| 95-hr-10297 | 95 | hr | 10297 | A bill to amend section 213 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-12-15 | 1977-12-15 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Collins, James M. [R-TX-3] | TX | R | C000638 | 0 | Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to afford any chief executive officer of any independent school district within the boundaries of a unit of local government which has applied for aid under specified local housing assistance programs an opportunity to object to the approval of such application on the grounds that granting such application would have unfavorable impact upon the facilities and services of accessible schools. | 2024-08-01T20:04:08Z | |
| 95-hr-10311 | 95 | hr | 10311 | A bill to amend the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-12-15 | 1978-09-13 | Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 3 | Amends the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945 to revise the standards requiring written consent for the purchaser or lessee with regard to a modification of an approved redevelopment plan. Approves two amendments to the urban renewal plan for Southwest, Washington, D.C. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 95-hr-10321 | 95 | hr | 10321 | A bill to provide rental assistance under section eight of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for owners of mobile homes who rent the real property on which their mobile homes are located. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-12-15 | 1977-12-15 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] | CA | R | L000020 | 2 | Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make assistance payments for the purpose of aiding any lower-income family in making rental payments with respect to real property on which is located a mobile home owned by such family and utilized by such family as its principal place of residence. | 2024-08-01T20:04:08Z | |
| 95-hr-10265 | 95 | hr | 10265 | A bill to amend title VIII of the act commonly called the Civil Rights Act of 1968 with respect to the awarding of attorney's fees and the authority of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to initiate a civil action to enforce the provisions of such title. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-12-07 | 1977-12-07 | Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5] | MD | D | S000716 | 1 | Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to allow the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to initiate civil actions to enforce the provisions of such Act. Extends from 30 to 60 days the period during which no civil suits may be initiated and the Secretary must make efforts to obtain voluntary compliance with such Act. Permits courts to award attorneys' fees to prevailing plaintiffs without regard to his financial ability to assume such fees. | 2024-08-01T20:03:59Z | |
| 95-hr-10217 | 95 | hr | 10217 | A bill to amend section 203 of the National Housing Act for the purpose of extending the repayment period of a mortgage which may be insured under such section. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-12-06 | 1977-12-06 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4] | MS | R | C000567 | 0 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend the repayment period of a mortgage which may be insured under such Act from 35 to 45 years in the case of mortgages which are approved for insurance prior to construction and from 30 to 40 years for all mortgages approved after construction has commenced. | 2024-08-01T20:04:00Z | |
| 95-hr-9954 | 95 | hr | 9954 | A bill to provide that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not approve any application for rental increases in federally assisted housing unless the amount of such increase is permitted under State and local law. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-11-03 | 1977-11-03 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-20] | NY | D | W000258 | 12 | Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from approving any application for rental increases in federally assisted housing unless the amount of such increase is permitted under State and local law. | 2024-08-01T20:03:52Z | |
| 95-hr-9992 | 95 | hr | 9992 | A bill to provide rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for owners of mobile homes who rent the real property on which their mobile homes are located. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-11-03 | 1977-11-03 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] | CA | R | L000020 | 3 | Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make assistance payments for the purpose of aiding any lower-income family in making rental payments with respect to real property on which is located a mobile home owned by such family and utilized by such family as its principal place of residence. | 2024-08-01T20:03:53Z | |
| 95-hr-9837 | 95 | hr | 9837 | A bill to provide rental assistance under section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 for owners of mobile homes who rent the real property on which their mobile homes are located. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-10-31 | 1977-10-31 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] | CA | R | L000020 | 1 | Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make assistance payments for the purpose of aiding any lower-income family in making rental payments with respect to real property on which is located a mobile home owned by such family and utilized by such family as its principal place of residence. | 2024-08-01T20:03:43Z | |
| 95-hr-9838 | 95 | hr | 9838 | A bill to provide rental assistance under section 8 of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 for owners of mobile homes who rent the real property on which their mobile homes are located. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-10-31 | 1977-10-31 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] | CA | R | L000020 | 24 | Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make assistance payments for the purpose of aiding any lower-income family in making rental payments with respect to real property on which is located a mobile home owned by such family and utilized by such family as its principal place of residence. | 2024-08-01T20:03:43Z | |
