[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 253 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 253

Expressing the sense of the Congress that the amount made available for 
fiscal year 1995 for the program of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 for supportive 
 housing for low-income elderly persons should not be reduced from the 
              amount made available for fiscal year 1994.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 9, 1994

  Mr. Gallo (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Manton, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
 Hayes, Mr. Blute, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
   Molinari, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. DeFazio) submitted the following 
concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Banking, 
                       Finance and Urban Affairs

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Congress that the amount made available for 
fiscal year 1995 for the program of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 for supportive 
 housing for low-income elderly persons should not be reduced from the 
              amount made available for fiscal year 1994.

Whereas since its inception 35 years ago, the program under section 202 of the 
        Housing Act of 1959 for developing housing for low-income elderly 
        persons has successfully created, through partnerships with private, 
        nonprofit sponsors, more than 250,000 safe and affordable units for 
        senior citizens throughout the United States;
Whereas despite the continuing success of the program, there remains a high 
        demand among low-income senior citizens in the United States for 
        dwelling units in housing assisted under section 202, evidenced by the 
        waiting lists for occupancy in such housing, which on average consist of 
        8 persons for each vacancy occurring in such housing;
Whereas the number of persons eligible for residency in housing assisted under 
        section 202 will continue to increase;
Whereas low-income senior citizens in the United States deserve the opportunity 
        to live in safe, affordable housing; and
Whereas the President's budget of the United States Government for fiscal year 
        1995 proposes reducing the amount available for assistance under section 
        202 of such Act for development of housing for low-income elderly 
        persons by 87 percent from the amount made available for such assistance 
        in fiscal year 1994: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That it is the sense of the Congress that the amount made available for 
fiscal year 1995 for assistance under section 202 of the Housing Act of 
1959 for the development of supportive housing for low-income elderly 
persons should not be reduced from the amount made available for such 
assistance for fiscal year 1994.

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