DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Amendments

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8543, S8544, S8552, S8601, S8614, S8615 [1AU], S8630, S8635, S8643, S8647, S8653, S8776, S8818, S8825 [2AU], H4542, H4543 [24JY], H4635, H4636, H4637 [25JY], H4682, H4687, H4689, H4690, H4691, H4696, H4698, H4700, H4702, H4703, H4705, H4708, H4710, H4725, H4726 [26JY], H4727, H4730, H4743, H4751, H4752, H4780 [27JY], H4816, H4821, H4823, H4825, H4827, H4828, H4829, H4832, H4834, H4838, H4840, H4842, H4844, H4845, H4847, H4851, H4852 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (H. Res. 210), H4658 [26JY]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8676 [2AU], H5857 [20SE]

Articles and editorials

Add Gun Buybacks to the Public Wish List, S8651 [2AU]

Affordable Housing Options Will Be Studied, E1109 [14JN]

Gun Buy-Back Backfires When Officers Cash In, S8652 [2AU]

Madness of Gun Buybacks—Andrew Cuomo's Policy Is Full of Holes, S8652 [2AU]

Specialists Cool on Calls To Revive Gun Buybacks, S8651 [2AU]

Bills and resolutions

Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors in the 21st Century: extend and make technical corrections to legislation governing the Commission (see H.R. 1850), H2183 [15MY]

Contracts: provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (see S. 1887), S13943 [20DE]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1216), S8014 [20JY] (see H.R. 2620), H4633 [25JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (see H. Res. 210), H4723 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 279), H7908 [7NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), same-day consideration (see H. Res. 209), H4651 [26JY]

Ecology and environment: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 2941), H5926 [21SE]

Employment: ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income people (see H.R. 2243), H3259 [19JN]

Federal aid programs: authorize participation of religious organizations, and organizations having religious purposes, in certain housing assistance programs (see H.R. 3541), H10909 [19DE]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (see S. 1195), S7878 [18JY]

———expand moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers affected by terrorist attacks (see H.R. 3277), H8132 [13NO]

Government National Mortgage Association: authorize the guarantee of conventional mortgage-backed securities (see S. 1620), S11362 [1NO] (see H.R. 3206), H7717 [1NO]

Health: evaluate and reduce lead-based paint hazards at public elementary schools and licensed child day-care facilities (see H.R. 2034), H2847 [25MY]

Health care facilities: provide grants for FHA-insured hospitals (see S. 1128), S7083 [28JN] (see H.R. 2395), H3803 [28JN]

Homeless: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (see H.R. 888), H648 [6MR]

Housing: establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (see S. 1885), S13943 [20DE]

———exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing annual public housing agency plans (see H.R. 1960), H2678 [23MY]

———expand provisions of the Officer Next Door and Teacher Next Door Program to include firefighters and rescue personnel (see H.R. 1221), H1188 [27MR]

———extend FHA-insured multifamily housing mortgage and housing assistance restructuring authority (see S. 1457), S9741 [24SE] (see H.R. 2890), H5703 [14SE]

———increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (see S. 1163), S7494 [11JY] (see H.R. 1629), H1659 [26AP]

———make single family properties available at a discount to elementary and secondary school teachers and public safety officers (see H.R. 421), H219 [7FE]

———provide affordability and ensure a competitive North American market for softwood lumber (see H. Con. Res. 45), H507 [28FE]

Land use: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (see H.R. 1433), H1483 (see H.R. 1433), H1493 [4AP]

Law enforcement officers: pilot program to assist in purchasing homes in locally-designated at-risk areas (see H.R. 989), H875 [13MR]

———provide funding for officers to patrol and provide security for certain assisted housing (see H.R. 3490), H10066 [13DE]

Manufactured housing program: clarify authority relative to use (see S. 1029), S6212 [13JN]

Mortgages: conduct a study of developing residential mortgage programs that provide low-cost health insurance in connection with low-cost mortgages (see H.R. 1222), H1188 [27MR]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1248), S8203 [25JY]

