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| 96-hr-8353 | 96 | hr | 8353 | A bill to provide Homeownership Assistance. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-11-17 | 1980-11-17 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT-At Large] | VT | R | J000072 | 0 | Authorizes, from funds previously approved in appropriations Acts for the homeownership assistance program under the National Housing Act, $125,000,000 to be available for contracts to make periodic mortgage assistance payments entered into on or after October 1, 1980. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-8333 | 96 | hr | 8333 | A bill to provide Homeownership Assistance. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-11-13 | 1980-11-13 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10] | GA | D | B000153 | 17 | Authorizes, from funds previously approved in appropriations Acts for the homeownership assistance program under the National Housing Act, $125,000,000 to be available for contracts to make periodic mortgage assistance payments entered into on or after October 1, 1980. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-8335 | 96 | hr | 8335 | A bill to provide Homeownership Assistance. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-11-13 | 1980-11-13 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Bowen, David R. [D-MS-2] | MS | D | B000682 | 0 | Authorizes, from funds previously approved in appropriations Acts for the homeownership assistance program under the National Housing Act, $125,000,000 to be available for contracts to make periodic mortgage assistance payments entered into on or after October 1, 1980. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-8342 | 96 | hr | 8342 | A bill to provide Homeownership assistance. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-11-13 | 1980-11-13 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Marriott, David Daniel [R-UT-2] | UT | R | M000143 | 0 | Authorizes, from funds previously approved in appropriations Acts for the homeownership assistance program under the National Housing Act, $125,000,000 to be available for contracts to make periodic mortgage assistance payments entered into on or after October 1, 1980. Specifies that funds recaptured from such program shall be made available for contracts as the funds are recaptured. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-8317 | 96 | hr | 8317 | A bill to provide Homeownership Assistance. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-11-12 | 1980-11-12 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15] | CA | D | C000581 | 2 | Authorizes, from funds previously approved in appropriations Acts for the homeownership assistance program under the National Housing Act, $125,000,000 to be available for contracts to make periodic mortgage assistance payments entered into on or after October 1, 1980. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-8290 | 96 | hr | 8290 | Residential Rental Housing Tax Incentive Act of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-10-02 | 1980-10-02 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 0 | Residential Rental Housing Tax Incentive Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer election to depreciate new: (1) residential rental property under the straight line method based on a period of 120 months; and (2) low-income rental housing, under the same method, based on a period of 96 months. Exempts residential property, residential rental property, and low-income housing from the requirement that construction period interest and taxes related to such property be amortized instead of deducted currently. Expands eligibility for accelerated depreciation of rehabilitation expenditures for all types of rental housing, not just low-income rental housing. Increases the amount of depreciable low-income rental housing rehabilitation expenditures to $30,000. | 2025-09-02T13:55:06Z | |
| 96-hres-803 | 96 | hres | 803 | A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation shall delay any enforcement of Due-on-Sale clauses until a date at least thirty days after the receipt by Congress of the Report of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-10-01 | 1980-10-01 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Shumway, Norman D. [R-CA-14] | CA | R | S000393 | 9 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal National Mortgage Association and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation shall delay any enforcement of due-on-sale clauses until at least 30 days after receipt by Congress of the report of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development on the effect of such clauses on the assumability of residential mortages. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-sjres-209 | 96 | sjres | 209 | A joint resolution providing for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration authorities and for rural housing authorities. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-09-30 | 1980-10-03 | Public Law 96-372. | Senate | Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | W000502 | 0 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend specified Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance programs for 15 days. Extends for 15 days the period during which amounts in the rental housing assistance fund may be approved for use in the troubled projects program. Extends for 15 days the authority to provide flexible interest rates on mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration. Extends for 15 days the authority for the purchase of mortgages under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend the rehabilitation loan program for 15 days. Extends for 15 days the authority for rural housing programs under the Housing Act of 1949. | 2022-12-07T19:16:13Z | |
| 96-hr-8191 | 96 | hr | 8191 | A bill to amend the Urban Development Action Grant program with respect to determining the level of physical and economic distress of certain urban counties. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-09-24 | 1980-09-24 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Bennett, Charles E. [D-FL-3] | FL | D | B000371 | 0 | Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, if so requested by an urban county, to exclude areas of such county consolidated with a city having a population of over 100,000 from determinations of distress levels for purposes of the urban development action grant program. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-s-3145 | 96 | s | 3145 | A bill to provide Homeownership Assistance. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-09-24 | 1980-09-24 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | W000502 | 15 | Authorizes from funds previously approved in appropriations Acts for the homeownership assistance program under the National Housing Act $125,000,000 to be available for contracts to make periodic mortgage assistance payments entered into on or after October 1, 1980. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 96-hr-8111 | 96 | hr | 8111 | Residential Rental Housing Tax Incentive Act of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-09-15 | 1980-09-15 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3] | MN | R | F000380 | 7 | Residential Rental Housing Tax Incentive Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer election to depreciate new residential rental property under the straight line method based on a period of 120 months. Exempts residential property, residential rental property, and low-income housing from the requirement that construction period interest and taxes related to such property be amortized instead of deducted currently. Expands eligibility for accelerated depreciation of rehabilitation expenditures for all types of rental housing, not just low-income rental housing. Increases the amount of depreciable rental housing rehabilitation expenditures to $30,000. | 2025-09-02T13:55:01Z | |
| 96-hconres-420 | 96 | hconres | 420 | A concurrent resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-08-25 | 1980-08-25 | Referred to House Committee on the District of Columbia. | House | Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2] | TX | D | W000570 | 0 | Disapproves the approval of the Rental Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980 by the District of Columbia Council. | 2021-06-14T19:11:52Z | |
| 96-s-2968 | 96 | s | 2968 | Real Estate Construction and Rehabilitation Tax Incentives Act of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-07-24 | 1980-07-24 | Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] | TN | D | S000068 | 3 | Authorizes the Director of the Community Services Administration to implement emergency heat crisis programs for low income and elderly persons during a heat crisis (as defined in this Act). States that: (1) such programs shall include payments for utility bills and cooling devices and for transportation to community shelters with adequate cooling facilities; and (2) funds may be provided only from June 1 through September 30 of any given year. | 2025-09-02T13:57:02Z | |
| 96-s-2888 | 96 | s | 2888 | Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-06-26 | 1980-06-26 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | W000502 | 2 | Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1980 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to foreclose multifamily mortgages held by the Secretary encumbering real estate located in any State. Sets forth procedures for the designation of a foreclosure commissioner or commissioners by the Secretary. Designates the Secretary as a guarantor of payment of any judgment against such commissioners. Permits a foreclosure by the Secretary to commence upon the breach of a covenant or condition in the mortgage agreement for which foreclosure is authorized under such mortgage. Specifies procedures for: (1) notice of default and foreclosure sale; (2) service of such notice; (3) presale reinstatement and cancellation of foreclosure; (4) conduct of a foreclosure sale; (5) disposition of foreclosure costs and sale proceeds; (6) transfer of title and possessions; and (7) recording the foreclosure and sale. Authorizes the Secretary to require, as a condition and term of sale, that the purchaser at a foreclosure sale under this Act agree to the continued operation of the security property in accordance with the appropriate loan program. | 2025-09-02T13:57:01Z | |
| 96-hr-7578 | 96 | hr | 7578 | A bill to amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-06-13 | 1980-06-13 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA-3] | IA | R | G000386 | 0 | Amends the Housing Act of 1959 by exempting specified low-income housing projects of eight or fewer units from the provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act (Public Contract Wage Provisions). | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-7510 | 96 | hr | 7510 | A bill to provide that the interest rate on mortgages secured by one-to four-family residences and insured under title II of the National Housing Act or guaranteed under chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, be negotiated between the borrower and lender, and that lenders may not charge discount points on such mortgages in excess of their acquisition costs. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-06-05 | 1980-06-05 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Mattox, James A. [D-TX-5] | TX | D | M000260 | 0 | Amends the National Housing Act to direct that the interest rate on mortgages secured by one- to four-family residences and insured or guaranteed under specified Federal laws, be negotiated between borrower and lender. Prohibits lenders from charging discount points on such mortgages in excess of their acquisition costs. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 96-hr-7410 | 96 | hr | 7410 | A bill to raise the limit on the principal amount of a mortgage which may be insured under section 203 of the National Housing Act with respect to single-family residences in high-cost areas. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-05-21 | 1980-05-21 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Burgener, Clair W. [R-CA-43] | CA | R | B001080 | 0 | Amends the National Housing Act to raise the limit on the principal amount of a mortgage which may be insured under such Act as regards single- family residences in high-cost areas. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-7389 | 96 | hr | 7389 | A bill to amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the purpose of providing more housing alternatives for lower income persons. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-05-20 | 1980-05-20 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Biaggi, Mario [D-NY-10] | NY | D | B000432 | 0 | Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to enter into annual contribution contracts in order to make assistance available for lower income persons living in single-room housing units. Directs the Secretary to establish minimum property standards for such units and for inspections to assure compliance therewith. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-s-2711 | 96 | s | 2711 | A bill to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-05-15 | 1980-06-21 | Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate. | Senate | Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC] | NC | D | M000956 | 0 | Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for rural housing programs with specified amounts earmarked for: (1) low and moderate income or elderly rental and cooperative housing assistance; (2) insurance of loans for domestic farm labor housing; and (3) guaranteed loans. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for: (1) loans and grants for rural dwellings repair; (2) financial assistance for low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; and (3) programs of technical and supervisory assistance for low-income individuals and rural families. Extends through September 30, 1981 (from 1980) the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans for: (1) housing for the rural elderly, handicapped, or moderate income families; and (2) housing and buildings on farms. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for mutual and self-help housing and the Self-Help Fund. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into rental assistance contracts to the extent home ownership subsidies are not otherwise provided. Extends the availability of such subsidies through fiscal year 1981 (from 1980). Authorizes the Secretary to make and insure loans to consumer cooperatives to enable such cooperatives to finance the transfer of membership in the cooperative under terms that low and moderate income persons can reasonably afford. Permits such loans to be conditioned on not depriving members of the cooperative of their membership because they no longer meet the income eligibility requirements. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969 to authorize the transfer of Federal surplus real property at the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, as well as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, for use in providing housing to low or moderate income families or individuals. