3.0.0 2761 2023-01-11T13:22:33Z 2023-01-11T13:22:33Z House H HR 2011-08-01 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MANZULLO:H.R. 2761.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 (relating to the generalwelfare of the United States); and Article I, Section 8,Clause 3 (relating to the power to regulate commerce)[Page H5887]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Referred to 2011-08-22T18:13:18Z Referred to 2011-08-01T14:02:40Z 2011-08-22 hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. Committee 2011-08-01 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2011-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-08-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 N Housing and Community Development Government lending and loan guarantees Housing finance and home ownership Rural conditions and development Housing and Community Development 00 2011-08-01 Introduced in House 2011-10-21T19:55:02Z Amends the Housing Act of 1949, with respect to financial assistance to farm owners through the Farmers Home Administration, to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to consider as rural or a rural area for farm housing purposes a place, town, village, or city with a population of 35,000 or less that demonstrates that it is experiencing economic distress from which such financial assistance would be of significant value in helping it recover.

Cites as evidence of economic distress: (1) an unemployment rate higher than the national average, or (2) an average wage or home sale price lower than the national wage.

]]> To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to provide flexibility to the definition of rural areas. Display Title To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to provide flexibility to the definition of rural areas. Official Title as Introduced To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to provide flexibility to the definition of rural areas. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2011-08-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr2761ih/xml/BILLS-112hr2761ih.xml 2011-08-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. 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.