3.0.0 2975 2017-12-15T00:05:50Z 2017-12-15T00:05:50Z Senate S S 2008-05-02 110 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-05-02T15:50:19Z Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act 110 6751 HR 2008-07-31 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS 2008-05-02 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3746-3747) IntroReferral 2008-05-02 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3744-3746, S3747-3748) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2008-05-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA N C000567 Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] Thad Cochran R MS 2008-05-02 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2008-05-02 True O000167 Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL] Barack Obama D IL 2008-06-02 False Housing and Community Development Apartment houses Authorization Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cooperative societies Disabled Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Federal aid to housing Government Operations and Politics Home repair and improvement Housing for the aged Housing for the disabled Hurricanes Louisiana Low-income housing Nonprofit organizations Rent Residential rehabilitation Social Welfare Housing and Community Development 00 2008-05-02 Introduced in Senate 2008-06-10T20:31:40Z Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize additional appropriations to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations and consumer cooperatives to expand the supply of supportive housing for low-income elderly persons meeting certain criteria relating to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.

Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to authorize additional appropriations to the Secretary to provide the same kind of assistance for low-income persons with disabilities.

Authorizes appropriations for the redevelopment (rebuilding or replacement) of housing authorized under the Housing Act of 1959 which was damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and in the Parish of St. Bernard.

Requires the Secretary to adjust the rent levels annually on a budget-based basis for eligible projects in a designated disaster area receiving rental assistance under the Housing Act of 1959 and the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.

Requires the Secretary to report to specified congressional committees on: (1) the number of project-based assistance contracts and units which were terminated in the designated disaster area after September 30, 2005; and (2) the specific developer, project name, location, number of units, and project description for each such project-based assistance contract.

Prohibits a project-based assistance payments contract for a covered assisted multifamily housing project from expiring or being terminated because of the damage or destruction of dwelling units in the project by Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.

Deems the expiration date of such a contract to be the later of the date: (1) specified in the contract; or (2) that is not less than three months after the dwelling units in such project, or in a replacement project, are first made habitable.

Requires the Secretary to develop and report to specified congressional committees on a written disaster response plan for federally assisted properties that receive assistance pursuant to such Acts.

]]> Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act Short Titles as Introduced Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act Display Title Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide additional funds for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Introduced in Senate 2008-05-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2975is/xml/BILLS-110s2975is.xml 2008-05-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3746-3747) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.