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Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2015 [HB-536]
Provider Tax Administrative Simplification Act of 2015 Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve a waiver of the uniform tax requirement (whether or not the tax is broad based), regardless of whether the state concerned satisfies certain requirements, for any state with a provider tax that does not apply to continuing care retirement communities or life care communities that: (1) have no beds certified to provide medical assistance under title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act, or (2) do not provide services for which
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Womack
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/30/2015
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Senior Accessible Housing Act [HB-5254]
Senior Accessible Housing Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to create a nonrefundable personal tax credit for senior citizens who modify their residences to enhance their ability to remain living safely, independently, and comfortably in the residences. The credit applies to up to $30,000 of the expenses that individuals who are at least 60 years old incur over their lifetime to make modifications to their residences, including: the installation of entrance and exit ramps, the widening of doorways, the installation of handrails or grab
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/16/2016
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Homeowners Access to Visitability Enhancements (HAVE) Act of 2016 [HB-5173]
Homeowners Access to Visitability Enhancements (HAVE) Act of 2016 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to low-income families to assist them in obtaining residences that are visitable for individuals. A residence shall be "visitable" if it complies with the most current version of the visitability standards of the International Code Council/American National Standards Institute. Amounts from such grants may be used only for: acquiring a visitable residence that has never previously been occupied, constructing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Takai
Introduced In House on 05/06/2016
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Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2016 [HB-4908]
Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Housing Act of 1949 to direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to extend rural housing vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a loan made or insured for housing and related facilities for elderly or other low-income persons and families which has been prepaid, or which has matured, after September 30, 2005. No owner of a property financed with such a loan, whether outstanding or fully paid, may refuse
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Introduced In House on 04/12/2016
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Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2016 [HB-4701]
Nicholas and Zachary Burt Memorial Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act of 2016 This bill directs the Consumer Product Safety Commission to establish a grant program to provide assistance to states that require compliant carbon monoxide alarms to be installed in dwelling units. A "compliant carbon monoxide alarm" is an alarm that complies with: (1) the American National Standard for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms, and (2) the American National Standard for Gas and Vapor Detectors and Sensors. States receiving such grants
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 03/04/2016
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Project-Based Voucher Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-3827]
Project-Based Voucher Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to the requirement that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) require local governments or other HUD-approved entities to make inspections and rent determinations for leased dwelling units (other than public housing dwelling units) that are owned by a public housing agency (PHA) administering section 8 low-income (voucher) rental assistance. "Owned by a PHA," for these purposes, means the dwelling unit is in a project
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Sponsored by: Rep. Maxine Waters
Introduced In House on 10/23/2015
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Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 [HB-3700]
Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 and other housing laws to modify the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) rental assistance (including section 8 low-income [voucher]) and public housing programs, the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA's) requirements for condominium mortgage insurance, and the Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) single family housing guaranteed loan program. TITLE I--SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC HOUSING (Sec. 101) This section
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano
Became Public Law No: 114-201. (txt | Pdf) on 07/29/2016
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Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015 [HB-3596]
Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2015 This bill extends specified Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) programs. TITLE I--EXTENSIONS OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO HEALTH CARE Extends through FY2016: authority for collection of copaypayments for hospital care and nursing home care, authorization of appropriations for assistance and support services for caregivers, authority for recovery from third parties of the cost of care and services furnished to veterans with health-plan contracts for non-service-connected disability, authority
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Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Smith
Referred To The Subcommittee On Military Personnel. on 11/23/2015
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Together We Care Act of 2015 [HB-3467]
Together We Care Act of 2015 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a pilot program to make grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the training of public housing residents as home health aides and providers of home-based health services to enable them to provide covered home-based health services (services for which medical assistance is available under a state Medicaid plan or for which financial assistance is available under this Act) to
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Introduced In House on 09/09/2015
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Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2015 [HB-3260]
Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2015 Requires newly constructed, federally assisted single family houses and town houses to include at least one level that complies with the Standards for Type C (Visitable) Units of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (1005-ICC ANSI A117.1-2009) and any future revisions. Requires: (1) each applicant for federal financial assistance to submit compliance assurances to the relevant federal agency, and (2) each person who arranges for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Janice Schakowsky
Introduced In House on 07/28/2015
