HOUSING OPPORTUNITY AND RESPONSIBILITY ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 2), H1989, H1990, H2004, H2005, H2006 [29AP], H2092, H2093, H2094 [30AP], H2113, H2122, H2124, H2133, H2135, H2157, H2158 [1MY], H2169 [5MY], H2188, H2189, H2190, H2192, H2195, H2204, H2211, H2224, H2233, H2235, H2241, H2242 [6MY], H2265, H2266, H2267, H2271, H2352 [7MY], H2399, H2405, H2410, H2412, H2446 [8MY], H2488 [12MY], H2555, H2556, H2558, H2559, H2560, H2561, H2590 [13MY], H2619 [14MY]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (see H.R. 2), H66 [7JA], H138 [9JA]

Enact (H.R. 2): consideration (see H. Res. 133), H1987 [29AP]

Letters

Provisions: Mark Schwartz, National League of Cities, H2411 [8MY]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 2), H2645 [14MY]

Remarks in House

Dept. of HUD: include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling, H2192 [6MY]

———Manufactured Housing Program staffing levels, H2557, H2558 [13MY]

———notify local government about proposed assisted multifamily housing projects, H2243 [6MY]

———provide for a study on the evaluation and performance of public housing agencies, H2417, H2420 [8MY]

Employment: require public housing authorities and contractors to try to hire public housing residents, H2241, H2242 [6MY]

Enact (H.R. 2), H2038-H2052 [30AP], H2107-H2151 [1MY], H2188-H2243 [6MY], H2265-H2281 [7MY], H2399-H2426 [8MY], H2553-H2567 [13MY], H2619-H2647 [14MY], E58 [7JA], E863, E864 [7MY], E1269 [19JN], E1355 [27JN]

———consideration (H. Res. 133), H2035-H2038 [30AP]

———motion to recommit, H2645, H2646 [14MY]

Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal mandates, H2107-H2112 [1MY]

Housing: allow public housing agencies to comply with family self-sufficiency agreement requirements, H2204-H2210 [6MY]

———allow public housing agencies to establish residency limits, H2271-H2275 [7MY]

———assistance for low-income families desiring homeownership, H2124 [1MY]

———cap on rent for public and subsidized housing relative to income, H2233-H2235 [6MY]

———eliminate block grant program giving local municipalities flexibility in administering Federal housing assistance, H2410-H2412 [8MY]

———establish occupancy preferences for certain families, H2266 [7MY]

———funding for choice based rental housing and homeownership assistance, H2406-H2408, H2412 [8MY]

———limit family income for choice based housing assistance, H2399-H2405 [8MY]

———prohibit violent sexual predators from receiving public housing assistance, H2190, H2191 [6MY]

———reduce minimum rental amounts and contributions relative to public housing, H2267-H2271 [7MY]

———require agreements with private housing project owners to allow law enforcement officers to enter certain areas, H2191 [6MY]

———revise income and occupancy levels for public housing developments, H2224-H2232 [6MY]

———set award criteria for economic development initiative grants to include the extent of regional cooperation demonstrated by the proposed plan, H2192 [6MY]

New York, NY: transfer of surplus property to nonprofit organization for low- and moderate-income housing, H2557 [13MY]

Public housing: allow local housing authorities flexibility in implementing certain requirements, H2561 [13MY]

———allow local housing authorities to use operating funds for child care services for residents, H2203, H2204 [6MY]

———exemption from community work requirements for certain primary caregivers, H2133-H2146, H2149, H2151 [1MY]

———grievance procedures for evictions except those that are a threat to the tenants' safety or for drug-related activities, H2192-H2195, H2211 [6MY]

———limit pet ownership to the elderly and disabled, H2560, H2561 [13MY]

———multifamily rental assisted housing programs reform, H2559 [13MY]

———prohibit eviction of families relative to community work requirements, H2124-H2133, H2149 [1MY]

———require certain owners to comply with community work requirements applicable to residents, H2555, H2556 [13MY]

———require housing agencies to conduct an assessment to identify pest control problems and effectiveness in eradicating or controlling such problems, H2558 [13MY]

———require payment of minimum wage relative to community work requirements, H2195-H2203 [6MY]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 133) (H. Rept. 105-81), H1987 [29AP]

Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 105-76), H1908 [28AP], H1987 [29AP]

Summaries

Provisions (H.R. 2), E58-E60 [7JA]

Tables

Public housing eviction grievance procedures, H2193 [6MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 133, consideration of H.R. 2, provisions, H2035 [30AP]