3.0.0 2162 2019-02-20T23:26:01Z 2019-02-23T23:34:56Z Senate S S 2012-03-06 112 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Hearings by 2012-05-08T18:58:51Z Referred to 2012-03-06T21:27:27Z American Jobs Act of 2011 112 12 HR 2011-10-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. Related bill CRS Project Rebuild Act of 2011 112 3502 HR 2012-01-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. Related bill CRS American Jobs Act of 2011 112 1549 S 2011-09-14 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165. Related bill CRS American Jobs Act of 2011 112 1660 S 2011-10-11 Motion by Senator Reid to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to the bill made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6383) Related bill CRS 2012-05-08 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-677. Committee 2012-03-06 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. IntroReferral 2012-03-06 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1424-1425) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-06 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2012-03-06 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2012-03-06 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2012-03-06 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2012-03-06 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2012-03-06 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2012-03-06 True B001265 Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK] Mark Begich D AK 2012-03-06 True F000457 Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN] Al Franken D MN 2012-03-06 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2012-03-06 True A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2012-03-06 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2012-03-12 False Housing and Community Development Appropriations Disaster relief and insurance Housing and community development funding Housing finance and home ownership Land use and conservation Residential rehabilitation and home repair Unemployment Urban and suburban affairs and development Housing and Community Development 00 2012-03-06 Introduced in Senate 2012-05-04T19:21:01Z Project Rebuild Act - Appropriates funds for assistance to eligible entities, including state and local governments, and qualified nonprofit organizations, businesses or eligible consortia, for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed-upon properties and for stabilization of affected neighborhoods (Project Rebuild).

Allows such grantees to give priority emphasis and consideration to areas that have lost occupiable housing stock within three years of the enactment of this Act due to the effects of presidentially declared disasters.

Allows the use of funds to: (1) establish financing mechanisms for the purchase and redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed-upon properties; (2) purchase and rehabilitate such properties; (3) establish and operate land banks for them, as well as for properties demolished or severely damaged by presidentially declared disasters; (4) demolish blighted structures (except public housing); and (5) redevelop abandoned, foreclosed, demolished, or vacant properties.

Requires each state to receive at least $20 million of formula funds, all of which shall be used with respect to low and moderate-income individuals and families.

Requires each state and local government grantee to establish procedures to create preferences for development of affordable rental housing.

Allows a grantee to use up to 10% to create jobs by establishing and operating a program to maintain eligible neighborhood properties.

Subjects amounts appropriated, revenues generated, and amounts otherwise made available under this Act to: (1) the requirement of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 that all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on federally-assisted projects be paid wages at the locally prevailing rates (Davis-Bacon Act); and (2) the Secretary's authority to waive such wage rate and certain employment protection requirements with respect to grants to Indian tribes.

]]> Project Rebuild Act Short Titles as Introduced Project Rebuild Act Display Title Project Rebuild Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed-upon properties and for the stabilization of affected neighborhoods, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2012-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s2162is/xml/BILLS-112s2162is.xml 2012-05-08 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-677. 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.