Public housing: reduce crime and fully fund the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program (see S. Con. Res. 52), S6602 [21JN]

Real estate: payment of interest on escrow and impoundment accounts established to pay taxes and fire and hazard insurance premiums on federally mortgaged property (see H.R. 2208), H3202 [14JN]

Real property: transfer (see H.R. 2885), H5615 [13SE] (see H.R. 3539), H10909 [19DE]

States: grants to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see S. 1365), S8910 [3AU] (see H.R. 425), H219 [7FE]

Taxation: allow a business credit for the development of low-to-moderate income housing for home ownership (see S. 1081), S6601 [21JN] (see H.R. 3000), H6136 [2OC]

———expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (see S. 1740), S12100 [28NO] (see H.R. 3100), H6701 [11OC]

Urban areas: development of municipally-owned vacant lots by nonprofit community organizations (see H.R. 994), H875 [13MR]

———promote an urban agenda (see S. 23), S98 [22JA]

Conference reports

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2620), H7787-H7834 [6NO]

Letters

Community Character Act: Bruce McClendon, American Planning Association, E571 [5AP]

———Don Chen, Smart Growth America (organization), E572 [5AP]

———Lee L. Verstandig, National Association of Realtors, E571 [5AP]

———Nancy C. Somerville, American Society of Landscape Architects, E571 [5AP]

Nomination of Melquiades R. Martinez to be Sec. of HUD: Connie Mack, S438 [23JA]

Public Housing Drug Elimination Program funding: Terri Hamilton Brown, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, E1478 [31JY]

Veterans claims adjudication funding through reductions in Dept. of HUD Community Development Fund projects funding: Thomas A. Schatz, Citizens Against Government Waste (organization), S8663 [2AU]

Motions

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8549 [1AU], S8665, S8676 [2AU], H4714 [26JY], H4859 [30JY]

Press releases

Pork Alert—CAGW's Pork Patrol Takes a Closer Look at Fiscal 2002 VA/HUD Pork: Citizens Against Government Waste (organization), S8663 [2AU]

Remarks in House

Agriculture: farmworker housing conditions, H6442 [9OC]

Appropriations: homeless prevention programs funding through reductions in home ownership downpayment assistance and administrative expenses, H4710-H4713 [26JY]

Buy American Act: compliance, H4846 [30JY]

Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors in the 21st Century: extend and make technical corrections to legislation governing the Commission (H.R. 1850), H5948, H5949 [24SE]

Committee on Appropriations (House): appropriations allocation revisions to conference report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H8401 [27NO]

———appropriations allocation revisions to H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4719 [26JY]

Community Development Block Grant: funding, H4823, H4824 [30JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4661-H4718 [26JY], H4727-H4761 [27JY], H4815-H4861 [30JY], H5857 [20SE], E1477, E1478 [31JY], E1485, E1487, E1488, E1492 [1AU], E1510 [2AU], E1549 [3AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, H7922-H7941 [8NO], E2051 [9NO], E2056 [13NO], E2093 [15NO], E2110 [16NO], E2258 [12DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration (H. Res. 210), H4652-H4661 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 279), H7919-H7922 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), motion to recommit, H4859, H4860 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), same-day consideration (H. Res. 209), H4651 [26JY]

———veterans health care, public housing, homeless shelters, EPA enforcement, and Corp. for National and Community Service funding through reductions in tax cut, H4654-H4659, H4670, H4682-H4686 [26JY]

Ecology and environment: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 2941), E1719 [25SE]

FHA: expand moratorium on foreclosure of mortgage loans to employees of air carriers and aircraft manufacturers affected by terrorist attacks (H.R. 3277), E2062 [13NO]

———prohibit raising multifamily housing mortgage insurance premiums to an amount greater than cost, H4851, H4852 [30JY]

