DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10296, S10302, S10308, S10428, S10444, S10457 [12OC], H4338, H4339 [13JN], H4485, H4486, H4487 [14JN], H4593 [15JN], H4627, H4632, H4675, H4676 [19JN], H4725, H4729, H4735, H4738, H4746, H4751, H4753, H4759, H4762, H4767, H4772, H4784 [20JN], H4818, H4824, H4841, H4843, H4848, H4853, H4857, H4861, H4862, H4867, H4868, H4870, H4877, H4881, H4887, H4893, H4897 [21JN], H4969 [22JN]

Housing: establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S3552, S3559, S3563 [4MY]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1630 [30MR], H1764, H1765 [4AP], H1868, H1889, H1902, H1905, H1907, H1908, H1909, H1911, H1916, H1917, H1919, H1922, H1936 [6AP]

Analyses

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (H.R. 5640), H11986-H11991 [5DE]

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (S. 1452), E1924-E1930 [25OC]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10332 [12OC], H9992 [17OC]

Articles and editorials

Constitutional Case for Governmental Cooperation With Faith-Based Social Service Providers, H1923-H1935 [6AP]

Don't Democrats Believe in Democracy?, S350 [7FE]

Government by Lawsuit, H1632 [3AP]

Why I Won't Buy Smith & Wesson, H2017 [11AP]

Bills and resolutions

Community development: consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (see S. 2968), S7839 [27JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 4635), H4220 [12JN] (see H.R. 5482), H10256 [18OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (see H. Res. 525), H4336 [13JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 638), H10256 [18OC]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (see S. 2806), S6015 [28JN]

Firearms: prohibit funding to give or withhold a preference to a seller of firearms or ammunition relative to an agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols (see H.R. 4257), H2238 [12AP]

Health: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 5261), H7991 [21SE]

Health care facilities: make grants to hospitals, with National Housing Act insured mortgages, for conversion and re-utilization of excess capacity (see H.R. 5255), H7991 [21SE]

Homeless: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see S. 2602), S4297 [23MY] (see H.R. 3613), H339 [10FE]

Housing: delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (see S. 3033), S8413 [12SE]

———establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (see H.R. 4664), H4484 [14JN]

———expand homeownership (see S. 3274), S11575 [5DE] (see H.R. 5640), H12017 [5DE]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H1851 [5AP]

———expand protections for especially vulnerable consumers against abusive mortgage lending practices and streamline the framework regulating mortgage originations (see H.R. 4213), H1957 [6AP]

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (see S. 2733), S5240 [15JN]

———waive contract termination notification requirements for families receiving project-based rental assistance in cases where such termination facilitates purchase of the home by the tenant (see H.R. 5566), H11206 [26OC]

Housing Act: amend the rural housing loan guarantee program to provide loan guarantees for loans made to refinance existing guaranteed mortgage loans (see H.R. 3834), H646 [6MR]

———revise requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas (see H.R. 3706), H572 [29FE]

Mortgages: conduct a study of developing residential mortgage programs that provide low-cost health insurance in connection with low-cost mortgages (see H.R. 4348), H2410 [2MY]

National Housing Act: prevent fraud under FHA rehabilitation loan program (see H.R. 3617), H340 [10FE]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (see H.R. 5417), H9504 [6OC]

Taxation: use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (see S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Conference reports

Dept. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4635), H10083-H10224 [18OC]

Descriptions

Local Housing Opportunities Act (S. 2968), S7868-S7870 [27JY]

Letters

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana, H1900 [6AP]

Homeowners Financing Protection Act: Moises Loza, Housing Assistance Council, H7745 [19SE]

Lists

Communities for Safer Guns Coalition, H4888-H4890 [21JN]

Messages

Budget Rescissions and Deferrals: President Clinton, S535 [9FE], H280 [10FE]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10309 [12OC], H4639 [19JN]

Remarks in House

Chicago, IL: Chicago Housing Authority funding, H4744 [20JN]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4658 [19JN], H4913 [21JN]

Community Builder Fellow Program: termination, H4767 [20JN]

Community development: empowerment zones funding, H4760, H4761, H4764, H4765 [20JN]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4763-H4765, H4773, H4775 [20JN], H4906, H4907 [21JN], H8817 [5OC]

Contracts: prohibit procurement preference to firearms manufacturers that enter into agreements with the Federal Government, H4887-H4893 [21JN]

