HOUSING

Addresses

Housing Now: Senator Sanford, 24245 [12OC]

NAACP Convention: Jack Kemp, Sec. of HUD, 14070-14073 [11JY]

Resident Management and Urban Homesteading: Jack Kemp, Sec. of HUD, 5644 [5AP]

Amendments

National Affordable Housing Act: enact (S. 566), 29232 [15NO], 29413 [16NO]

National Housing Trust: assistance to first-time homebuyers (H.R. 1), 31162-31184, 31359, 31618 [21NO]

Analyses

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: Smith Barney, Inc., 3309 [2MR]

Proposed Changes To Assist First-Time Homebuyers, 4304 [15MR]

Veterans' Housing Act Amendments (S. 898), 7822 [2MY]

Articles and editorials

As Farms Falter, Rural Homelessness Grows, 8588 [9MY]

Black Wins $140,000 Under Stiff Housing Law, 9444 [16MY]

Building Woes—The Federal Housing Administration May Be Headed for Trouble, 8097-8099 [3MY]

Bush's Real Problem—The Ruins of Reaganism, 7657 [1MY]

CHA Tenants Realize Dream—Own Laundry, 4508 [16MR]

Crisis in Congress—Don't Kill Low-Cost Housing, 28635 [14NO]

Down and Out for 48 Hours in San Diego—Mayor Surreptitiously Joins City's Homeless, 16315 [26JY]

Drugs and Public Housing, 5432 [4AP]

Easier Credit Won't Lower Prices, 20842 [19SE]

Extra Costs of FHA-VA Loans, 20841 [19SE]

FHA Loans for the Well-to-Do, 20810, 20840 [19SE]

FHA Suffers First Loss on Its Single-Family Home Insurance Fund, 9359 [16MY]

FHA Targeted for Action Amid Record Losses, 20842 [19SE]

First-Time Buyers Shift to U.S. Loan Programs, 10152 [24MY]

Forging a National Housing Policy, 23987 [10OC]

From Squalor to Showcase—How a Group of Tenants Won Out, 26165 [26OC]

High-Income Blacks Still Lack Integrated Housing, Study Says Washington Area Found Relatively Less Segregated, 2765 [23FE]

Homesteading Bill Would Hurt, Not Help, 30659 [20NO]

House Hunting? Read This First, 4684 [16MR]

Housing Market Is a Bigger Mess Than You Think, 22058 [27SE]

Housing—For People With AIDS, 20863 [19SE]

Isolating the Poor, 4120 [14MR]

Jesus Didn't Seclude Himself in the Suburbs, 366 [24JA]

Kemp To Put Opportunity at Door of Urban Poor, 284 [19JA]

Kenilworth Story, 26166 [26OC]

Losses Expected at Federal Housing Administration in Coming Years, 9360 [16MY]

Losses Twice as High as Thought Are Found in an FHA Program, 14698 [13JY]

M.P.G. for Houses—The Uphill Battle of Energy Rated Homes, 15278-15280 [19JY]

Menard Claims Cuts in Federal Assistance Worsen State Crisis, 14237 [11JY]

Mortgage Support Gets Costly, 16948 [31JY]

Mortgage-Interest Deduction—A Writeoff Whose Time Is Past?, 2582 [22FE]

Mr. Kemp's Plans for D.C., 7462 [25AP]

Nation's Housing—Government May Expand Down-Payment Programs, 11595 [13JN]

Next ``Thrift'' Disaster?, 20842 [19SE]

No Room for Drugs in Public Housing, 10378 [31MY]

On the Streets—Images and Lessons From a Week With the Homeless, 5606-5608 [5AP]

President's Housing Proposals, 28838 [14NO]

Price—Our Humanity, 29286 [16NO]

Pride Returns to a Housing Project, and She Leads the Way, 2804 [27FE]

Promise of Tenant Management and Urban Homesteading, 3201 [1MR]

Report Says S&Ls Show Loan Bias—Blacks Rejected More Often, Analysis Finds, 2765 [23FE]

Republican Approach, 26165 [26OC]

Save the Federal Housing Tax Credit, 26602 [31OC]

Shelter Project Wins HUD Award, 21161 [20SE]

S&L Bailout II, 20809, 20841 [19SE]

Study Assails Plan To Raise FHA Limit—Bill Would Do Little To Aid Shut-Out Home Buyers, 11595 [13JN]

Taxpayers Shouldn't Have To Subsidize Mansion Mortgages, 1679 [6FE]

Tenants to Homeowners, 14764 [14JY]

Too Many Families, Too Few Homes, 7389 [19AP]

Why Insure Richer Housing?, 16948 [31JY], 20810, 20840 [19SE]

Bills and resolutions

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome: housing for victims (see H.R. 3423)

AFDC: demonstration program relative to affordable housing (see H.R. 363)

Aged: assistance for purchase and installation of elder cottage housing opportunity units (see H.R. 1006)

———expand insurance program of home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 3006)

———improved services (see H.R. 2376)

———qualification requirements for older persons' housing (see H.R. 3686)

———security features for families (see H.R. 3494)

———tax credits for the elderly for purchasing locks and other security devices (see H.R. 3495)

Bankruptcy: exemption of certain housing loans from foreclosure provisions (see S. 1840)

Banks and banking: accountability of lenders making mortgage loans (see H.R. 3559)

———competitiveness in procedures for approving applications for assistance (see H.R. 3101)

———extend period for issuing mortgage bonds and credit certificates (see H.R. 1200)

———limit interest paid by a homebuyer upon the prepayment of certain mortgages (see H.R. 3234)

———loans for first-time buyers in larger cities (see H.R. 2928)

