HOUSING

Amendments

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3076 [16MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3664 [9MY], S3852 [10MY], S3981, S3983, S3999, S4026, S4028 [16MY], S4072, S4116, S4117 [17MY], S4164, S4208, S4209 [18MY]

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

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (S. 400), S827 [24FE], S891, S895, S896 [28FE]

Real estate: 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]

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises Regulation Consolidation and Improvement (H.R. 3703), E198 [29FE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act (S. 2997), S7917 [27JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4170 [18MY], H4216 [12JN]

Articles and editorials

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

Mike Wilson Named Home Builders Association Gary Komarow Memorial Executive Officer of the Year, E1572 [22SE]

Need for Care as Well as Profit, E1462 [13SE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: tribute to Cesar E. Chavez and farm worker housing programs (see H. Res. 486), H2410 [2MY]

Armed Forces: increase basic housing allowance for members stationed in San Diego and Orange Counties, CA, to compensate for increased energy costs (see H. Res. 629), H9900 [12OC]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 2108), S867 [28FE] (see H.R. 3895), H921 [9MR]

———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see S. 2100), S799 [24FE]

———require disclosure of fires in dormitories and plans to reduce fire safety hazards and require the U.S. Fire Administration to establish fire safety standards for dormitories (see S. 2178), S1118 [2MR] (see H.R. 3831), H641 [2MR]

Community development: provide for community renewal and new markets initiatives (see H.R. 5663), H12094 [14DE]

———provide technical assistance, capacity building grants, and organizational support to private, nonprofit, and religiously-affiliated organizations, S7839 [27JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2405, 2415), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 3901), H921 [9MR] (see H.R. 4250), H2238 [12AP]

Contracts: prohibit offering homebuilding purchase contracts containing a mandatory arbitration agreement and other provisions in a single document and prohibit requiring purchasers to consent to mandatory arbitration agreements (see H.R. 5033), H7207 [27JY]

Dept. of Defense: enhance the ability of States and local governments to participate in certain projects that acquire and improve military housing (see H.R. 4367), H2511 [3MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (see S. 2521), S3691 [9MY] (see H.R. 4425), H2965 [11MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), consideration (see H. Res. 502), H3049 [15MY]

———set basic housing allowance rates for the uniformed services based on costs for adequate housing and remove limitation on amount of such allowances that may be paid in a fiscal year (see H.R. 3562), H164 [1FE]

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

Dept. of HUD: 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]

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

———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]

———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]

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants funding (see S. 2429), S2727 [13AP]

Fair Housing Act: modify certain requirements for the design and construction of certain multi-family housing (see H.R. 5557), H11194 [25OC]

Federal aid programs: increase the availability of affordable housing through certain housing assistance funding (see H.R. 5604), H11621 [30OC]

———provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see S. 2112), S867 [28FE]

Federal Housing Administration: provide for one percent mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (see H.R. 3884), H920 [9MR]

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

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

———prevent the premature shutdown of certain mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 5256), H7991 [21SE]

———provide for the cancellation of mortgage insurance for mortgages on single family homes (see H.R. 5338), H8468 [28SE]

———require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (see S. 2914), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 4795), H5654 [29JN]

Financial institutions: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see S. 2405), S2616 [12AP]

Floods: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (see H.R. 4803), H5655 [29JN]

Government regulations: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 3703), H572 [29FE]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (see H.R. 5311), H8405 [27SE]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 3637), H340 [10FE]

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]

Investments: establish Individual Development Accounts for certain individuals and families (see S. 2740), S5240 [15JN]

LIHEAP: extend energy assistance to households headed by certain senior citizens (see H.R. 5560), H11194 [25OC]

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

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 2997), S7840 [27JY]

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

Public housing: 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]

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

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (see S. 2023), S285 [2FE]

Railroads: improve quality of life and safety of persons living and working near railroad tracks (see H.R. 5082), H7209 [27JY]

Real estate: authorize a homeowner to recover treble damages from the homeowner's mortgage escrow servicer for failure to make timely payments for homeowners insurance, taxes, or other charges (see H.R. 4905), H6717 [20JY]

———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]

———extend applicability of downpayment simplification for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance program (see H.R. 5193), H7722 [18SE]

