[Congressional Record Index (1998)]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
HOUSING related term(s) Homeless
Amendments
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction,
family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
S7211 [25JN], S7216 [25JN], S7217 [25JN]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 4283), S11603 [6OC],
S12680 [20OC], S12726 [20OC], H11682 [20OC]
Hawaii: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (S.
109), S12660 [16OC]
LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S9067 [27JY], H7620 [14SE]
Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (S.
1408), H10412 [10OC]
Analyses
American Homeownership Act (H.R. 3899), H10709-H10711 [13OC]
Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act (H.R. 4838), E2283 [21OC]
Appointments
Conferees: H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure,
S7218 [25JN], H6213 [23JY]
------ S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and
Training and Educational Services Act, S10633 [18SE], H8602
[24SE]
Articles and editorials
Habitat for Humanity Tribute, E509 [30MR]
Vote Building, S8344 [16JY]
Win-Win on Housing, H10709 [13OC]
Bills and resolutions
CERCLA: clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for
residential use, (see H.R. 4227), H5593 [15JY]
Children's Development Commission: establish, (see H.R. 3637, S.
2178), S6405 [16JN], H2052 [1AP]
Community development: prohibit funding for any facility to be used
primarily for distribution or use of tobacco products, (see H.R.
4796), H10513 [10OC]
Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relative to the
mortgage lending process, (see S. 2223), S7172 [25JN]
Crime: occupancy standards for federally assisted housing relative
to drug and alcohol abusers, (see H.R. 4543), H7583 [10SE]
------ provide an exemption for restrictions on the occupancy of
group homes by persons convicted of certain crimes, (see H.R.
4827), H10832 [13OC]
------ provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements, (see H.R. 3181),
H445 [11FE]
Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction,
family housing, and base realignment and closure, (see S. 2160),
S6181 [11JN], (see H.R. 4059), H4628 [16JN]
----- making appropriations for military construction, family
housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
consideration, (see H. Res. 477), H4834 [18JN]
Dept. of HUD: 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 development, revision, and
interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home
construction, (see S. 2145), S5787 [9JN]
------ establish program to eliminate redlining in the insurance
business, (see H.R. 4145), H5402 [25JN]
------ grants to States to supplement assistance for the
preservation of affordable housing for low-income families, (see
H.R. 4838), H10917 [14OC]
------ insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or
rehabilitation of child care facilities, (see H.R. 3637, S.
2178), S6405 [16JN], H2052 [1AP]
------ modernize requirements and establish consensus process for
development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards
for manufactured home construction, (see H.R. 3634), H2052 [1AP]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: cost-of-living adjustment for
compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities and
improvements in education, housing, and cemetery programs, (see
H.R. 4110), H5063 [23JN]
------ cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with
service-connected disabilities and improvements in education,
housing, and cemetery programs (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment,
(see H. Res. 592), H10513 [10OC]
Drugs: prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing
methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance, (see
H.R. 4551), H7617 [11SE]
Fair Housing Act: amend, (see H.R. 3206), H495 [12FE]
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: enhance homeownership by allowing community
development financial institutions to borrow from the Home Loan
Bank System, (see S. 2544), S11339 [2OC]
------ provide fairness in the home foreclosure process, (see S.
