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Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 [HB-233] [Housing ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015 Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to annual review of low-income families' income for eligibility requirements for certain federal assisted housing programs. Prohibits, after the initial review of any family's fix income, the public housing agency (PHA) or owner from being required to review its income for any year for which the family certifies, in accordance with specified requirements as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish. Requires the PHA or owner (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/24/2015

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Public Housing Tenant Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2015 [HB-2231] [Housing ] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Community Development ] [Senior Citizens ] [Disabilities ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Keith Ellison Introduced In House on 05/01/2015

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Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 [HB-22] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Infrastructure ] [Small Business ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Energy ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Tourism ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ] [Construction ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Environmental ] [Air Quality ] [Water ] [Science ] [Data Privacy ] [Cybersecurity ] [Telecommunications ] [National Security ]
Hire More Heroes Act of 2015 DIVISION A--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION (Sec. 1002) Directs the Department of Transportation (DOT) to reduce the amount apportioned for a surface transportation program, project, or activity for FY2016 by amounts apportioned or allocated under any extension of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) for the period beginning October 1, 2015, and ending upon enactment of this Act. TITLE I--FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS Subtitle A--Authorizations and Programs (Sec. 1101) Reauthorizes through FY2020: certain core (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Valadao Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/04/2015

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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [HB-2029] [Defense ] [Veterans ] [Agriculture ] [Food ] [Healthcare ] [International ] [Trade ] [Budget and Spending ] [Small Business ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Telecommunications ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Public Health ] [Science ] [Cybersecurity ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Construction ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Consumer Protection ] [Housing ] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Disaster Relief ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Human Services ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Poverty ] [Public Safety ] [Senior Citizens ] [Water ] [Animals ] [Air Quality ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Alcoholic Beverages ] [Arts and Culture ] [Cannabis ] [Children and Youth ] [Climate Change ] [Community Development ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Drones ] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Film Production ] [Finance ] [Firearms/Gun Control ] [Gaming ] [Human Rights ] [Inflation ] [Insurance ] [Investments ] [Libraries ] [Manufacturing ] [Media and Advertising ] [Mental Health ] [Mining ] [Native American Affairs ] [Nonprofit ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Pensions ] [Pharmaceuticals ] [Property Tax ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Real Estate ] [Recreation ] [Religion ] [Reproductive Rights / Abortion ] [Retirement ] [Social Security ] [Sports ] [Student Loans ] [Taxes ] [Tourism ] [Unemployment ] [Voting Rights ] [Workers' Compensation ] [Artificial Intelligence ] [Aerospace ] [Immigration ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Lands and National Parks ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Dent Considered As Unfinished Business (consideration: Cr H10696) on 12/18/2015

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Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015 [HB-1816] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Budget and Spending ] [Healthcare ] [Human Services ]
Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015 Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude as family income for Department of Housing and Urban Development 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. Amends the the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to reduce the VA employee bonus and award dollar amount limitation applicable to each of FY2016-FY2020 by $10 million.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Joseph Heck Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/19/2015

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Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2015 [HB-1662] [Housing ] [Taxes ] [Budget and Spending ] [Real Estate ] [Construction ]
Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2015 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 2016 and 2020; (3) allow a deduction for interest and taxes relating to land for dwelling purposes owned or leased by cooperative housing corporations; and (4) increase (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Introduced In House on 03/26/2015

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Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act [HB-1293] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Community Development ] [Criminal Justice ] [Law Enforcement ]
Services for Ending Long-Term Homelessness Act This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to design national strategies and implement programs to address chronic homelessness. To promote an end to chronic homelessness, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants to provide: mental health services; substance use disorder treatment; integrated, coordinated treatment for co-occurring disorders; health education; services designed to help individuals (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 03/06/2015

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Housing Assistance Efficiency Act [HB-1047] [Housing ] [Nonprofit ] [Community Development ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Housing Assistance Efficiency Act (Sec. 2) Amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to allow (in addition to a state, local government, or public housing agency) a private nonprofit organization to administer permanent housing rental assistance provided through the Continuum of Care Program under the Act. (Sec. 3) Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development, at least once (currently, twice) during each fiscal year, to reallocate any housing assistance provided from the Emergency Solutions Grants Program that is unused or returned (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly 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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A bill to reform laws relating to small public housing agencies, and for other purposes. [S.576] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ]
Small Public Housing Agency Opportunity Act of 2013 - 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Heidi Heitkamp Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/14/2013