Rural areas: allow prepayment of loans for rural multifamily housing and preserve such housing as affordable for low-income families (see H.R. 5079), H7209 [27JY]

———promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing in rural areas for low-income households (see S. 3228), S10926 [24OC]

Senate: encourage participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (see S. Res. 319), S4922 [9JN]

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (see H.J. Res. 107), H7502 [12SE]

———waive certain mortgage insurance premiums and use such proceeds to purchase long-term care insurance (see H.R. 3607), H278 [9FE]

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

Taxation: designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (see S. 2779), S5663 [22JN]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency (see H.R. 4106), H1476 [28MR]

———provide a higher purchase price limitation applicable to mortgage subsidy bonds based on median family income (see H.R. 4552), H3867 [25MY]

———provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses to repair Formosan termite damage (see S. 2446), S2728 [13AP]

———provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (see S. 3004), S8019 [5SE] (see H.R. 5159), H7502 [12SE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (see S. 3152), S9701 [3OC]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (see H.R. 5084), H7209 [27JY]

———treatment of homeownership plans (see H.R. 4616), H4120 [8JN]

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

Veterans: increase maximum amount of home loan guarantees available to veterans (see H.R. 5502), H10472 [19OC]

———provide housing loan benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 3571), H209 [2FE]

Conference reports

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure (H.R. 4425), H5460-H5532 [29JN]

Descriptions

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

Excerpts

Long-Term Care for the Disabled Elderly—Current Policy, Emerging Trends and Implications for the Twenty-First Century, E1461 [13SE]

Explanations

Community Renewal and New Markets Act (S. 3152), S9729-S9746 [3OC]

Factsheets

Individual Development Accounts—Federal Policy, S5267 [15JN]

Letters

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

College Fire Prevention Act: Anthony R. O'Neill, National Fire Protection Association, S814 [24FE]

———Daniel Jones, Chapel Hill, NC, Fire Dept., S814 [24FE]

———Richard M. Flaherty, College Parents of America (organization), S814 [24FE]

FHA Downpayment Simplification Extension Act: William P. Killmer, National Association of Home Builders, H7744 [19SE]

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

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act: Aaron Gornstein, Citizens' Housing and Planning Association, Inc., S7917 [27JY]

———Barbara J. Thompson, National Council of State Housing Agencies, S7918 [27JY]

———Dennis R. Cronk, National Association of Realtors, S7918 [27JY]

———Gerald M. Howard, National Association of Home Builders, S7918 [27JY]

———Kristin Siglin, Enterprise Foundation, S7919 [27JY]

———Mary Ann Gleason, National Coalition for the Homeless, S7918 [27JY]

———Robert J. Reid, National Housing Conference (organization), S7917 [27JY]

———Sheila Crowley, National Low Income Housing Coalition, S7918 [27JY]

Lists

Objectionable provisions in conference report on H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure and emergency supplemental appropriations, S6237-S6242 [30JN]

Messages

National Institute of Building Sciences Report: President Clinton, S7834 [27JY], H7194 [27JY]

Motions

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H4216 [12JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3982 [16MY], S4063 [17MY]

Remarks in House

Allardyce, Tom: Architectural Digest (publication) AD 100 interior design honoree, E191 [29FE]

Aquinas Housing Corp.: anniversary, E1899 [25OC]

Black History Month: observance, H149-H154 [1FE]

Brand New Day, Inc.: anniversary, E2139 [7DE]

Buy American Act: compliance, H3076 [16MY]

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

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure appropriations, H5818 [11JY]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 4811, foreign operations, export financing, and related programs appropriations, H5818 [11JY]

Community development: promote livable communities initiatives, H221 [8FE], H258 [9FE], H346 [14FE], H375 [15FE], H513 [29FE], H936 [14MR], H2015 [11AP], H2346 [2MY], H2618 [8MY], H3528 [23MY], H5172 [27JN], H5739 [11JY], H6056 [17JY], H7375 [12SE], H7923 [20SE], H8777, H8779 [4OC], H9871 [12OC]

———provide for community renewal and new markets initiatives, E2246 [2JA]

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

Congress: accomplishments of the 106th Congress, H6783 [25JY]

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

Constitutional amendments: right to a home (H.J. Res. 39), E1982 [28OC]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (H.R. 4250), E541 [12AP]