———prohibit raising multifamily housing mortgage insurance premiums to an amount greater than cost through reductions in Dept. of HUD Operation Safe Home program, H4853-H4855 [30JY]

Government National Mortgage Association: authorize the guarantee of conventional mortgage-backed securities (H.R. 3206), E1984 [2NO], E2055 [13NO], E2140 [27NO], E2366, E2372 [20DE]

Health care facilities: provide grants for FHA-insured hospitals (H.R. 2395), E1280 [29JN]

HOME Investment Partnerships Program: remove restriction on use of certain funds for home ownership downpayment assistance, H4727-H4730, H4734, H4735 [27JY]

Homeless: provide grant renewal under the programs for permanent supportive housing and shelter-plus-care for homeless persons (H.R. 888), E291 [6MR]

Housing: increase FHA multifamily loan limits, H7933, H7936, H7939 [8NO]

———programs funding, H3293, H3301 [20JN], H4671, H4673, H4674, H4677 [26JY]

———section 8 vouchers programs funding, H4742, H4743 [27JY], H4821 [30JY]

Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS Program: funding, H1744 [2MY]

Land use: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (H.R. 1433), E571 [5AP]

Law enforcement officers: provide funding for officers to patrol and provide security for certain assisted housing (H.R. 3490), E2307 [14DE]

Manufactured housing program: clarify authority relative to use (S. 1029), H3265, H3266 [20JN]

Office of Multifamily Assisted Housing and Assistance Restructuring: funding and audit, H10930 [20DE]

Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development: funding, H4759 [27JY]

Public housing: repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service, H4844, H4845 [30JY], E1549 [3AU]

———Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing (HOPE) Program funding through reductions in Public Housing Capital Fund, H4705-H4707 [26JY]

———YouthBuild Program funding through reductions in administrative expenses, H4708-H4710 [26JY]

Public housing agencies: energy costs funding, H3335 [20JN]

Public Housing Authorities: reserve funding, H4672, H4673 [26JY]

Public Housing Drug Elimination Grant Program: funding, H4672, H4674 [26JY]

Public Housing Drug Elimination Program: funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program and home ownership downpayment assistance, H4730-H4742 [27JY]

Senior citizens: authorize grants for the conversion of certain commercial property into low-income assisted living for seniors, H4695, H4696 [26JY]

States: grants to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (H.R. 425), E117 [6FE]

Taxation: expand areas designated as renewal communities based on new census data (H.R. 3100), E1866 [12OC]

Remarks in Senate

Atlanta, GA: Community Redevelopment Initiative funding, S8670, S8671 [2AU]

CERCLA: Economic Development Administration and Dept. of HUD brownfield redevelopment programs funding, S3906, S3907 [25AP]

Congress: legislative priorities, S11315, S11320 [1NO]

Contracts: provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (S. 1887), S13978-S13980 [20DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: veterans claims adjudication funding through reductions in Dept. of HUD Community Development Fund projects funding, S8656-S8663 [2AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), S8537-S8549, S8551-S8562 [1AU], S8629-S8676 [2AU], S8896, S8903 [3AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report, S11546 [7NO], S11594-S11603 [8NO], S11655 [9NO], S11716 [13NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S11594 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2620), unanimous-consent agreement, S8660 [2AU]

———making appropriations (S. 1216), indefinitely postponed, S12216 [29NO]

———reduce appropriations for low-priority, unnecessary, and wasteful spending programs, S11596 [8NO]

FHA: clarify authority to terminate mortgagee origination approval for poorly performing mortgagees (S. 1195), S7882 [18JY]

Government National Mortgage Association: authorize the guarantee of conventional mortgage-backed securities (S. 1620), S11376 [1NO]

Housing: establish demonstration program to modernize and increase access to health services in public housing for elderly and disabled persons (S. 1885), S13973 [20DE]

———increase mortgage loan limits for multifamily housing mortgage insurance (S. 1163), S7496, S7497 [11JY]

Manufactured housing program: clarify authority relative to use (S. 1029), S6236 [13JN]