———residential mortgage transactions (see H.R. 583)

———require loan information necessary to assess compliance with nondiscrimination requirements (see H.R. 898)

———statements on escrow accounts to borrowers (see H.R. 3147)

Cambridge, MA: redevelopment of land within Kendall Square urban renewal project (see H.R. 3175)

———redevelopment of land within Kendall Square urban renewal project (see H.R. 2559)

Census: improve collection of housing-related data (see H.R. 723)

Chicago Housing Authority: Dept. of HUD assistance for emergency repairs (see H.R. 116)

Committee on Housing and Tax Policy (Select): establish (see H. Res. 113)

Community and neighborhood development: amend laws (see H.R. 3570)

Community Housing Partnership Act: enact (see S. 1081)

Community Revitalization Tax Act: enact (see S. 342)

Day care: services for residents of transitional housing (see H.R. 2759)

Dept. of Defense: assistance to military families who are required to relocate (see H.R. 2508)

Dept. of HUD: demonstration mortgage programs for moderate-income first-time homebuying families (see H.R. 1170)

———expand and preserve the supply of affordable, decent, and appropriate housing (see H.R. 973)

———grants for housing for the poor and homeless (see H.R. 2458)

———program of construction and revitalization of public housing (see H.R. 969)

———regulations for competitive award process (see S. 1026)

———rehabilitation loan funds transfer (see H. Con. Res. 114)

———State revolving fund to assist low- and moderate-income homeowners and renters (see H.R. 3208)

Dept. of Justice Fair Housing Testing Act: enact (see S. 1810)

Dept. of Labor: funding for employment training by public housing organizations (see S. 508; H.R. 1183)

———grants to public housing agencies and for training for literacy and employment skills (see H.R. 916)

Dept. of Veterans' Affairs: extend certain home loan guaranty program provisions (see S. 404)

Disasters: housing assistance to victims (see H.R. 3666)

Diseases: acquired immune deficiency syndrome treatment assistance program for low-income individuals (see S. 1782)

District of Columbia: recognition of march (see S. Res. 193)

Elderly Home Care Tax Credit Act: enact (see H.R. 453)

Fair Housing Act: amend relative to familial status (see H.R. 2564)

———transition period relative to elderly exemption from certain provisions (see H.R. 2224)

Fair Housing Month: designate (see S.J. Res. 41; H.J. Res. 216)

Fair Lending Oversight and Enforcement Act: enact (see S. 908)

Fairness in Federal Housing Admissions Act: enact (see S. 1689)

Families: affordable and secure homes (see H.R. 1122)

———assist homeless and those displaced by domestic violence (see H.R. 2951)

Federal aid programs: abuses of process for selection for assistance programs (see H.R. 3191)

———benefit eligibility relative to foreign reparation payments (see H.R. 627)

———eligibility of displaced homemakers and single parents for first-time homebuyer assistance (see S. 1405; H.R. 2615)

———improve procedures (see H.R. 3377)

———increase affordability for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 3278)

———increase opportunities for low- and moderate-income households (see H.R. 2743)

———workfare program participation by AFDC, food stamp, and public housing assistance recipients (see H.R. 400)

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act: amend (see S. 493)

First Home Act: enact (see S. 709)

Handicapped: discrimination prohibition (see H.R. 2273)

———security features for families (see H.R. 3494)

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act: consent to certain amendments enacted by the Hawaiian Legislature (see H.J. Res. 444)

Homeless: assistance (see H.R. 3789)

———expanding and preserving supply of permanent, affordable, and decent housing (see H.R. 140)

———grant basis for programs (see H.R. 3502)

Homelessness Prevention and Housing Rehabilitation Act: enact (see S. 772)

Homeownership Counseling Program: reauthorizing (see H.R. 651)

Homosexuals: prohibit discrimination (see H.R. 655)

Housing Affordability Act: enact (see S. 1479)

Housing and Community Development Act: amend (see H.R. 2262)

———revise and improve Community Development Loan Guarantee Program (see H.R. 2779)

Indians: eligibility for urban development action grants (see S. 316)

———housing loan pilot program for veterans (see S. 1146)

———increase housing opportunities (see S. 1821)

———payment of certain housing fees (see S. 1934)

———use of certain funds to acquire land for emergency shelters (see H.R. 3784)

Individual retirement accounts: allow penalty-free withdrawals for repair of residences (see H.R. 3638)

Low- and moderate-income families: demonstration projects to assist in paying rental housing security deposits (see H.R. 2382)

———refinancing of certain mortgages and loans (see H.R. 2850)

———housing grants (see H.R. 2420)

Low Income Housing Preservation Act: enact (see H.R. 1057)

Mentally handicapped: special housing program (see H.R. 1634)

Mortgage insurance: certain first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 812)

———limit eligibility based on borrower income (see H.R. 3372)

Mortgages: authorize insurance of certain mortgages for first-time homebuyers (see S. 197)

———safety and soundness of federally insured (see H.R. 3391)

National Affordable Housing Act: enact (see S. 565, 566; H.R. 1532)

National Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 3405)

National Housing Trust: assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 1)

National Week of Commitment to Helping the Homeless: designate (see S.J. Res. 111)

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1648)

Permanent Housing for Homeless Americans Act: enact (see S. 1034)

Poverty: assist State and local strategies to obtain affordable housing and increase home ownership (see H.R. 1637)

———decent and affordable housing (see H. Res. 116)

———rent relief for low-income families (see H.R. 1237)

———voucher assistance on prepayment of subsidized project mortgages (see H.R. 582)

Programs: extend certain (see H.J. Res. 412)

Public housing: energy conservation standards and program to demonstrate effectiveness (see H.R. 117)