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to make it mandatory that the Secretary of Agriculture provide interest credits on housing loans. Directs the Secretary to assure that adequate replacement housing and relocation a… | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 96-s-2719 | 96 | s | 2719 | Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-05-15 | 1980-10-08 | Public Law 96-399. | Senate | Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | W000502 | 0 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-1420) Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 - =Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation= - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to specify for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983 that no data derived from the 1980 Decennial Census, except those relating to population and poverty, shall be taken into account for purposes of the allocation of funds to metropolitan areas. Prohibits, for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983, any revision to the criteria for establishing a metropolitan area or defining a central city of such an area published after January 1, 1980, from being taken into account for purposes of this title, except in the case of any area or city which would newly qualify as a metropolitan area or central city of such an area. Specifies that, with respect to grants for State, tribal, and local community development programs, beginning in fiscal year 1982, the population of any unit of general local government which is included in that of any urban county shall be included in the population of such urban county for three program years beginning with the program year in which its population was first so included. Requires any county seeking qualification as an urban county, including any urban county seeking to continue such qualification, to notify each unit of general local government, which is included therein and is eligible to elect to have its population excluded from that of an urban county, of its opportunity to make such an election. Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in any case in which all or part of a metropolitan city is located within an urban county, upon the joint request of such city and county, to approve the inclusion of the metropolitan city as part of the urban county for purposes of planning a joint community development program, meeting the application requirements, and implementing such program. Limits amounts of appropriated funds which may be used to aid m… | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 96-s-2700 | 96 | s | 2700 | A bill to give the Government National Mortgage Association -Ginnie Mae- the legal authority to forgive outstanding mortgage payments on Lanham Act properties where it is shown that the property was sold at a price higher than the appraised market value. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-05-14 | 1980-05-14 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] | OH | D | M000678 | 0 | Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to authorize the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) to forgive outstanding mortgage payments on specified properties to the extent that such properties were sold at a price higher than the appraised market value. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 96-s-2702 | 96 | s | 2702 | A bill to correct an inequity in public housing sales. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-05-14 | 1980-05-14 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 0 | Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) to forgive outstanding mortgage payments on specified properties where it is shown that such properties were sold at a price higher than the appraised market value. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 96-hr-7327 | 96 | hr | 7327 | Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-05-12 | 1980-05-12 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] | PA | R | M000399 | 0 | Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act. Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program. Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional 10 percent in high-cost areas. Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance. | 2025-09-02T13:54:41Z | |
| 96-hr-7262 | 96 | hr | 7262 | Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-05-06 | 1980-08-22 | Measure laid on table in House, S. 2719 passed in lieu. | House | Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9] | OH | D | A000222 | 25 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #480 (291-43)) Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 - =Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation= - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to specify for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983 that no data derived from the 1980 Decennial Census, except those relating to population and poverty, shall be taken into account for purposes of the allocation of funds to metropolitan areas. Prohibits, for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983, any revision to the criteria for establishing a metropolitan area or defining a central city of such an area published after January 1, 1980, to be taken into account for purposes of this title, except in the case of any area or city which would newly qualify as a metropolitan area or a central city of such an area. Specifies that, with respect to grants for State, tribal, and local community development programs, beginning in fiscal year 1981, the population of any unit of general local government which is included in that of an urban county shall be included in the population of such urban county for three program years beginning with the program year in which its population was first so included. Requires any county seeking qualification as an urban county, including any urban county seeking to continue such qualification, to notify each unit of general local government, which is included therein and is eligible to elect to have its population excluded from that of an urban county, of its opportunity to make such an election. Declares that the Congress finds that the Nation's cities, towns, and smaller urban communities face critical social, economic, and environmental problems arising in significant measure from increasing energy costs which have seriously undermined the quality and overall effectiveness of local community and housing development activities. States that concerted action is required of Federal, State, and local governments to address the economic and social hardships bor… | 2025-09-02T13:54:41Z | |
| 96-s-2650 | 96 | s | 2650 | A bill to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-05-05 | 1980-05-05 | 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 appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for rural housing programs with specified amounts earmarked for: (1) low and moderate income or elderly rental and cooperative housing assistance; (2) insurance of loans for domestic farm labor housing; and (3) guaranteed loans. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for: (1) loans and grants for rural dwellings repair; (2) financial assistance for low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; and (3) programs of technical and supervisory assistance for low-income individuals and rural families. Extends through September 30, 1981 (from 1980) the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans for: (1) housing for the rural elderly, handicapped, or moderate income families; and (2) housing and buildings on farms. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for mutual and self-help housing and for the Self-Help Fund. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into rental assistance contracts to the extent home ownership subsidies are not otherwise provided. Extends the availability of such subsidies through fiscal year 1981 (from 1980). Requires project owners to apply for such rental assistance before the Secretary may approve a rent increase which will cause tenants to pay more than 25 percent of their income for rent. Authorizes the Secretary to make and insure loans to consumer cooperatives to enable such cooperatives to finance the transfer of membership in the cooperative under terms that low and moderate income persons can reasonably afford. Permits such loans to be conditioned on not depriving members of the cooperative of their membership because they no longer meet the income eligibility requirements. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1969 to authorize the transfer of Federal surplus real property at the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, as well as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, for use in providing housing to low or moderate income families or individuals. Amends the Housin… | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 96-s-2647 | 96 | s | 2647 | A bill to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-05-02 | 1980-05-02 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC] | NC | D | M000956 | 0 | Extends specified farm housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration under the Housing Act of 1949, through September 30, 1982. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for: (1) the issuance of notes and obligations for loan funds by the Farmers Home Administration; (2) loans and grants for repairs or improvements of rural dwellings and financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (3) grants for the development of technical and supervisory assistance programs in rural areas with Federal, State, and local housing programs for low-income families; (4) loans and grants for mutual and self-help housing programs in rural areas and small towns; and (5) the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund. Extends through fiscal year 1982 the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans which provide rental and cooperative housing for the elderly or others of low-and moderate-income and to insure and make loans for housing and buildings on farms owned by low- or moderate-income families. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 96-hr-7248 | 96 | hr | 7248 | A bill to amend section 603 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-05-01 | 1980-05-01 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Quayle, Dan [R-IN-4] | IN | R | Q000007 | 6 | Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to redefine the term mobile home to mean a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is more than eight body feet in width, is more than 40 body feet in length in the traveling mode, or contains 400 or more square feet in interior space when erected on site. Amends the National Housing Act, the United States Housing Act of 1937, and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to change the classification of mobile home to manufactured housing. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-s-2641 | 96 | s | 2641 | A bill to amend section 603 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-05-01 | 1980-05-01 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 5 | Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to redefine the term mobile home to mean a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is more than eight body feet in width, is more than 40 body feet in length in the traveling mode, or contains 400 or more square feet in interior space when erected on site. Amends the National Housing Act, the United States Housing Act of 1937, and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to change the classification of mobile home to manufactured housing. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 96-hr-7223 | 96 | hr | 7223 | A bill to amend the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to provide that a Federal savings and loan association may not offer a renegotiable rate mortgage to any person unless such association also offers such person a standard mortgage instrument. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-04-30 | 1980-04-30 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Mottl, Ronald M. [D-OH-23] | OH | D | M001044 | 4 | Amends the Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933 to require Federal savings and loan associations to offer a 30 year standard mortgage with an interest rate fixed at the same rate as a renegotiable rate mortgage, if such a renegotiable rate mortgage is offered. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-s-2614 | 96 | s | 2614 | Assisted Housing Amendments Act of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-04-28 | 1980-04-28 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | Assisted Housing Amendments Act of 1980 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to set forth the amount by which the limitation on aggregate contractual contributions for low-income housing projects shall be increased on October 1, 1980. Terminates, as of October 1, 1980, the present requirement that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in utilizing such additional authority to enter into such contracts, administer low-income housing programs to provide assistance for new, substantially rehabilitated, and existing units, in accordance with the goals of local governments as reflected in specified housing assistance plans. Directs the Secretary, in utilizing such additional authority on and after October 1, 1980, to accommodate, to the maximum extent possible, desires of local governments regarding the allocation of assistance among new, substantially rehabilitated, and existing housing units. Directs the Secretary, in so doing, to limit, to the maximum extent possible, the budget authority allocated to local areas to the amount which would result if, on a nationwide basis taking account of local variations, 30 percent of the units to be assisted under such Act for public housing development or lower-income housing assistance with such additional authority were to be for new construction or substantial rehabilitation. Requires that the Secretary seek to ensure that, consistent with available funding limitations, at least 30 percent of the units shall be: (1) either newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated housing units assisted under such Act (other than under the existing low-income housing assistance program or the multifamily rental production program established by this Act); or (2) newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated housing units under the low-income housing assistance program which are financed through specified means. Limits the total budget authority associated with such additional contract authority. Sets aside a specified amount of such additional contract auth… | 2025-09-02T13:56:48Z | |