Dept. of Justice: transfer of appropriations from other Federal departments and agencies to fund litigation against tobacco industry, H4632-H4651 [19JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4613-H4651 [19JN], H4681, H4724-H4776 [20JN], H4823-H4909 [21JN], H9992 [17OC], E1062 [20JN], E1077, E1078, E1081 [22JN], E1095, E1107 [23JN], E1119 [26JN], E1136 [28JN], E1149 [29JN], E1167, E1169 [30JN], E1225 [13JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, H10369-H10393 [19OC], E1893 [24OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration (H. Res. 525), H4489-H4498 [15JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 638), H10366-H10369 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent request, H4649 [19JN], H4724, H4729 [20JN]

Disabled: establish a pilot program to provide homeownership assistance to disabled families, E1910 [25OC]

Diseases: Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding through reductions in NSF funding, H4751-H4753 [20JN], E1078 [22JN], E1149 [29JN]

Firearms: Gun Buyback Program funding, H762 [9MR]

Funding, H4738-H4746, H4770 [20JN]

HOME Loan Guarantee Program: funding, H1867 [6AP]

Homeless: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons, H1511 [29MR]

———provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (H.R. 3613), E1281 [19JY]

Housing: accreditation of home energy rating system providers for FHA energy efficiency certifications, H1908, H1909 [6AP]

———allow religious organizations to compete for grants on same basis as private organizations, H1919-H1935 [6AP]

———allow shared housing placement organizations to run background checks on potential participants, H1866 [6AP]

———allow use of Section 8 funds to provide cash assistance for purchase of homes, H1902 [6AP]

———assistance programs funding, H4629 [19JN], H10390, H10391 [19OC]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1863, H1865, H1937 [6AP]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), H10655-H10690 [24OC], E1907, E1910, E1921 [25OC], E1974 [28OC]

———establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (H.R. 4664), E1005 [14JN]

———expand homeownership, E1910 [25OC], E1974 [28OC]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1801 [5AP], H1857-H1941 [6AP], H7744 [19SE], E520 [10AP], E527 [11AP], E775 [19MY], E1921 [25OC]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), amendment process, H1623 [30MR]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), consideration (H. Res. 460), H1855-H1857 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), corrections in engrossment, H1941 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), H11960-H11996 [5DE], E2149 [7DE], E2173 [11DE], E2182 [14DE]

———improve the quality of housing for the elderly and disabled, E1225 [13JY]

———include builders and building inspectors on consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1902 [6AP]

———increase home improvement loan limit, H1909, H1910 [6AP]

———offer discounts on foreclosed homes to teachers and public safety officers, H1861, H1901, H1904 [6AP]

———provide for one percent FHA mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions and allow adjustable-rate mortgages, H4754-H4759 [20JN]

———restructure financing for assisted housing for senior citizens, H4907 [21JN]

———section 8 housing voucher funding, H4626 [19JN], H4907 [21JN]

———section 8 housing voucher funding through reductions in NASA space station program, H4893-H4897 [21JN]

———Section 8 programs funding, H1350 [23MR]

———strike increase in median household income relative to housing assistance eligibility through community development block grant funds, H1911-H1914 [6AP], E527 [11AP]

Housing Act: amend the rural housing loan guarantee program to provide loan guarantees for loans made to refinance existing guaranteed mortgage loans (H.R. 3834), H7745-H7747 [19SE]

Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program: funding, H1914-H1917 [6AP]

Inspector General: report on wasteful spending, H5441 [29JN]

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, H10382 [19OC]

Law enforcement officers: establish a pilot program to assist in purchasing homes in locally-designated high-crime areas, E1910 [25OC]

Missouri: flood buyout and relocation program funding, H4853 [21JN]

Native Americans: housing programs funding, H4626 [19JN]

New York, NY: anniversary of Kenmore Hotel restoration project, E1349 [27JY]

Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight: funding, H4767-H4770 [20JN]

Pennsauken Township, NJ: tribute on efforts to reduce substandard housing, E746 [17MY]

Portland, OR: regional affordable housing pilot project funding, H1862 [6AP]

Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Program: modify eligibility requirements, H1936, H1937 [6AP]

Public Housing Operating Fund: funding, H4746-H4750 [20JN]

Smith & Wesson (business): agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols, H1483 [29MR], H1632 [3AP], H2017 [11AP]

