Fair Housing Memorial Authorization Act [HB-3278]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Real Estate ]
Fair Housing Memorial Authorization Act - Authorizes the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work on federal land in the District of Columbia and its environs in commemoration of the national significance of the movement for fair housing for all Americans. Prohibits the use of federal funds to pay any expense for the establishment of the commemorative work. Makes the Fair Housing Commemorative Foundation solely responsible for acceptance of contributions and payment of expenses for the establishment of such commemorative
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HB-3278: Fair Housing Memorial Authorization Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On National Parks, Forests And Public Lands. on 10/28/2011
National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 [HB-3259]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Construction ]
[Housing ]
[Water ]
[Funding ]
National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 - Establishes an independent National Infrastructure Bank to: (1) designate qualified transit, public housing, water, highway, bridge, aviation, freight, passenger rail, or road infrastructure projects for loans, loan guarantees, and other financial assistance; and (2) issue general purpose and project-based infrastructure bonds exempt from state and local taxation.
HB-3259: National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 01/12/2012
Homes for Heroes Act of 2011 [HB-287]
[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Homes for Heroes Act of 2011 - 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). Directs the HUD Secretary to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to expand the supply
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HB-287: Homes for Heroes Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 03/23/2011
To provide for treatment of members of a certain Indian tribe under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996. [HB-2620]
[Housing ]
[Native American Affairs ]
Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992, to consider members of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe who reside within the Arizona communities of Guadalupe, Tucson, Coolidge, Eloy, Chandler, and Scottsdale to be residing on an Indian reservation or area for purposes of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and any successor federal housing program.
HB-2620: To provide for treatment of members of a certain Indian tribe under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Insurance, Housing And Community Opportunity. on 08/22/2011
You have voted HB-2620: To provide for treatment of members of a certain Indian tribe under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996..
Shelter, Land, and Urban Management (SLUM) Assistance Act of 2011 [HB-2180]
[Housing ]
[International ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
Shelter, Land, and Urban Management (SLUM) Assistance Act of 2011 - Authorizes the President to furnish technical assistance and financial support to developing countries for affordable housing and urban development. Directs the President, through the Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to develop a strategy to provide affordable housing and sustainable urban development in developing countries.
HB-2180: Shelter, Land, and Urban Management (SLUM) Assistance Act of 2011
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 06/14/2011
SCR-39: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that stable and affordable housing is an essential component of an effective strategy for the prevention, treatment, and care of human immunodeficiency virus, and that the United States should make a commitment to providing adequate funding for the development of housing as a response to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome pandemic.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S9381) on 09/15/2009
You have voted SCR-39: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that stable and affordable housing is an essential component of an effective strategy for the prevention, treatment, and care of human immunodeficiency virus, and that the United States should make a commitment to providing adequate funding for the development of housing as a response to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome pandemic..
Community Regeneration, Sustainability, and Innovation Act of 2009 [S.453]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Real Estate ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Property Tax ]
Community Regeneration, Sustainability, and Innovation Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a demonstration program, under multiyear cooperative agreements with local governments experiencing at least 20% population loss since 1970 (or consortia of them), to encourage and test innovative vacant property reclamation and urban infrastructure renewal strategies in older industrial cities, their suburbs, and metropolitan areas with a history of severe population and employment loss, blight, and decay
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S.453: Community Regeneration, Sustainability, and Innovation Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 02/23/2009
S.390: A bill to expand the authority of the Secretary of the Air Force to convey certain relocatable military housing units to Indian tribes located in Idaho and Nevada.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 02/05/2009
You have voted S.390: A bill to expand the authority of the Secretary of the Air Force to convey certain relocatable military housing units to Indian tribes located in Idaho and Nevada..