Martinez, Melquiades R.: confirmation as Sec. of HUD, S702 [30JA]

———nomination to be Sec. of HUD, S437, S439 [23JA]

Mooresville, NC: use of Economic Development Initiative funds for library project, S8670 [2AU]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: establish to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families (S. 1248), S8233-S8235 [25JY]

Philadelphia, PA: use of Community Development Block Grant Program funds for Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, S8668 [2AU]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S438 [23JA], S5659 [24MY], S7653 [12JY], S8891 [3AU]

Public housing: prohibit use of Federal funds to assist State-developed low-income housing in New York and Massachusetts, S8673 [2AU]

———YouthBuild Program funding, S11600 [8NO]

Public Housing Drug Elimination Program: gun buyback initiatives funding, S8643-S8645, S8647-S8653, S8655, S8656 [2AU]

Taxation: allow a business credit for the development of low-to-moderate income housing for home ownership (S. 1081), S6612 [21JN]

Urban areas: promote an urban agenda (S. 23), S261-S264 [22JA]

Reports filed

Commission on Affordable Housing and Health Facility Needs for Seniors in the 21st Century Extension and Governing Legislation Technical Corrections: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1850) (H. Rept. 107-147), H4351 [19JY]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 107-273), H7908 [7NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 210) (H. Rept. 107-164), H4723 [26JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2620) (H. Rept. 107-272), H7851 [6NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2620) (H. Rept. 107-159), H4633 [25JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1216) (S. Rept. 107-43), S8014 [20JY]

Nomination of Alphonso R. Jackson To Be Deputy Sec. of HUD: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5541 [23MY]

Nomination of Angela Antonelli To Be Dept. of HUD Chief Financial Officer: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S7588 [12JY]

Nomination of Diane L. Tomb To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Public Affairs: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S13700 [19DE]

Nomination of John C. Weicher To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5541 [23MY]

Nomination of Kenneth M. Donohue, Sr., To Be Dept. of HUD Inspector General: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S12858 [11DE]

Nomination of Melody H. Fennel To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S8570 [1AU]

Nomination of Melquiades R. Martinez To Be Sec. of HUD: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development (Senate), S97 [22JA]

Nomination of Michael Minoru Fawn Liu To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Public and Indian Housing: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S8570 [1AU]

Nomination of Richard A. Hauser To Be Dept. of HUD General Counsel: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5541 [23MY]

Nomination of Romolo A. Bernardi To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Community Planning and Development: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S5541 [23MY]

Nomination of Vickers B. Meadows To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Administration: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S13700 [19DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4686, H4702, H4703, H4704 [26JY], H4824, H4832, H4852 [30JY]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of conference report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S11599 [8NO]

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8543 [1AU]

Dept. of HUD Community Development Fund projects costs by State, S8663 [2AU]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 2620), H4663-H4667 [26JY]

———conference report, H7924-H7929 [8NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 209, same-day consideration of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4651 [26JY]

H. Res. 210, consideration of H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H4652 [26JY]

H. Res. 279, consideration of conference report on H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, H7919 [8NO]

H.R. 888, Homeless Prevention Permanent Housing Renewal Act, E292 [6MR]

H.R. 1850, Senior Housing Commission Extension Act, H5948 [24SE]

H.R. 2620, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent agencies appropriations, S8980-S8993 [3AU]

S. 23, New Urban Agenda Act, S264-S269 [22JA]

S. 1029, clarify Dept. of HUD authority relative to use of fees under the manufactured housing program, S6236 [13JN], H3265 [20JN]

S. 1081, Low-to-Moderate Income Home Ownership Tax Credit Act, S6612-S6616 [21JN]

S. 1620, Home Ownership Expansion Act, S11376-S11378 [1NO]

S. 1885, Elderly Housing Plus Health Support Demonstration Act, S13974 [20DE]

S. Con. Res. 52, reduce crime and fully fund the Public Housing Drug Elimination Program, S6620 [21JN]