| 96-hr-7100 | 96 | hr | 7100 | Comprehensive Housing Development Act of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-04-21 | 1980-04-21 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9] | OH | D | A000222 | 19 | Comprehensive Housing Development Act of 1980 - Amends the National Housing Act to increase the allowable maximum amount for mortgage assistance payments under such Act. Authorizes appropriations for such mortgage assistance payments through October 1, 1981. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, under the mortgage insurance program, to insure a mortgage involving a principal obligation which exceeds, by up to ten percent, the maximum limits specified under the Act, if such mortgage relates to a dwelling to be occupied by a physically handicapped person and the additional principal reflects the cost of making the dwelling accessible to such person. Allows the Secretary, in order to prevent inflationary conditions and related governmental actions from having a severely disproportionate effect on the housing industry, to make and contract to make periodic assistance payments to mortgagees or other lenders on behalf of homeowners (including the owners of mobile homes). Terminates such authority on September 30, 1981, or at such earlier date as the Secretary may deem appropriate. Specifies that such payments may be made only on behalf of a homeowner who satisfies such eligibility requirements as may be prescribed by the Secretary. Requires a homeowner to continue to occupy the property which secures the mortgage or loan in order to receive such assistance payments. Sets forth the formula for determining the amount of such assistance payments. Allows the Secretary to include in the payment to the mortgagee or other lender such amount as the Secretary deems appropriate to reimburse the mortgagee or lender for its reasonable and necessary expenses in handling the mortgage or loan. Limits assistance payments for mobile homes to no more than 20 percent of the total number of units for which assistance is approved. Allows the Secretary, upon application by the mortgagee, to insure a mortgagor who meets the eligibility requirements for assistance payments as set forth by the Secretary. Sets forth the … | 2025-09-02T13:54:37Z | |
| 96-hr-7067 | 96 | hr | 7067 | A bill to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-04-16 | 1980-04-16 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9] | OH | D | A000222 | 1 | Extends specified farm housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration under the Housing Act of 1949 through September 30, 1982. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for: (1) the issuance of notes and obligations for loan funds by the Farmers Home Administration; (2) loans and grants for repairs or improvements of rural dwellings and financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (3) grants for the development of technical and supervisory assistance programs in rural areas with Federal, State, and local housing programs for low-income families; (4) loans and grants for mutual and self-help housing programs in rural areas and small towns; and (5) the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund. Extends through fiscal year 1982 the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans which provide rental and cooperative housing for the elderly or others of low-and moderate-income and to insure and make loans for housing and buildings on farms owned by low-or moderate-income families. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-7041 | 96 | hr | 7041 | A bill to determine the time at which payments of premium charges are to be made by financial institutions or other mortgagees in connection with the mortgage and loan insurance programs established under titles I, II, IV, VII, VIII, IX, X, and XI of the National Housing Act. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-04-15 | 1980-04-15 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6] | VA | R | B001182 | 2 | Amends the National Housing Act to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require that payments of loan or mortgage insurance premium charges by a financial institution, other mortgagee, or agent thereof to the Federal government, made in connection with specified loan or mortgage insurance programs under such Act, be made promptly upon their receipt from the borrower. Allows the Secretary to approve payment of such premiums on an annual basis if the financial institution, mortgagee, or agent thereof pays interest, at a rate specified by the Secretary, to the insurance fund for the period beginning 20 days after receipt from the borrower and ending upon payment of the premiums to the Federal government. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-7048 | 96 | hr | 7048 | Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-04-15 | 1980-04-15 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | H000840 | 1 | See summary of: H.R. 6197 | 2025-09-02T13:54:33Z | |
| 96-hr-7059 | 96 | hr | 7059 | Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Amendments of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-04-15 | 1980-04-15 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 0 | Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to require certain depository institutions to disclose, each calendar year (previously each fiscal year), by neighborhood, the number and dollar amount of mortgage and home improvement loans made and purchased. Specifies that any such disclosure, with respect to calendar year 1980 and thereafter, shall be compiled on a standardized form prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in consultation with specified Federal financial regulatory agencies. Requires such agencies, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and such other public and private entities as such agencies deem appropriate, to jointly develop and implement means for increasing accessibility by the public to the information required to be disclosed under such Act. Requires such means to include the centralized collection and maintenance of such information by the financial regulatory agencies, other Federal agencies, local governments or government depository libraries. Requires proposed regulations with respect to the centralized collection and maintenance of information to be published with 180 days of the enactment of this Act. Extends the authority granted by such Act indefinitely. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to disclose information which the Secretary may possess with respect to mortgages under titles I and II of the National Housing Act which are not otherwise subject to the requirements of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975. Requires the Federal Reserve Board, in consultation with Federal financial officials, the Administrator of the Small Business Administration and such other appropriate agencies or persons as the Board deems appropriate, to determine the feasibility and usefulness of requiring depository institutions which are subject to the Act, and which make small business loans, to compile and make available to the public information regarding such loans in… | 2025-09-02T13:54:33Z | |
| 96-hr-7060 | 96 | hr | 7060 | Home Mortgage Disclosure Amendments of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-04-15 | 1980-04-15 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | S000762 | 0 | Home Mortgage Disclosure Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to require certain depository institutions to disclose, each calendar year (previously each fiscal year), by neighborhood, the number and dollar amount of mortgage and home improvement loans made and purchased. Specifies that any such disclosure, with respect to calendar year 1980 and thereafter, shall be compiled on a standardized form prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in consultation with specified Federal financial regulatory agencies. Requires such agencies, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and such other public and private entities as such agencies deem appropriate, to jointly develop and implement means for increasing accessibility by the public to the information required to be disclosed under such Act. Requires such means to include the centralized collection and maintenance of such information by the financial regulatory agencies, other Federal agencies, local governments or government depository libraries. Requires proposed regulations with respect to the centralized collection and maintenance of information to be published within 180 days of the enactment of this Act. Extends the authority granted by such Act until September 30, 1985. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to disclose information which the Secretary may possess with respect to mortgages under titles I and II of the National Housing Act which are not otherwise subject to the requirements of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975. | 2025-09-02T13:54:33Z | |
| 96-hr-7016 | 96 | hr | 7016 | Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-04-02 | 1980-04-02 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Buchanan, John [R-AL-6] | AL | R | B001008 | 0 | Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act. Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program. Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional 10 percent in high-cost areas. Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance. | 2025-09-02T13:54:33Z | |
| 96-hr-6991 | 96 | hr | 6991 | Assured Public Participation in Public Housing Decision Making Amendments of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-04-01 | 1980-04-01 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Loeffler, Tom [R-TX-21] | TX | R | L000396 | 0 | Assured Public Participation in Public Housing Decision Making Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require that public hearings held in accordance with such Act before the issuance of community development grants include discussion of: (1) the general locations of proposed housing for lower-income persons; and (2) the impact of such housing on public facilities and services near such locations. Affords the unit of general local government and the general public the opportunity to object to the approval of an application for housing and assistance on the ground that the application is inconsistent with its housing assistance plan. | 2025-09-02T13:54:33Z | |
| 96-hr-6993 | 96 | hr | 6993 | A bill to provide that the interest rate on federally insured mortgages under section 203(b) of the National Housing Act shall be the rate charges for uninsured mortgages. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-04-01 | 1980-04-01 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] | NC | D | N000016 | 0 | Amends the National Housing Act to direct that, to be eligible for insurance under such Act, a mortgage shall bear interest at the rate charged by the mortgagee for a non- insured mortgage. Eliminates the requirement that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development consult with the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs regarding the maximum interest rate which he or she deems necessary to meet the mortgage market for guaranteed or insured home loans to veterans. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 96-hr-6951 | 96 | hr | 6951 | Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-03-27 | 1980-03-27 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Breaux, John B. [D-LA-7] | LA | D | B000780 | 0 | Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act. Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program. Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional 10 percent in high-cost areas. Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance. | 2025-09-02T13:54:33Z | |
| 96-hr-6952 | 96 | hr | 6952 | Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-03-27 | 1980-03-27 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Fountain, L. H. [D-NC-2] | NC | D | F000319 | 0 | Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act. Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program. Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional 10 percent in high-cost areas. Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance. | 2025-09-02T13:54:33Z | |
| 96-hr-6860 | 96 | hr | 6860 | Rental Housing Assistance Act of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-03-19 | 1980-03-19 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Green, S. William [R-NY-18] | NY | R | G000417 | 19 | Rental Housing Assistance Act of 1980 - Amends the National Housing and the United States Housing Acts of 1937 to improve Federal housing programs which provide mortgage insurance for multifamily rental housing. Eliminates condition on Government National Mortgage Association purchase of certain multifamily mortgages requiring that at least 20 percent of the units covered by such mortgage are receiving lower-income housing assistance. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct a study for the purpose of establishing a prototype construction cost system which could be used in determining the amount of a mortgage on a multifamily housing project which may be insured under the National Housing Act. Sets forth criteria for determining prototype construction costs. Requires the Secretary to submit a report to Congress containing the findings and conclusions of the study. Authorizes the Association to begin making commitments to purchase, and to purchase loans and advances of credit (and related purchase certificates and other related instruments). Permits the Association to finance improvements (other than solar energy systems and energy conservation improvements) or additions to a multifamily rental housing project. Authorizes and directs the Secretary of Treasury to purchase any obligations of the Association, and to use as a public debt transaction the proceeds from the sale of any securities under the Second Liberty Bond Act. Prohibits the application of State or local usury law or comparable law establishing interest rates or prohibiting or limiting the collection or amount of discount points or other charges in connection with loan transactions. Prohibits the application of State loan insurance laws to the Association's transactions. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts for section 8 moderately rehabilitated projects which have a term of more than 180 months. Authorizes the Secretary to conduct a study for the purpose of determining the impact of Federal taxation on rent… | 2025-09-02T13:54:27Z | |
| 96-s-2406 | 96 | s | 2406 | A bill to authorize additional funds for housing subsidies for the elderly and handicapped under the United States Housing Act of 1937. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-03-11 | 1980-03-11 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI] | RI | D | P000193 | 1 | Authorizes additional funds for rent subsidies for the elderly and handicapped under the United States Housing Act of 1937. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 96-hr-6756 | 96 | hr | 6756 | Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1979 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-03-10 | 1980-03-10 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6] | NY | D | W000680 | 11 | Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to require that relocation benefits, including relocation assistance advisory services, be made available to all persons displaced by the commencement of a Federal or federally-assisted project by the head of the Federal agency administering or financing such assistance. Increases the amount of payment for moving and dislocation allowances for displacement from dwellings, business, and farm operations. Stipulates that the additional housing payments for occupant-owned dwellings shall compensate such displaced person for any increased real property taxes which such person wil incur during the life of the mortgage on the replacement dwelling. Increases the amount of replacement housing payments for tenants and certain other persons to enable such displaced persons to rent or lease a dwelling or to make a downpayment on the purchase of a dwelling. Stipulates that the assurances required of the relocation assistance advisory services that housing will be available shall: (1) be made prior to Federal approval of a project; (2) be based upon careful analysis of the housing needs of the persons to be displaced and the availability of housing; and (3) include plans for housing replacement by the Federal agency as last resort if comparable replacement sale or rental housing is not available. Authorizes the agency head to use funds authorized for the project to provide such housing. Directs the President to designate an agency which shall establish a single uniform set of regulations and procedures for use by Federal agencies and by States, State and local agencies, and other recipients of Federal financial assistance. Requires such agency to assure the uniform application and interpretation of such regulations and procedures. Makes provisions for aggrieved persons to petition such agency for a hearing. Requires such agency annually to make adjustments for inflation in hou… | 2025-09-02T13:54:28Z | |