———prohibit funding to implement gun safety settlement agreement, H4897-H4901 [21JN]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), H9796-H9800 [11OC], E1712 [6OC]

Suffolk County, NY: regional affordable housing pilot project funding, H1865 [6AP]

Upland, CA: tribute to Public Housing Authority for administration of Section 8 Public Housing Program, H6605 [20JY]

Youngstown, OH: authorize community development block grant funds for construction of a community center, H1917-H1919 [6AP]

Remarks in Senate

Community development: consolidate and reform Federal housing programs to empower communities and individuals (S. 2968), S7867 [27JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), S10275-S10333 [12OC], S10585 [13OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report, S10751-S10767 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S10753 [19OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 4635), unanimous-consent agreement, S10210 [11OC]

Detroit, MI: waterfront project funding, S10314 [12OC]

Escanaba, MI: anniversary of Harbor Tower Apartments, S8577 [14SE]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (S. 2806), S6020 [28JN]

Firearms: clarity authority of Gun Buyback Program relative to the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act, S8753 [19SE]

Homeless: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (S. 2602), S4297 [23MY]

Housing: delegate the primary responsibility for the preservation and expansion of affordable low-income housing to States and localities (S. 3033), S8417 [12SE]

———establish consensus committee for maintenance and revision of safety standards for manufactured home construction (S. 1452), S3559 [4MY]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), unanimous-consent request, S8293 [8SE]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), S11680, S11681 [7DE], S11904 [15DE]

———expand homeownership (S. 3274), S11576 [5DE]

———preserve assisted housing for low-income elderly persons, disabled persons, and certain families (S. 2733), S5241-S5251 [15JN]

———programs funding, S10313 [12OC], S10763 [19OC]

———provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families, S10763 [19OC]

Jacksonville, FL: classification as ``urban county'' relative to eligibility for Community Development Block Grant Program, S10761 [19OC]

Lead Abatement Program: funding, S10761 [19OC]

National Homeownership Week: observance, S4929 [9JN]

Smith & Wesson (business): agreement on enhanced safety of handguns and pistols, S1478 [21MR], S2340 [6AP]

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: rename as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'' (H.R. 5417), S10545 [13OC]

Taxation: use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds (S. 2714), S5027 [13JN]

Tobacco products: prohibit the use of Federal funds for the construction or operation of discount tobacco stores, S2333, S2334 [6AP], S2427 [7AP]

Reports filed

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1776) (H. Rept. 106-553), H1587 [29MR], H1851 [5AP]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 638) (H. Rept. 106-990), H10256 [18OC]

Consideration of H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 106-562), H1851 [5AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 525) (H. Rept. 106-675), H4336 [13JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-988), H10256 [18OC]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4635) (H. Rept. 106-674), H4219 [12JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 4635) (S. Rept. 106-410), S8501 [13SE]

Manufactured Housing Improvement Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1452) (S. Rept. 106-274), S2726 [13AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4629 [19JN], H4729, H4744, H4759, H4761, H4765, H4774 [20JN], H4843, H4845, H4857, H4861, H4870 [21JN]

Summaries

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (S. 3274), S11602-S11607 [5DE]

Tables

Dept. of HUD reviews by outside consultants, H4747 [20JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 4635), H4620-H4624 [19JN]

———conference report, H10372-H10377 [19OC]

Texts of

H. Res. 460, consideration of H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H1855 [6AP]

H. Res. 525, consideration of H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4489 [15JN]

H. Res. 638, consideration of conference report on H.R 4625, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H10366 [19OC]

H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H1868-H1889 [6AP]

H.R. 3834, Homeowners Financing Protection Act, H7745 [19SE]

H.R. 4635, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S10275-S10289, S10317-S10332 [12OC]

H.R. 5417, rename the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act as the ``McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act'', H9796 [11OC]

H.R. 5640, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H11960-H11985 [5DE]

S. 1452, Manufactured Housing Improvement Act, S3563-S3567 [4MY], H10655-H10683 [24OC]

S. 2714, use of median family income to determine purchase price limitation for mortgage subsidy bonds, S5028 [13JN]

S. 2733, Affordable Housing for Seniors and Families Act, S5242-S5250 [15JN]

S. 2968, Local Housing Opportunities Act, S7870-S7881 [27JY]

S. 3274, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, S11577-S11602 [5DE]