———expand the capacity of resident management corporations to purchase (see H.R. 1181)

———grants for perinatal service programs (see H.R. 3557)

———homeownership by residents (see H.R. 2390)

———maximum economic rents applicable to residents (see S. 509; H.R. 1182)

———more representative allocation of funds (see H.R. 3563)

———preventing drug abuse activities (see S. 1832; H.R. 1870, 3778)

———rehabilitation and development of low- and moderate-income homes (see H.R. 1852)

———waive certain procedures for authorities (see S. 983)

Public Housing Gateway Act: enact (see S. 1254)

Radon: tax credit for repair expenditures (see S. 643; H.R. 2005)

Radon Mitigation Clarification Act: enact (see S. 894)

Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act: amend (see H.R. 2112)

Refugees: program of federally guaranteed loans (see H.R. 3726)

Residential Energy Efficiency Ratings Act: enact (see S. 1355)

Reverse Mortgage Insurance for Older Americans Act: enact (see S. 1826)

Rural areas: expand homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 2388)

———rehabilitation loans for properties (see H.R. 2261)

Rural Enterprise Zone Act: enact (see H.R. 1221)

Rural Housing Revitalization Act: enact (see S. 1371)

Safe and Decent Housing Act: enact (see S. 1406)

Savings and Investment Incentive Act: enact (see S. 1682)

Social Security: temporary housing for destitute families eligible for AFDC (see S. 217)

Social Security Children's Benefits Act: enact (see H.R. 410)

SSI: ensure access to daily living assistance and protective oversight care by recipients (see H.R. 3203)

———exclude income from public housing agencies for supervisory services at housing facilities by elderly residents (see H.R. 2713)

States: assist in providing low- and middle-income housing (see S. 853)

———requirement of notices of evictions or forced sale of residences of the elderly as condition for funding under certain Federal aid programs (see H.R. 1062)

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: emergency supplemental appropriations (see H.J. Res. 31)

Surplus government property: low-income housing developments (see H.R. 2997)

Taxation: allocation of low-income housing credits to buildings relative to federally declared disasters (see H.R. 3637)

———amend provisions relative to individuals installing security devices on residences (see H.R. 1365)

———amend provisions relative to individuals involved in radon prevention in buildings (see H.R. 1362, 1363)

———credit for low- and middle-income homeowners or renters (see H.R. 258)

———deduction for housing savings accounts and home mortgage interest (see H.R. 2147)

———deduction of contributions to first-home savings accounts (see H.R. 1079)

———deduction of contributions to home ownership plans (see H.R. 2671)

———deduction of interest paid on debt secured by a home (see H. Con. Res. 37)

———deductions for making homes accessible to the handicapped (see H.R. 152)

———deduction of mortgage interest (see H.R. 2146)

———development and preservation of rental housing for low- and moderate-income families (see H.R. 1005)

———distributions from pension or annuity plans relative to acquiring a principal residence (see H.R. 1955)

———exempt depreciation on qualified low-income housing projects from the passive loss rules (see H.R. 907)

———extend period which qualified mortgage bonds and mortgage credit certificates may be issued (see S. 355)

———home construction contracts (see H.R. 1449)

———incentives for homeownership (see H. Res. 32)

———indexing on basis of principal residence (see H.R. 232)

———low-income credit (see S. 980; H.R. 2318, 2319)

———maintain current mortgage interest deduction (see S. Con. Res. 21)

———permanent the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 3797)

———permit tax-free distributions from an individual retirement account or annuity to purchase a first home (see H.R. 798)

———restrictions on tax-exempt bonds used for residential rental properties (see H.R. 151)

———sale of principal residence (see H.R. 1287)

———transition period relative to qualifying as suitable housing for older persons (see H.R. 646)

———transitional relief for low-income housing projects investors (see H.R. 3036)

———treatment of certain rents to all qualified heirs (see H.R. 2268)

———treatment of distributions from individual retirement accounts to purchase first house (see S. 257)

———treatment of gain from sale of principal residence relative to health status of certain taxpayers (see S. 1435)

———treatment of gains from the sale of principal residence relative to marriage of taxpayer (see H.R. 1579)

———use of individual retirement account funds for long-term health care insurance premiums, educational expenses, and first home acquisition costs (see H.R. 2626)

———withdrawal from individual retirement account for first-time purchase of principal residence (see H.R. 239, 243, 1406, 2516)

Transitional Housing Child Care Services Act: enact (see S. 1483)

Urban areas: amend provisions relative to community and neighborhood development (see H.R. 1180)

———revise and improve Community Development Loan Guarantee Program (see S. 1614)

———tax incentives for employment and development programs (see H.R. 69)

Urban Development Action Grant Program: reauthorizing (see H.R. 652)

Urban Homestead Act: enact (see S. 1799)

Veterans: amend provisions relative to the home loan program (see H.R. 1415)

———increase amount of mortgage life insurance (see H.R. 2546)

———low-interest loans for specially adapted housing assistance (see H.R. 2831)

———mortgage protection life insurance (see H.R. 2832)

———revise provision relative to housing loans (see H.R. 2342)

Veterans Home Loan Guaranty Restructuring and Solvency Act: enact (see S. 1158)

Veterans' Housing Act: amend (see S. 898)

Volunter workers: grants for certain charitable, local, and Indian organizations for repairs for the elderly and disabled (see H.R. 3497)

White House Conference on Homelessness: authorize (see S. 485)

———convene (see H.R. 2560)

Commentaries

Budget speech versus the budget plan, 3095 [1MR]

Proposed Bush spending freeze would cut nonentitlement program below a freeze level and cut entitlements more than Reagan's budget, 3096 [1MR]