| 96-hr-6758 | 96 | hr | 6758 | A bill to amend section 313 of the National Housing Act and the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-03-10 | 1980-03-10 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] | TX | D | G000272 | 0 | Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program. Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional ten percent in high-cost areas. Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance. Authorizes the Secretary to utilize the emergency home purchase assistance program to promote the construction of multifamily rental housing. Stipulates a specified amount for purchases and commitments authorized to be made by GNMA. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-6760 | 96 | hr | 6760 | A bill to provide homeownership assistance for lower income families. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-03-10 | 1980-03-10 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] | MD | D | M000826 | 0 | Amends the United States Housing Act to authorize: (1) new use of existing housing funds to assist lower income homeowners to afford and finance the rehabilitation of their homes in locally designated rehabilitation neighborhoods; and (2) a new use of such funds to assist lower income families to purchase homes. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make available not less than $50,000,000 for contracts for annual contributions for homeowners assistance payments. Requires the Secretary to provide homeowner counseling and monitoring concerning the extent of repair, renovation, or rehabilitation activities and the eligibility of contractors to conduct such activities. Sets forth the amount of such housing assistance payments under such contracts, and the criteria for the lending institutions. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe regulations to assure the costs of eligible repair, renovation, or rehabilitative activities do not exceed the costs to bring the unit into conformity with local housing codes or other appropriate standards. Sets forth the guidelines for determining assistance to low-income families able to purchase a dwelling with such payments. Provides for the recapture of all or a portion of such assistance rendered upon the disposition or nonoccupancy of the property by the family. Prohibits the amount of assistance rendered to any borrower from being considered as income or resources for any purpose under Federal or State laws. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-6729 | 96 | hr | 6729 | A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-03-06 | 1980-03-06 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-21] | NY | D | G000047 | 18 | Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Community Development to make payments to local homesteading agencies in lieu of real estate taxes which accrued during the period of transfer of homestead property. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-6736 | 96 | hr | 6736 | National Displacement Policy Act | Housing and Community Development | 1980-03-06 | 1980-03-06 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] | MD | D | M000826 | 0 | National Displacement Policy Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require an applicant for a community development block grant to analyze the causes and estimate the scale of displacement within the jurisdiction area of the applicant so that steps may be taken to mitigate and end displacement of area residents. Requires the housing assistance plan to demonstrate an effective strategy for ending such displacement. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing assistance to any eligible displaced low-income family. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to require the President shall transmit to Congress, as part of the biannual Report on Urban Growth required by such Act, a special displacement component analyzing the extent of urban displacement. Requires the residential formulation of a strategy to combat the adverse effects of such displacement. Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to require the appropriate Federal banking supervisory agency to assess a financial institution's record of adopting policies which minimize the displacement of persons from their homes. Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Act of 1970 to direct the payment of moving and related expenses for displaced persons whenever activities were undertaken as a result of a Federal program or project. causes such displacement. Declares that payments made to displaced persons shall reflect increases in the cost-of-living. Directs the President to establish a Federal Relocation Assistance Compliance Office for the purpose of carrying out a more uniform and effective administration of relocation assistance. Requires such Office to coordinate the relocation activities of the Federal agencies. States that rental or lease assistance paid to a displaced person shall not exceed 25 percent of such person's income. States that no person shall be required to move from his or her rental dwelling on account of any Federal project or any federally… | 2025-09-02T13:54:28Z | |
| 96-s-2383 | 96 | s | 2383 | Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-03-05 | 1980-03-05 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | W000502 | 2 | Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 - Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation Definitions - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to define the term "metropolitan city" to specify that it shall not include any city whose population is included in the population of an urban county. Specifies that for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983 that no data derived from the 1980 Decennial Census, except those relating to population and poverty, shall be taken into account for purposes of the allocation of funds to metropolitan areas. Prohibits, for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983, any revision to the criteria for establishing a metropolitan area or defining a central city of such an area published after January 1, 1980, to be taken into account for purposes of this title, except in the case of any area or city which would newly qualify as a metropolitan area or a central city of such an area. Specifies that, with respect to grants for State, tribal, and local community development programs, beginning in fiscal year 1981, the population of any unit of general local government which is included in that of an urban county shall be included in the population of such urban county for three program years beginning with the program year in which its population was first so included. Requires any county seeking qualification as an urban county, including any urban county seeking to continue such qualification, to notify each unit of general local government, which is included therein and is eligible to elect to have its population excluded from that of an urban county, of its opportunity to make such an election. Authorizes the appropriation of funds for the purpose of making grants to States and units of local government to help finance community development programs for fiscal years 1980 through 1983. Authorizes funds for fiscal years 1980 through 1983 for the purpose of assisting severely distressed cities that require supplemental grant assistance in order to alleviate exc… | 2025-09-02T13:56:41Z | |
| 96-hr-6606 | 96 | hr | 6606 | Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-02-26 | 1980-02-26 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9] | OH | D | A000222 | 1 | Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 - Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to define the term "metropolitan city" to specify that it shall not include any city whose population is included in the population of an urban county. Specifies for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983 that no data derived from the 1980 Decennial Census, except those relating to population and poverty, shall be taken into account for purposes of the allocation of funds to metropolitan areas. Prohibits, for fiscal years 1981, 1982, and 1983, any revision to the criteria for establishing a metropolitan area or defining a central city of such an area published after January 1, 1980, to be taken into account for purposes of this title, except in the case of any area or city which would newly qualify as a metropolitan area or a central city of such an area. Specifies that, with respect to grants for State, tribal, and local community development programs, beginning in fiscal year 1981, the population of any unit of general local government which is included in that of an urban county shall be included in the population of such urban county for three program years beginning with the program year in which its population was first so included. Requires any county seeking qualification as an urban county, including any urban county seeking to continue such qualification, to notify each unit of general local government, which is included therein and is eligible to elect to have its population excluded from that of an urban county, of its opportunity to make such an election. Authorizes the appropriation of funds for the purpose of making grants to States and units of local government to help finance community development programs for fiscal years 1980 through 1983. Authorizes funds for fiscal years 1980 through 1983 for the purpose of assisting severely distressed cities that require supplemental grant assistance in order to alleviate excessive deteriorat… | 2025-09-02T13:54:22Z | |
| 96-hr-6622 | 96 | hr | 6622 | A bill to amend certain Federal housing laws for the purpose of assuring that no discrimination is made on the basis of the marital status of applicants for assistance under programs established by such laws. | Housing and Community Development | 1980-02-26 | 1980-02-26 | Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | House | Rep. Pritchard, Joel [R-WA-1] | WA | R | P000546 | 1 | Amends the National Housing Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act to require the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and the Administrator of the Veterans Administration to adopt a uniform approach to assessing the amount which any mortgagor whose mortgage is to be purchased by such corporation or insured under the National Housing Act is expected to pay for the support of dependents each month. Declares that this uniform approach shall be in addition to and not in lieu of other steps taken to prevent discrimination on the basis of marital status. | 2024-02-07T16:12:44Z | |
| 96-hr-6599 | 96 | hr | 6599 | Mobile Home Housing Assistance Amendments of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-02-25 | 1980-02-25 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38] | CA | D | P000121 | 0 | Mobile Home Housing Assistance Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to include persons living in mobile homes and other forms of unconventional dwelling units, if such group constitutes a significant percentage of the population, in State and local community development programs. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to allocate a percentage of the total amount of rental assistance funds to low income families who reside in mobile homes as their principal places of residence in any area in which the number of such families exceeds five percent of the total number of lower income families residing in the area in any fiscal year. | 2025-09-02T13:54:22Z | |
| 96-s-2290 | 96 | s | 2290 | Home Mortgage Disclosure Amendments of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-02-18 | 1980-02-18 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | Home Mortgage Disclosure Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to require certain depository institutions to disclose, each calendar year (previously each fiscal year), by neighborhood, the number and dollar amount of mortgage and home improvement loans made and purchased. Specifies that any such disclosure, with respect to calendar year 1980 and thereafter, shall be compiled on a standardized form prescribed by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in consultation with specified Federal financial regulatory agencies. Requires such agencies, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Urban Development and such other public and private entities as such agencies deem appropriate, to jointly develop and implement means for increasing accessibility by the public to the information required to be disclosed under such Act. Requires such means to include the centralized collection and maintenance of such information by the financial regulatory agencies, other Federal agencies, local governments or government depository libraries. Requires proposed regulations with respect to the centralized collection and maintenance of information to be published with 180 days of the enactment of this Act. Extends the authority granted by such Act until September 30, 1985. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to disclose information which the Secretary may possess with respect to mortgages under titles I and II of the National Housing Act which are not otherwise subject to the requirements of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975. | 2025-09-02T13:56:41Z | |