2280), S7881 [9JY]
Foreign Assistance Act: repeal the housing guaranty program, (see
H.R. 3352), H902 [5MR]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa, (see H.R. 3636, S. 2283),
S7881 [9JY], H2052 [1AP], (see H.R. 4283), H6069 [21JY]
Government: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, (see H. Con. Res. 208), H329 [4FE]
------ remove barriers to the provision of affordable housing, (see
H.R. 3435, S. 1877), S2719 [27MR], H1111 [11MR]
LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend, (see H.R. 3880, S. 2206), S6886
[23JN], H3311 [14MY]
Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish, (see
H.R. 4004), H4240 [5JN]
Mortgages: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing
temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under
the National Housing Act, (see H.R. 4745), H10075 [8OC]
National Flood Insurance Program: improve pre-disaster mitigation
and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded
properties, (see H.R. 4832), H10916 [14OC]
National Housing Act: amend relative to the calculation of
downpayments for home buyers, (see S. 2188), S6564 [18JN]
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act:
technical corrections, (see H.R. 4482), H7413 [6AU]
Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax
credits in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance
for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing
programs, (see H.R. 4818), H10667 [12OC]
Real estate: expand homeownership, (see H.R. 3899), H3488 [19MY]
------ provide rental assistance in a manner that preserves
residential property values, protects residents, and enhances
safety, (see H.R. 4218), H5593 [15JY]
Rural areas: provide affordable housing and community development
assistance, (see S. 2595), S11970 [8OC]
Senior citizens: use of project rental assistance contracts to
finance housing conversions for elderly persons, (see H.R.
3635), H2052 [1AP]
States: use of community development block grants for
nonentitlement areas to offset charity tax credits, (see H.R.
3241), H497 [12FE]
Taxation: allow interest deduction for contingent interest on a
shared appreciation mortgage, (see H.R. 4637), H8931 [25SE]
------ allow registered vendors to administer claims for refund of
kerosene sold for home heating use, (see S. 2633), S12558 [14OC]
------ allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene used
in unvented heaters for home heating purposes, (see H.R. 4687),
H9345 [2OC]
------ depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, (see H.R.
3500), H1298 [18MR]
------ designate renewal communities, (see S. 1995), S3709 [28AP],
(see H.R. 3865), H3311 [14MY]
------ exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and
the sale of farmland, (see S. 2388), S9425 [30JY]
------ modify rules for determining whether a corporation is a
cooperative housing corporation, (see H.R. 4397), H7178 [4AU]
------ modify the low-income housing credit, (see H.R. 3290), H676
[26FE]
------ permit early distributions from employee stock ownership
plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer
purchases, (see H.R. 4740), H10075 [8OC]
------ provide a nonrefundable credit to individuals for the payment
of real estate taxes, (see S. 1911), S3119 [2AP]
------ provide income tax credits for the purchase of a new energy
efficient affordable home and for energy efficiency improvements
to existing homes, (see H.R. 4626), H8627 [24SE]
------ treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale of
a principal residence, (see H.R. 4643), H8931 [25SE]
------ treatment of cooperative housing corporations and their
shareholders, (see S. 2125), S5434 [22MY], (see H.R. 4386),
H6999 [3AU]
------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs,
(see H.R. 3774, S. 2366), S9137 [28JY], H2705 [30AP]
------ treatment of use of a principal residence by a member of the
Armed Forces or Foreign Service while on official extended duty,
(see H.R. 4561), H7690 [14SE]
Urban areas: provide grants to organizations to develop youth
intervention models, (see S. 2327), S8482 [17JY]
Veterans: increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
housing for disabled veterans, (see H.R. 3619), H2051 [1AP]
------ make permanent the eligibility of former members of the
Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans, (see H.R. 4016, S.