Communications

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act amendments: Dept. of the Interior, 11367 [8JN]

Descriptions

Dept. of HUD Reform Act (H.R. 1), 31361-31367 [21NO]

Restrictions on use of tax-exempt bonds for residential rental properties, 147 [3JA]

Explanations

Dept. of HUD Reform Act (H.R. 1), 28824 [14NO]

Letters

Brookhaven Save-a-House program: Jack Kemp, Sec. of HUD, 18658 [3AU]

———Representatives Hochbrueckner, Mrazek, and Downey, 18657 [3AU]

Community Development Block Grant Program: George S. Mickelson, Governor of South Dakota, 30132 [19NO]

———National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, 30132 [19NO]

———National Governors' Association, 30132 [19NO]

Dept. of HUD investigation in Suffolk County, NY: Jack Kemp, Sec. of HUD, 19665 [6SE]

———Representatives Hochbrueckner, Mrazek, and Downey, 19665 [6SE]

Dept. of HUD investigation of abuse and mismanagement: Jack Kemp, Sec. of HUD, 31373 [21NO]

Dept. of HUD Reform Act: Jack Kemp, Sec. of Housing, 31187, 31190 [21NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs home loan guaranty program: Senator Cranston, 31119 [21NO]

Eviction of drug dealers from public housing: Jack Kemp, Sec. of HUD, 15157 [19JY]

———New York City Housing Authority, 15171 [19JY]

———Senators D'Amato and Moynihan, 15172 [19JY]

Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance program: Gale Cincotta, 20838 [19SE]

Federal-State relations: William Donald Schaefer, Governor of Maryland, 2155-2158 [9FE]

Housing for homeless: American Psychological Association, 9808 [18MY]

———National Coalition for the Homeless, 9808 [18MY]

National Affordable Housing Act: Raymond L. Flynn, 4308 [15MR]

National housing policy: several Senators, 26685 [31OC]

Veterans' Housing Act amendments: Edward J. Derwinski, Sec. of Veterans Affairs, 7819 [2MY]

White House Conference on Homelessness: Raymond L. Flynn, 3151 [1MR]

Lists

Organizations supporting the Community Housing Partnership Act, 9915 [18MY]

Memorials of legislature

California, 16203 [25JY], 16670 [27JY], 23739 [6OC], 25239 [19OC], 27668 [7NO]

Hawaii, 10242 [25MY], 10963 [6JN], 14812 [17JY]

Michigan, 11418 [9JN]

Nevada, 9996 [22MY]

Pennsylvania, 10242 [25MY], 24814 [17OC]

Messages

National Corp. for Housing Partnerships and National Housing Partnership Reports: President Bush, 19608 [6SE]

Petitions

Cambridge, MA, City Council, 269 [19JA], 318 [20JA]

Lauderdale Lakes, FL, City Council, 14812 [17JY]

Nevada Legislative Commission, 108 [3JA]

Somerville, MA, City Council, 318 [20JA]

Questions and answers

First home plan, 5596 [5AP]

Remarks in House

Aged: improved service (H.R. 2376), 9397 [16MY]

———protection of elderly from eviction, 2502 [22FE]

———reverse mortgage insurance, 16438 [26JY]

Alameda County, CA: Society of St. Vincent de Paul's transitional housing program, 31771 [21NO]

Appropriations: transfer of funding, 15397 [20JY]

Banks and banking: extend period for issuing mortgage bonds and credit certificates (H.R. 1200), 3393 [2MR]

———home loan situation relative to race of applicant, 342 [24JA]

———home savings accounts, 2589 [22FE], 3057 [28FE]

———residential mortgage transactions (H.R. 583), 330 [20JA]

Brookhaven, NY: Dept. of HUD investigation of Save-a-House Program, 19665 [6SE]

Bush, President: housing proposals, 28838 [14NO]

Chicago, IL: crime prevention in public projects, 8717 [9MY]

———tribute to housing authority for safety of public housing residents, 8417 [4MY]

Committee on Housing and Tax Policy (Select): establish (H. Res. 113), 5164 [22MR]

Community and neighborhood development: amend laws (H.R. 3570), 26863 [1NO]

Day care: services for residents of transitional housing (H.R. 2759), 13617 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: assistance to military families who are required to relocate (H.R. 2508), 10260 [25MY]

Dept. of HUD: alleged abuse of programs by former officials, 8008 [3MY]

———demonstration mortgage programs for moderate-income first-time homebuying families (H.R. 1170), 3040 [28FE]

———grants for housing for the poor and homeless (H.R. 2458), 10079 [23MY]

———low-income housing rehabilitation program, 8013 [3MY]

———management oversight abuses, 14622 [13JY], 14928 [18JY], 18540 [3AU], 19436, 19447 [4AU], 23287 [4OC], 24766, 24767, 24924 [17OC]

———program of construction and revitalization of public housing (H.R. 969), 2211 [9FE]

———proposed reforms, 24652 [13OC]

———rehabilitation loan funds transfer (H. Con. Res. 114), 8741 [9MY]

———State revolving fund to assist low- and moderate-income homeowners and renters (H.R. 3208), 19495 [4AU]

Dept. of HUD Reform Act: enact (H.R. 1), 29635 [17NO]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: home loan guaranty program, 31118 [21NO]

Disasters: housing assistance to victims (H.R. 3666), 29052 [15NO]

Discrimination: enforcement of Federal law, 2765 [23FE]

Diseases: housing for victims of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (H.R. 3423), 23632, 23641 [5OC]

District of Columbia: White House policy on social conditions and crime, 24032 [11OC]

Drug abuse: committee jurisdiction over control policy, 15342 [20JY]