| 96-s-2291 | 96 | s | 2291 | Home Mortgage Disclosure Renewal and Amendments Act of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-02-18 | 1980-02-18 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Proxmire, William [D-WI] | WI | D | P000553 | 0 | Home Mortgage Disclosure Renewal and Amendments Act of 1980 - Amends the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975 to require certain depository institutions to disclose, each calendar year beginning in 1980, by neighborhood, the number and dollar amount of mortgage and home improvement loans made and purchased. Specifies that any depository institution which is required to make such disclosures but which has been making disclosures on some basis other than a calendar year basis shall make available a separate disclosure statement containing data for any period prior to calendar year 1980 which is not covered by the last full year report prior to the 1980 calendar year report. Requires the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to prescribe a standard format for such disclosures. Requires the Board, the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the National Credit Union Administration Board, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to implement a system to facilitate access to data required to be disclosed. Requires such systems to include arrangements for a central depository of data in each standard metropolitan statistical area. Specifies that disclosure statements shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at such central depository. Repeals the provision of such Act which terminates its authority four years after its effective date. Requires the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council to compile each year, beginning with data for calendar year 1980, for each standard metropolitan statistical area, aggregate data by census tract ( or zip code where applicable) for all depository institutions which are required to disclose data. Requires the Council to produce tables indicating, for each standard metropolitan statistical area, and for the United States as a whole, aggregate lending patterns for various categories of census tracts grouped according to location, age of housing… | 2025-09-02T13:56:41Z | |
| 96-hr-6494 | 96 | hr | 6494 | Rental Construction Incentive Tax Act of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-02-12 | 1980-02-12 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38] | CA | D | P000121 | 7 | Rental Construction Incentive Tax Act of 1980 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt low-income housing and qualified rental housing construction from the amortization requirements applicable to real property construction period interest and taxes. Defines "qualified rental housing" as housing which is subject to a 30 year covenant binding its owners to maintain such property as residential rental property and which is located in an area having an average vacancy rate for rental housing of less than five percent in the year prior to such rental housing construction. Requires qualified rental housing which contains more than three dwelling units to provide for at least 30 percent occupancy by families of low or moderate income and to limit to 30 percent the number of childless individuals occupying such rental housing. Reduces the required amortization period for construction period interest and taxes with respect to qualified residential rental property (property in areas with a less than five percent vacancy rate) from ten to three years. Permits straight line depreciation, based on a ten-year period, for residential rental property. Qualifies low and moderate income rental housing for preferential tax treatment of recaptured depreciation. | 2025-09-02T13:54:18Z | |
| 96-hr-6463 | 96 | hr | 6463 | Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-02-07 | 1980-02-07 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-13] | CA | D | M000794 | 1 | Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to require that relocation benefits, including relocation assistance advisory services, be made available to all persons displaced by the commencement of a Federal or federally assisted project by the head of the Federal agency administering or financing such assistance. Increases the amount of payment for moving and dislocation allowances for displacement from dwellings, business, and farm operations. Stipulates that the additional housing payments for occupant-owned dwellings shall compensate such displaced person for any increased real property taxes which such person will incur during the life of the mortgage on the replacement dwelling. Increases the amount of replacement housing payments for tenants and certain other persons to enable such displaced persons to rent or lease a dwelling or to make a downpayment on the purchase of a dwelling. Stipulates that the assurances required of the relocation assistance advisory services that housing will be available shall: (1) be made prior to Federal approval of a project; (2) be based upon careful analysis of the housing needs of the persons to be displaced and the availability of housing; and (3) include plans for housing replacement by the Federal agency as last resort if comparable replacement sale or rental housing is not available. Authorizes the agency head to use funds authorized for the project to provide such housing. Directs the President to designate an agency which shall establish a single uniform set of regulations and procedures for use by Federal agencies and by States, State and local agencies, and other recipients of Federal financial assistance. Requires such agency to assure the uniform application and interpretation of such regulations and procedures. Makes provisions for aggrieved persons to petition such agency for a hearing. Requires such agency annually to make adjustments, beginning fiscal in … | 2025-09-02T13:54:18Z | |
| 96-hr-6416 | 96 | hr | 6416 | Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-02-05 | 1980-02-05 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3] | NJ | D | H000840 | 0 | Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act. Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program. Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional 10 percent in high-cost areas. Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance. | 2025-09-02T13:54:17Z | |
| 96-hr-6256 | 96 | hr | 6256 | Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1980 | Housing and Community Development | 1980-01-22 | 1980-01-22 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 2 | Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1980 - Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to require that relocation benefits, including relocation assistance advisory services, be made available to all persons displaced by the commencement of a Federal or federally assisted project by the head of the Federal agency administering or financing such assistance. Increases the amount of payment for moving and dislocation allowances for displacement from dwellings, business, and farm operations. Specifies that such allowances shall be increased on October 1 of each year, beginning with 1981, by a percentage which is equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index. Specifies that the additional housing payments for displaced homeowners shall include compensation for the amount, if any, of the excess of the annual real property taxes on the replacement dwelling over the vacated dwelling at the time of displacement multiplied by the number of years of the mortgage on such replacement dwelling. Eliminates the requirement that a tenant occupy a rental dwelling for a period of not less than ninety days in order for such tenant to receive displacement housing payments. Specifies that the amount of replacement housing payments for tenants to enable such displaced persons to rent or lease a dwelling shall not be less than the amount of the excess, if any, of the fair market rents over the greater of the amount which the displaced person was paying for rent at the time of displacement or 25 percent of the displaced person's adjusted gross income. Directs that the amount of replacement housing payments for tenants to enable such persons to make a downpayment on the purchase of a dwelling shall not exceed 20 percent of the purchase price of such dwelling and the amount by which the displaced person's monthly payments for principal, interest, taxes, insurance, and utilities exceed 20 percent of such person's monthly adjusted gross income. Requires ea… | 2025-09-02T13:54:13Z | |
| 96-hr-6197 | 96 | hr | 6197 | Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 | Housing and Community Development | 1979-12-20 | 1979-12-20 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9] | OH | D | A000222 | 1 | Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to remove the specific dollar limitations on the original principal obligation of a mortgage which may be purchased by the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act. Limits such purchasing authority to mortgages in an amount which would make a residence or project eligible for mortgage insurance under the applicable Federal insurance program. Permits such amounts to be raised by up to ten percent in high cost areas determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Limits the sales price of a principal residence covered by a mortgage which may be purchased under the emergency authority of the GNMA to 105 percent of such maximum mortgage amount which may be raised an additional 10 percent in high-cost areas. Eliminates the 7 1/2 percent interest rate limitation on mortgage loans eligible for purchase. Permits the Secretary to establish the maximum interest rate at a level consistent with market conditions provided it does not exceed the maximum rate on mortgages eligible for Federal insurance. | 2025-09-02T13:54:12Z | |
| 96-s-2177 | 96 | s | 2177 | Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1979 | Housing and Community Development | 1979-12-20 | 1980-04-23 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | W000502 | 17 | (Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #82 (89-5)) Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Authority Amendments of 1980 - Amends the National Housing Act to condition the activation of the emergency home purchase assistance program upon a determination by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development that implementation of the program will not significantly worsen inflationary conditions. Prohibits the activation of such program until the most recently available four-month moving average annual rate of private housing starts (seasonally adjusted and exclusive of mobile homes), as determined by the Director of the Bureau of the Census, is less than 1,600,000. Terminates such program when the most recently available four-month moving average annual rate of private housing starts is 1,600,000 or more. Authorizes the Secretary to issue directives allowing the Government National Mortgage Association to purchase loans in addition to mortgages under such program. Includes mobile homes among the kind of housing eligible for such program. Increases mortgage limits for more than four family residences to the per unit amounts permitted under the section of such act under which the project mortgage is insured. Limits loans for mobile homes to specified limitations under such act. Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe interest rates on mortgages at a level necessary to meet the objectives of the program. Prescribes that: (1) mortgages executed to finance the acquisition of a one-to-four family residence may not bear interest at a rate lower than three percentage points below the average contract commitment rate for a single family, 30 year conventional mortgage with loan-to-value ratios of 90 percent based on the latest survey of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board; and (2) mortgages executed to finance the acquisition of a more than four-family residence may not bear interest at a rate lower than 4 1/2 percent below such average commitment rate. Increases the sale price for: (1) one-family residences to 90 per… | 2025-09-02T13:56:41Z | |
| 96-s-2178 | 96 | s | 2178 | A bill to amend section 313 of the National Housing Act. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-12-20 | 1979-12-20 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Weicker, Lowell P., Jr. [R-CT] | CT | R | W000253 | 0 | Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to direct the Federal National Mortgage Association, when specified economic conditions exist, to make commitments to purchase, and to purchase mortgages to promote the construction of multifamily rental housing. Eliminates the requirement that such a mortgage purchase involve an original principal obligation not to exceed a specified dollar amount limitation. Stipulates that, in the case of a one-to four-family dwelling, such mortgage may be purchased only if it involves a principal residence the sales price of which does not exceed 120 percent of the appropriate mortgage dollar amount limitation set forth in such Act, except that the Secretary may increase any such dollar amount limitation by an amount not to exceed 25 percent in any geographical area where he finds that cost levels require such action. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 96-hr-6088 | 96 | hr | 6088 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Act to require the United States to pay for certain lateral sewer connections for low-income elderly persons. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-12-11 | 1980-06-05 | Language incorporated in H. R. 6942 as passed in House. | House | Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2] | NY | D | D000471 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the United States to pay for lateral sewer connections between any single family residence of a low-income person 65 years of age or older and a sewage collection system which has received any grants under such Act. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 96-s-2005 | 96 | s | 2005 | A bill to allow the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the Council of the District of Columbia, to take effect immediately. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-11-13 | 1979-11-13 | Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO] | MO | D | E000004 | 0 | Makes the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the District of Columbia Council and signed by the Mayor, effective upon enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to extend the period of emergency Acts passed by the D.C. Council from 90 days to 180 days. Prohibits the Council from passing any emergency Act covering the same subject matter and purpose of any previously passed emergency Act. Provides that such an Act shall terminate on the date provided in such Act or upon the expiration of the 180-day period, whichever occurs first. Sets forth procedures for such Acts when Congress adjourns sine die. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 96-s-1999 | 96 | s | 1999 | A bill to allow the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the Council of the District of Columbia, to take effect immediately. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-11-09 | 1979-11-09 | Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Eagleton, Thomas F. [D-MO] | MO | D | E000004 | 0 | Makes the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the District of Columbia Council and signed by the Mayor, effective upon enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law. Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to extend the period of emergency Acts passed by the D.C. Council from 90 days to 180 days. Provides that such an Act shall terminate on the date provided in such Act or upon the expiration of the 180-day period, whichever occurs first. Sets forth procedures for such Acts when Congress adjourns sine die. Prohibits the Council from passing any emergency Act covering the same subject matter and purpose of any previously passed emergency Act. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 96-s-1992 | 96 | s | 1992 | A bill to allow the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the Council of the District of Columbia, to take effect immediately. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-11-08 | 1979-11-08 | Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 0 | Allows the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the District of Columbia Council and signed by the Mayor, to become effective upon enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 96-hr-5811 | 96 | hr | 5811 | A bill to allow the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979 passed by the Council of the District of Columbia to take effect immediately. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-11-07 | 1979-11-20 | Public Law 96-124. | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 3 | Allows the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the District of Columbia Council and signed by the Mayor, to become effective upon enactment of this Act, notwithstanding any other provision of law. | 2021-09-25T05:28:09Z | |