2181), S6487 [17JN], H4324 [9JN]
Women: address economic obstacles of domestic violence victims,
(see S. 2558), S11582 [6OC]
Comparisons
Current mortagage calculation versus S. 2188, amend National Housing
Act relative to the calculation of downpayments for home buyers,
S6566 [18JN]
Conference reports
Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act (S. 2206), H9697-H9719 [6OC]
Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family
Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4059),
H6427-H6451 [24JY]
Letters
Dept. of HUD Elderly Housing Program funding: Horace B. Deets,
AARP, S2888 [1AP]
Disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction
appropriations legislation: John J. Hamre, Dept. Of Defense,
S996 [25FE]
Fannie Mae Trillion Dollar Commitment program: Alex Penelas, Mayor
of Miami, FL, E417 [18MR]
------ Emanuel Cleaver II, Mayor of Kansas City, MO, E416 [18MR]
------ Lee P. Brown, Mayor of Houston, TX, E417 [18MR]
------ Michael P. Peters, Mayor of Hartford, CT, E416 [18MR]
------ Sharon Sayles Belton, Mayor of Minneapolis, MN, E388 [17MR]
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]
Support broad-based agricultural and rural development in sub-
Saharan Africa: Dan Glickman, Sec. of Agriculture, E1816 [25SE]
Lists
Military construction additions to S. 2057, Dept. of Defense
appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel
strengths, and military construction, S7119 [25JN]
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]
National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton,
S4628 [11MY], H3032 [12MY]
Veto of H.R. 2631, Disapproval of Line-Item Vetoes in Military
Construction Appropriations Legislation: President Clinton,
S958 [25FE]
Press releases
America's Most Vulnerable List--1.8 Million Poor Seniors and
Children Locked Out of Nation's Housing: Dept. of HUD, H5814
[17JY]
Remarks in House
Bronx Shepherds Restoration Corp.: tribute, E1214 [24JN]
Brooklyn, NY: anniversary of Cadman Towers housing complex, E1679
[9SE]
Charlotte, MI: tribute to contributors to Habitat for Humanity
(organization) House That Congress Built project, E2346 [18DE],
E2347 [18DE], E2351 [19DE]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional
or sexual orientation (H.R. 365), E2306 [21OC]
Cleveland, OH: anniversary to Third Federal Savings (financial
institution), E1837 [28SE]
Committee on the Budget (House): appropriations allocation
revisions to H. Res. 477, consideration of H.R. 4059, Dept. of
Defense appropriations for military construction, family
housing, and base realignment and closure, H6066 [21JY], H6173
[22JY]
Crime: provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for
participation in shared housing arrangements (H.R. 3181), H410
[11FE], H506 [24FE]
Davis, Katie: Institute for Community Living award recipient, E2254
[20OC]
Dayton, OH: tribute to Dayton Metropolitan Housing Authority, E452
[24MR]
Dept. of Defense: disapproval of line-item vetoes in military
construction appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), veto,
H358-H362 [5FE], E245 [26FE]
------ making appropriations for military construction, family
housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
H4901-H4913 [22JN], E1203 [23JN], E1211 [24JN] making
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and
base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), conference report,
H6593-H6597 [29JY], E1482 [30JY], E1488 [31JY], E1498 [31JY]
making appropriations for military construction, family housing,
and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), conference
report--unanimous consent agreement, H6593 [29JY] making
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and
base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), consideration (H. Res.
477), H4843-H4850 [19JN], H4854 [19JN], H5041 [23JN]
------ making appropriations for military construction, family
housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
consideration (H. Res. 477), H7889 [16SE]
Dept. of HUD: 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]
------ expansion and improvement of Houston, TX, field office, E1497
[31JY]
------ funding, H2674 [30AP], H2689 [30AP]
------ grants to States to supplement assistance for the
preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (H.R.
4838), E2283 [21OC]
------ 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]
------ independence of Inspector General's office, H10556 [11OC]
------ notify local government about proposed assisted multifamily
housing projects, H9623 [6OC]
------ Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding, H9621 [6OC]
------ regulations relative to lender paid mortgage broker fees,
H6258 [23JY]
------ Rental Assistance Voucher Program funding, H5763 [17JY],
H5764 [17JY], H5765 [17JY], H5766 [17JY]
------ tribute to Campus of Learners Initiative, E764 [5MY]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: cost-of-living adjustment for
compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities and
improvements in education, housing, and cemetery programs (H.R.
