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Amendments

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges (H.R. 2280), S14902 [19NO]

Hawaii: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (S. 225), S13986, S14014, S14022 [4NO]

Analyses

Housing Preservation Matching Grant Act (H.R. 425), E88 [20JA]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S8504 [14JY], H6082 [21JY]

Articles and editorials

Banking on Reform, S4783 [5MY]

Bankruptcy Bill Needs Work, S14488 [10NO]

Congress Is On the Right Track in Acting To Reform Bankruptcy Law, S14489 [10NO]

Dedication of the Carl Mackley Apartments, E1482 [1JY]

Defendants Deny Woman's Claim of Racial Discrimination in House Deal, E467 [17MR]

Federal Funding Cut for Homeless Program in Cuyahoga County, E198 [10FE]

Homestead Protection Popular, Not Populist, S14488 [10NO]

Loss of Funds Jeopardizes Shelter, E198 [10FE]

Protecting Rich Bankrupts, S14488 [10NO]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: ensure married personnel having minor dependents are eligible for military family housing containing more than two bedrooms (see H.R. 3123), H10724 [21OC]

CERCLA: clarify liability for sale of certain facilities for residential use (see H.R. 1418), H2054 [14AP]

Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual orientation (see H.R. 311), H242 [7JA]

Constitutional amendments: right to a home (see H.J. Res. 39), H1335 [16MR]

Contracts: renewal of rental assistance contracts for moderate rehabilitation projects (see H.R. 1479), H2201 [20AP]

Crime: provide for reviews of criminal records of applicants for participation in shared housing arrangements (see H.R. 243), H240 [7JA]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (see S. 1205), S6856 [10JN] (see H.R. 2465), H5365 [12JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), consideration (see H. Res. 242), H5366 [12JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 262), H6581 [27JY]

Dept. of HUD: disposition of certain unoccupied or substandard multifamily housing projects (see S. 485), S2008 [25FE]

———distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of such funds (see S. 913), S4432 [29AP] (see H.R. 1627), H2544 [29AP]

———establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (see S. 1452), S9529 [28JY] (see H.R. 710), H642 [11FE]

———establish program to eliminate redlining in the insurance business (see H.R. 1429), H2130 [15AP]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1318), S8084 [1JY] (see H.R. 425), H271 [19JA]

———include VA loan recipients under requirement for notification of housing counseling (see H.R. 1618), H2469 [28AP]

———insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities (see H.R. 1112), H1333 [16MR]

———make certain single family properties available at a discount to individuals who teach in inner city schools (see H.R. 2657), H6758 [30JY]

———pilot program to assist law enforcement officers purchasing homes in locally-designated high-crime areas (see H.R. 2931), H8628 [23SE]

———pilot program to provide homeownership assistance to disabled families (see H.R. 2860), H8289 [14SE]

———provide assistance for startup costs of community programs to prevent residentially based lead poisoning in children (see H.R. 1518), H2272 [21AP]

———provide enhanced rental assistance vouchers for low-income elderly and disabled tenants of certain housing projects (see H.R. 1336), H1801 [25MR]

———renewal of rental assistance contracts to preserve certain projects as affordable, low-income housing (see S. 1319), S8084 [1JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges (see H.R. 2280), H4664 [18JN]

FAA: funding for buyout of certain properties near the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (see S. 310), S1010 [26JA]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 2836), H8099 [9SE]

———exception from enforcement of an accessibility construction requirement for certain buildings constructed in compliance with a local building code (see H.R. 2437), H5332 [1JY]

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 1352), H1802 [25MR]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: modernize and improve (see S. 458), S1926 [24FE] (see H.R. 822), H794 [24FE]

FEMA: Emergency Food and Shelter Program reauthorization (see S. 1516), S10389 [5AU]

FHA: require certain properties to be inspected and determined to comply with minimum property standards (see H.R. 1797), H3169 [13MY]

Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 190), H238 [7JA]

Foreign Assistance Act: repeal housing guaranty program (see H.R. 2292), H4733 [22JN]

Government regulations: preserve limited Federal agency reporting requirements on banking and housing matters (see H.R. 3046), H9645 [7OC]

Hawaii: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (see S. 225), S344 [19JA]

Hazardous substances: recovery from third parties the value of housing, education, or medical care furnished or paid for by the U.S. to victims of lead poisoning (see S. 1821), S13403 [28OC]

Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (see H.R. 1966), H3693 [26MY]

Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to ensure that States and communities have sufficient flexibility to use assistance amounts effectively (see H.R. 1073), H1257 [11MR]

———educational assistance for children and youth (see S. 1944), S14696 [17NO] (see H.R. 2888), H8467 [21SE]

———require federally funded homeless shelters to identify veterans and provide information on benefits (see S. 312), S1011 [26JA]

———require that a portion of housing program funds be designated to primarily serve homeless veterans (see H.R. 1008), H1012 [4MR]

Immigration: provide housing assistance to eligible migrant and seasonal farmworkers (see H.R. 2757), H7882 [5AU]

Insurance: Federal reinsurance contracts for eligible State insurance programs covering homeowners impacted by natural disasters (see H.R. 21), H225 [6JA]

Kosovar-American Enterprise Fund: establish (see H.R. 2745), H7882 [5AU]

Lands Title Report Commission: establish (see H.R. 447), H375 [2FE]

Los Angeles County, CA: eliminate limit on percentage of community development block grant funds used for public services and allow all communities to use same percentage (see H.R. 1315), H1800 [25MR]

Mortgages: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making payments on mortgages insured under the National Housing Act (see S. 1553), S10390 [5AU] (see H.R. 595), H459 [4FE]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (see H.R. 1297), H1799 [25MR] (see H.R. 2728), H7881 [5AU]

National Housing Act: amend relative to the reverse mortgage program and housing cooperatives (see S. 1737), S12695 [15OC]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (see S. 400), S1414 [10FE]

Native Americans: extend loan guarantee program for Indian housing (see H.R. 67), H233 [7JA]

———repeal the Bennett Freeze to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (see H.R. 151), H237 [7JA]

New York, NY: require new multifamily housing to comply with Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act (see H.R. 1126), H1334 [16MR]

Poland: address the claims of Polish Americans whose homes and properties were wrongfully expropriated under Poland's former totalitarian government (see H.R. 824), H794 [24FE]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 895), S4346 [28AP]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (see S. 1805), S13257 [27OC] (see H.R. 3192), H11196 [1NO]

Real estate: authorize trusts to hold memberships in nonprofit cooperative ownership housing corporations which own certain insured mortgaged properties (see H.R. 2491), H5456 [13JY]

———expand homeownership (see S. 1333), S8085 [1JY] (see H.R. 1776), H3086 [12MY]

Rural areas: provide affordable housing and community development assistance (see S. 709), S3246 [24MR]

Senior citizens: improve the quality of housing for the elderly (see H.R. 1624), H2544 [29AP]

———restructure financing for assisted housing (see H.R. 202), H238 [7JA]

States: authority to set rental occupancy standards (see H.R. 176), H238 [7JA]

Taxation: allow the unused portion of the low-income housing credit, for buildings financed with tax exempt State bonds, to be used for the construction of military housing (see H.R. 3451), H12791 [18NO]

———allow vendor refunds of Federal excise taxes on kerosene used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes (see H.R. 924), H890 [2MR] (see H.R. 1383), H1971 [13AP]

———deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see S. Con. Res. 26), S3777 [15AP] (see H. Con. Res. 87), H2132 [15AP]

———designate renewal communities (see S. 463), S1926 [24FE] (see H.R. 815), H793 [24FE]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 1215), H1595 [23MR]

———establish a recovery period for franchise property, shorten recovery period for depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, and allow capital gain treatment on the transfer of certain franchises (see H.R. 2402), H5178 [30JN]

———exclude from gross income certain employer provided housing incentives relative to the purchase of a house in qualified urban areas (see H.R. 3389), H12107 [16NO]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland (see S. 317), S1076 [28JA]

———first-time homebuyers tax credit (see H.R. 290), H241 [7JA]

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (see S. 1017), S5155 [12MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (see S. 459), S1926 [24FE] (see H.R. 864), H815 [25FE]

———make permanent the first-time homebuyer credit for the District of Columbia (see H.R. 1583), H2372 [27AP]

———modify the average area purchase price of residences relative to qualified mortgage bond rules (see H.R. 885), H824 [1MR]

———modify the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 175), H237 [7JA] (see H.R. 2400), H5178 [30JN]

———permit early distributions from employee stock ownership plans for higher education expenses and first-time homebuyer purchases (see H.R. 615), H480 [8FE]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see S. 879), S4185 [26AP] (see H.R. 844), H795 [24FE]

