    [Congressional Record Index (1998)]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
      Agreements
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (S. 2168), unanimous consent, S9389
            [30JY]
      Amendments
        Community Services Block Grant Program:  reauthorize and amend (S.
            2206), S9067 [27JY]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7620 [14SE]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5496 [14JY], H5497 [14JY],
            H5595 [15JY], H5634 [15JY], H5635 [15JY], H5739 [16JY], H5763
            [17JY], H5765 [17JY], H5772 [17JY], H5774 [17JY], H5824 [17JY],
            H5860 [17JY], H6071 [21JY], H6187 [22JY], H6219 [23JY], H6244
            [23JY], H6264 [23JY], H6283 [23JY], H6454 [24JY], H6536 [29JY],
            H6542 [29JY], H6543 [29JY], H6546 [29JY], H6551 [29JY], H6563
            [29JY], H6564 [29JY], H6568 [29JY], H6571 [29JY], H6578 [29JY],
            H6584 [29JY], H6589 [29JY]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
            501), H5650 [16JY]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2168), S7351 [6JY], S7352 [6JY],
            S7360 [6JY], S7361 [6JY], S7362 [6JY], S7538 [7JY], S7585 [7JY],
            S7605 [7JY], S7683 [8JY], S7899 [9JY], S8331 [16JY], S8332
            [16JY], S8333 [16JY], S8334 [16JY], S8337 [16JY], S8339 [16JY],
            S8340 [16JY], S8352 [16JY], S8353 [16JY], S8361 [16JY], S8366
            [16JY], S8367 [16JY], S8405 [16JY], S8406 [16JY], S8407 [16JY],
            S8408 [16JY], S8411 [16JY], S8431 [17JY]
      Analyses
        American Homeownership Act (H.R. 3899), H10709-H10711 [13OC]
        Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act (H.R. 4838), E2283 [21OC]
      Appointments
        Conferees:  H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and
            sundry independent agencies appropriations, S9389 [30JY]
        ------ S. 2168, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry
            independent agencies appropriations, S8374 [16JY]
        ------ S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and
            Training and Educational Services Act, S10633 [18SE], H8602
            [24SE]
      Articles and editorials
        Robert C. Weaver, S1256 [3MR]
        Robert C. Weaver, 89, First Black Cabinet Member, Dies, S1256 [3MR]
        Vote Building, S8344 [16JY]
        Win-Win on Housing, H10709 [13OC]
      Bills and resolutions
        Children's Development Commission:  establish, (see H.R. 3637, S.
            2178), S6405 [16JN], H2052 [1AP]
        Community Services Block Grant Program:  establish demonstration
            projects to determine the effects of asset-based welfare
            policies, (see H.R. 4254), H5736 [16JY]
        ------ reauthorize, (see H.R. 4271), H5859 [17JY]
        ------ reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880, S. 2206), S6886
            [23JN], H3311 [14MY]
        Courts:  moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relative to the
            mortgage lending process, (see S. 2223), S7172 [25JN]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations, (see S. 2168), S6295 [12JN], (see H.R.
            4194), H5491 [14JY]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration, (see H. Res.
            501), H5592 [15JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration of
            conference report, (see H. Res. 574), H9536 [5OC]
        Federal Home Loan Bank System:  transfer functions to Dept. of HUD
            Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, (see S. 1986),
            S3585 [24AP]
        FHA:  require certain properties to be inspected and determined to
            comply with minimum property standards, (see H.R. 3750), H2605
            [29AP]
        Financial institutions:  insure mortgages for the acquisition,
            construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see
            H.R. 3637, S. 2178), S6405 [16JN], H2052 [1AP]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H329 [4FE]
        ------ ensure that tenant-based rental assistance programs are
            carried out in an efficient and fair manner, (see H.R. 3545),
            H1549 [25MR]
        ------ establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of
            safety standards for manufactured home construction, (see S.