Enterprise Zone Improvements Act: enact (H.R. 6), 171 [3JA]

Fair Housing Act: amend relative to familial status (H.R. 2564), 10846 [6JN]

———anniversary, 4015 [9MR]

———transition period relative to elderly exemption from certain provisions (H.R. 2224), 8012 [3MY]

Families: assist homeless and those displaced by domestic violence (H.R. 2951), 15426 [20JY], 18192 [2AU]

Federal aid programs: eligibility of displaced homemakers and single parents for assistance for first-time home buyers, 18192 [2AU]

———improve procedures (H.R. 3377), 22466 [28SE]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: annual capital contribution, 12621 [20JN]

Federal Housing Administration: financial problems, 8097 [3MY], 9359 [16MY]

———GAO audit, 14698 [13JY], 22057 [27SE]

———guarantee level for single-family home, 26363 [26OC]

———loan limits, 11594 [13JN]

Federal Housing Authority: mortgage finance limits, 25895-25897 [25OC]

Federal National Mortgage Association: tribute, 7714 [1MY]

First Time Homebuyers Act: enact (H.R. 239), 91 [3JA]

Gaston County, NC: drug-free public housing project, 25503 [23OC]

Handicapped: prohibit discrimination (H.R. 2273), 8712, 8745 [9MY], 13271 [23JN], 15410 [20JY], 18221, 18647 [3AU], 26893 [1NO], 29306 [16NO]

Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield, MA: tribute, 19680 [6SE]

Home Lending Program: tribute, 7582 [26AP]

Homeless: assistance, 28973 [15NO]

———assistance (H.R. 3789), 30705 [21NO]

———grant basis for programs (H.R. 3502), 25167 [19OC]

Homeownership: cost-effective programs, 6641 [13AP]

———empower public housing residents to attain (H.R. 2390), 9458 [17MY]

Homeownership Counseling Program: reauthorizing (H.R. 651), 355 [24JA]

Housing and Community Development Act: amend (H.R. 2262), 8420 [4MY]

———revise and improve Community Development Loan Guarantee Program (H.R. 2779), 13868 [28JN]

Housing Association of Delaware Valley: tribute, 24166 [11OC]

Housing Now Coalition: public demonstration, 21181 [20SE]

Indians: housing assistance provisions of H.R. 2916, 15353 [21JY]

Individual retirement accounts: allow penalty-free withdrawals for repair of residences (H.R. 3638), 28286 [9NO]

———use of funds for long-term health care insurance premiums, educational expenses, and first home acquisition costs (H.R. 2626), 14375 [12JY]

Insurance: certain mortgages for first-time homebuyers (H.R. 812), 10152 [24MY]

Interest: limit the amount paid by a homebuyer upon the prepayment of certain mortgages (H.R. 3234), 19689 [7SE]

Interest rates: impact of rising, 25234 [19OC]

Investments: insurance for certain mortgages for first-time homebuyers (H.R. 812), 1375 [2FE], 1662 [2FE]

Local government: impact of regulations on low-income projects, 31798 [21NO]

Louisville, KY: Dept. of HUD's Special Activity Performance Award to Housing Authority, 29634 [17NO]

———efforts for low-income housing, 26470 [27OC]

Low Income Housing Preservation Act: enact (H.R. 1057), 2501 [22FE], 2601 [22FE]

Low- and moderate-income families: funding, 15391 [20JY]

———increase opportunities (H.R. 2743), 13230-13231 [22JN]

———provide affordable, 23949 [10OC]

———grants (H.R. 2420), 9615 [18MY]

Low-Income Housing Credit Act: enact (H.R. 2319), 9011 [11MY]

Mentally handicapped: special housing program (H.R. 1634), 5306 [23MR]

Miami Rescue Mission: tribute, 30040 [17NO]

National Affordable Housing Act: enact (H.R. 1523), 5088 [21MR], 10155 [24MY]

National Apartment Association: annual convention, 10793 [5JN]

National Federation of Housing Counselors: tribute, 14912 [17JY]

National Housing Trust: assistance to first-time homebuyers (H.R. 1), 28807-28834 [14NO], 31162-31191 [21NO]

National policy, 23987 [10OC]

National Week of Commitment to Helping the Homeless: designate (H.J. Res. 215), 5198 [22MR]

Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1648), 5281 [23MR]

North Bergen, NJ: Housing Authority anniversary, 25505 [23OC]

North Carolina Housing Finance Agency: tribute, 25501 [23OC]

Poverty: assist State and local strategies to obtain affordable housing and increase home ownership (H.R. 1637), 5299 [23MR]

———demonstration projects to assist low-income families in paying rental housing security deposits (H.R. 2382), 9420 [16MY]

———programs for the homeless and hungry, 27723 [7NO]

———refinancing certain mortgages and loans relative to the lower income home ownership program (H.R. 2850), 14240 [11JY]

———rent relief for low-income families (H.R. 1237), 3405 [2MR]

———voucher assistance on prepayment of subsidized project mortgages (H.R. 582), 336 [20JA]

Private real estate investment trusts: authorize, 28033 [8NO]

Programs: extend certain (H.J. Res. 412), 22280-22283 [28SE], 23396 [5OC]

Public housing: encourage tenant management and ownership, 2026 [9FE]

———eviction of dealers from public housing, 7462 [25AP], 15156 [19JY]

———grants for perinatal service programs (H.R. 3557), 26701 [31OC]

———procedures for preventing drug-related activity (H.R. 1870), 6425 [13AP]

———residents involved in drug-related activities, 6631 [13AP]

Queens County, NY: tribute to Dunolly Gardens housing complex, 13226 [22JN]