———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see S. 1994), S15089 [19NO] (see H.R. 1333), H1801 [25MR]

———provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses to repair Formosan termite damage (see H.R. 1892), H3460 [20MY]

———provide credits for constructing energy efficient homes or improving existing homes (see H.R. 1358), H1802 [25MR]

———provide disaster relief for homeowners (see H.R. 2393), H5178 [30JN]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see S. 1336), S8085 [1JY]

———treatment of capital gains on the sale of a principal residence (see S. 231), S344 [19JA]

———treatment of certain contiguous farmlands relative to sale of a principal residence (see H.R. 273), H241 [7JA]

———treatment of cooperative housing corporations (see H.R. 3403), H12108 [16NO]

———treatment of costs of demolishing structures other than certified historic structures or historically residential structures (see H.R. 2262), H4615 [17JN]

———treatment of interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see S. Con. Res. 18), S2841 [17MR]

———treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (see S. 540), S2274 [4MR] (see H.R. 152), H237 [7JA]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (see S. 1057), S5371 [14MY] (see H.R. 1616), H2469 [28AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (see S. 309), S1010 [26JA] (see H.R. 1635), H2544 [29AP]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the uniformed services or Foreign Service (see H.R. 865), H815 [25FE]

Telecommunications: ensure telecommunications carriers reasonable and nondiscriminatory access to rooftops of multitenant buildings and promote the development of telecommunication infrastructure (see H.R. 3487), H12792 [18NO]

Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (see S. 23), S338 [19JA]

Veterans: authorizing appropriations for homeless veterans reintegration projects (see H.R. 1484), H2201 [20AP]

———exclude certain income from consideration for determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1364), H1865 [12AP]

———make permanent the eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (see S. 1571), S10694 [9SE] (see H.R. 1603), H2468 [28AP]

———reauthorize pilot program allowing veterans to buy down interest rate on VA housing loans (see H.R. 365), H269 [19JA]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 2280), Senate amendments (see H. Res. 368), H11853 [9NO]

Women: address economic obstacles of domestic violence victims (see S. 1069), S5484 [18MY]

Conference reports

Dept of. Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 2465), H6475-H6501 [27JY]

Letters

Affordable housing for low-income families: National Low Income Housing Coalition, H7423 [5AU], E1794 [5AU]

Community Builders Program funding: Michael J. Albano, Mayor of Springfield, MA, S11389 [24SE]

———Peter Zimmerman, S11388 [24SE]

———Robert Francis, Boston, MA, Municipal Police, S11390 [24SE]

———Thomas M. Menino, Mayor of Boston, MA, S11389 [24SE]

———William C. Apgar, Dept. of HUD, S11387 [24SE]

———Willie L. Hensley, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, S11390 [24SE]

Dept. of HUD funding for Salvation Army homeless program: Brian P. Davis, Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, E198 [10FE]

———Tim McCormack, Jane L. Campbell, and Jimmy Dimora, Cuyahoga County, OH, Board of Commissioners, E199 [10FE]

Educational assistance for homeless children and youth: Kathy Reid, Texas Homeless Network, H8443 [21SE]

———Rick Taylor, Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio, H8443 [21SE]

———Roy Morley, Iowa Dept. of Education, H8443 [21SE]

———Walter E. Varner, Maryland Dept. of Education, H8442 [21SE]

Native American housing legislation: several Senators, S13326 [27OC]

Preserving Affordable Housing for Senior Citizens Into the 21st Century Act: Representative Markey, H8813 [27SE]

Social services block grants funding: Adele Douglass, American Humane Association, S11704 [30SE]

———Generations United (organization), S11703 [30SE]

———Joe Krahn, S11703, S11704 [30SE]

Lists

Military construction additions to S. 1205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S7041 [16JN]

Memorandums

Community Builders Program Funding: Ernst & Young LLP (business), S11388 [24SE]

———William C. Apgar, Edward J. Kraus, and Mary E. Madden, Dept. of HUD, S11392 [24SE]

Homestead Property Bankruptcy Exemption: Robin Jeweler, Congressional Research Service, S14483 [10NO]

Messages

National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton, S5262 [13MY], H3167 [13MY]

Proposals

Principles governing Western and international financial institution assistance to Russia: Representative Curt Weldon, H8364 [15SE]

Russian Economic Restoration and Justice Act: Representative Curt Weldon, H8363 [15SE]