4110), H6885-H6891 [3AU]
------ cost-of-living adjustment for compensation to veterans with
service-connected disabilities and improvements in education,
housing, and cemetery programs, H11656 [20OC] cost-of-living
adjustment for compensation to veterans with service-connected
disabilities and improvements in education, housing, and
cemetery programs (H.R. 4110), E2166 [14OC] cost-of-living
adjustment for compensation to veterans with service-connected
disabilities and improvements in education, housing, and
cemetery programs (H.R. 4110), Senate amendment (H. Res. 592),
H10374-H10400 [10OC]
------ guarantee loans to provide multifamily transitional housing
for homeless veterans (H.R. 3039), H1399 [24MR], H3392-H3395
[19MY], H3461 [19MY], H3596 [20MY]
------ 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]
District of Columbia: Boys Town (organization) funding, H7344 [6AU]
------ impact of financial and management distress relief,
H1327-H1332 [19MR]
El Paso, TX: tribute to Lower Valley Housing Corp. Low-Income
Housing Program, H4972 [23JN]
Fair Housing Act: anniversary, E585 [2AP]
Fair Housing Initiatives Program: funding, H5769 [17JY]
Fannie Mae: anniversary of Trillion Dollar Commitment program, E388
[17MR], E416 [18MR]
Federal aid programs: 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]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 3636), E586 [2AP], E588
[2AP]
------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 4283), H9105-H9110 [28SE],
H11682-H11685 [20OC], E1816 [25SE], E1909 [5OC]
Government: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities (H. Con. Res. 208), H5874-H5879
[20JY]
Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs (H.R.
217), H703-H722 [3MR], H883 [5MR], E353 [11MR]
------ housing programs for veterans (H.R. 1754), H883 [5MR]
House of Representatives: participate in and support activities to
provide decent homes for the people of the U.S. (H. Res. 147),
H4824 [18JN]
Houston, TX: tribute to Habitat for Humanity (organization)
project, H4611 [16JN], H4638 [17JN], E1175 [19JN]
Lakewood, OH: anniversary of George Fedor Manor, E814 [12MY]
LIHEAP: funding, H5850-H5857 [17JY], H10127 [8OC], H10128 [8OC],
E1338 [17JY]
------ 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]
Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (S.
1408), H10411-H10413 [10OC]
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program: reauthorize and amend
(S. 2206), conference report, E2149 [13OC]
Macomb County, MI: anniversary of Macomb County Rotating Emergency
Shelter Team (MCREST), E2308 [12NO]
Marden, Judith: Institute for Community Living award recipient,
E2258 [20OC]
Montgomery, AL: tribute to Habitat for Humanity (organization),
E509 [30MR]
Montgomery County, PA: tribute to Meadowood Retirement Community,
E1095 [10JN]
Mortgages: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing
temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under
the National Housing Act (H.R. 4745), E1963 [8OC], E2042 [10OC]
Nashville, TN: tribute to Habitat for Humanity (organization)
project, H4824 [18JN]
National Flood Insurance Program: improve pre-disaster mitigation
and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded
properties (H.R. 4832), H10881 [14OC]
National Park Service: construction of employee housing in Yosemite
National Park, H3118 [13MY]
Northern Front Range Continuum of Care (organization): tribute,
E652 [23AP]
People's Self-Help Housing (organization): tribute, E899 [19MY]
Project for Pride in Living (organization): Fannie Mae Foundation
Sustained Excellence Award recipient, E948 [22MY]
Providence, RI: tribute to Public Housing Authority, E772 [6MY]
Public welfare programs: disregard payment of earned income tax
credits in determining eligibility for the temporary assistance
for needy families program, SSI, Medicaid, and public housing
programs (H.R. 4818), E2097 [12OC]
Real estate: expand homeownership (H.R. 3899), H10675 [13OC],
H10691-H10711 [13OC], E887 [19MY], E2209 [15OC]
Rural areas: use of tax-exempt bonds to provide loans for rural
housing, H5016 [23JN], H5017 [23JN]
Sacramento, CA: tribute to Capitol Area Development Authority,
E1115 [11JN]
Safety: improve manufactured housing regulations, H10704-H10706
[13OC]
Santa Maria, CA: tribute to GSS Family Thrift Store fundraising
efforts for homeless shelters, E1378 [22JY]
Senior citizens: use of project rental assistance contracts to
finance housing conversions for elderly persons (H.R. 3635),
E582 [2AP]
Senior Citizens Coordinating Council on Riverbay, Inc.:
anniversary, E1224 [25JN]
Taxation: depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (H.R.