Resolution Trust Corp.: disposition of assets (H.R. 3627), 28033 [8NO]

Rural areas: expand homeownership opportunities for low- and moderate-income families (H.R. 2388), 9603 [17MY]

Spanish Americans: conditions, 19126 [4AU]

SSI: ensure access to daily living assistance and protective oversight care by recipients (H.R. 3203), 19439 [4AU]

———exclude income from public housing agencies for supervisory services at housing facilities by elderly residents (H.R. 2713), 12818 [21JN]

States: coordination with Federal Government, 4482 [16MR]

Taxation: allocation of low-income housing credits to buildings relative to federally declared disasters (H.R. 3637), 28344 [9NO]

———amend provisions relative to individuals installing security devices on residences (H.R. 1365), 4018 [9MR]

———amend provisions relative to individuals involved in radon prevention in buildings (H.R. 1362), 4015 [9MR]

———deduction for making homes accessible to the handicapped (H.R. 152), 167 [3JA]

———eliminate capital gains tax on sale of principal residence, 14015 [10JY]

———home construction contracts (H.R. 1449), 4461 [15MR]

———low-income credit (H. 2318), 9018 [11MY]

———low-income housing credit (H.R. 3797), 31787 [21NO]

———low-income housing tax credit, 30707 [21NO]

———mortgage interest deduction, 1156 [27JA], 1679 [6FE]

———permit tax-free distributions from an individual retirement account or annuity to purchase a first home (H.R. 798), 1866 [7FE]

———restrictions on tax-exempt bonds used for residential rental properties (H.R. 151), 147 [3JA], 1361 [31JA]

———sale of principal residence (H.R. 686), 1156 [27JA]

———sale of principal residence (H.R. 1287), 3560 [7MR], 8807 [10MY]

———use of individual retirement account funds for long-term health care insurance premiums, educational expenses, and first home acquisition costs (H.R. 2626), 11629 [13JN], 11956 [15JN]

Texas: Housing Opportunity Day observance, 8426 [4MY]

———update on colonias, 14466, 14467 [12JY]

Thrift industry: mortgage holdings, 5265 [23MR]

Urban Development Action Grant Program: reauthorizing (H.R. 652), 351 [24JA]

Veterans: amend provisions relative to the home loan program (H.R. 1415), 10807-10814 [6JN]

———assistance to homeless, 1695 [6FE]

Volunteer workers: grants for certain charitable, local, and Indian organizations for repairs for the elderly and disabled (H.R. 3497), 25326 [19OC]

Westchester County, NY: homeless initiatives, 5680 [6AP]

White House Conference on Homelessness: convene (H.R. 2560), 11027 [6JN]

Women: assistance to the homeless, 18204 [3AU]

Woonsocket, RI: tribute to officers of St. Germain Manor, 27815 [7NO]

Remarks in Senate

Aged: funding, 20862 [19SE]

Budget: reconciliation (H.R. 3299), conference report, 31320 [21NO]

Bush, President: administration proposals, 31732 [11DE]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Leclaire Courts, 9744 [18MY]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, 30131 [19NO]

Community Housing Partnership Act: enact (S. 1081), 9911 [18MY]

Community Revitalization Tax Act: enact (S. 342), 1547-1549 [2FE], 7385 [19AP]

Dept. of HUD: adjust level of assistance payments, 20785 [19SE]

———encouraging homeownership, 14764 [14JY]

———Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere Program, 29656 [17NO]

———housing subsidy contracts, 8295 [4MY]

———housing vouchers, 21008 [20SE]

———management abuse reform, 17596, 17597 [2AU], 24898 [17OC]

———national eviction data center (S. 1491), 18398 [3AU]

———regulations for competitive award process (S. 1026), 9552 [17MY]

Dept. of HUD Reform Act: enact (S. 1841), 27128-27146 [3NO]

Dept. of Justice Fair Housing Testing Act: enact (S. 1810), 26648-26650 [31OC]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend certain home loan guaranty program provisions (S. 404), 2096 [9FE]

District of Columbia: march, 23869 [6OC], 23937 [7OC]

———march (S. Res. 193), 23934 [7OC]

Drug abuse: eviction of dealers from public housing, 15171-15173 [19JY], 22547 [29SE], 22934-22936 [3OC]

———waive certain procedures for public housing authorities, 10378 [31MY]

Drug Zone to Opportunity Zone Development Act: enact (S. 1967), 31486 [21NO]

Economic conditions: short-term politics and long-term problems, 22879 [3OC]

Fair Housing Month: designate (S.J. Res. 41), 1305 [31JA], 2993 [28FE]

Fair Lending Oversight and Enforcement Act: enact (S. 908), 7963 [3MY]

Fairness in Federal Housing Admissions Act: enact (S. 1689), 22416 [28SE]

Federal aid programs: eligibility of displaced homemakers and single parents for first-time homebuyer assistance (S. 1405), 16060 [25JY], 25438 [23OC]

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: preserve soundness and integrity, 3162 [1MR]

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act: amend (S. 493), 3308 [2MR]

Federal Housing Administration: mortgage insurance program, 20829 [19SE]

First Home Act: enact (S. 709), 5595, 5598 [5AP]

FSLIC: policies and activities, 4235 [15MR]

Funding, 11113 [7JN]

Handicapped: funding, 20862 [19SE]

Hawaii: consent to Hawaiian Homes Commission Act amendments (S.J. Res. 154), 11367 [8JN]

Homeless: assistance programs, 22397 [28SE], 31432 [21NO]

———rally in Washington, DC, for housing, 24245 [12OC]

———rural tragedy, 7950 [3MY]