Remarks in House

Akron, OH: agreement between the Dept. of HUD and Canal Park Tower relative to section 8 housing projects, H10056 [14OC]

Aquinas Housing Corp.: anniversary, E2316 [9NO]

Bankruptcy: allow victims of domestic violence to stay eviction proceedings through bankruptcy filings, H2767, H2768 [5MY]

Bronx, NY: anniversary of Jonas Bronck Apartments for Senior Citizens, E1293 [16JN]

Buckley, James: Fannie Mae Foundation James A. Johnson Community Fellowship recipient, E1631 [22JY]

Building Industry Association: anniversary, E1575 [16JY]

Cobb County, GA: tribute to Cavalry Children's Center, E2065 [7OC]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H298 [2FE], H625 [11FE], H660 [23FE], H1274 [16MR], H1733, H1753 [25MR], H2556 [4MY], H2963, H2965, H2967, H2970 [11MY], H3218 [18MY], H3463 [24MY], H5371 [13JY], H6427 [27JY], H8875 [28SE], H11203 [2NO], H11377 [3NO], H11648 [8NO], H11709 [9NO], H11974 [16NO], E318 [2MR], E724 [21AP], E930 [11MY]

Congress: legislative priorities, E2084 [13OC]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H10851-H10857 [26OC]

Denver, CO: anniversary of Warren Village family service community, E1650 [26JY]

Dept. of Defense: funding, H1023 [9MR]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), H5387-H5396 [13JY], H6026 [21JY], E1541 [14JY], E1647 [26JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), conference report, H6591-H6596 [29JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), consideration (H. Res. 242), H5383 [13JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 262), H6591 [29JY]

Dept. of Energy: weatherization assistance grants funding, H5473-H5483, H5564 [14JY]

Dept. of HUD: affordable housing for low-income families funding, H7423 [5AU], H7900, H7902, H7904, H7908 [8SE], H8042 [9SE], E1794 [5AU]

———brownfield redevelopment, HOME Investments Partnership, and homeless assistance grants funding through rescissions in NASA funding, H7951, H7952 [8SE]

———distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of such funds (H.R. 1627), E820 [29AP]

———funding for Salvation Army homeless program, E197 [10FE]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (H.R. 425), E88 [20JA]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through offsets in the NSF Polar and Antarctic Research Program, H7935-H7940 [8SE], E1850 [13SE]

———increase funding for section 8 housing vouchers, E1902 [21SE]

———increase funding for section 8 housing vouchers and Public Housing Operating Fund, H7929-H7932 [8SE]

———increase funding for section 8 housing vouchers and the Public Housing Operating Fund, E1847, E1849 [13SE]

———insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of child care facilities and establish a Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities (H.R. 1112), H9309 [5OC]

———notify grant applicants of technical deficiencies in order to resubmit applications, H754 [24FE]

———Resident Opportunities and Self-Sufficiency Program funding, H8054 [9SE]

———Shelter Plus Care Program funding, E1851 [13SE]

———transfer Disaster Assistance for Unmet Needs Program to FEMA, H1645 [24MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges (H.R. 2280), H4830 [24JN], H5001, H5002-H5014 [29JN], H11944 [10NO], E1512 [12JY], E2382 [11NO]

Disasters: allow States to receive in-lieu contributions for areas with unstable soil, remove SBA housing assistance loan requirements, and require public comment on certain FEMA policy changes, H975 [4MR]

District of Columbia: anniversary of Foggy Bottom Association, E1292 [16JN]

Edwardsville, IL: tribute to Eden United Church of Christ for contributions to Habitat for Humanity International (organization), E1477 [1JY]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Sleepy Hollow Woods community, E2369 [11NO]

Federal aid programs: need for low-income, affordable rental housing, H3257, H3259, H3261, H3263, H3268 [18MY], E2218 [29OC]

Federal Home Loan Bank Act: amend the definition of State to include American Samoa, H5243 [1JY]

Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (H.R. 190), E59 [7JA]

Frederick County Builders Association: anniversary, H8295 [15SE]

Freedom of religion: restrict filing of housing and employment discrimination claims to small landlords, religious institutions, and small business owners, H5598-H5607 [15JY]

Fresno County, CA: anniversary of Fresno Rescue Mission, E870 [5MY]

Georgia: preferential treatment relative to Federal funding for certain housing assistance programs, H2276 [22AP]