Credit: private mortgage insurance requirements, H1863 [6AP]

Dept. of Defense: conversion and revitalization of closed military facilities, H2015 [11AP], H5172 [27JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), H3069-H3078 [16MY], H3184 [17MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, H5599-H5616 [29JN], E1201 [11JY], E1249 [14JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), consideration (H. Res. 502), H3068, H3069 [16MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), motion to instruct conferees, H4216 [12JN]

Dept. of HUD: allow religious organizations to compete for grants on same basis as private organizations, H1919-H1935 [6AP]

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

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

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

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

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

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

———funding, H4738-H4746, H4770 [20JN]

———Gun Buyback Program funding, H762 [9MR]

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

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

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

———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]

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

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

———Native American housing programs funding, H4626 [19JN]

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

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

———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]

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

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

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: weatherization assistance grants program funding through reductions in fossil energy research and development program, H4544-H4550 [15JN]

District of Columbia: residential and business tax credits and incentives, H7924 [20SE]

Federal Housing Administration: provide for one percent mortgage loan downpayments for teachers and public safety officers to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions (H.R. 3884), E274 [9MR]

———provide for one percent mortgage loan downpayments to purchase homes within employing jurisdictions, H1862, H1865, H1902-H1908 [6AP]

FHA: prevent the premature shutdown of certain mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 5256), E1572 [22SE]

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

———provide for the cancellation of mortgage insurance for mortgages on single family homes (H.R. 5338), E1619 [28SE]

Financial institutions: increase home improvement loan limit, H1909, H1910 [6AP]

Floods: ensure homeowners are provided adequate notice of flood map changes and a fair opportunity to appeal such changes (H.R. 4803), E1182 [30JN]

Government: impact of economic prosperity on personal liberties, H82-H87 [31JA]

Government regulations: consolidate and improve the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (H.R. 3703), E197 [29FE], E737 [17MY], E1384 [27JY]

Guttenberg, NJ: anniversary of Guttenberg Housing Authority, E1502 [18SE]

Hawaii: provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians, H1901 [6AP], E775 [19MY], E1907 [25OC], E2173 [11DE]

Hendrix, Illya: Architectural Digest (publication) AD 100 interior design honoree, E190 [29FE]

Homeless: improve programs for veterans (H.R. 5311), E1611 [27SE]

Homeowners Protection Act: technical corrections, E2182 [14DE]

———technical corrections (H.R. 3637), H3578-H3581 [23MY]

Housing: private mortgage insurance requirements, H1863 [6AP]

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]

IRS: impact of technical advice memoranda on the low-income housing tax credit program, E2171 [11DE]

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

Jersey City, NJ: anniversary of the Puertorriquenos Asociados for Community Organization, E1500 [18SE]

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

LIHEAP: funding, H1618 [30MR], H11457-H11465 [28OC], H12442, H12443, H12500 [15DE], E2048 [1NO], E2157 [8DE]

———redistribution of funds to States with the most need, H418 [15FE]

National Flood Insurance Program: improve predisaster mitigation and facilitate voluntary buyouts of repetitively flooded properties (H.R. 2728), H6026 [13JY]

Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago (organization): anniversary, E212 [1MR]

North Carolina: establish a demonstration program to provide modular housing units to homeless senior citizens due to disasters, H5585 [29JN]

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

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

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

Public welfare programs: repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs, H9706 [11OC], E1903 [25OC]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (H.R. 3192), H7936, H7970 [21SE], H8292 [27SE], H10878 [25OC]

Queensview Inc.: anniversary, E1794 [13OC]

Real estate: anniversary of law establishing real estate investment trusts, E1491 [14SE], E1515 [18SE]

———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]

———extend applicability of downpayment simplification for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5193), H7743-H7745 [19SE]

Redwood Community Action Agency: anniversary, E1483 [14SE]

Schiller, Noelle: Lutheran Brotherhood (organization) RespecTeen Speak for Yourself Award recipient, E1105 [23JN]

Senior citizens: recognize need for a White House Conference to discuss and develop national recommendations concerning quality of care in assisted living facilities (H.J. Res. 107), E1461 [13SE], E2185 [14DE]

———restructure financing for assisted housing, H4907 [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]

Taxation: designate renewal communities, H11248 [26OC], H12484, H12485, H12494 [15DE]

