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Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 [HB-4602]
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Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to require a defendant, as a mandatory condition of supervised release, to pay court-ordered restitution. It amends the Justice for All Act of 2004, the Victims of Crime Act of 1984, the DNA Sexual Assault Justice Act of 2004, and the Innocence Protection Act of 2004, to: reauthorize grants for victims assistance programs; reauthorize crime victims notification grants; give preference to Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Program grant applicants that use funds for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 02/29/2016
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Fairness in Public Housing Act of 2016 [HB-4485]
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Fairness in Public Housing Act of 2016 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require public housing agencies to terminate the tenancy of families residing in public housing that have an income exceeding 125% of the area median income. The bill allows an exception to this requirement if, at the time of the termination, there are no families on the waiting list or applying for public housing administered by the agency.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Roe
Introduced In House on 02/04/2016
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Public Housing Accountability Act of 2015 [HB-4133]
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Public Housing Accountability Act of 2015 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to add a requirement for periodic review of family income with respect to rental assistance for low-income families. Reviews of family income shall be made at any time the family income changes by an amount estimated to result in an increase of 10% or more in annual adjusted income (or such other amount as the Department of Housing and Urban Development may establish). A public housing agency (PHA) or owner may elect not to conduct such a review in the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Carter
Introduced In House on 11/30/2015
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Project-Based Voucher Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-3827]
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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]
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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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Section 3 Modernization and Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-3697]
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Section 3 Modernization and Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to revise the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) program for economic opportunities for low- and very low-income persons. Public and Indian housing agencies that receive HUD development assistance, operating assistance, or modernization grants provided under the program (recipients) must report annually to HUD on their compliance with employment and contracting requirements and on the performance of their contractors
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Introduced In House on 10/07/2015
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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 [HB-360]
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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 TITLE I--BLOCK GRANTS AND GRANT REQUIREMENTS (Sec. 101) Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) to require the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to act within 60 days upon a request by an Indian tribe for a waiver of certain local cooperation requirements and an exemption from taxation requirements under the program providing tribes with block grants for affordable and self-determined housing activities.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Kildee
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 03/24/2015
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Together We Care Act of 2015 [HB-3467]
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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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Moving to Work Reform Act of 2015 [HB-3424]
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Moving to Work Reform Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from entering into or extending any Moving to Work agreement for any public housing agency (PHA) for participation in the Moving to Work Demonstration Program, unless the agreement is subject to specified terms and conditions set forth by this Act for its entire duration. (Under the Moving to Work Demonstration Program up to 30 selected PHAs, including Indian housing authorities, may administer the public or Indian housing program and the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nydia Velazquez
Introduced In House on 07/29/2015
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Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 [HB-34]
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Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015 Reauthorizes the Tsunami Warning and Education Act through FY2017. (Sec. 4) Consolidates separate tsunami warning systems for the Pacific and Arctic Oceans and for the Atlantic Ocean into a single warning system. Requires the system to support international tsunami forecasting and warning efforts. Requires the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to support or maintain tsunami warning centers to support the national warning system and develop uniform operational procedures for
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Sponsored by: Rep. Suzanne Bonamici
Became Public Law No: 114-255. on 12/13/2016
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National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2015 [HB-3337]
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National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2015 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 Energy And Power. on 07/31/2015
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REBUILD Act Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015 [HB-3295]
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REBUILD Act Rebuilding Urban Inner Cities Is Long Overdue Act of 2015 Provides FY2015 supplemental appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Small Business Administration (SBA), the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Designates each amount provided by this bill as an emergency requirement, pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. Provides that the funds are only available if the President subsequently designates
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 07/29/2015
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Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act [HB-3047]
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Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act This bill amends part A (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) (TANF) of title IV of the Social Security Act to: subject individuals to criminal background checks for drug-related offenses as well as substance abuse screening, and deny TANF assistance for an individual who tests positive for a controlled substance. The Department of Health and Human Services is required to reduce by 15% of the state TANF grant if a state has substantially failed to condition benefits on passing drug testing or screening.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Glenn Grothman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Human Resources. on 07/17/2015
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Private Investment in Housing Act of 2015 [HB-2997]
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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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Housing Assistance Reform Act of 2015 [HB-2953]
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Housing Assistance Reform Act of 2015 This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to increase the number of public housing agencies (PHAs) authorized to participate in the Moving to Work demonstration program by adding to it up to 60 high-performing, high-capacity PHAs, for a total of up to 300,000 housing vouchers and public housing units, over five years, to test and evaluate innovative models for improving economic self-sufficiency, mobility, academic performance, and other outcomes for tenants assisted by HUD.
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Sponsored by: Rep. John Carney
Introduced In House on 07/07/2015
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Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act [HB-2949]
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Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act Excludes payments made under a state eugenics compensation program from classification as income or resources in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, any federal public benefit. Defines "state eugenics compensation program" as a state program for compensating individuals who were sterilized under the authority of the state.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bob Goodlatte
Introduced In House on 07/07/2015
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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2015 [HB-2721]
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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2015 DIVISION A--EDUCATION TITLE I--STRONG START FOR AMERICA'S CHILDREN Subtitle A--Access to Voluntary Prekindergarten for Low- and Moderate-Income Families Directs the Department of Education (ED) to allot matching grants to states and, through them, subgrants to local educational agencies (LEAs), childhood education program providers, or consortia of those entities to implement high-quality prekindergarten programs for children from low-income families. Allots grants to states based on each state's proportion of
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 11/16/2015
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2577]
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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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Comprehensive Homes for Heroes Act of 2015 [HB-252]
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Comprehensive Homes for Heroes Act of 2015 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 veterans' 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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/09/2015
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Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2015 [HB-2372]
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Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2015 Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require high-speed Internet service costs to be included in public housing utility allowances for households with children who qualify for free and reduced price school lunches. Prohibits a dwelling unit's Internet cost allowance from: (1) exceeding the lowest cost available in the area, and (2) including costs for cable or satellite television or for joint packages for Internet service together with cable or satellite television. Conditions Internet
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Introduced In House on 05/15/2015