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Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013 [HB-825]
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelley Capito
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 02/26/2013
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Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2014 [HB-5834]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
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[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Cybersecurity ]
Closing the Digital Divide for Students Act of 2014 - 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. Tony Cardenas
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 12/10/2014
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Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2014 [HB-5776]
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[Poverty ]
Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2014 - 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 (HUD) shall establish. Requires the PHA
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 12/01/2014
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Housing for Persons With AIDS Modernization Act of 2014 [HB-5640]
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Housing for Persons With AIDS Modernization Act of 2014 - Amends the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act to revise the formula and terms for allocations of grants to states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for housing programs for persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) (as under current law), as well as those with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 09/18/2014
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Fair Local Adjustment for Tenant Rents Act of 2014 [HB-5632]
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Fair Local Adjustment for Tenant Rents Act of 2014 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise and eliminate specified requirements with respect to public housing agencies (PHAs) establishing flat rental amounts for PHA dwelling units. Authorizes a PHA to request the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a flat rent for a dwelling unit in an amount less than the required 80% of the applicable fair market rental, if the PHA demonstrates that such minimum amount is not an accurate measure of the unit's rental value.
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brett Guthrie
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 09/18/2014
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FAIR Assistance Act of 2014 [HB-5374]
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Fairness and Accountability In Rental Assistance Act of 2014 or the FAIR Assistance Act of 2014 - Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 with respect to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Moving to Work demonstration program. Limits the payment standard used in connection with a voucher for tenant-based rental assistance under the program, for FY2015 and thereafter, to 120% of the fair market value rental established under the United States
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Sponsored by: Rep. Aaron Schock
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/31/2014
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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2014 [HB-5352]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Poverty ]
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[Taxes ]
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Pathways Out of Poverty Act of 2014 - 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 Secretary of Education (Secretary) 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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Early Childhood, Elementary, And Secondary Education. on 11/17/2014
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P.J.'s Act [HB-5317]
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[Crime ]
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P.J.'s Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to make the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of security cameras, safety lighting, and building locking mechanisms in public housing eligible for community development block grant (CDBG) assistance.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/31/2014
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Rental Assistance Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act of 2014 [HB-5222]
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Rental Assistance Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act of 2014 - Modifies funding requirements for the Rental Assistance Demonstration, provided in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012, for voluntary conversion of properties assisted via public housing agencies from the Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds, or assisted under the moderate rehabilitation program to properties with assistance under a project-based subsidy contract or the voucher program. Increases from 60,000 to 150,000 the maximum number
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/28/2014
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Pay For Success Affordable Housing Energy Modernization Act of 2014 [HB-5104]
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[Construction ]
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[Water ]
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Pay For Success Affordable Housing Energy Modernization Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a demonstration program under which, between enactment of this Act and September 30, 2017, the Secretary may enter into 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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Matthew Cartwright
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 07/14/2014
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Moving to Work Expansion Act of 2014 [HB-4868]
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Moving to Work Expansion Act of 2014 - Increases the number of public housing agencies (PHAs) authorized to participate in the Moving-to-Work demonstration program by 10 over the number of PHAs currently authorized. Authorizes the selection of a PHA for participation in the demonstration program only if it administers, in the aggregate, 10,000 or more public housing dwelling units and housing choice vouchers under Section 8 (rental assistance voucher program) of the United States Housing Act of 1937. Prohibits selected PHAs from being provided any
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Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Stivers
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 06/12/2014
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-4745]
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- Specifies certain uses and limits on or prohibitions against the use of funds appropriated by this Act. (Sec. 401) Prohibits the use of funds for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, nonfederal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act. (Sec. 404) Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds made available in this Act for any employee training that meets specified negative criteria. Declares that nothing in this prohibition shall prohibit, restrict,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Latham
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 430. on 06/12/2014
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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2014 [HB-4329]
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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (the Act) to give the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 60 days to act before the request of an Indian tribe for a waiver of certain local cooperation, housing plan, environmental review, or development cost requirements is deemed approved under the program providing tribes with block grants for affordable and self-determined housing activities. Deems an Indian tribe
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 12/03/2014
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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2014 [HB-4277]
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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (the Act) to give the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 60 days to act before the request of an Indian tribe for a waiver of certain local cooperation, housing plan, environmental review, or development cost requirements is deemed approved under the program providing tribes with block grants for affordable and self-determined housing activities. Makes tribal prevailing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Kildee
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 03/18/2014
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HAND UP Act [HB-4206]
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[Social Security ]
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Help Americans in Need Develop Their Ultimate Potential Act or HAND UP Act - Establishes a framework for the head of a state entity or of a sub-state entity administering two or more qualified federal programs to participate in a demonstration project, approved by the administering Secretary, that supports individuals and families with the goal of moving them towards self-sufficiency, reducing welfare dependence, and increasing work and earnings. Authorizes the administering Secretary to waive program requirements for purposes of the demonstration.
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Sponsored by: Rep. David Reichert
Referred To The Subcommittee On Higher Education And Workforce Training. on 06/13/2014
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Homes for Heroes Act of 2013 [HB-386]
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Homes for Heroes Act of 2013 - 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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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Committee On Financial Services, And In Addition To The Committee On Ways And Means, 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 01/23/2013
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Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 [HB-3465]
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Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to revise and expand requirements for the grant program for adult and juvenile offender state and local reentry demonstration projects and to extend the authorization for appropriations for such program through FY2018. Amends the Second Chance Act of 2007 to extend through FY2018 the authorization of appropriations for grants for: (1) family-based substance abuse treatment, (2) the technology careers training demonstration program, and (3)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 01/09/2014
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Housing Native Heroes Act of 2013 [HB-3418]
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Housing Native Heroes Act of 2013 - 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 demonstration 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 lands. Requires rental assistance under such program to be: (1) made available through recipients eligible for housing assistance block grants under
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Sponsored by: Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham
Referred To The House Committee On Financial Services. on 10/30/2013
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American Public Housing Act of 2013 [HB-2695]
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American Public Housing Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt from reduction, under any sequestration ordered by the President, the following Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) accounts: Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund Program Account, Native American Housing Block Grants, Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Public Housing Capital Fund, Public Housing Operating Fund, and Tenant-Based
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Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Referred To The House Committee On The Budget. on 07/16/2013
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 [HB-2610]
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[Infrastructure ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Public Health ]
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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
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Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Latham
Considered Under The Provisions Of Rule H. Res. 312. (consideration: Cr H5101-5142, H5142-5145; Text Of Title I As Reported In House: Cr H5114, H5124, H5125, H5128, H5129-5130, H5130, H5131-5132, H5132-5134, H5135, H5136, H5149, H5150-5152; Text Of Title Ii As Reported In House: Cr H5152, H5155-5156, H5157-5158, H5159-5160, H5161, H5162, H5163, H5165-5167; Text Of Title Iii As Reported In House: Cr H5168, H5169; Text Of Title Iv As Reported In House: Cr H5169-5170) on 07/30/2013