Government regulations: preserve limited Federal agency reporting requirements on banking and housing matters (H.R. 3046), H10232-H10235 [19OC]

Greek American Home Owners Association: tribute, E916 [11MY]

Health: carry out programs to prevent and manage asthma, allergies, and related respiratory problems in children and establish a pest control services tax credit for low-income multifamily residential housing (H.R. 1966), E1105, E1108 [26MY]

Homeless: consolidate Federal housing assistance programs to ensure that States and communities have sufficient flexibility to use assistance amounts effectively (H.R. 1073), H2276 [22AP]

———educational assistance for children and youth, H10499 [20OC]

———educational assistance for children and youth (H.R. 2888), H8442 [21SE]

Hunt, Pam: Dept. of Agriculture National Elderly Housing Manager of the Year award recipient, E1269 [15JN]

IRS: study of Federal excise taxes on kerosene used in unvented heaters for home heating purposes, H5626 [15JY]

Kew Gardens Civic Association, Inc.: anniversary, E776 [27AP]

Leggiero, Michael: North Hudson County, NJ, Kiwanis Club Man of the Year, E970 [14MY]

Long Island, NY: anniversary of St. Joseph's Village senior and disabled housing development, E494 [18MR]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties, H1869 [13AP]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 1297), H6763 [2AU], E584 [25MR]

———improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 2728), H8389 [21SE]

National Homeownership Week: observance, H3770 [8JN], H3869 [9JN]

National Raise the Roof Day: observance, E2173 [25OC]

New Jersey Tenants Organization: anniversary, E1182 [9JN]

Philadelphia, PA: dedication of the Carl Mackley Apartments, E1481 [1JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H10851-H10857 [26OC]

San Diego Housing Commission: anniversary, E2065 [7OC]

San Francisco, CA: groundbreaking for John W. King Senior Community, E1891 [15SE]

Senior citizens: improve the quality of housing for the elderly, H10058 [14OC]

———improve the quality of housing for the elderly (H.R. 1624), E807 [29AP]

———restructure financing for assisted housing, H10057 [14OC]

———restructure financing for assisted housing (H.R. 202), H8788-H8813 [27SE], E807 [29AP], E2012 [1OC]

States: authority to set rental occupancy standards (H.R. 176), E61 [7JA]

Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (H. Con. Res. 87), H2058, H2060 [15AP], E671, E674, E678 [15AP]

———designate renewal communities (H.R. 815), H4348 [16JN], H4663 [18JN]

———eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing (H.R. 1215), E521 [23MR]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (H.R. 864), E291, E295 [25FE], E1669 [28JY]

———make permanent the first-time homebuyer credit for the District of Columbia (H.R. 1583), E779 [27AP]

———modify the low-income housing credit (H.R. 175), E26 [7JA]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (H.R. 844), E274 [24FE]

———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (H.R. 1333), E593 [25MR]

———provide disaster relief for homeowners (H.R. 2393), H5141 [30JN]

———treatment of home mortgage interest, E741 [22AP]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (H.R. 1616), E795 [28AP]

Vandenberg AFB, CA: family housing project funding, H5391 [13JY]

Veterans: reauthorize pilot program allowing veterans to buy down interest rate on VA housing loans (H.R. 365), H622 [11FE]

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act: enact (H.R. 2280), Senate amendments (H. Res. 368), H11728, H11729 [9NO]

Remarks in Senate

Bankruptcy: limit homestead property exemption, S14481-S14490 [10NO]

———preservation of States' rights to set homestead exemptions, S14481-S14490 [10NO]

Community development: transfer of emergency block grant funding from the Dept. of HUD to FEMA, S5673 [20MY]

DeKalb County, GA: funding for buyout of certain properties near the DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, S11931, S11932 [5OC]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), conference report, S10136, S10137 [3AU], S10368-S10378 [5AU]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), insert S. 1205 language in lieu, S8504 [14JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 1205), S7039-S7044, S7061-S7064 [16JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 1205), unanimous-consent agreement, S7017 [15JN]

Dept. of HUD: Community Builders Program funding, S11227-S11229, S11245 [22SE], S11350 [23SE], S11386-S11394, S11417, S11418 [24SE], S11461, S11462, S11492 [27SE]

———defer certain section 8 funds to offset emergency appropriations, S2898, S2899 [18MR]

———disposition of certain unoccupied or substandard multifamily housing projects (S. 485), S2028 [25FE]

———distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of such funds, S11232, S11233 [22SE]

———distribute funds for homeless assistance grants to help ensure that each State receives a certain percentage of such funds (S. 913), S4442, S4443 [29AP]

———establish consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S9541-S9543 [28JY], S14522 [10NO]

———grants to States to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (S. 1318), S8092 [1JY]

———Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program funding, S11383, S11384 [24SE]

———increase funding for section 8 housing vouchers, S11227-S11229, S11233-S11236, S11245, S11246, S11248, S11249 [22SE], S11350 [23SE], S11384-S11394, S11418 [24SE], S11492 [27SE]

———Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. funding, S11250 [22SE]

———Office of Lead Hazard Control funding, S11236 [22SE]

———renewal of rental assistance contracts to preserve certain projects as affordable, low-income housing (S. 1319), S8093 [1JY]

———review of Mark-to-Market Program financing proposals, S12656 [15OC]

———Service Coordinator Program funding, S2996 [19MR]

———Youthbuild Program funding, S11250 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants funding, S10349 [5AU], S10925 [15SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve long term care and assisted living services to veterans, S10643-S10646 [8SE], S11413, S11414 [24SE]

———provide cost-of-living adjustment for service-connected disability benefits, improve certain veterans programs, and enhance retirement for U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims judges (H.R. 2280), S9311 [26JY], S14902 [19NO]

———veterans' programs funding through rescissions in Americorps, S11219-S11224 [22SE]

East Hanover, NJ: land conveyance, S6257 [27MY]

FAA: funding for buyout of certain properties near the Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (S. 310), S1012 [26JA]

Fair Housing Act: provide cooling off period for newspapers accused of publishing a discriminatory article, S11225 [22SE]

Federal aid programs: need for low-income, affordable rental housing, S4873 [6MY], S12625 [14OC]

Federal Home Loan Bank System: modernize and improve (S. 458), S1936-S1938 [24FE]

FEMA: Emergency Food and Shelter Program reauthorization (S. 1516), S10419 [5AU], S14284 [8NO], S14901 [19NO]

Hawaii: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians (S. 225), S677 [19JA], S13326 [27OC], S14014-S14030 [4NO]

Hazardous substances: recovery from third parties the value of housing, education, or medical care furnished or paid for by the U.S. to victims of lead poisoning (S. 1821), S13406 [28OC]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth (S. 1944), S14708 [17NO]

———require federally funded homeless shelters to identify veterans and provide information on benefits (S. 312), S1013 [26JA]

LIHEAP: funding, S3344 [25MR]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: moratorium on new contracts, grants, or compacts between the Government and Indian tribes, S11328 [23SE]

———technical corrections (S. 400), S1420 [10FE], S13326 [27OC]

Native Americans: expand Operation Walking Shield housing relocation program, S2000 [25FE]

Nebraska: youth programs, housing, and EPA projects funding, S11408 [24SE]

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (S. 895), S4349 [28AP], S8369 [13JY]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (S. 1805), S13264-S13266 [27OC], S13392 [28OC]

Real estate: expand homeownership (S. 1333), S8130 [1JY]

Rural areas: provide affordable housing and community development assistance (S. 709), S3268-S3272 [24MR]

Santa Clara County Housing Trust Fund: tribute, S7540 [23JN]

Senate Rules: prohibit consideration of legislative language during the conference report that was not in either the House- or Senate-passed versions of the bill, S9203, S9207 [26JY]

Social Security: social services block grants funding, S11701-S11711, S11715 [30SE], S12420 [12OC], S13600 [1NO], S13626 [2NO]

St. Louis, MO: tribute to the Gatesworth adult living community, S987 [25JA]

Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (S. Con. Res. 26), S3816 [15AP]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland (S. 317), S1076, S1077 [28JA]

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation, S9716, S9733 [29JY]

———increase amount of low-income housing credits allocated in each State and index amounts for inflation (S. 1017), S5155, S5156 [12MY]

———increase State cap on private activity bonds (S. 459), S1938, S1939 [24FE]

———provide a charitable tax credit and designate renewal communities, S9716 [29JY], S9916, S9917 [30JY]

———provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (S. 879), S4190 [26AP]

———provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (S. 1994), S15112 [19NO]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (S. 1336), S8132 [1JY]

———treatment of home mortgage interest, S3764 [15AP]