| 96-s-1972 | 96 | s | 1972 | An act to authorize the secretary of the Interior to reimburse certain purchases of subleases from, and creditors of, the Sangre de Cristo Development Company, Incorporated, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-11-02 | 1980-12-18 | Public Law 96-549. | Senate | Sen. Schmitt, Harrison H. [R-NM] | NM | R | S000132 | 1 | (Measure passed House, amended) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to compensate certain purchasers of subleases from the Sangre de Cristo Development Company, Incorporated, for lands on the Tesuque Pueblo Reservation, New Mexico. Directs the Secretary to reimburse bona fide creditors of such corporation who have been certified as such by the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico, Bankruptcy Division, in the corporation's bankruptcy action. Declares that the United States has the right to intervene in such action as its interests may warrant. Makes those creditors who have accepted subleases in compensation for services to the corporation eligible for reimbursement as provided by this Act. Confers jurisdiction on the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico over any claims for damages by the corporation against the United States arising out of certain lease transactions. Subjects all reimbursements herein to the availability of funds. Authorizes the appropriation, effective October 1, 1981, of necessary sums to carry out the provisions of this Act. | 2025-04-23T11:41:33Z | |
| 96-sjres-117 | 96 | sjres | 117 | A joint resolution to provide for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration authorities, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-10-29 | 1979-11-08 | Public Law 96-105. | Senate | Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | W000502 | 2 | (Measure passed House, amended) Amends the National Housing Act to extend specified Federal Housing Administration insurance programs for 30 days. Extends for 30 days the authority for the purchase of mortgages under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend the rehabilitation loan program for 30 days. Extends the authority for rural housing programs under the Housing Act of 1949. | 2021-09-25T05:28:16Z | |
| 96-hr-5667 | 96 | hr | 5667 | Elderly Homeowner's Relief Act | Housing and Community Development | 1979-10-22 | 1979-10-22 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] | PA | R | M000399 | 0 | Elderly Homeowner's Relief Act - Amends the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 to permit Federal savings and loan associations to offer reverse annuity mortgages on the security of first liens upon residential real property in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Requires the regulations issued by the Board to include provisions which: (1) entitle applicants to withdraw without penalty from the mortgage agreement within 17 days of its consummation; (2) assure notice to consumers of all contingencies under the terms of the mortgage in the event of default; (3) provide all applicants an opportunity for refinancing at the end of the mortgage term; (4) allow prepayment at any one time without penalty; (5) require all associations to purchase annuities from an insurance company licensed by the State of their incorporation; (6) prohibit any variable interest rate on the mortgage loan; and (7) require applicants to receive a written notice of the terms of the mortgage loan containing specified provisions. | 2025-09-02T13:53:56Z | |
| 96-hr-5648 | 96 | hr | 5648 | A bill to establish an Interagency Task Force on Suburban Development. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-10-18 | 1979-10-18 | Referred to House Committee on Government Operations. | House | Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6] | NY | D | W000680 | 6 | Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Suburban Development. Directs the Task Force to conduct and submit to Congress within one year after enactment of this Act a comprehensive study of suburban areas of the United States. Terminates the Task Force 60 days after such study is submitted. | 2025-02-04T16:54:13Z | |
| 96-hjres-424 | 96 | hjres | 424 | A joint resolution disapproving and invalidating regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development concerning the Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program for New Construction, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-10-17 | 1979-10-17 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5] | NJ | R | F000078 | 6 | Disapproves and invalidates the final rule of the Department of Housing and Urban Development entitled "Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program for New Construction. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a further revision of such rule by providing extended public participation and further evaluation and consideration for potentially adverse impact. Directs the Secretary to report to the Congress, not later than 90 days after the approval of this resolution by the President, the results and findings of public participation along with proposed revisions to the final rule. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hres-443 | 96 | hres | 443 | A resolution proclaiming the week of October 14-20, 1979 "National Mobile Home/Manufactured Housing Week". | Housing and Community Development | 1979-10-09 | 1979-10-09 | Referred to House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. | House | Rep. Evans, David W. [D-IN-6] | IN | D | E000239 | 7 | Proclaims the week of October 14 through October 20, 1979, as "National Mobile Home/Manufactured Housing Week." | 2024-02-06T20:04:02Z | |
| 96-sjres-106 | 96 | sjres | 106 | A joint resolution authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim the week of October 14 through October 20, 1979, as "National Mobile Home/Manufactured Housing Week". | Housing and Community Development | 1979-10-02 | 1979-10-02 | Referred to Senate Committee on the Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 11 | Authorizes and requests the President to designate October 14 through October 20, 1979, as "National Mobile Home/Manufactured Housing Week." | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 96-hr-5471 | 96 | hr | 5471 | A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to provide for the use of solar photovoltaic energy systems for the production of electrical energy for use in residential housing units. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-09-28 | 1979-09-28 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-7] | MI | D | K000172 | 9 | Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to provide for the use of solar photovoltaic energy systems for the production of electrical energy for use in residential housing units. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-sjres-105 | 96 | sjres | 105 | A joint resolution to provide for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration authorities, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-09-25 | 1979-09-28 | Public Law 96-71. | Senate | Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | W000502 | 2 | Amends the National Housing Act to extend specified Federal Housing Administration insurance programs for 30 days. Extends for 30 days the authority for the purchase of mortgages under the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend the rehabilitation loan program for 30 days. Extends the authority for rural housing programs under the Housing Act of 1949. | 2021-09-25T05:28:16Z | |
| 96-hr-5273 | 96 | hr | 5273 | A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide relief for older Americans who own or rent their homes. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-09-13 | 1979-09-13 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-12] | NJ | R | R000262 | 0 | Amends the Older Americans Act to direct the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to reimburse the States for real property tax relief programs aimed at elderly households with incomes of $15,000 or less. Provides that the amount of such reimbursement shall be a percentage (determined on the basis of the household income) of the tax relief provided multiplied by the aggregate number of households receiving such relief. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for fiscal years 1979 through 1982. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 96-hr-5200 | 96 | hr | 5200 | Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1979 | Housing and Community Development | 1979-09-06 | 1980-12-09 | Measure withdrawn from consideration and returned to calendar in Senate. | House | Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10] | CA | D | E000064 | 56 | (Measure passed House, amended, roll call #315 (310-95)) Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1980 - Enacts into law the short titles "Civil Rights Act of 1968" and "Fair Housing Act." Amends the Fair Housing Act to expand the definition of "discriminatory housing practice" to include any violation under such Act (thus codifying case law which holds that the obligation of Federal agencies to administer programs affirmatively to further the purposes of fair housing and the prohibition against interference with rights under the Act are separately actionable). Adds new definitions of "handicap" and "aggrieved person". Excludes from the meaning of "handicap" any impairment consisting of alcohol or drug abuse or which would be a direct threat to the property or safety of others. Retains the two current exemptions from the prohibition against the discriminatory sale or rental of housing which are given to: (1) an owner of three or less single-family houses; and (2) the owner of a dwelling consisting of four or fewer family units who also resides in such dwelling (the "Mrs. Murphy" exemption). Makes it unlawful for a person in the business of insuring against hazards to discriminate in the issuance or terms of hazard insurance contracts because of the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin of persons owning, or residing in or near, the dwelling. Makes it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent to a handicapped person unless such handicap would prevent a prospective occupant from conforming to specified non-discrimination rules and practices; and (2) discriminate against a handicapped person in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of related services or facilities. Includes within such discrimination a refusal to: (1) permit reasonable modifications to permit access to the premises (but only if a renter agrees to restore the premises to their original condition); and (2) make reasonable accommodations in policies, services, or facilities to afford handicapped persons equal enjoym… | 2025-09-02T13:53:46Z | |
| 96-hr-5175 | 96 | hr | 5175 | Condominium-Cooperative Conversion Moratorium Act of 1979: For Tenant Protection and for the Preservation of Rental Housing | Housing and Community Development | 1979-09-05 | 1979-09-05 | Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8] | NY | D | R000442 | 13 | Condominium-Cooperative Conversion Moratorium Act of 1979: For Tenant Protection and for the Preservation of Rental Housing - Title I: Condominium-Cooperative Conversion Moratorium - Prohibits the use of federally related mortgage loans for condominium or cooperative conversions. Prohibits any Federal grant, loan, insurance, or other form of assistance from being utilized, directly or indirectly, with respect to condominium or cooperative conversions. Prohibits the use of any means or instruments of transportation or communication in interstate commerce or of the mails with respect to condominium or cooperative conversions and sets forth criminal penalties of not more than $50,000 in fines and/or not more than five years imprisonment for violations of such provisions. Specifies that the provisions of this title shall apply for three years following the date of enactment of this Act. Title II: Presidential Commission - Directs the President to establish a Commission on Problems Relating to Condominium-Cooperative Conversions which shall study the problems resulting from the conversion of residential rental units to units in condominium or cooperative projects. Requires the Commission to report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations concerning solutions to such problems to Congress. Title III: Assistance for Persons Displaced by Condominium-Cooperative Conversions and Restrictions on Community Development Block Grants - Prohibits any lender or Federal instrumentality, for three years after the date of enactment of this Act, from making a federally related loan, grant, insurance, or other form or assistance which is to be used, directly or indirectly, with respect to the conversion of residential rental units in a condominium or cooperative project, unless the person who is to carry out such conversions certifies to the lender that such person has entered into, or made an offer to enter into, a contract which obligates such person to pay such household for actual and reasonable moving expenses up to $400… | 2025-09-02T13:53:47Z | |
| 96-hr-5111 | 96 | hr | 5111 | National Mutual Housing Corporation Act | Housing and Community Development | 1979-08-02 | 1979-08-02 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22] | NY | D | B000472 | 0 | National Mutual Housing Corporation Act - Establishes a National Mutual Housing Corporation to assist and encourage the development of mutual housing associations. Defines such associations as private, nonprofit corporations which: (1) develop and manage multifamily housing projects for low and moderate income people; (2) offer the units in such projects to people who are members or stockholders in the association; and (3) share the responsibility of setting management policy for such projects with the residents. Exempts the Corporation from all Federal, State, and local taxes except real property taxes. Directs the President to appoint a Board of Directors for the Corporation which shall include the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Administrator of the National Credit Union Administration and representatives of mutual housing associations, the general public, credit unions, the consumer cooperative movement, the housing industry, and financial institutions. Sets forth the terms of office, duties, and compensation of the Board of Directors, the executive officer of the Corporation, and such other officers and employees as the Board shall appoint. Directs the Corporation to encourage and assist the development of mutual housing associations by conducting studies, providing technical assistance, making planning grants, assisting associations in applying for aid from Federal agencies, and recommending legislation to the Congress. Enumerates the powers of the Corporation. Requires the Corporation to publish an annual report which shall be submitted to the President and the Congress. Requires each grantee or contractor of the Corporation to provide for an annual financial audit. Authorizes the Comptroller General to conduct such audits if Federal funds are used to finance the Corporation's grants or contracts. Authorizes appropriations of such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act. | 2025-09-02T13:53:41Z | |