| 95-hr-9723 | 95 | hr | 9723 | A bill to amend the National Housing Act to prohibit Federal Housing Administration insurance of blanket mortgages on condominium projects, and Federal National Mortgage Association purchases of conventional condominium mortgages, where the developer retains or will retain a leasehold interest in the common areas and facilities of the project involved. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-10-25 | 1977-10-25 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Frey, Lou, Jr. [R-FL-9] | FL | R | F000381 | 0 | Revises the National Housing Act to prohibit Federal Housing Administration insurance of blanket mortgages on condominium projects, and Federal National Mortgage Association purchases of conventional condominium mortgages, where the developer, sponsor, or any other person has reserved the right (1) to lease to the unit owner any of the common areas serving the project, or (2) to accept leases from unit owners under which owners may be charged for the use of common areas. | 2024-08-01T20:03:33Z | |
| 95-hr-9724 | 95 | hr | 9724 | National Condominium and Tenants Rights Act | Housing and Community Development | 1977-10-25 | 1977-10-25 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Frey, Lou, Jr. [R-FL-9] | FL | R | F000381 | 0 | National Condominium and Tenants Rights Act - Expresses the findings of Congress and declares the purposes of the Act, including the establishment of minimum national standards governing the sale, ownership, conversion to, and extension of credit for condominiums. States that no condominium housing loan shall be made: (1) to any developer unless the creditor received a written property statement containing specified names, addresses, legal descriptions, costs and assurances; or (2) to any prospective purchaser unless the same written property statement has been submitted to such purchaser 21 days prior to any legally obligating document's execution. Provides similar protection for tenants in cases of condominium conversions. Prohibits discrimination against condominium-unit purchasers in the extension of credit on the basis of age, sex, marital status, religion, race, or national origin. Provides for the designation of an Assistant Secretary for Condominiums in the Department of Housing and Urban Development and enumerates the duties to be performed. Requires each creditor subject to the provisions of this Act to file an annual report with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development showing the extent of compliance with the provisions of this Act. Creates a civil remedy against creditors by persons discriminated against in violations of this Act. States that any developer or creditor who violates the provisions of this Act shall be fined not more than $15,000 for each violation. Empowers the Secretary to encourage and make grants to State and local governments to help establish offices to administer and enforce State and local requirements with respect to condominiums. Enumerates the requirements to be met by any plan for the protection of purchasers of condominium units and those displaced by conversion to such units prior to the making of any grant. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as necessary to carry out such grants. Defines the terms used in this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as… | 2025-09-02T17:08:58Z | |
| 95-hr-9738 | 95 | hr | 9738 | A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-10-25 | 1977-10-25 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] | SC | D | D000267 | 1 | Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to prohibit the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation from issuing or applying rules or regulations which have the effect of excluding mortgagees approved by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for participation in specified mortgage insurance programs from the servicing of mortgages sold to the Corporation. | 2024-08-01T20:03:43Z | |
| 95-hr-9663 | 95 | hr | 9663 | A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-10-20 | 1977-10-20 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] | SC | D | D000267 | 24 | Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to prohibit the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation from issuing or applying rules or regulations which have the effect of excluding mortgagees approved by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for participation in specified mortgage insurance programs from the servicing of mortgages sold to the Corporation. | 2024-08-01T20:03:33Z | |
| 95-hr-9516 | 95 | hr | 9516 | A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-10-12 | 1977-10-12 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Minish, Joseph G. [D-NJ-11] | NJ | D | M000796 | 0 | Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to prohibit the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation from issuing or applying rules or regulations which have the effect of excluding mortgagees approved by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for participation in specified mortgage insurance programs from the servicing of mortgages sold to the Corporation. | 2024-08-01T20:03:25Z | |
| 95-hr-9388 | 95 | hr | 9388 | A bill to establish a program whereby the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall make payments for the purpose of assisting certain low-income homeowners in meeting increasing costs related to the operation of their homes. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-09-30 | 1977-09-30 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Beard, Edward [D-RI-2] | RI | D | B000279 | 0 | Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make payments for the purpose of assisting low-income homeowners in meeting expenses related to the operation of their homes, including insurance, mortgage, utility, and real property tax. | 2024-08-01T20:03:15Z | |
| 95-hr-9327 | 95 | hr | 9327 | A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act. | Housing and Community Development | 1977-09-27 | 1977-09-27 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3] | SC | D | D000267 | 0 | Amends the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to prohibit the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation from issuing or applying rules or regulations which have the effect of excluding mortgagees approved by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for participation in specified mortgage insurance programs from the servicing of mortgages sold to the Corporation. | 2024-08-01T20:03:16Z |
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