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Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2009 [HB-1675]
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
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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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Inclusive Home Design Act of 2009 [HB-1408]
Inclusive Home Design Act of 2009 - Requires, with exceptions, newly constructed, federally assisted single family houses and town houses to include at least one level that complies with the following accessibility features for persons with disabilities: (1) accessible entrance; (2) accessible interior doors; (3) accessible environmental controls; and (4) accessible habitable space and an accessible bathroom. Requires: (1) each applicant for federal financial assistance to submit compliance assurances to the relevant federal agency; and (2) each
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E613) on 03/10/2009
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Clean Energy Corps Act [HB-1394]
Clean Energy Corps Act - Amends the National and Community Service Act of 1990 to direct the Corporation for National and Community Service to make grants to states and eligible entities for the creation or expansion of Clean Energy Corps programs, possibly including residential programs, with the following goals: (1) to promote clean energy use and preserve, protect, and sustain the environment; (2) to provide young adults with opportunities to become better citizens, students, and workers through meaningful service to their communities and the
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Sarbanes
Referred To The Subcommittee On Healthy Families And Communities. on 04/29/2009
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To amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to establish a grant program to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing. [HB-1170]
Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make grants to encourage the development of new assistive technologies for specially adapted housing for disabled veterans. Limits grant amounts to $200,000 annually per recipient. Provides that if a grant recipient is awarded a patent related to assistive technology developed with grant amounts, the Secretary shall retain no less than a 30% interest in the patent. Provides grant funds. Terminates grant authority five years after the enactment of this Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Boozman
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Veterans' Affairs. on 05/20/2009
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and automobiles and adapted equipment. [HB-1169]
Increases from: (1) $12,000 to $36,000 the maximum amount authorized to be provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to certain disabled veterans for specially adapted features in a home; (2) $60,000 to $180,000 the total amount authorized to be provided per veteran for the construction of specially adapted housing; and (3) $11,000 to $33,000 the maximum amount authorized to be provided for the purchase of an automobile and adaptive automobile equipment.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Subcommittee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 03/04/2010
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 [HB-1]
- (Sec. 7001) Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (the Act) to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to require each entity receiving financial assistance under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to meet specified standards for executive compensation and corporate governance of such entity during the period in which any obligation arising from TARP financial assistance remains outstanding, including: (1) limits on compensation that exclude incentives for senior executive officers of the TARP recipient to take unnecessary
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Signed By President. on 02/17/2009
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Keeping Seniors Safe from COVID-19 Through Home Design Act of 2020 [HB-8540]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Health and Human Services to study improved home and housing design features in nursing homes and assisted living facilities that can help prevent the spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Kuster
Introduced In House on 10/06/2020
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The Heroes Act [HB-8406]
Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 09/29/2020
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Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2019 [S.2291]
Requires certain newly constructed, federally assisted housing, including single-family homes and town houses, to contain at least one level that complies with specified minimum standards of accessibility for individuals with disabilities. An aggrieved person may commence a civil action with respect to a violation of this requirement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/25/2019
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Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act [HB-8337]
Provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies and extends expiring programs that address health care, surface transportation, agriculture, veterans benefits, and other issues. DIVISION A--CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 This division provides continuing FY2021 appropriations to federal agencies through December 11, 2020. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2021 appropriations bills have not been enacted when FY2021
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Became Public Law No: 116-159. (txt | Pdf) on 10/01/2020
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Protect Black Women and Girls Act of 2020 [HB-8196]
Establishes an Interagency Task Force to examine the conditions and experiences of Black women and girls to identify and assess the efficacy of policies and programs of federal, state, and local governments designed to improve outcomes for such individuals and to make recommendations to improve such policies and programs. The task force shall (1) cover issues involving Black women and girls in education, economic development, health care, justice and civil rights, and housing; and (2) submit recommendations at specified intervals to Congress, the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 09/11/2020
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HELP Act of 2020 Housing Emergencies Lifeline Program Act of 2020 [S.4399]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a database of information regarding evictions from federally assisted dwellings, limits the inclusion of information relating to landlord-tenant actions in consumer reports, and otherwise provides eviction-related assistance and services. Specifically, the bill requires states and local entities receiving federal housing assistance to submit to HUD, for inclusion in the database, certain information regarding evictions from assisted dwelling units in the past year. Such
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kamala Harris
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 08/03/2020
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HELP Act of 2020 Housing Emergencies Lifeline Program Act of 2020 [HB-7847]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a database of information regarding evictions from federally assisted dwellings, limits the inclusion of information relating to landlord-tenant actions in consumer reports, and otherwise provides eviction-related assistance and services. Specifically, the bill requires states and local entities receiving federal housing assistance to submit to HUD, for inclusion in the database, certain information regarding evictions from assisted dwelling units in the past year. Such
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 07/29/2020
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021 [HB-7616]
Provides FY2021 appropriations to the Department of Transportation (DOT), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and several related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to DOT for the Office of the Secretary, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, the Maritime Administration,
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Price
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 116-452, By Mr. Price (nc). on 07/16/2020
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Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020 [S.4177]
Authorizes additional assistance for supportive housing for the elderly. Among other things, the bill authorizes additional rental assistance for low-income elderly persons and additional grants to certain federally assisted housing projects to provide service coordinators to prevent, prepare for, or respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/02/2020
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Emergency Housing Assistance for Older Adults Act of 2020 [HB-6873]
Authorizes additional assistance for supportive housing for the elderly. Among other things, the bill authorizes additional rental assistance for low-income elderly persons and additional grants to certain federally assisted housing projects to provide service coordinators to prevent, prepare for, or respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Maxine Waters
Introduced In House on 05/14/2020
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The Heroes Act [HB-6800]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak and its impact on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. Among other things, the bill provides FY2020 emergency supplemental appropriations to federal agencies; provides payments and other assistance to state, local, tribal, and territorial governments; provides additional direct payments of up to $1,200 per individual; expands paid sick days, family and medical leave, unemployment compensation, nutrition and food assistance programs,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 07/23/2020
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Pandemic and Public Health Emergency Support for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Act [HB-6503]
Provides funds for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide additional housing support services to elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities in federally owned or subsidized housing in response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee
Introduced In House on 04/14/2020
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Improving Emergency Disease Response via Housing Act of 2020 [HB-6294]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to share with the Department of Health and Human Services information regarding populations that are particularly vulnerable to or at risk of contracting COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, HUD must identify the location of projects for supportive housing for the elderly and the location of Continuums of Care with a high concentration of unsheltered homelessness.
Sponsored by: Rep. John Katko
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/22/2020
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Protecting Our Elderly Residents Act of 2020 [HB-6295]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to issue guidance limiting nonemergency and nonresident access to public housing and supportive housing for the elderly to limit the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers
Introduced In House on 03/19/2020