Housing Assistance Council Program Reauthorization Act of 2010 [S.3637]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Housing Assistance Council Program Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide financial assistance to the Housing Assistance Council to develop the ability and capacity of community-based housing development organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs in rural areas. Authorizes the Council to use such assistance for rural community-based housing development organizations to acquire: (1) technical assistance, training, support, and advice
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S.3637: Housing Assistance Council Program Reauthorization Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Merkley
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S6203) on 07/22/2010
Affordable Housing Preservation and Revitalization Act of 2009 [S.1676]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Community Development ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Taxes ]
Affordable Housing Preservation and Revitalization Act of 2009 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to ensure that funds in the residual receipts account of an eligible multifamily housing property are transferred, at the time of a qualified sale or exchange, to preservation entities. Requires that funds in the residual receipts account be used, subject to housing agency approval, to: (1) pay for rehabilitation costs approved by the housing agency; (2) deposit funds into the
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S.1676: Affordable Housing Preservation and Revitalization Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S9439) on 09/16/2009
S.1499: A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand eligibility for free school meals to certain families in areas with greater than fair market rent.
Sponsored by: Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry. on 07/22/2009
You have voted S.1499: A bill to amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to expand eligibility for free school meals to certain families in areas with greater than fair market rent..
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Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010 [S.1481]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Disabilities ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to revise requirements for supportive housing for persons with disabilities. Authorizes appropriations for tenant-based rental assistance under section 8 (rental voucher program) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for persons with disabilities in an amount at least necessary to convert the number of authorized vouchers and funding under an annual contributions contract in effect on the date of the enactment of this
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S.1481: Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders
Signed By President. on 01/04/2011
Homes for Heroes Act of 2009 [S.1160]
[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Health ]
Homes for Heroes Act of 2009 - 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). Directs the HUD Secretary to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to expand the supply
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S.1160: Homes for Heroes Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/01/2009
Entitled the "Seniors Bill of Rights". [HR-1342]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Congress should unwaveringly uphold the dignity and independence of older Americans by supporting efforts that guarantee for them: (1) financial security; (2) quality and affordable health and long-term care; (3) protection from abuse, scams, and exploitation; (4) a strong economy now and for future generations; and (5) safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation options.
HR-1342: Entitled the "Seniors Bill of Rights".
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 05/27/2010
You have voted HJR-32: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States respecting the right to decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing..
HCR-137: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the lack of adequate housing must be addressed as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and that the United States should make a commitment to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Received In The Senate And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/25/2010
You have voted HCR-137: Expressing the sense of the Congress that the lack of adequate housing must be addressed as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and that the United States should make a commitment to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic..
Community Regeneration, Sustainability, and Innovation Act of 2009 [HB-932]
[Community Development ]
[Construction ]
[Economic Development ]
[Environmental ]
[Housing ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Real Estate ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Property Tax ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Community Regeneration, Sustainability, and Innovation Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a demonstration program, under multiyear cooperative agreements with local governments experiencing at least 20% population loss since 1970 (or consortia of them), to encourage and test innovative vacant property reclamation and urban infrastructure renewal strategies in older industrial cities, their suburbs, and metropolitan areas with a history of severe population and employment loss, blight, and decay
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HB-932: Community Regeneration, Sustainability, and Innovation Act of 2009
Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 02/10/2009
Responsible GSE Affordable Housing Investment Act of 2010 [HB-5361]
[Housing ]
[Finance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Responsible GSE Affordable Housing Investment Act of 2010 - Amends the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992 to revise requirements for determination of compliance with the multifamily special affordable housing goal. Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to establish standards for the multifamily special affordable housing goal that proportionately reduce the number of units receiving credit for any mortgage purchase by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) or the Federal
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HB-5361: Responsible GSE Affordable Housing Investment Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory W. Meeks
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E908) on 05/20/2010
Housing Assistance Council Program Reauthorization Act of 2010 [HB-5122]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Housing Assistance Council Program Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to provide financial assistance to the Housing Assistance Council to develop the ability and capacity of community-based housing development organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs in rural areas. Authorizes the Council to use such assistance for rural community-based housing development organizations to acquire: (1) technical assistance, training, support, and advice
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HB-5122: Housing Assistance Council Program Reauthorization Act of 2010
Sponsored by: Rep. Lacy Clay
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/22/2010