3500), E414 [18MR]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds (H.R. 979), E652
[23AP]
------ modify the low-income housing credit (H.R. 3290), E237 [26FE]
------ permit early distributions from employee stock ownership
plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer
purchases (H.R. 4740), E1965 [8OC]
------ rates, H2298 [23AP]
Veterans: increase the amount of assistance for specially adapted
housing for disabled veterans (H.R. 3619), E538 [1AP]
Remarks in Senate
Armed Forces: improve pay, housing, retirement benefits, and health
care, S9908 [3SE]
Bankruptcy: limit homestead property exemption, S10742 [23SE],
S10743 [23SE], S10746 [23SE]
Children's Development Commission: establish (S. 2178), S6416-S6420
[16JN]
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund: funding, S8443
[17JY]
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]
Dept. of Agriculture: extend certain rural housing assistance
programs, S8096 [14JY]
Dept. of Defense: additional military construction and military
family housing projects funding, S7118-S7120 [25JN], S7150
[25JN], S7157-S7159 [25JN]
------ disapproval of line-item vetoes in military construction
appropriations legislation (H.R. 2631), veto, S465 [9FE], S727
[12FE], S958-S972 [25FE], S995-S997 [25FE] disapproval of line-
item vetoes in military construction appropriations legislation
(H.R. 2631), veto--unanimous-consent agreement, S948 [25FE],
S995 [25FE]
------ making appropriations for military construction, family
housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
S7216-S7218 [25JN] making appropriations for military
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure
(H.R. 4059), conference report--unanimous-consent agreement,
S9500 [30JY] making appropriations for military construction,
family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
insert S. 2160 language in lieu, S7216 [25JN]
------ making appropriations for military construction, family
housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059),
conference report, S9715-S9719 [1SE] making appropriations for
military construction, family housing, and base realignment and
closure (S. 2160), S9805 [1SE]
Dept. of HUD: allocate savings from FHA property disposition reform
to Federal housing assistance programs, S8369 [16JY]
------ contractual arrangements with New York City Housing
Authority, S11840 [8OC], S11841 [8OC]
------ deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs and
increase community control over such programs, S11833 [8OC],
S11837 [8OC], S11840-S11843 [8OC], S11845 [8OC]
------ Economic Development Initiatives funding, S11837 [8OC]
------ Elderly Housing Program funding, S2886-S2890 [1AP], S2961
[1AP], S3037 [2AP], S8368 [16JY]
------ establish consensus committee for development, revision, and
interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home
construction (S. 2145), S5787 [9JN], S5788 [9JN], S9548 [31JY]
------ establish consensus committee for development, revision, and
interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home
construction (S. 2145), S12639 [15OC]
------ expedited public review and comment periods for new
regulations, S8433 [17JY], S8434 [17JY]
------ increase in top level of FHA limits on mortgage insurance,
S8340-S8352 [16JY], S8428-S8430 [17JY], S8446 [17JY]
------ insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or
rehabilitation of child care facilities (S. 2178), S6416-S6420
[16JN]
------ Mark-to-Market Program implementation, S7560 [7JY]
------ Office of Lead Hazard funding, S8352 [16JY], S8353 [16JY]
------ Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding, S11842 [8OC]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: cost-of-living adjustment for
compensation to veterans with service-connected disabilities and
improvements in education, housing, and cemetery programs (H.R.
