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Flexible Licensing Compliance for Nonprofit Housing Employees Act of 2010 [HB-5098] [Housing ] [Finance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Nonprofit ] [Consumer Protection ]
Flexible Licensing Compliance for Nonprofit Housing Employees Act of 2010 - Delays until January 1, 2011, the effective date of any regulations of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regarding licensing or registration requirements under the S.A.F.E Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 for engaging in the business of a loan originator.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Ellison Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/21/2010

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FHA Reform Act of 2010 [HB-5072] [Housing ] [Finance ] [Real Estate ] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Property Tax ]
FHA Reform Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to increase the maximum annual premium payments for mortgage insurance, and make the charging of them discretionary instead of mandatory. (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary to require specified mortgagees to indemnify HUD for payment of a mortgage insurance claim if the mortgage was not originated or underwritten in accordance with HUD requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to require a mortgagee to indemnify HUD for (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito H.amdt.689 On Agreeing To The Clarke Amendment (a010) Agreed To By Voice Vote. on 06/10/2010

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Housing Non-Discrimination Act of 2010 [HB-4988] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Human Rights ] [Funding ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ]
Housing Non-Discrimination Act of 2010 - Amends the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in housing sales and rentals, residential real estate-related transactions, and brokerage services. Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1968 to prohibit the intimidation, interference, or injury of individuals because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Authorizes appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for FY2011 for educating the public regarding the protections (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joe Sestak Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 06/15/2010

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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 [HB-4899] [Budget and Spending ] [Agriculture ] [Infrastructure ] [Telecommunications ] [Defense ] [Energy ] [Water ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [Public Safety ] [Veterans ] [Environmental ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Healthcare ] [Food ] [Science ] [Technology and Innovation ] [National Security ] [Human Services ] [Air Quality ] [Construction ] [Animals ] [Immigration ] [Mining ] [Property Tax ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Cybersecurity ] [Trade ] [Education ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Taxes ] [Real Estate ] [Arts and Culture ] [Community Development ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Public Health ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Film Production ] [Inflation ] [Investments ] [Libraries ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Poverty ] [Recreation ] [Religion ] [Retirement ] [Social Security ] [Student Loans ] [Unemployment ] [Voting Rights ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Workers' Compensation ]
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for FY2010. Title I - Chapter 1: Department of Agriculture - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to the Department of Agriculture for the Farm Service Agency's Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund Program Account, the Emergency Forest Restoration Program, and the Foreign Agricultural Service's Food for Peace Title II Grants for emergency relief and rehabilitation for Haiti. Chapter 2: Department of Commerce - Appropriates supplemental FY2010 funds to the Department (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Obey Presented To President. on 07/29/2010

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FHA Safety and Soundness and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2010 [HB-4811] [Finance ] [Housing ] [Insurance ] [Real Estate ] [Budget and Spending ] [Consumer Protection ]
FHA Safety and Soundness and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2010 - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish within the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Risk Management to: (1) manage and mitigate risk to the mortgage insurance funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD); and (2) ensure the performance of HUD-insured mortgages. Abolishes, upon confirmation of such Deputy Assistant Secretary, the position of chief risk officer within HUD filled by appointment by the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/10/2010

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Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons With Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2010 [HB-476] [Veterans ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Housing ] [Disabilities ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Community Development ] [Poverty ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Military ] [Nonprofit ] [Education ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Children and Youth ]
Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons With Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to conduct, and report to Congress on, a nationwide testing program to: (1) detect and document differences in the treatment of persons seeking to rent or purchase housing or obtain or refinance a home mortgage loan; (2) measure patterns of adverse treatment because of the race, color, religion, sex, familial status, disability status, or national origin of a renter, home buyer, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 111-678. on 12/09/2010

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Livable Communities Act of 2010 [HB-4690] [Housing ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Energy ] [Economic Development ] [Community Development ] [Infrastructure ] [Environmental ] [Real Estate ] [Construction ] [Budget and Spending ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Livable Communities Act of 2010 - Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC). Establishes in the executive branch an independent Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities. Requires the OSHC Director to establish a program to make comprehensive planning grants and sustainability challenge grants to eligible entities (partnerships between a consortium of units of general local government and an eligible partner, which may be a metropolitan planning organization, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Highways And Transit. on 02/26/2010

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First Look for Primary Residence Act of 2010 [HB-4582] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Veterans ] [Community Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Property Tax ]
First Look for Primary Residence Act of 2010 - Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (covered entities) to make certain single-family housing properties they own available for purchase, for a period of at least 15 days, only by a preferred purchaser. Defines preferred purchaser as: (1) an individual or family who indicates that (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 02/03/2010

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Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act [HB-4173] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [International ] [Budget and Spending ] [Insurance ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Economic Development ]
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - Title I: Financial Stability - Financial Stability Act of 2010 - Subtitle A: Financial Stability Oversight Council - (Sec. 111) Establishes the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council), consisting of the heads of specified federal financial regulatory bodies and chaired by the Secretary of the Treasury. (Sec. 112) Requires the Council, among other things, to: (1) identify risks to U.S. financial stability that could arise from the material financial distress or failure, or ongoing (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barney Frank Signed By President. on 07/21/2010

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Energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009 [HB-4099] [Energy ] [Housing ] [Construction ] [Water ] [Budget and Spending ]
Energy Efficiency Modernization Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make: (1) payments (green dividends) to owners of assisted multifamily rental housing projects who undertake utility cost-saving measures; and (2) loans funded from residual receipts to owners of assisted multifamily rental housing projects for undertaking green retrofit measures for such projects. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct a study and report to Congress on the benefits of a federal statutory exemption from compliance with (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E2793) on 11/18/2009