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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 [S.47] [Crime ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Immigration ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [National Security ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Veterans ]
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) to add or expand definitions of several terms used in 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; (3) "underserved (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Became Public Law No: 113-4. on 03/07/2013

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Family Self-Sufficiency Act [S.454] [Housing ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Services ] [Poverty ] [Public Health ] [Mental Health ] [Education ] [Healthcare ] [Community Development ] [Human Rights ] [Children and Youth ] [Economic Development ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S1129) on 03/05/2013

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A bill to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities, by revitalizing severely distressed housing, and investing and leveraging investments in well-functioning services, education opportunities, public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs. [S.437] [Housing ] [Community Development ] [Poverty ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Education ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2013 - 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez Senate Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 04/22/2013

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A bill to provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans. [S.2960] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Human Services ] [Native American Affairs ] [Poverty ] [Community Development ]
Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to carry out a rental assistance and supportive housing program, in conjunction with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), for the benefit of Indian veterans who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness and who are residing on or near Indian areas. Requires rental assistance under such program to be: (1) made available to recipients eligible for housing assistance block grants under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 11/20/2014

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Universal Home Design Act of 2014 [S.2889] [Housing ] [Construction ] [Disabilities ] [Community Development ] [Human Services ]
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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Harkin Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr S5790) on 09/18/2014

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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 [S.2438] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Housing ] [Budget and Spending ] [Infrastructure ] [Public Safety ] [Energy ] [Disaster Relief ] [Community Development ] [Small Business ] [Consumer Protection ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Health ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Crime ]
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2015 - Makes appropriations for FY2015 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Murray. With Written Report No. 113-182. on 06/05/2014

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Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act [S.1707] [Housing ] [Veterans ] [Healthcare ] [Disabilities ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ]
Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act - 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 size as (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 11/14/2013

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Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 [S.1690] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and the Second Chance Act of 2007 to revise and expand requirements for grant programs for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects. (Sec. 2) Extends through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations for grants for: (1) family-based substance abuse treatment, (2) the technology careers training demonstration program, and (3) the offender reentry substance abuse and criminal justice collaboration program. Renames (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Committee On The Judiciary. Reported By Senator Leahy Under Authority Of The Order Of The Senate Of 09/18/2014 With Amendments. Without Written Report. on 10/01/2014

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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 [S.1243] [Aerospace ] [Budget and Spending ] [Community Development ] [Construction ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Disabilities ] [Drones ] [Economic Development ] [Education ] [Energy ] [Environmental ] [Ethics ] [Finance ] [Funding ] [Housing ] [Human Services ] [Infrastructure ] [International ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Manufacturing ] [Native American Affairs ] [Poverty ] [Public Health ] [Public Safety ] [Race and Civil Rights ] [Real Estate ] [Senior Citizens ] [Taxes ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Trade ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Veterans ]
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 - Title I: Department of Transportation - Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 2014 - Makes appropriations for FY2014 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 (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Patty Murray Cloture On The Measure Not Invoked In Senate By Yea-nay Vote. 54 - 43. Record Vote Number: 199. on 08/01/2013

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Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2013 [S.1177] [Housing ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ] [Poverty ] [Community Development ] [Human Services ]
Moving to Work Charter Program Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to enter into charter contracts, beginning in FY2014, with up to 250 public housing agencies administering the public housing program or the section 8 housing assistance program under the United States Housing Act of 1937. States that such charter contracts shall: (1) supersede and have a term commensurate with any annual contributions contract between a public housing agency (PHA) and the Secretary; and (2) provide that a participating PHA (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. David Vitter Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/18/2013

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Expressing support for the designation of September 19, 2014 as National Service Coordinator Day to recognize the value of service coordinators in subsidized and other affordable housing communities for their work to promote and support economic self-sufficiency and independence for low-income families, older Americans, and persons with disabilities. [HR-729] [Housing ] [Senior Citizens ] [Human Services ] [Community Development ] [Poverty ] [Public Health ] [Disabilities ]
Supports the designation of National Service Coordinator Day. Recognizes the value of service coordinators in assisting low-income Americans to maintain and maximize their independence and strive toward economic self-sufficiency.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 09/17/2014

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