4110), S12918-S12936 [21OC]
------ Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program funding, S8331
[16JY], S8332 [16JY]
------ require federally funded homeless shelters to provide
information on availability of veterans benefits, S8332 [16JY],
S8333 [16JY]
Drugs: prohibit individuals convicted of manufacturing or producing
methamphetamine from receiving public housing assistance, S8366
[16JY]
Ellsworth AFB, SD: military housing project dispute resolution,
S9400 [30JY]
Employment: provide housing assistance to eligible migrant and
seasonal farmworkers, S4021 [1MY]
------ provide housing assistance to eligible migrant and seasonal
farmworkers, S12785 [21OC]
Federal aid programs: 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]
Federal Home Loan Bank System: transfer functions to Dept. of HUD
Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (S. 1986), S3589
[24AP]
Financial institutions: enhance homeownership by allowing community
development financial institutions to borrow from the Home Loan
Bank System (S. 2544), S11342 [2OC]
------ provide fairness in the home foreclosure process (S. 2280),
S7882 [9JY]
Foreign policy: support broad-based agricultural and rural
development in sub-Saharan Africa (S. 2283), S7882 [9JY], S7883
[9JY], S8577 [20JY]
------ support broad-based agricultural and rural development in
sub-Saharan Africa (H.R. 4283), S12680 [20OC], S12860 [21OC]
support broad-based agricultural and rural development in sub-
Saharan Africa (S. 2283), S12960 [21OC]
Government: access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, S6501-S6503 [17JN]
------ 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]
Hawaii: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (S.
109), S12660-S12668 [16OC]
Kansas City, MO: tribute to Ozanam (organization), S8444 [17JY]
LIHEAP: reauthorize and amend (S. 2206), S7009 [24JN], S9067-S9087
[27JY], 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]
Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site: establish (S.
1408), S12532 [14OC]
Lucas, Harold: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD, S12966
[21OC]
National Housing Act: amend relative to the calculation of
downpayments for home buyers, S8443 [17JY], S8444 [17JY]
----- amend relative to the calculation of downpayments for home
buyers (S. 2188), S6566 [18JN]
New Jersey: Housing for Persons With AIDS Program funding, S2609
[26MR]
Ozanam (organization): tribute, S8685 [21JY]
Providence, RI: anniversary of Christmas in April Program, S859
[23FE]
Rural areas: provide affordable housing and community development
assistance (S. 2595), S11988 [8OC]
St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Covenant House, S10138 [9SE]
------ tribute to the Gatesworth adult living community, S11186
[30SE]
Taxation: allow registered vendors to administer claims for refund
of kerosene sold for home heating use (S. 2633), S12563 [14OC]
------ designate renewal communities (S. 1995), S3715-S3720 [28AP]
------ exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and
the sale of farmland (S. 2388), S9447 [30JY]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation (S. 1252),
S6501-S6503 [17JN]
------ increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in
each State and index amounts for inflation (S. 1252), S12577
[14OC]
------ increase State cap on private activity bonds (S. 1251),
S6501-S6503 [17JN]
------ provide a nonrefundable credit to individuals for the payment
of real estate taxes (S. 1911), S3126 [2AP]
------ treatment of cooperative housing corporations and their
shareholders (S. 2125), S5454 [22MY]
------ treatment of home mortgage interest and charitable donations,
S2951-S2955 [1AP], S3033 [2AP], S3034 [2AP]
------ treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (S.
2366), S9138 [28JY]
University of Louisville: tribute to Sustainable Urban
Neighborhoods Project, S12152 [9OC]
Urban areas: provide grants to organizations to develop youth
intervention models (S. 2327), S8483 [17JY]
Vermont State Housing Authority: anniversary, S3178 [2AP]
Veterans: make permanent the eligibility of former members of the
Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (S. 2181), S6488
[17JN]
Women: address economic obstacles of domestic violence victims (S.
2558), S11584 [6OC]
Reports filed
Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act: Committee of Conference (S. 2206) (H.
Rept. 105-788), H9722 [6OC]
Consideration of H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for
Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and
Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 477) (H. Rept.