            2145), S5787 [9JN]
        ------ expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H3488 [19MY]
        ------ modernize requirements and establish consensus process for
            development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards
            for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634), H2052 [1AP]
        ------ occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative
            to drug and alcohol abusers, (see H.R. 4543), H7583 [10SE]
        ------ prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing
            methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance, (see
            H.R. 4551), H7617 [11SE]
        ------ provide affordable housing and community development
            assistance to certain rural areas, (see S. 2595), S11970 [8OC]
        ------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
            participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
            H445 [11FE]
        ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
            H.R. 3435, S. 1877), S2719 [27MR], H1111 [11MR]
        ------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
            conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R. 3635), H2052 [1AP]
        Insurance:  establish program to eliminate redlining in the
            insurance business, (see H.R. 4145), H5402 [25JN]
        Puerto Rico:  provide for adequate insurance of mortgages on
            property, (see H.R. 3757), H2605 [29AP]
        Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC:  designate, (see
            S. 1700), S1255 [3MR]
        States:  grants to supplement assistance for the preservation of
            affordable housing for low-income families, (see H.R. 4838),
            H10917 [14OC]
      Conference reports
        Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
            Educational Services Act (S. 2206), H9697-H9719 [6OC]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies
            Appropriations (H.R. 4194), H9359-H9437 [5OC]
      Letters
        Elderly Housing Program funding:  Horace B. Deets, AARP, S2888 [1AP]
        Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act:  Alex
            Penelas, Mayor of Miami, FL, H720 [3MR]
        ------ Alvah H. Chapman, Jr., Community Partnership for Homeless,
            Inc., H720 [3MR]
        ------ Andrew M. Cuomo, Sec. of HUD, H720 [3MR]
        ------ George C. Duggins, Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., H714
            [3MR]
        ------ Julie Sandorf, Corp. for Supportive Housing, H715 [3MR]
        ------ Maria Foscarinis, National Law Center on Homelessness &
            Poverty, H715 [3MR]
        ------ Nan Roman, National Alliance To End Homelessness, Inc., H714
            [3MR]
        ------ Paul S. Grogan, Local Initiatives Support Corp., H715 [3MR]
        ------ several organizations, H714 [3MR]
        Increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage insurance:  Grover
            G. Norquist, Americans for Tax Reform (organization), S8342
            [16JY]
        ------ Jack Kemp, S8344 [16JY]
        ------ National Taxpayers Union, S8343 [16JY]
        ------ several veterans organizations, S8346 [16JY]
        ------ Stephen Brobeck, Consumer Federation of America, S8343 [16JY]
            Stephen Moore, Cato Institute, S8342 [16JY]
      Lists
        Supporters of H.R. 217, Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and
            Flexibility Act, H714 [3MR]
      Memorandums
        Increase in Top Level of FHA Limits on Mortgage Insurance:  Ronald
            D. Utt, Heritage Foundation, S8342 [16JY]
      Messages
        Dept. of HUD Report:  President Clinton, S1254 [3MR], H731 [3MR]
      Motions
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H6277 [23JY], H6590 [29JY]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2168), S8365 [16JY], S8427 [17JY],
            S8430 [17JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H7714 [15SE]
      Press releases
        America's Most Vulnerable List--1.8 Million Poor Seniors and
            Children Locked Out of Nation's Housing, H5814 [17JY]
      Remarks in House
        Boston, MA:  economic development initiative grant for bicycle
            paths, E2000 [9OC]
        Campus of Learners Initiative:  tribute, E764 [5MY]
        Community Development Block Grant Program:  funding, H6277 [23JY]
        Community Services Block Grant Program:  reauthorize and amend (H.R.