Homelessness Prevention and Housing Rehabilitation Act: enact (S. 772), 6555 [13AP]

Housing: Sec. of HUD's reform proposals, 24650 [13OC]

Housing Affordability Act: enact (S. 1479), 17978 [2AU]

Housing and Community Development Act: revise and improve Community Development Loan Guarantee Program (S. 1614), 20306 [13SE]

Indians: housing loan pilot program for veterans (S. 1146), 11125 [7JN]

———increase housing opportunities (S. 1821), 26663, 26666 [31OC]

———payment of certain housing fees (S. 1934), 30541 [20NO]

Insurance: Federal Housing Administration's Mortgage Insurance Program, 16948 [31JY]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to Housing of People Empowered project, 31679 [21NO]

Mortgages: authorize insurance of certain mortgages for first-time homebuyers (S. 197), 861, 864, 865 [25JA]

National Affordable Housing Act: enact (S. 565), 4243, 4304-4310 [15MR], 4529, 4685 [16MR], 4945 [17MR], 26684, 26685 [31OC]

———enact (S. 566), 4243, 4304-4310 [15MR], 28401 [13NO]

National Housing Trust: assistance to first-time homebuyers (H.R. 1), 31359-31373-31379 [21NO]

National Week of Commitment to Helping the Homeless: designate (S.J. Res. 111), 7323 [19AP], 9290 [16MY]

Permanent Housing for Homeless Americans Act: enact (S. 1034), 9807, 9810 [18MY], 10713 [1JN]

Programs: extend certain (H.J. Res. 412), 22587 [29SE], 23044 [3OC]

Public Housing Drug Elimination Act: reauthorize (S. 1832), 27040 [2NO]

Public Housing Gateway Act: enact (S. 1254), 13153 [22JN]

Public housing projects: deterioration, 5431 [4AP]

Public welfare: teach housing repair skills to public housing tenants, 20797-20801 [19SE]

Radon: tax credit for repair expenditures (S. 643), 4787 [17MR]

Radon Mitigation Clarification Act: enact (S. 894), 7814 [2MY]

Residential Energy Efficiency Ratings Act: enact (S. 1355), 15276 [19JY]

Reverse Mortgage Insurance for Older Americans Act: enact (S. 1826), 26773 [1NO]

Rhode Island: tribute to volunter workers, 5606 [5AP]

Rural areas: homeless situation, 8588 [9MY]

Rural Housing Revitalization Act: enact (S. 1371), 15632, 15635 [20JY], 19629 [6SE]

Safe and Decent Housing Act: enact (S. 1406), 16310 [26JY]

Savings and Investment Incentive Act: enact (S. 1682), 22156-22159 [27SE]

Social Security: temporary housing for destitute families eligible for AFDC (S. 217), 930 [25JA]

States: assist in providing low- and middle-income housing (S. 853), 7299 [19AP]

State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week: designate (S.J. Res. 231), 30567 [20NO]

Taxation: credits for low-income housing, 26602 [31OC]

———distributions from individual retirement accounts to purchase first house (S. 257), 1008 [25JA]

———extend period which qualified mortgage bonds and mortgage credit certificates may be issued (S. 355), 1803 [7FE]

———low-income credit (S. 980), 8977, 8985 [11MY]

———maintain current mortgage interest deduction (S. Con. Res. 21), 4410 [15MR], 4684 [16MR]

———subsidies for low- and moderate-income families, 8801 [10MY]

———treatment of gain from sale of principal residence relative to health status of certain taxpayers (S. 1435), 16917 [31JY]

Transitional Housing Child Care Services Act: enact (S. 1483), 18000 [2AU]

Urban Homestead Act: enact (S. 1799), 26164 [26OC]

Veterans Home Loan Guaranty Restructuring and Solvency Act: enact (S. 1158), 11425 [9JN], 11501-11506 [13JN]

Veterans' Housing Act: amend (S. 898), 7818 [2MY]

White House Conference on Homelessness: authorize (S. 485), 3149 [1MR], 4772 [17MR]

Reports

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: First Boston Co., 3310 [2MR]

Federal Housing Administration—Raising the Mortgage Limit: B. Ellington Foote, Library of Congress, 20815-20819 [19SE]

Housing Costs: Florida Affordable Housing Commission, 864 [25JA]

President's Commission on Housing: William F. McKenna and Carla A. Hills, 20820 [19SE]

Pushing the Federal Housing Administration Toward Insolvency: Ronald Utt and John M. Olin, Heritage Foundation, 20821, 20822 [19SE]

Where Has All the Housing Gone? Greater Kansas City Community Foundation and Affiliated Trusts, 7386-7388 [19AP]

Reports filed

Emergency Shelter Acquisition Funds: Committee on Indian Affairs (Select) (S. 1813) (S. Rept. 101-207), 29189 [15NO]

Veterans Home Loan Program: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (H.R. 1415) (H. Rept. 101-73), 10502 [1JN]

Songs

``Homeless American,'' Lee Greenwood, 28032 [8NO]

Statements

Homeless Children: Edward Smith, 3150 [1MR]

Homeownership and Opportunity for People Everywhere—Fighting a New War on Poverty: Jack Kemp, Sec. of HUD, 29656 [17NO]

Summaries

Access to Daily Living Assistance and Protective Oversight Care for SSI Recipients (H.R. 3203), 19439 [4AU]

Budget Impact of National Affordable Housing Act, 4304 [15MR]

Committee on Housing and Tax Policy (Select) (H. Res. 113), 5164 [22MR]

Dept. of HUD Reform Act (H.R. 1), 28821-28824 [14NO]

———Senate Amendments from House-Passed Version, 31186 [21NO]