| 96-hr-5116 | 96 | hr | 5116 | A bill to provide for assistance to certain urban counties under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-08-02 | 1979-08-02 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2] | TN | R | D000534 | 2 | Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to include within the term "urban county" for purposes of awarding Federal assistance, any county in a metropolitan area which: (1) State law authorizes to undertake housing and community development in unincorporated areas; (2) has at least one metropolitan city within its boundaries; (3) has a population in excess of 125,000 persons in its unincorporated areas; and (4) offers at least three of the following governmental services: health, welfare, library, education, recreation, law enforcement, or a judicial system. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-5121 | 96 | hr | 5121 | A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require States receiving certain grants under such Act to establish home maintenance assistance programs to enable older persons to continue living independently in a home environment. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-08-02 | 1979-08-02 | Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] | IA | D | H000206 | 0 | Amends the Older Americans Act of 1965 to require States receiving certain grants under such Act to establish home maintenance assistance programs. Authorizes appropriations for such programs. Requires that a minimum of $20,000,000 be made available for such programs in fiscal year 1981. | 2025-07-21T19:44:15Z | |
| 96-s-1603 | 96 | s | 1603 | Home Heating Stamp Act of 1979 | Housing and Community Development | 1979-07-31 | 1979-07-31 | Referred to Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. | Senate | Sen. Mathias, Charles McC., Jr. [R-MD] | MD | R | M000241 | 1 | Home-Heating Stamp Act of 1979 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1964 to establish a home-heating stamp program to reduce the hardships imposed on low-income households by high home-heating costs and to permit such households to obtain reasonable amounts of home-heating fuels through normal channels of trade. Directs that such program be administered by the Department of Agriculture and the appropriate State agencies which administer the food stamp program. Defines a "household" for the purposes of this Act as a group of individuals who are not residents of an institution and are living as one economic unit, or a single individual living alone. Exempts recipients of supplemental security income benefits from the kinds of restrictions on their participation found in the food stamp program. Limits the home-heating fuel stamp program to 50 States and the District of Columbia. Authorizes the issuance of home-heating coupons which shall have a greater monetary value than any charge paid by eligible households and which shall be used only: (1) to purchase home-heating fuels from approved providers; or (2) in the case of a household which rents its residence and does not pay its home-heating fuel bill directly to a provider, to offset any rent due its landlord. Requires landlords accepting such coupons as partial rent payment to use such coupons to pay all or part of their fuel bills and prohibits them from increasing rents in connection with or as a result of the use of home-heating coupons by an eligible household. Provides that such coupons shall be redeemable at face value, and that the coupon allotment for any household shall be in an amount reflecting the monthly equivalent of the minimal cost of a reasonable amount of home-heating fuel for a single heating season. Limits the validity of coupons to one heating season, not to exceed six months, which shall be established for a State by the State agency. Requires as a charge to participating households for their coupon allotments a standard percentage of the mont… | 2025-09-02T13:56:23Z | |
| 96-hr-4598 | 96 | hr | 4598 | Elderly Homeowner's Relief Act | Housing and Community Development | 1979-06-25 | 1979-06-25 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Donnelly, Brian J. [D-MA-11] | MA | D | D000416 | 28 | Elderly Homeowner's Relief Act - Amends the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 to permit Federal savings and loan associations to offer reverse annuity mortgages on the security of first liens upon residential real property in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Requires the regulations issued by the Board to include provisions which: (1) entitle applicants to withdraw without penalty from the mortgage agreement within 17 days of its consummation; (2) assure notice to consumers of all contingencies under the terms of the mortgage in the event of default; (3) provide all applicants an opportunity for refinancing at the end of the mortgage term; (4) allow prepayment at any one time without penalty; (5) require all associations to purchase annuities from an insurance company licensed by the State of their incorporation; (6) prohibit any variable interest rate on the mortgage loan; and (7) require applicants to receive a written notice of the terms of the mortgage loan containing specified provisions. | 2025-09-02T13:53:29Z | |
| 96-hr-4546 | 96 | hr | 4546 | A bill to amend the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945, and for other purposes. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-06-20 | 1979-11-27 | Measure considered in House. | 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. | 2021-06-14T19:32:37Z | |
| 96-hr-4403 | 96 | hr | 4403 | A bill to prevent inequities in the administration of income determinations pertaining to low-rent housing. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-06-11 | 1979-06-11 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-36] | NY | D | L000556 | 0 | Excludes from the definition of "income" for purposes of determining eligibility for low-income housing under the United States Housing Act of 1937 an amount equal to $300 for each member of a family residing in a household who is: (1) the spouse of the head of the household who is 62 years of age or older or who is not a wage earner due to the presence of children under the age of seven in the household; (2) a dependent child under the age of 18; or (3) a dependent 18 years of age or older who is disabled, handicapped, or a full-time student (including a dependent spouse of the head of the household). | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-4350 | 96 | hr | 4350 | Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act | Housing and Community Development | 1979-06-06 | 1979-06-06 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Myers, Michael O. [D-PA-1] | PA | D | M001132 | 0 | Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act - Declares it to be the purpose of this Act to establish a public corporation to continue the efforts of Federal financial supervisory agencies and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to promote reinvestment in older neighborhoods by local financial institutions working cooperatively with community people and local government and to continue the nonbureaucratic approach of the Urban Reinvestment Task Force. Establishes the National Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation. Names the board of directors of the Corporation. Opens all meetings of the board to public observation unless a board majority votes to close a specific meeting. Empowers the Corporation to continue the work of the Urban Reinvestment Task Force in establishing Neighborhood Housing Services Programs, in providing grants and technical assistance to selected neighborhood preservation projects, and in supporting Neighborhood Housing Services of America. Requires the Corporation, in making grants, to determine reporting and management restrictions or requirements on recipients and to assure that recipients make information necessary to determine compliance with Federal laws available to the Corporation. Enumerates the Corporation's powers, including the power to invest funds of the Corporation. Authorizes specified Federal departments and Federal banks to provide services to the Corporation with or without reimbursement. Directs the Corporation to publish an annual report to the President and the Congress. Requires an annual audit of the Corporation. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1981 to carry out the purposes of this Act. Requires the Corporation to prepare annual business-type budgets for submission to the Office of Management and Budget. Requires inclusion of such budget as part of the President's annual budget to Congress. | 2025-09-02T13:53:24Z | |
| 96-hr-4352 | 96 | hr | 4352 | A bill to authorize the Comptroller General to audit the programs, activities, and financial operations of the Federal National Mortgage Association, and to amend certain housing laws for the purpose of improving Federal programs which insure home mortgages. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-06-06 | 1979-06-06 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Russo, Martin A. [D-IL-3] | IL | D | R000543 | 0 | Authorizes the Comptroller General to audit the programs, activities, and financial operations of the Federal National Mortgage Association and to report to Congress on the status of such programs as he deems necessary. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to extend counseling and technical assistance with respect to property maintenance and other matters to owners of single family dwelling units. Amends the National Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure mortgages pursuant to a co-insurance contract providing that the mortgagee will assume at least a specified minimum percent of any losses and will carry out appraisal and inspection as the Secretary shall approve. Limits mortgage insurance to individuals whose mortgage payments do not exceed 28 percent of the monthly income of the mortgagor and his or her spouse. Increases, from three to ten percent the amount required to be paid by a mortgagor on a residence before the mortgage is eligible for insurance under specified programs. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-4098 | 96 | hr | 4098 | National Domestic Development Bank Act | Housing and Community Development | 1979-05-15 | 1979-05-15 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Moorhead, William S. [D-PA-14] | PA | D | M000930 | 0 | National Domestic Development Bank Act - Establishes a National Domestic Development Bank to provide an alternative source of funds for community facilities and economic development. Outlines the special authority of the Bank to purchase obligations and make loans to finance construction, or reconstruction to energy efficient standards, of community facilities and public works. Provides for the establishment of a regional operating divisions of the Bank and for technical assistance in areas related to the Bank's activities. Provides for capitalization of the Bank and an audit report to Congress. Grants the Bank tax-exempt status, with specified limitations. Provides a partial tax exclusion for individuals for 50 percent of Bank dividends. | 2025-09-02T13:53:18Z | |
| 96-s-1149 | 96 | s | 1149 | Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979 | Housing and Community Development | 1979-05-15 | 1979-07-13 | Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, provisions inserted in H.R. 3875 as passed House. | Senate | Sen. Williams, Harrison A., Jr. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | W000502 | 1 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, provisions inserted in H.R. 3875 as passed House) Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979 - Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation - Extends the rehabilitation loan program and authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for community and neighborhood development and conservation provided under the Housing Act of 1964. Amends the Housing Act of 1954 to extend the comprehensive planning program and to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation programs under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978. Reduces the authorization level for fiscal year 1980 for the neighborhood self-help development programs and the livable cities programs under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978. Increases the authorization for appropriations for the community development block grant program for fiscal year 1980. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive all or part of the summary, formulation, and description requirements of the community development block grant program under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 in those cases in which an application for a block grant does not involve a comprehensive community development program and such waiver is not inconsistent with the purposes of the program. Extends through fiscal year 1980 the provision that requires a pro-rata reduction in all block grants in the case of a shortfall in funding for entitlement. Makes any unit of local government which is part of, but not located entirely within an urban county eligible for such block grants provided the funds received will be used in that part of the unit for which the grant was made and not in that part located outside of the urban county. Authorizes the Secretary to reimburse the Veterans Administration and the Secretary of Agriculture for properties transferred to urban homesteading pr… | 2025-09-02T13:56:11Z | |
| 96-s-1108 | 96 | s | 1108 | Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1979 | Housing and Community Development | 1979-05-09 | 1979-05-09 | Referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN] | TN | D | S000068 | 6 | Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to require that relocation benefits, including relocation assistance advisory services, be made available to all persons displaced by the commencement of a Federal or federally assisted project by the head of the Federal agency administering or financing such assistance. Increases the amount of payment for moving and dislocation allowances for displacement from dwellings, business, and farm operations. Stipulates that the additional housing payments for occupant-owned dwellings shall compensate such displaced person for any increased real property taxes which such person will incur during the life of the mortgage on the replacement dwelling. Increases the amount of replacement housing payments for tenants and certain other persons to enable such displaced persons to rent or lease a dwelling or to make a downpayment on the purchase of a dwelling. Stipulates that the assurances required of the relocation assistance advisory services that housing will be available shall: (1) be made prior to Federal approval of a project; (2) be based upon careful analysis of the housing needs of the persons to be displaced and the availability of housing; and (3) include plans for housing replacement by the Federal agency as last resort if comparable replacement sale or rental housing is not available. Authorizes the agency head to use funds authorized for the project to provide such housing. Directs the President to designate an agency which shall establish a single uniform set of regulations and procedures for use by Federal agencies and by States, State and local agencies, and other recipients of Federal financial assistance. Requires such agency to assure the uniform application and interpretation of such regulations and procedures. Makes provisions for aggrieved persons to petition such agency for a hearing. Requires such agency annually to make adjustments, beginning fiscal in … | 2025-09-02T13:56:05Z | |