            3880), E860 [14MY], E967 [22MY]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), H7620-H7643 [14SE], H8602
            [24SE], E1725 [15SE], E1740 [16SE]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
            H10201-H10207 [8OC], E2078 [11OC]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), permission to file
            conference report, H9647 [6OC]
        ------ reauthorize (H.R. 4271), E1338 [17JY]
        Dept. of Veterans Affairs:  veterans extended care facilities
            construction funding through offsets in the Dept. of HUD Housing
            Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program, H6563-H6568 [29JY],
            E1491 [31JY]
        ------ Veterans Health Administration medical care funding through
            offsets in FHA funding, H6546-H6551 [29JY]
        ------ Veterans Health Administration medical care funding through
            offsets in FHA funding, H7714-H7716 [15SE]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5743-H5826 [17JY], H5865
            [20JY], H6219-H6225 [23JY], H6242-H6277 [23JY], H6535-H6592
            [29JY], E1343 [17JY], E1344 [17JY], E1350 [20JY], E1401 [23JY],
            E1437 [24JY], E1450 [27JY], E1466 [30JY], E1469 [30JY], E1483
            [30JY], E1489 [31JY], E1491 [31JY], E1494 [31JY], E1495 [31JY],
            E1496 [31JY], E1497 [31JY], E1505 [31JY]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), consideration (H. Res.
            501), H5642-H5651 [16JY]
        ----- making appropriations (H.R. 4194), motion to recommit, H6590
            [29JY], H6591 [29JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H9595 [6OC], E2221 [16OC],
            E2241 [20OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference
            report, H9611-H9625 [6OC], E2000 [9OC] making appropriations
            (H.R. 4194), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 574),
            H9597-H9611 [6OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4194), motion to
            instruct conferees, H7714-H7716 [15SE]
        Fair Housing Initiatives Program:  funding, H5769 [17JY]
        Financial institutions:  regulations relative to lender paid
            mortgage broker fees, H6258 [23JY]
        Funding, H2674 [30AP], H2689 [30AP]
        Homeless:  consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (H.R.
            217), H703-H722 [3MR], H883 [5MR], E353 [11MR]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities (H. Con. Res. 208), H5874-H5879
            [20JY]
        ------ deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and
            increase community control over such programs, H5642-H5649
            [16JY], H5814-H5821 [17JY], E1344 [17JY]
        ------ deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and
            increase community control over such programs, H9613-H9618
            [6OC], H9620 [6OC], H9621 [6OC], H9623 [6OC]
        ------ deregulation of public housing and rental assistance programs
            and increase community control over such programs, E1401 [23JY]
        ------ expand homeownership (H.R. 3899), H10675 [13OC],
            H10691-H10711 [13OC], E887 [19MY], E2209 [15OC]
        ------ improve manufactured housing safety regulations,
            H10704-H10706 [13OC]
        ------ increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage insurance,
            H5645 [16JY], H5647 [16JY], H5752 [17JY]
        ------ increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage insurance,
            H9612 [6OC], H9621 [6OC]
        ------ low-income housing assistance programs funding, H1804 [31MR]
        ------ prenotification of tenants in assisted housing of termination
            of federally-subsidized mortgage contracts, H5772 [17JY], H5773
            [17JY], E1343 [17JY]
        ------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
            participation in shared housing arrangements (H.R. 3181), H410
            [11FE], H506 [24FE]
        ------ use of project rental assistance contracts to finance housing
            conversions for elderly persons (H.R. 3635), E582 [2AP]
        Houston, TX:  expansion and improvement of field office, E1497
            [31JY]
        Inspector General's office:  independence, H10556 [11OC]
        Lakewood, OH:  anniversary of George Fedor Manor, E814 [12MY]
        Providence, RI:  tribute to Public Housing Authority, E772 [6MY]
        Public housing:  notify local government about proposed assisted
            multifamily housing projects, H9623 [6OC]
        Public Housing Drug Elimination Program:  funding, H9621 [6OC]
        Rental Assistance Voucher Program:  funding, H5763 [17JY], H5764
            [17JY], H5765 [17JY], H5766 [17JY]
        States:  grants to supplement assistance for the preservation of
            affordable housing for low-income families (H.R. 4838), E2283
            [21OC]
      Remarks in Senate
        Children's Development Commission:  establish (S. 2178), S6416-S6420
            [16JN]
        Community Development Financial Institutions Fund:  funding, S8443
            [17JY]
        Community Services Block Grant Program:  reauthorize and amend (S.