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Private Investment in Housing Act of 2015 [HB-2997]
Private Investment in Housing Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a demonstration program under which, in FY2016 through FY2019, HUD may execute budget-neutral, performance-based agreements (for up to 12 years each) that result in a reduction in energy or water costs with appropriate entities to carry out projects for energy or water conservation improvements at up to 20,000 residential units in multifamily buildings participating in: Section 8 project-based rental assistance programs under
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Delaney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/15/2015
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Shelter Our Servicemembers Act [HB-2813]
Shelter Our Servicemembers Act Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to jointly establish a two-year pilot program of grants to nonprofit organizations to provide elderly homeless veterans with non-transitional housing. Allows recipients to use such grant to: (1) purchase real property to provide up to 200 homeless veterans with non-transitional housing, and (2) refurbish or renovate such property. Makes eligible for such housing veterans of at least 55 years of age who: (1) have been
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Sponsored by: Rep. Theodore Deutch
Referred To The Subcommittee On Economic Opportunity. on 07/02/2015
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2577]
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Specifies that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Specifies that the sums in this bill are appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated for FY2017. (Sec. 5) Specifies that each amount in this bill designated by Congress as an emergency requirement is contingent on the President also designating all of the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart
Conference Report Considered In Senate. (consideration: Cr S5229-5240) on 09/06/2016
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Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-2344]
Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Improvement Act of 2015 Allows a veteran to pursue a course of education and training as part of a rehabilitation program only if the course is approved under Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) vocational rehabilitation requirements. Makes veterans enrolled in a VA vocational rehabilitation program eligible for VA specially adapted housing. Bars dual eligibility for home adaptation services. Authorizes the VA to prioritize vocational rehabilitation services based on need and upon consideration of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brad Wenstrup
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/25/2015
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Public Housing Tenant Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2015 [HB-2231]
Public Housing Tenant Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2015 Public Housing One-for-One Replacement and Tenant Protection Act of 2015 Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to: (1) demolition, disposition, or both pursuant to conversion of any public housing unit; and (2) the taking of public housing units through the use of eminent domain. Exempts from specified requirements for demolition and disposition of public housing any public housing projects removed from a public housing agency (PHA) inventory under the program for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Ellison
Introduced In House on 05/01/2015
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GRAND Act Generational Residences and Nurturing Dwellings Act [HB-2188]
GRAND Act Generational Residences and Nurturing Dwellings Act Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a program to provide assistance for each fiscal year to up to five eligible nonprofit organizations to expand the supply of specialized housing and social services for qualified elderly relatives, age 60 or older, who are raising a child of whom they are not a parent either by blood or marriage. States that nothing in this Act shall preclude a recipient of such assistance from applying for or receiving financial assistance
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 04/30/2015
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029]
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 (Sec. 3) Provides that references to "this Act" included in any division refer only to the provisions of the division unless the bill expressly provides otherwise. (Sec. 4) Provides that the explanatory statement printed in the Congressional Record regarding this bill has the same effect as a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference. (Sec. 5) Provides that the sums in this bill are appropriated for FY2016. (Sec. 6) Provides that amounts designated
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Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent
Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015
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A bill to assist the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program. [S.469]
Amends the National Housing Act to require that, to be eligible for insurance under the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program for elderly homeowners, a mortgage contain terms and provisions with respect to property maintenance as well as for establishing escrow accounts, performing financial assessments, or limiting the amount of any payment made available under the mortgage. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish any additional or alternative requirements necessary to more effectively carry out such Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Subcommittee On Housing, Transportation, And Community Development. Hearings Held. With Printed Hearing: S.hrg. 113-61. on 06/18/2013
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Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014 [S.3014]
Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014 - Amends the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to alter the reporting requirements under the pilot program to assess the effectiveness of providing assistance to eligible veterans with traumatic brain injury to enhance their rehabilitation, quality of life, and community integration. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit reports to the congressional veterans committees on the pilot program for each quarter occurring between January 1, 2015, and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 12/12/2014
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Universal Home Design Act of 2014 [S.2889]
Universal Home Design Act of 2014 - Requires the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) to develop guidelines setting forth the minimum technical criteria and scoping requirements for certain federally assisted single family houses, townhouses, and other specified kinds of dwelling to comply with universal home design. Requires universal home design to include architectural and other landscaping features that allow basic access to and within a residential dwelling by an individual with a disability who cannot climb
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Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5790) on 09/18/2014