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        <text>Mr. Welch (VT) moved to table the motion to reconsider the vote (consideration: CR H3133)</text>
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        <text>On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 345 - 73 (Roll no. 277). (text: CR 5/6/2008 H3093-3094)</text>
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        <text>At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Culberson objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.</text>
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        <text>DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5937.</text>
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        <text>Mr. Meeks (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.</text>
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        <fullName>Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-3]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]</fullName>
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        <fullName>Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35]</fullName>
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          <name>Affordable housing</name>
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          <name>Apartment houses</name>
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          <name>Government Operations and Politics</name>
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          <name>Housing subsidies</name>
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          <name>Landlord and tenant</name>
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          <name>Low-income housing</name>
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        <updateDate>2008-05-06T15:57:13Z</updateDate>
        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), upon request of the owner of a multifamily housing project to which specified contracts are subject, to: (1) convert such contracts to a contract for project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and (2) treat the contemplated resulting contract as eligible for initial renewal under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, if certain conditions are met.</p> <p>Deems the owner to be in compliance with income-targeting requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937 by serving low-income families.</p> <p>Considers each family residing in an assisted dwelling unit on the date of such conversion to meet the applicable requirements for income eligibility and occupancy.</p>]]></text>
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        <actionDate>2008-05-07</actionDate>
        <actionDesc>Passed House without amendment</actionDesc>
        <updateDate>2008-05-23T16:49:52Z</updateDate>
        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b></p><p>Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), upon request of the owner of a multifamily housing project to which specified contracts are subject, to: (1) convert such contracts to a contract for project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and (2) treat the contemplated resulting contract as eligible for initial renewal under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, if certain conditions are met.</p><p>Deems the owner to be in compliance with income-targeting requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937 by serving low-income families.</p><p>Considers each family residing in an assisted dwelling unit on the date of such conversion to meet the applicable requirements for income eligibility and occupancy.</p>]]></text>
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    <title>To facilitate the preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units.</title>
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        <title>To facilitate the preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units.</title>
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        <title>To facilitate the preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units.</title>
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