            2206), S7009 [24JN], S9067-S9087 [27JY], S9421 [30JY]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S10617 [18SE], S10633 [18SE]
        ------ reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), conference report,
            S11865-S11872 [8OC], S12686-S12688 [20OC] reauthorize and amend
            (S. 2206), conference report--unanimous-consent agreement,
            S11808 [7OC], S11865 [8OC]
        Cooper, Cardell:  nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD, S12966
            [21OC]
        Cornerstone, Inc.:  construction of housing for the mentally ill in
            District of Columbia funding, S7559 [7JY]
        Courts:  moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relative to the
            mortgage lending process (S. 2223), S7183 [25JN]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), insert S. 2168 language in
            lieu, S9389 [30JY]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2168), S7344-S7348 [6JY],
            S7351-S7354 [6JY], S7538-S7564 [7JY], S7573 [7JY], S8330-S8374
            [16JY], S8425-S8447 [17JY], S8515 [17JY], S8548 [20JY]
        ----- making appropriations (S. 2168), unanimous-consent agreement,
            S7341 [6JY], S7548 [7JY], S8374 [16JY]
        ------ making appropriations (H.R. 4194), conference report, S11358
            [2OC], S11833-S11847 [8OC] making appropriations (H.R. 4194),
            conference report--unanimous-consent agreement, S11642 [6OC]
        Disasters:  assistance to Alabama, S3909 [30AP], S3910 [30AP]
        Economic Development Initiatives:  funding, S11837 [8OC]
        Elderly Housing Program:  funding, S2886-S2890 [1AP], S2961 [1AP],
            S3037 [2AP], S8368 [16JY]
        Federal Home Loan Bank System:  transfer functions to Dept. of HUD
            Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (S. 1986), S3589
            [24AP]
        Financial institutions:  insure mortgages for the acquisition,
            construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities (S.
            2178), S6416-S6420 [16JN]
        Government regulations:  expedited public review and comment periods
            for new regulations, S8433 [17JY], S8434 [17JY]
        ------ provide extra points or preferences to grant applications
            from empowerment zones or enterprise communities, S8443 [17JY]
        Housing:  access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, S6501-S6503 [17JN]
        ------ allocate savings from FHA property disposition reform to
            Federal housing assistance programs, S8369 [16JY]
        ------ deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and
            increase community control over such programs, S11833 [8OC],
            S11837 [8OC], S11840-S11843 [8OC], S11845 [8OC]
        ------ establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of
            safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 2145),
            S5787 [9JN], S5788 [9JN], S9548 [31JY]
        ------ establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of
            safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 2145),
            S12639 [15OC]
        ------ increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage insurance,
            S8340-S8352 [16JY], S8428-S8430 [17JY], S8446 [17JY]
        ------ Mark-to-Market Program implementation, S7560 [7JY]
        ------ prenotification of tenants in assisted housing of termination
            of federally-subsidized mortgage contracts, S7559-S7561 [7JY],
            S8372-S8374 [16JY]
        ------ prenotification of tenants in assisted housing of termination
            of federally-subsidized mortgage contracts, S11838 [8OC]
        ------ prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing
            methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance, S8366
            [16JY]
        ------ provide affordable housing and community development
            assistance to certain rural areas (S. 2595), S11988 [8OC]
        ------ provide affordable housing and expand homeownership
            opportunities, S8438 [17JY], S8441 [17JY]
        ------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing (S.
            1877), S2724 [27MR], S2725 [27MR]
        Indiana University:  Midwest Proton Radiation Institute funding,
            S7559 [7JY]
        Lorain, OH:  conversion of St. Joseph's Hospital for non-hospital
            uses, S8435 [17JY]
        Lucas, Harold:  nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD, S12966
            [21OC]
        New Jersey:  Housing for Persons With AIDS Program funding, S2609
            [26MR]
        New York, NY:  contractual arrangements with New York City Housing
            Authority, S11840 [8OC], S11841 [8OC]
        Office of Lead Hazard:  funding, S8352 [16JY], S8353 [16JY]
        Presidential appointments:  nominations considered and confirmed en
            bloc, S12962 [21OC]
        Public Housing Drug Elimination Program:  funding, S11842 [8OC]
        Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC:  designate (S.
