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National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2013 [HB-2553]
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National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2013 - Establishes the National Infrastructure Development Bank as a wholly owned government corporation. Makes the Bank's Board of Directors responsible for monitoring and overseeing energy, environmental, telecommunications, and transportation infrastructure projects. Authorizes the Board to: (1) make senior and subordinated direct loans and loan guarantees to assist in the financing or refinancing of an infrastructure project, (2) issue public benefit bonds and provide financing to infrastructure
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 06/28/2013
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Making Work and Marriage Pay Act of 2013 [HB-2470]
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Making Work and Marriage Pay Act of 2013 - Establishes the National Commission on Effective Marginal Tax Rates for Low-Income Families to study, report, and make recommendations on policy changes to mitigate the impact of the effective marginal tax rate and of phaseouts in federal benefits on low-income earners and their families.
Sponsored by: Rep. Niki Tsongas
Referred To The Subcommittee On Department Operations, Oversight, And Nutrition. on 08/13/2013
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Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2013 [HB-2352]
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Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2013 - 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
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Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 06/13/2013
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Stop Tenant Organizing Promotion Act [HB-224]
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Stop Tenant Organizing Promotion Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from carrying out, supporting, or otherwise providing any assistance to the Tenant Resource Network Program authorized under the Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998. Amends the Act to repeal the Secretary's authority to provide funding for the Program. Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of any funds currently allocated under the Program. Requires the funds to be
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Sponsored by: Rep. Diane Black
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 01/14/2013
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Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013 [HB-1742]
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Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude as family income for Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) housing assistance purposes any Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) payments made to veterans in need of regular aid and attendance for expenses related to such aid and attendance. Prohibits, in determining the monthly rental assistance payment for low-income families, the amount for tenant-paid utilities from exceeding the appropriate utility allowance for that family unit
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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 10/29/2013
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Raising Employment in Affordable Communities and Homes Act of 2013 [HB-1670]
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Raising Employment in Affordable Communities and Homes Act of 2013 or REACH Act of 2013 - Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 with respect to providing economic opportunities for low- and very low-income persons, particularly recipients of federal assistance for housing. Prohibits any assistance to a public housing agency (PHA) under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for any fiscal year for low-income housing projects (development assistance), or assistance from the Operating Fund or Capital Fund under the same Act, unless the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/23/2013
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Public Housing Disaster Preparedness Act of 2013 [HB-1669]
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Public Housing Disaster Preparedness Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to require each public housing agency (PHA) that owns, operates, or assists at least 500 dwelling units in public housing projects (covered PHA) to develop a disaster response and relief plan to provide: guidance for PHAs and their staff, residents of dwelling units in public housing, relevant federal, state, and local agencies and officials, and community-based organizations; and comprehensive information regarding pre-disaster, disaster
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Sponsored by: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 04/23/2013
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Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2013 [HB-1213]
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Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for mortgage interest, to: (1) allow, in lieu of such deduction, a tax credit for 15% of mortgage interest paid in a taxable year for the taxpayer's principal residence and one other residence; (2) provide for a phaseout of the tax deduction for mortgage interest between 2014 and 2018; (3) allow a deduction for interest and taxes relating to land for dwelling purposes owned or leased by cooperative housing corporations; and (4) increase
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Committee On Ways And Means, And In Addition To The Committee On Financial Services, 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 03/15/2013
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The Heroes Act [S.4800]
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A bill to provide Coronavirus relief.
Sponsored by: Sen. Charles Schumer
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 581. on 11/09/2020
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Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2011 [S.977]
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Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) make grants to public and nonprofit private entities (including faith-based organizations) for projects involving innovative approaches to combat gang activity, (2) make grants to states and other entities to increase police presence and expand and improve cooperative efforts to address gang activity problems, and (3) designate high-intensity interstate gang activity areas. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) reauthorize programs
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/12/2011
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Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2011 [S.867]
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Fighting Gangs and Empowering Youth Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Attorney General to: (1) make grants to public and nonprofit private entities (including faith-based organizations) for projects involving innovative approaches to combat gang activity, (2) make grants to states and other entities to increase police presence and expand and improve cooperative efforts to address gang activity problems, and (3) designate high-intensity interstate gang activity areas. Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to: (1) reauthorize programs
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/03/2011
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Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2011 [S.624]
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Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2011 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make competitive grants to local governments, public housing agencies (PHAs), community development corporations, assisted housing owners, and other for-profit and nonprofit entities to implement transformational programs in eligible neighborhoods with a concentration of extreme poverty, severely distressed housing, and a potential for long-term viability, once certain key problems are addressed. Requires such programs to include neighborhoods
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/17/2011
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Small Public Housing Agency Opportunity Act of 2012 [S.3538]
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Small Public Housing Agency Opportunity Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to subject a small public housing agency (PHA) to the same requirements as a PHA. Defines a small PHA as a PHA for which the sum of the number of public housing dwelling units and the number of vouchers under Section 8 (tenant-based assistance) it administers is 550 or fewer. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: provide for physical inspections of a small PHA public housing project at least once every three years, unless
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jon Tester
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/13/2012
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Family Self-Sufficiency Act [S.3513]
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Family Self-Sufficiency Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise the purpose of the Family-Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program to include the use of both low-income housing assistance under Section 8 of such Act (as in current law) and public housing capital and operating funds under Section 9 in order to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency. Eliminates the budget allocation reserved for public housing agency (PHA) incentive awards. Prescribes and/or revises eligibility requirements for families
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5987-5988) on 08/02/2012
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 [S.1925]
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[Immigration ]
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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms for purposes of such Act, including : (1) "culturally specific services" to mean community-based services that offer culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities; (2) "personally identifying information or personal information" with respect to a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and (3)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Passed Senate With An Amendment By Yea-nay Vote. 68 - 31. Record Vote Number: 87. on 04/26/2012
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Welfare Reform Act of 2011 [S.1904]
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Welfare Reform Act of 2011 - Welfare Reform Restoration Act - Amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise the TANF program by: (1) eliminating the temporary modification of the caseload reduction credit, and (2) reducing funding of state family assistance grants. Restores the former name of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, and restores its text as if the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 had not been enacted; and (2) renames the supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Lee
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 11/17/2011
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Housing Rights for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Act of 2011 [S.1892]
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Housing Rights for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Act of 2011 - Prohibits denial or termination of housing assistance on the basis of being such a victim under specified federal housing programs, including the low income housing tax credit program, if the applicant or tenant otherwise qualifies for such admission, assistance, participation, or occupancy. Prohibits denial of assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights to assisted housing based solely on certain criminal activity directly related to domestic violence engaged in by a member of
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Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S7706) on 11/17/2011
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Spending Reduction Act of 2011 [S.178]
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Spending Reduction Act of 2011 - Amends the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (CAA of 2011) to reduce FY2011 appropriations for nonsecurity discretionary spending to FY2008 levels. Requires funding at the lower amount of any project or activity whose FY2008 level is higher than the amount provided in appropriations Acts for FY2010. Continues discretionary spending at the current rate for operations specified in the security-related appropriations Acts for FY2010 listed in the CAA of 2011, including the rate specified in Division E of the Consolidated
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jim DeMint
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/25/2011
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 [S.1596]
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2012 - Makes appropriations for FY2012 to the Department of Transportation (DOT), including: (1) the Office of the Secretary; (2) the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); (3) the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA); (4) the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA); (5) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); (6) the Federal Railroad
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray
See Also H.r. 2112. on 10/17/2011
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National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 [S.1550]
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/13/2011