| 96-hr-3965 | 96 | hr | 3965 | A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the United States to pay for certain lateral sewer connections for low-income elderly persons. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-05-07 | 1979-05-07 | Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. | House | Rep. McDade, Joseph M. [R-PA-10] | PA | R | M000399 | 0 | Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the United States to pay for lateral sewer connections between any single family residence of a low-income person 65 years of age or older and a sewage collection system which has received any grants under such Act. | 2024-02-07T16:02:17Z | |
| 96-s-1088 | 96 | s | 1088 | Mobile Home Financing Improvement Act of 1979 | Housing and Community Development | 1979-05-07 | 1979-05-07 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA] | CA | D | C000877 | 1 | Mobile Home Financing Improvement Act of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to increase loan insurance limits and terms for mobile homes and mobile home lots. Redefines double wide mobile home to include any mobile home with more than 1,100 square feet. | 2025-09-02T13:56:04Z | |
| 96-hr-3926 | 96 | hr | 3926 | A bill to amend laws relating to housing and community development with respect to labor standards. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-05-03 | 1979-05-03 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Hagedorn, Thomas M. [R-MN-2] | MN | R | H000012 | 0 | Repeals provisions of specified Acts which require compliance with the labor standards of the Davis-Bacon Act in housing and community development programs. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-3875 | 96 | hr | 3875 | Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979 | Housing and Community Development | 1979-05-02 | 1979-12-21 | Public Law 96-153. | House | Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9] | OH | D | A000222 | 26 | (Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 96-706) Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979 - =Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation= - Extends the rehabilitation loan program and authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for community and neighborhood development and conservation provided under the Housing Act of 1964. Amends the Housing Act of 1954 to extend the comprehensive planning program and to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation programs under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978. Reduces the authorization level for fiscal year 1980 for the neighborhood self-help development programs and the livable cities programs under the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978. Increases the authorization for appropriations of the community development block grant program and the set aside under such program for nonentitlement metropolitan communities in fiscal year 1980. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive all or part of the summary, formulation, and description requirements of the community development block grant program under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 in those cases in which an application for a block grant does not involve a comprehensive community development program and such waiver is not inconsistent with the purposes of the program. Extends through fiscal year 1980 the provision that requires a pro-rata reduction in all block grants in the case of a shortfall in funding for entitlement. Makes any unit of local government which is part of, but not located entirely within, an urban county eligible for such block grants provided the funds received will be used in that part of the unit for which the grant was made and not in that part located outside of the urban county. Stipulates that such unit of local government may not be included as part of any other unit of local gove… | 2025-09-02T13:53:12Z | |
| 96-s-1064 | 96 | s | 1064 | Rural Housing Amendments of 1979 | Housing and Community Development | 1979-05-02 | 1979-07-13 | Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, provisions inserted in H.R. 3875 as passed House. | Senate | Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC] | NC | D | M000956 | 0 | (Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, provisions inserted in H.R. 3875 as passed House) Rural Housing Amendments of 1979 - Extends specified farm housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration under the Housing Act of 1949. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for: (1) loans and grants for repairs or improvements of rural dwellings and financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (2) loans and grants for mutual and self-help housing programs in rural areas and small towns; (3) the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund; and (4) grants for the development of technical and supervisory assistance programs in rural areas with Federal, State, and local housing programs for low-income families. Extends the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans which provide rental and cooperative housing for the elderly or others of low-and moderate-incomes and to insure and make loans using the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for housing and buildings on farms owned by low-or moderate-income families. Repeals the requirement that in order for the Secretary of Agriculture to extend financial assistance through the Farmers Home Administration to specified owners of farms or real estate in rural areas for refinancing indebtedness such indebtedness must be incurred at least five years prior to the application for assistance. Requires the Secretary to allocate assistance for housing to households that have incomes below the national median income or, in a State with high prevailing incomes, below the State median income. Sets forth a formula for determining the percentage of households to be assisted in each fiscal year. Makes provisions for the payment by the Secretary out of the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for the correction of, or compensation to homeowners for, significant construction defects in certain newly constructed assisted homes. Includes among the administrative powers of the Secretary the authority to repair and rehabilitate property pledged or mortgaged … | 2025-09-02T13:56:05Z | |
| 96-hr-3824 | 96 | hr | 3824 | A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to authorize the Council of the District of Columbia to delegate its authority to issue revenue bonds for undertakings in the area of housing to any housing finance agency established by it and to provide that payments of such bonds may be made without further approval. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-05-01 | 1980-04-12 | Public Law 96-235. | House | Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] | DC | D | F000046 | 3 | (Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 96-619) Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to authorize the Council of the District of Columbia to delegate its authority to issue revenue bonds for low- and moderate-income housing undertakings to any housing finance agency established by it. Requires the Council to define what undertakings shall constitute undertakings in the area of primarily low- and moderate-income housing. Exempts from Congressional approval: (1) the expenditure of funds derived from the sale of such bonds; (2) the creation of a security interest in connection with such bonds; and (3) the payment of such bonds. | 2025-01-14T19:03:55Z | |
| 96-hr-3784 | 96 | hr | 3784 | A bill to provide that social security benefit increases occurring after May 1979 shall not be considered in determining eligibility for, or benefits under, certain Federal housing programs. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-04-30 | 1980-02-11 | Measure passed House. | House | Rep. Boner, William H. [D-TN-5] | TN | D | B000615 | 0 | Prohibits the consideration of any cost of living or general benefit increase of Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance benefits after May 1979 for purposes of determining the eligibility for or amount of assistance which any individual or family is provided under the United States Housing Act of 1937, the National Housing Act, the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, or the Housing Act of 1949. | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z | |
| 96-hr-3775 | 96 | hr | 3775 | Mobile Home Financing Improvement Act of 1979 | Housing and Community Development | 1979-04-26 | 1979-04-26 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38] | CA | D | P000121 | 0 | Mobile Home Financing Improvement Act of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to increase loan insurance limits and terms for mobile homes and mobile home lots. Redefines the term "double wide mobile home" to include any mobile home with more than 1,100 square feet. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish reasonable maximum insurable loan amounts for the mobile home and mobile home lot programs which may be increased in an amount not to exceed seven percent in any one-year period. Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to exempt from the Federal registration and disclosure requirements of such Act land sold or leased by one party and the home by another under a contract that obligates such sellers to deliver the land with a residential building erected or placed thereon within a two-year period. Provides that no State constitutional provision or law expressly limiting interest, finance charge, or other charges shall apply to a loan insured by the Federal Housing Administration under the National Housing Act or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration under the mobile home loan program. | 2025-09-02T13:53:07Z | |
| 96-s-1000 | 96 | s | 1000 | A bill to amend Title V of the Housing Act of 1949. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-04-24 | 1979-04-24 | Referred to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Morgan, Robert B. [D-NC] | NC | D | M000956 | 0 | Extends specified farm housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration under the Housing Act of 1949. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for: (1) loans and grants for repairs or improvements of rural dwellings and financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (2) loans and grants for mutual and self-help housing programs in rural areas and small towns; (3) the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund; and (4) grants for the development of technical and supervisory assistance programs in rural areas with Federal, State, and local housing programs for low-income families. Extends through fiscal year 1981 the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans which provide rental and cooperative housing for the elderly or others of low-and moderate-incomes and to insure and make loans for housing and buildings on farms owned by low-or moderate-income families. Permits the Secretary to make or insure loans for 40 percent of the units in multifamily cooperative or rental housing projects. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 of such sums as may be necessary to carry out programs and activities for which appropriations for the fiscal year 1980 are authorized by this Act. | 2025-01-14T18:20:21Z | |
| 96-hr-3600 | 96 | hr | 3600 | A bill to amend title V of the Housing Act of 1949. | Housing and Community Development | 1979-04-10 | 1979-04-10 | Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. | House | Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1] | OR | D | A000337 | 1 | Extends specified farm housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration under the Housing Act of 1949. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for: (1) loans and grants for the repair of or improvements to rural dwellings and financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (2) research and study programs for buildings and repairs of farm dwellings and facilities; (3) loans and grants for mutual and self-help housing programs in rural areas and small towns; (4) the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund; and (5) grants for the development of technical and supervisory assistance programs in rural areas with Federal, State, and local housing programs for low-income families. Increases the maximum obligations of the loans insured for housing for domestic farm labor. Extends the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans which provide rental and cooperative housing for the elderly or others of low- and moderate-incomes and to insure and make loans using the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for housing and buildings on farms owned by low-or moderate-income families. Repeals the requirement that, in order for the Secretary of Agriculture to extend financial assistance, through the Farmers Home Administration, to specified owners of farms or real estate in rural areas for refinancing indebtedness, such indebtedness must be incurred at least five years prior to the application for assistance. Requires the Secretary to allocate assistance for housing to households which have incomes below the national median income. Authorizes the Secretary to make and insure loans for up to 100 percent of the units in multifamily rental or cooperative housing projects and related facilities for domestic farm labor, the elderly, and persons and families of low income in rural areas. Makes provisions for the payment by the Secretary out of the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for the correction of, or compensation to homeowners for, significant construction defects in certain newly constructed … | 2024-02-06T19:38:08Z |
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cosponsor_count INTEGER DEFAULT 0,
summary_text TEXT,
update_date TEXT,
url TEXT
);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_congress ON legislation(congress);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_type ON legislation(bill_type);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_policy ON legislation(policy_area);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_date ON legislation(introduced_date);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor ON legislation(sponsor_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_leg_sponsor_bioguide ON legislation(sponsor_bioguide_id);