———eliminate capital gains on the sale of certain homes, H2107 [11AP]

———establish individual development accounts to allow those with limited means to accumulate assets, access education, own homes and businesses, and achieve economic self-sufficiency, H6826 [25JY]

———first-time homebuyer credit for the District of Columbia, H98 [1FE]

———provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (H.R. 5159), E1882 [23OC]

———provide tax credits to promote home ownership among low-income individuals (H.R. 5084), E1385 [27JY]

Union City, NJ: anniversary of Housing Authority, E1400 [6SE]

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

Veterans: health care, housing, and education programs funding, E536 [11AP]

Wallace, Milton J.: Miami-Dade Affordable Housing Foundation Housing Heroes Awards Luncheon honoree, E586 [13AP]

Waukegan, IL: anniversary of Ann M. Kiley Center, E315 [15MR]

Wesley Housing Development Corp.: anniversary, E1571 [22SE]

Wilson, Mike: Home Builders Association Gary Komarow Memorial Executive Officer of the Year Award recipient, E1571 [22SE]

Remarks in Senate

Bankruptcy: limit homestead property exemption, S136 [31JA], S11693, S11725, S11726, S11727 [7DE]

Colleges and universities: provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (S. 2100), S813-S815 [24FE]

———require disclosure of fires in dormitories and plans to reduce fire safety hazards and require the U.S. Fire Administration to establish fire safety standards for dormitories (S. 2178), S1125 [2MR]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (S. 2415), S2632 [12AP]

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6225, S6243 [30JN], S6462, S6463, S6465 [11JY], S7441 [21JY], S7459 [24JY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), insert S. 2521 language in lieu, S4168 [18MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S3662-S3665 [9MY], S3852 [10MY], S3880-S3882, S3887-S3893, S3899, S3900, S3906 [11MY], S3940 [15MY], S3974, S3981, S3982-S4003 [16MY], S4031, S4037-S4096 [17MY], S4122-S4170 [18MY], S4455 [25MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), unanimous-consent agreement, S3862 [11MY], S4065 [17MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), unanimous-consent request, S4063 [17MY]

Dept. of HUD: clarify authority of Gun Buyback Program relative to the Public and Assisted Housing Drug Elimination Act, S8753 [19SE]

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

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

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

———Lead Abatement Program funding, S10761 [19OC]

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

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

Dept. of the Interior: fossil energy research and development program funding, S9914 [5OC]

———weatherization assistance grants funding, S7014-S7016 [17JY], S7086 [18JY]

———weatherization assistance grants funding (S. 2429), S2737 [13AP]

Disasters: limit emergency home repair assistance, S10019 [5OC]

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

Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (S. 2112), S868 [28FE]

Federal housing production programs: funding, S10306, S10308 [12OC]

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

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

———require partial rebates of mortgage insurance premiums to certain mortgagors upon payment of their FHA-insured mortgages (S. 2914), S7543 [25JY]

Food stamps: raise cap on excess shelter cost and adjust for inflation, S10682 [18OC]

Homeless: educational assistance for children and youth, S3597 [8MY]

———substance abuse prevention and treatment services funding, S6188 [30JN]

Hope Network, S.E. (organization): anniversary, S1880 [29MR]

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

Intel Corp.: establishment of the Intel Teacher Housing Fund for public school teachers of the Santa Clara Unified School District, S5881 [27JN]

Investments: establish Individual Development Accounts for certain individuals and families (S. 2740), S5264-S5267 [15JN]

IRS: impact of technical advice memoranda on the low-income housing tax credit program, S11776 [14DE]

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

LIHEAP: funding, S2225 [5AP], S6209, S6210, S6217 [30JN], S8879 [21SE], S11809, S11819, S11872, S11880 [15DE]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families, S6646-S6648 [13JY]

———establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (S. 2997), S7913-S7920 [27JY]

National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts: anniversary, S8635 [15SE]

National Homeownership Week: observance, S4929 [9JN]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (S. 400), S895-S898 [28FE]

North East Wisconsin Fair Housing Council: tribute, S2465 [10AP]

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

Public welfare programs: establish asset-based welfare policies (S. 2023), S287 [2FE], S374 [7FE]