Disposing of Resolution Trust Corp. Assests (H.R. 3627), 28033 [8NO]

Low-Income Housing Credit Act (H.R. 2319), 9011 [11MY]

Low-Income Housing Credit Act (S. 980), 8983 [11MY]

Low-Income Housing Preservation Tax Act (H.R. 2318), 9018 [11MY]

National Affordable Housing Act (H.R. 1523), 5088 [21MR]

Tables

National Affordable Housing Act authorization levels, 4304 [15MR]

Public work and loan projects for colonias, 14469 [12JY]

Selected measures of thrift performance by home mortgage holdings, 5266 [23MR]

Stewart B. McKinney homeless assistance programs funded in H.R. 2072, 7506 [26AP]

Testimonies

Dept. of HUD's Allocation of Moderate Rehabilitation Funds: Thomas T. Demery, 10170 [24MY]

Housing Concerns of Vietnam-Era Veterans: Raymond Grodecki, 8402 [4MY]

Housing for Frail Elderly: Richard C. Ladd, 9013 [11MY]

Texts of

H.J. Res. 215, National Week of Commitment to Helping the Homeless, 5198 [22MR]

H.R. 1, Dept. of HUD Reform Act, 28807-28820 [14NO]

H.R. 651, reauthorizing Homeownership Counseling Program, 355 [24JA]

H.R. 652, reauthorizing Urban Development Action Grant Program, 351 [24JA]

H.R. 686, taxation on sale of principal residence, 1156 [27JA]

H.R. 969, program of construction and revitalization of public housing, 2211 [9FE]

H.R. 1415, amend provisions relative to the veterans' home loan program, 10807 [6JN]

H.R. 1648, Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. appropriations, 5281 [23MR]

H.R. 2560, convene White House Conference on Homelessness, 11027 [6JN]

H.R. 2850, Lower Income Home-Ownership Refinancing Act, 14240 [11JY]

H.R. 3637, allocation of low-income housing credits to buildings relative to federally declared disasters, 28344 [9NO]

H.R. 3638, allow penalty-free withdrawals of individual retirement accounts for repair of residences, 28286 [9NO]

H.R. 3666, housing assistance to disaster victims, 29052 [15NO]

H.R. 3789, reauthorizing Homeless Assistance Act, 30705 [21NO]

S. 197, Homeownership Assistance Act, 862 [25JA]

S. 217, temporary housing for destitute families eligible for AFDC, 931 [25JA]

S. 226, improved mental health care for the chronically mentally ill and homeless mentally ill, 946 [25JA]

S. 257, National Flood Insurance Act, 1009 [25JA]

S. 342, Community Revitalization Tax Act, 1548 [2FE]

S. 355, extend period which qualified mortgage bonds and mortgage credit certificates may be issued, 1804 [7FE]

S. 404, extend certain Dept. of Veterans' Affairs' home loan guaranty program provisions, 2096 [9FE]

S. 485, authorize a White House Conference on Homelessness, 3150 [1MR]

S. 493, amend Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act, 3308 [2MR]

S. 565, National Affordable Housing Act, 4245-4274 [15MR]

S. 566, National Affordable Housing Act, 4274-4304 [15MR]

S. 643, tax credit for radon repair expenditures, 4788 [17MR]

S. 709, First Home Act, 5596 [5AP]

S. 772, Homelessness Prevention and Housing Rehabilitation Act, 6555 [13AP]

S. 894, Radon Mitigation Clarification Act, 7815 [2MY]

S. 898, Veterans' Housing Act amendment, 7818, 7819 [2MY]

S. 908, Fair Lending Oversight and Enforcement Act, 7966 [3MY]

S. 980, Low-Income Housing Credit Act, 8978 [11MY]

S. 1034, Permanent Housing for Homeless Americans Act, 9808, 9809 [18MY]

S. 1081, Community Housing Partnership Act, 9912-9914 [18MY]

S. 1146, housing pilot program for indian veterans, 11125 [7JN]

S. 1158, Veterans Home Loan Guaranty Restructuring and Solvency Act, 11426 [9JN]

S. 1254, Public Housing Gateway Act, 13154-13156 [22JN]

S. 1355, Residential Energy Efficiency Ratings Act, 15277 [19JY]

S. 1371, Rural Housing Revitalization Act, 15633-15635 [20JY]

S. 1406, Safe and Decent Housing Act, 16310 [26JY]

S. 1479, Housing Affordability Act, 17979-17981 [2AU]

S. 1483, Transitional Housing Child Care Services Act, 18001 [2AU]

S. 1682, Savings and Investment Incentive Act, 22157 [27SE]

S. 1689, Fairness in Federal Housing Admissions Act, 22416 [28SE]

S. 1799, Urban Homestead Act, 26164 [26OC]

S. 1821, increase Indian housing opportunities, 26664-26666 [31OC]

S. 1826, Reverse Mortgage Insurance for Older Americans Act, 26773 [1NO]

S. 1832, reauthorizing Public Housing Drug Elimination Act, 27040 [2NO]

S. 1934, payment of certain Indian housing fees, 30541 [20NO]

S. 1949, trust funds for employee housing as part of collective bargaining, 31445 [21NO]

S. 1967, Drug Zone to Opportunity Zone Development Act, 31487 [21NO]

S. Res. 136, carry out programs for radon gas assessment and mitigation, 10371 [31MY]

S. Res. 193, march in the District of Columbia, 23934 [7OC]

S.J. Res. 41, Fair Housing Month, 1305 [31JA]

S.J. Res. 111, National Week of Commitment to Helping the Homeless, 7323 [19AP]

S.J. Res. 154, consent to Hawaiian Homes Commission Act amendments, 11367 [8JN]