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Homes for Heroes Act of 2009 [HB-403] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Community Development ] [Human Services ] [Public Health ]
Homes for Heroes Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs to: (1) ensure veteran access to HUD housing and homeless assistance programs; (2) coordinate all HUD programs and activities relating to veterans; and (3) serve as a HUD liaison with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). (Sec. 3) Directs the HUD Secretary to provide assistance in the form of planning grants, capital advances, and project (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/17/2009

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Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2009 [HB-3451] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Finance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Investments ]
Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgage Servicing Act of 2009 - Amends the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 (RESPA) to require the mortgagee, upon default of a federally related mortgage loan secured by a lien on the borrower's principal residence, to engage in loss mitigation activities that provide for: (1) the long-term affordability of the loan; and (2) the maximum retention of home equity. Prohibits initiation of foreclosure on any mortgage loan if the mortgagee or servicer has at any time failed to comply with specified loss (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Maxine Waters Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/31/2009

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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 [HB-3288] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Infrastructure ] [Air Quality ] [Telecommunications ] [Consumer Protection ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Cybersecurity ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ] [Manufacturing ] [Mental Health ] [Tourism ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Inflation ] [Investments ] [Law Enforcement ] [Libraries ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Poverty ] [Property Tax ] [Recreation ] [Senior Citizens ] [Social Security ] [Education ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Energy ] [Finance ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Taxes ] [Arts and Culture ] [Real Estate ] [Science ] [Aerospace ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [International ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Voting Rights ] [Construction ] [Environmental ] [Family-Related Legislation ]
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 - (Sec. 4) Makes the following appropriations for FY2010. Division A: Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2010 - Makes appropriations for FY2010 to the Department of Transportation (DOT), including: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Olver Signed By President. on 12/16/2009

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CJ's Home Protection Act of 2009 [HB-320] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Disaster Relief ] [Public Safety ] [Technology and Innovation ]
CJ's Home Protection Act of 2009 - Requires the consensus committee established under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, within 90 days of enactment of this Act, to develop and submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Requires the Secretary to issue a final order promulgating the standard within 90 days after receiving the proposal. Amends the Act to require such standards to require each manufactured home delivered (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Kay Granger Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 12/03/2009

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21st Century FHA Housing Act of 2009 [HB-3146] [Housing ] [Real Estate ] [Finance ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Budget and Spending ] [Insurance ] [Consumer Protection ] [Environmental ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
21st Century FHA Housing Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the National Housing Act to declare that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) is not subject to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 when insuring any mortgage for a one-family unit in a multifamily project that holds an undivided interest in the common areas and facilities which serve the project (condominium). (Sec. 4) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) appoint and fix the compensation of HUD personnel; and (2) use certain funds to maintain an appropriate level of investment (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Leonard Lance Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/16/2009

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Fight Fraud Act of 2009 [HB-1748] [Finance ] [Real Estate ] [Crime ] [Budget and Spending ] [Housing ] [Grants ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Consumer Protection ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ] [Economic Development ]
Fight Fraud Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the federal criminal code to include within the definition of "financial institution" a mortgage lending business or any person or entity that makes, in whole or in part, a federally related mortgage loan. Defines "mortgage lending business" as an organization that finances or refinances any debt secured by an interest in real estate, including private mortgage companies and their subsidiaries, and whose activities affect interstate or foreign commerce. Extends the prohibition against making false statements (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Conyers Reported (amended) By The Committee On Judiciary. H. Rept. 111-95, Part I. on 05/04/2009

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Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act [HB-1728] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Finance ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Property Tax ] [Public Safety ] [Small Business ] [Insurance ] [Economic Development ] [Crime ]
Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act - Title I: Residential Mortgage Loan Origination Standards - (Sec. 102) Amends the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) to prescribe fiduciary standards for originators of residential mortgages, including complete and timely written disclosure of: (1) the comparative costs and benefits of each residential mortgage loan product presented by the originator; (2) the nature of the originator's relationship to the consumer, including the cost of services provided by the originator; and (3) any relevant conflicts (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/12/2009

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Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009 [HB-1675] [Housing ] [Healthcare ] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Community Development ]
Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (the Act) to revise requirements for supportive housing for persons with disabilities. (Retains authority to provide such assistance to private nonprofit organizations to expand the supply of such housing.) Repeals the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide tenant-based rental assistance directly to eligible persons with disabilities. Authorizes appropriations for such assistance under (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/23/2009

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Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 [HB-1479] [Finance ] [Housing ] [Insurance ] [Community Development ] [Consumer Protection ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ]
Community Reinvestment Modernization Act of 2009 - Repeals specified revisions to regulations governing the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision.Reinstates banking agency regulations in effect before the publication of such revisions.Amends the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (BHCA) to subject to the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA) nonbank affiliates of bank holding companies that offer banking products (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Committee On Financial Services, And In Addition To The Committee On Rules, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 03/12/2009

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Fairness in Housing Recovery Act of 2009 [HB-1295] [Finance ] [Real Estate ] [Housing ] [Consumer Protection ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Law Enforcement ] [Property Tax ] [Taxes ] [Insurance ] [Economic Development ] [Crime ]
Fairness in Housing Recovery Act of 2009 - Shields a servicer from liability for entering into a loan modification or loss mitigation plan for certain mortgages pursuant to guidelines issued by the Secretary of the Treasury under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA), if such servicer acts consistent with the fiduciary duty of servicers of pooled residential mortgages required by the Truth in Lending Act. Amends the National Housing Act to replace the Hope for Homeowners Program with a program for insurance of home ownership retention (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Wittman Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 08/19/2009

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