———repeal certain restrictions on food stamp eligibility and increase Federal support for emergency food assistance programs (S. 1805), S1571-S1573 [22MR]

Real estate: 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]

———extend applicability of downpayment simplification for the FHA single family housing mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5193), S9543 [28SE]

Rural areas: promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing in rural areas for low-income households (S. 3228), S10926-S10928 [24OC]

Senate: encourage participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens (S. Res. 319), S4929, S4930 [9JN], S4951 [12JN], S5101 [14JN]

Social Security: Social Services Block Grant funding, S5318-S5320 [19JN], S5839-S5842, S5871 [27JN], S6101 [29JN]

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

Taxation: designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts, S6649-S6651 [13JY], S6770-S6772 [14JY]

———designate renewal communities, provide tax credits to investors seeking to provide capital to create new markets in low-income communities, and establish Individual Development Accounts (S. 2779), S5684 [22JN]

———designate renewal communities (S. 463), S374 [7FE]

———exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence and the sale of farmland, S6815 [14JY]

———provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses to repair Formosan termite damage (S. 2446), S2764 [13AP]

———provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums (S. 3004), S8023 [5SE]

———provide incentives for renewal of distressed communities and empowerment zone development, increase the number of empowerment zones, and encourage investment in new markets (S. 3152), S9703, S9704, S9773 [3OC]

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

Wyoming: emergency funding for Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes evacuation relative to Washakie Dam, S7035, S7036 [17JY]

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 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. 4425, Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 502) (H. Rept. 106-618), H3049 [15MY]

Dept. of Defense Appropriations for Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Realignment and Closure: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4425) (H. Rept. 106-710), H5654 [29JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4425) (H. Rept. 106-614), H2965 [11MY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2521) (S. Rept. 106-290), S3691 [9MY], S3915 [11MY]

Homeowners' Insurance Availability Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 21) (H. Rept. 106-526), H1075 [15MR]

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

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of Defense: making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425), conference report, S6227 [30JN]

———making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (S. 2521), S4063 [17MY]

Statements

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1270 [22MR], H1347 [23MR]

Homeless Teens: Brian Lindstam, E1559 [21SE]

Housing for Teen Mothers: Falinda Hough, Danielle Morgan, and Wendy Pratt, E1532 [19SE]

Summaries

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

Budget 2001-2005: Congressional Black Caucus, H1344-H1347 [23MR]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 4577): Community Renewal and New Markets Initiatives Development, E2247-E2249 [2JA]

Homeless Veterans Assistance Act (H.R. 5311), E1612 [27SE]

Predatory Lending Consumer Protection Act (S. 2415), S2635 [12AP]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of S. 2521, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, S4169 [18MY]

Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure (H.R. 4425): conference report, H5601, H5606-H5612 [29JN]

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

Fatal college/university fraternity and sorority house fires reported to U.S. fire departments, S815 [24FE]

Testimonies

Housing-Related Government-Sponsored Enterprises: Franklin D. Raines, Fannie Mae, E738-E740 [17MY], E769-E771 [19MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 502, consideration of H.R. 4425, Dept. of Defense appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure, H3068 [16MY]

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

H.R. 3637, Homeowners Protection Act technical corrections, H3578 [23MY]

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

H.R. 5193, FHA Downpayment Simplification Extension Act, H7743 [19SE]

H.R. 5256, FHA Shutdown Prevention Act, E1572 [22SE]

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. 400, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act technical corrections, S897 [28FE]

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

S. 2100, College Fire Prevention Act, S814 [24FE]

S. 2112, Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victims' Housing Act, S869 [28FE]

S. 2178, Fire Safe Dorm Act, S1126 [2MR]

S. 2415, Predatory Lending Consumer Protection Act, S2633-S2635 [12AP]

S. 2446, provide assistance to homeowners and small businesses to repair Formosan termite damage, S2765 [13AP]

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. 2914, Homeowners Rebate Act, S7543 [25JY]

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

S. 2997, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act, S7915-S7917 [27JY]

S. 3004, provide for tax relief for the conversion of cooperative housing corporations into condominiums, S8023 [5SE]

S. 3152, Community Renewal and New Markets Act, S9704-S9729 [3OC]

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

S. Res. 319, encourage Senate participation in and support of activities to provide decent homes for U.S. citizens, S4923, S4930 [9JN]