            1700), S1255-S1257 [3MR], S9530 [31JY]
        University of Cincinnati:  Medical Science Building rehabilitation
            funding under the Community Development Block Grant Program,
            S8434 [17JY], S8435 [17JY]
      Reports filed
        Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
            Educational Services Act:  Committee of Conference (S. 2206) (H.
            Rept. 105-788), H9722 [6OC]
        Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization:  Committee
            on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 4271) (H. Rept.
            105-686), H7428 [7AU]
        Community Services Block Grant Program Reauthorization and
            Amendments:  Committee on Labor and Human Resources (Senate) (S.
            2206) (S. Rept. 105-256), S8657 [21JY]
        Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans
            Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations:
             Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 574) (H. Rept. 105-777),
            H9536 [5OC]
        Consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and
            Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations:  Committee on Rules
            (House) (H. Res. 501) (H. Rept. 105-628), H5592 [15JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies
            Appropriations:  Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4194)
            (H. Rept. 105-610), H5491 [14JY]
        ----- Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2168) (S. Rept. 105-
            216), S6295 [12JN]
        ------ Committee of Conference (H.R. 4194) (H. Rept. 105-769), H9536
            [5OC]
        Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility Act:
            Committee on Banking and Financial Service (House) (H.R. 217)
            (H. Rept. 105-407), H62 [27JA], H754 [3MR]
        Nomination of Cardell Cooper To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD:  Committee
            on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11970 [8OC]
        Nomination of Harold Lucas To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD:  Committee
            on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11970 [8OC]
        Nomination of Ira G. Peppercorn To Be Dept. of HUD Director of the
            Office of Multifamily Housing Assistance Restructuring:
            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate),
            S11970 [8OC]
        Nomination of Saul N. Ramirez To Be Deputy Sec. of HUD:  Committee
            on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11970 [8OC]
        Nomination of William C. Apgar, Jr., To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD:
            Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate),
            S11970 [8OC]
        Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC:  Committee on
            Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1700), S8778 [22JY]
      Rulings of the Chair
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies:
             making appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5773 [17JY], H6542 [29JY],
            H6570 [29JY]
      Summaries
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies
            Appropriations (H.R. 4194):  Title V on Deregulation of Public
            Housing and Rental Assistance Programs and Increase Community
            Control Over Such Programs, H9614-H9616 [6OC]
      Tables
        Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4194, Depts. of
            Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies
            appropriations, S11839 [8OC]
        Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2168, Depts. of
            Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies
            appropriations, S8372 [16JY]
        Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies
            appropriations (H.R. 4194), H5745-H5749 [17JY]
      Texts of
        H. Con. Res. 208, access to affordable housing and expansion of
            homeownership opportunities, H5874 [20JY]
        H. Res. 501, consideration of H.R. 4194, Depts. of Veterans Affairs
            and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H5642
            [16JY]
        H. Res. 574, consideration of conference report on H.R. 4194, Depts.
            of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies
            appropriations, H9597 [6OC]
        H.R. 217, Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility
            Act, H703-H712 [3MR]
        H.R. 3899, American Homeownership Act, H10691-H10701 [13OC]
        S. 1700, Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, Washington, DC, S1256
            [3MR], S9530 [31JY]
        S. 1986, Federal Home Loan Bank System Regulatory Restructuring Act,
            S3589-S3591 [24AP]
        S. 2168, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent
            agencies appropriations, S8579-S8594 [20JY]
        S. 2178, Children's Development Commission Act, S6417-S6420 [16JN]
        S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
            Educational Services Act, S9067-S9082 [27JY]
        ------, S10617-S10633 [18SE], H7620-H7638 [14SE]
        S. 2595, Rural Recovery Act, S11988 [8OC]