105-585), H4834 [18JN]
Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family
Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of
Conference (H.R. 4059) (H. Rept. 105-647), H6453 [24JY]
----- Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4059) (H. Rept. 105-
578), H4628 [16JN]
----- Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2160) (S. Rept. 105-
213), S6181 [11JN]
Guarantee Dept. of Veterans Affairs Loans To Provide Multifamily
Transitional Housing for Homeless Veterans: Committee on
Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 3039) (H. Rept. 105-447), H1235
[17MR]
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]
Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and
Financial Services (House) (H.R. 219) (H. Rept. 105-687), H7493
[9SE]
LIHEAP Reauthorization and Amendments: Committee on Labor and Human
Resources (Senate) (S. 2206) (S. Rept. 105-256), S8657 [21JY]
Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site Act: Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1408) (S. Rept. 105-
303), S9973 [8SE]
Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance Act: Committee on Indian Affairs
(Senate) (S. 109) (S. Rept. 105-380), S11968 [8OC]
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]
Support Broad-Based Agricultural and Rural Development in Sub-
Saharan Africa: Committee on International Relations (House)
(H.R. 4283) (H. Rept. 105-681), H7410 [6AU]
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs
(House) (H.R. 4110) (H. Rept. 105-627), H5592 [15JY]
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]
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act (H.R. 4110), H10391-H10393 [10OC]
Tables
Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 4059, Dept. of
Defense appropriations for military construction, family
housing, and base realignment and closure, S9716 [1SE]
Comparison of S. 2358, Persian Gulf War Veterans Act and the House-
Senate compromise of H.R. 4110, Veterans Benefits Improvement
Act, H11657 [20OC]
Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family
housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4059), H4903
[22JN], H6595 [29JY]
Dept. of Defense military construction appropriations (S. 2160),
S7217 [25JN]
Questionable additions to H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense appropriations
for military construction, family housing, and base realignment
and closure, S9717 [1SE]
Testimonies
Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction Line-Item
Veto: Several Military Officials, S971 [25FE]
Texts of
H. Con. Res. 208, access to affordable housing and expansion of
homeownership opportunities, H5874 [20JY]
H. Res. 477, consideration of H.R. 4059, Dept. of Defense
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and
base realignment and closure, H4843 [19JN]
H. Res. 592, Senate amendment to H.R. 4110, Veterans Benefits
Improvement Act, H10374-H10389 [10OC]
H.R. 217, Homeless Housing Programs Consolidation and Flexibility
Act, H703-H712 [3MR]
H.R. 3039, Veterans Transitional Housing Opportunities Act, H3392
[19MY]
H.R. 3899, American Homeownership Act, H10691-H10701 [13OC]
H.R. 4110, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act, H6885-H6889 [3AU]
H.R. 4110, Veterans Programs Enhancement Act, S12919-S12932 [21OC]
H.R. 4283, Africa--Seeds of Hope Act, H9105-H9107 [28SE],
H11682-H11684 [20OC]
S. 109, Native Hawaiian Housing Assistance Act, S12661-S12668 [16OC]
S. 1408, Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Site Act, S11373
[2OC], H10411 [10OC], H10412 [10OC]
S. 1911, Working Middle Class Tax Relief Act, S3126 [2AP]
S. 1986, Federal Home Loan Bank System Regulatory Restructuring Act,
S3589-S3591 [24AP]
S. 2125, tax treatment of cooperative housing corporations and their
shareholders, S5454 [22MY]
S. 2178, Children's Development Commission Act, S6417-S6420 [16JN]
S. 2181, make permanent the eligibility of former members of the
Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans, S6488 [17JN]
S. 2206, Community Opportunities, Accountability, and Training and
Educational Services Act, S9067-S9082 [27JY]
------, S10617-S10633 [18SE], H7620-H7638 [14SE]
S. 2327, National Youth Crime Prevention Demonstration Act, S8484
[17JY]
S. 2366, tax treatment of Native American housing assistance
programs, S9139 [28JY]
S. 2595, Rural Recovery Act, S11988 [8OC]