3.0.0 2437 2023-01-11T13:24:48Z 2023-01-11T13:24:48Z House H HR 2013-06-19 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FATTAH:H.R. 2437.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I Section 8 Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution, which states the United States Congressshall have power ``To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations,and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes''.[Page H3928]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-06-19T14:02:40Z 2013-06-19 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2013-06-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-06-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 N Housing and Community Development Business investment and capital Community life and organization Credit and credit markets Economic development Housing and community development funding Minority and disadvantaged businesses Performance measurement Women in business Housing and Community Development 00 2013-06-19 Introduced in House 2013-07-08T16:05:14Z Creating Jobs Through Cooperatives Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a National Cooperative Development Program to create jobs and increase economic development in eligible project areas by promoting cooperative development.

Defines "eligible project areas" as those located within:

  • a census tract defined as low- or moderate-income by the Census Bureau;
  • a population census tract treated as a low-income community under the Internal Revenue Code; or
  • areas adjacent or close to areas that meet either requirement, and are given special HUD approval to be classified as eligible project areas. (Requires the Secretary to limit the number of funded projects located in these areas.)

Defines "cooperative development" as specified technical assistance for the establishment of cooperative organizations, which are autonomous associations of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise.

Authorizes the Secretary, through a competitive process, to make one- to -five-year grants to local cooperative development centers.

]]> Creating Jobs Through Cooperatives Act Display Title Creating Jobs Through Cooperatives Act Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a national program to create jobs and increase economic development by promoting cooperative development. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Creating Jobs Through Cooperatives Act Introduced in House 2013-06-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr2437ih/xml/BILLS-113hr2437ih.xml 2013-06-19 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 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.