———treatment of Native American housing assistance programs (S. 540), S2316 [4MR]

———treatment of real estate investment trusts (S. 1057), S5377, S5381 [14MY]

———treatment of the sale of a principal residence by a member of the Armed Forces while on official extended duty (S. 309), S1011 [26JA]

Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (S. 23), S311, S402-S406 [19JA]

Vermont: anniversary of Vermont Housing Finance Agency, S10261 [4AU]

Veterans: make permanent the eligibility of former members of the Selected Reserve for veterans housing loans (S. 1571), S10694, S10695 [9SE]

Women: address economic obstacles of domestic violence victims (S. 1069), S5493-S5495 [18MY]

Women's Advocates, Inc.: anniversary, S11175 [21SE]

Reports

Dept. of HUD Management Oversight: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, S11207 [22SE]

Marking Up to Market—Renewing Section 8 Contracts and the Problem of Owner ``Opt Outs'': Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House), H8807-H8809 [27SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 106-268), H6581 [27JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 242) (H. Rept. 106-227), H5366 [12JY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2465) (H. Rept. 106-266), H6581 [27JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2465) (H. Rept. 106-221), H5365 [12JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1205) (S. Rept. 106-74), S6856 [10JN]

Federal Housing Assistance to Native Hawaiians: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 225) (S. Rept. 106-192), S12633 [14OC]

FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program Reauthorization: Committee on Governmental Affairs (Senate) (S. 1516), S14286 [8NO]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Technical Corrections: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 400) (S. Rept. 106-145), S10612 [8SE]

Nomination of Armando Falcon, Jr., To Be Dept. of HUD Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S11430 [24SE]

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2280) (H. Rept. 106-202), H4992 [25JN]

Statements

Dept. of HUD Programs Funding: Andrew Cuomo, Sec. of HUD, H7905 [8SE]

Hunger Relief Act: several organizations, S13393-S13396 [28OC]

Summaries

Battered Women's Economic Security and Safety Act (S. 1069), S5494 [18MY]

Home Ownership Tax Credit Act (S. 1336), S8134 [1JY]

New Urban Agenda Act (S. 23), S406 [19JA]

Preserving Affordable Housing for Senior Citizens Into the 21st Century Act (H.R. 202), H8809-H8811 [27SE]

Tables

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), H5388 [13JY]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 1205), S7042 [16JN]

Dept of. Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 2465), H6591 [29JY]

Testimonies

Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Funding: Representative Filner, E765 [26AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 242, consideration of H.R. 2465, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H5383 [13JY]

H. Res. 262, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2465, Dept of. Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H6591 [29JY]

H. Res. 368, Senate amendments to H.R. 2280, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, H11728 [9NO]

H.R. 202, Preserving Affordable Housing for Senior Citizens Into the 21st Century Act, H8788-H8802 [27SE]

H.R. 2280, Veterans Benefits Improvement Act, H5002-H5008 [29JN]

H.R. 2280, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act, S14902 [19NO]

H.R. 3046, Banking and Housing Agency Accountability Preservation Act, H10232 [19OC]

S. 225, Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians, S14022-S14030 [4NO]

S. 225, provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians, S678-S687 [19JA]

S. 312, require federally funded homeless shelters to identify veterans and provide information on benefits, S1014 [26JA]

S. 400, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act technical corrections, S1421 [10FE]

S. 485, Urban Homestead Act, S2028 [25FE]

S. 540, tax treatment of Native American housing assistance programs, S2316 [4MR]

S. 709, Rural and Remote Community Fairness Act, S3269-S3271 [24MR]

S. 879, tax treatment of a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold improvements, S4190 [26AP]

S. 895, Savings for Working Families Act, S4349-S4352 [28AP]

S. 1017, Affordable Housing Opportunity Act, S5156 [12MY]

S. 1057, Real Estate Investment Trust Modernization Act, S5378-S5381 [14MY]

S. 1205, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S7061-S7063 [16JN]

S. 1336, Home Ownership Tax Credit Act, S8132-S8134 [1JY]

S. 1516, FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program reauthorization, S10419 [5AU], S14902 [19NO]

S. 1805, Hunger Relief Act, S13392 [28OC]

S. 1821, Lead Poisoning Expense Recovery Act, S13406 [28OC]

S. Con. Res. 18, tax treatment of interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home, S2869 [17MR]

S. Con. Res. 26, tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home, S3816 [15AP]