DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Amendments

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11350, S11401, S11403, S11404, S11407, S11441, S11442 [17OC], S11461, S11469, S11471, S11484, S11489, S11490, S11491, S11492, S11493, S11494, S11495, S11496 [18OC], S11512, S11521, S11527, S11544, S11549, S11550, S11551, S11552, S11580, S11581, S11589, S11590, S11591, S11592, S11593, S11594 [19OC], S11603, S11607, S11608, S11613, S11614, S11615, S11616, S11622, S11625, S11627, S11633, S11634, S11635, S11636, S11640, S11641, S11642, S11674, S11675, S11687, S11688, S11689, S11690, S11691, S11692, S11693, S11694, S11695 [20OC], H5253 [27JN], H5363, H5364 [28JN], H5376, H5385, H5387, H5397, H5399, H5403, H5408, H5417, H5419, H5422, H5427, H5428, H5429, H5436, H5443, H5444, H5449, H5450, H5456, H5458, H5459, H5462, H5480 [29JN], H5485, H5488, H5489, H5491, H5494, H5495, H5497, H5499, H5501, H5504, H5506, H5509, H5514, H5515, H5516, H5522, H5526, H5527, H5528, H5529, H5531, H5532, H5535, H5605 [30JN]

Appointments

Conferees: H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, S11696 [20OC], H9988 [8NO]

Articles and editorials

Barney Frank Gives Hope for Safety of Community Grants, E561 [6AP]

Big Cut in Katrina's Hotel Bill—Program Evacuees Were Miscounted, Red Cross Says, S11506 [19OC]

Community Development Block Grant Program, E559 [6AP]

Cutting Grants May Affect Local Business Growth, E560 [6AP]

$11 Million a Day Spent on Hotels for Storm Relief, S11506 [19OC]

Funds That Help Repave Streets May Face Elimination, E560 [6AP]

Housing Aid Called Too Much, Too Little—FEMA Critics Cite Waste as Evacuees Strain To Pay Rent, S11507 [19OC]

Housing Promises Made to Evacuees Have Fallen Short, H8667 [6OC]

In Jeopardy, E561 [6AP]

Bills and resolutions

Community Development Block Grant Program: authorize financial assistance for communities affected by Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4431), H11034 [18NO]

———maintain administration (see H. Con. Res. 108), H1695 [17MR]

———temporarily suspend certain requirements for communities affected by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3896), H8348 [26SE]

Contracts: provide for renewal of project-based assisted housing contracts at reimbursement levels that are sufficient to sustain operations (see H.R. 2654), H4138 [26MY]

Credit: provide grants to States, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for education programs on predatory lending and establish a toll-free number for complaints (see H.R. 200), H77 [4JA]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 3058), H5175 [24JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), consideration (see H. Res. 342), H5251 [27JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 565), H10908 [17NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), technical corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 308), H11035 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), technical corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 308)—adoption (see H. Res. 572), H11032 [18NO]

Ecology and environment: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (see H.R. 280), H137 [6JA]

Federal aid programs: exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of eligibility for federally assisted low-income housing programs (see H.R. 3186), H5602 [30JN]

———notify Congress of any shortfall in funding for the tenant-based rental assistance program (see H.R. 393), H234 [26JA]

———provide tenant-based rental housing vouchers for certain residents of federally assisted housing (see H.R. 1567), H1894 [12AP]

HOPE VI Program: reauthorize for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see S. 1513), S9158 [27JY] (see H.R. 3888), H8341 [22SE]

Housing: assist low-income families in obtaining decent, safe, and affordable housing by converting section 8 housing choice voucher program into a flexible voucher program (see S. 771), S3555 [13AP] (see H.R. 1999), H2736 [28AP]

———enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (see S. 190), S574 [26JA]

———ensure that dwelling units assisted under the section 8 rental housing voucher program comply with housing quality standards (see H.R. 2653), H4138 [26MY]

———establish pilot programs to assist teachers and public safety officers purchasing homes in their jurisdictions or locally-designated at-risk areas (see H.R. 3556), H7558 [28JY]

———exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing annual public housing agency plans (see H.R. 3422), H6431 [25JY]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see H.R. 176), H77 [4JA]

———make single family housing owned by the Dept., available for purchase by teachers and public safety officers at a discount (see H.R. 4273), H10144 [9NO]

———modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see S. 2123), S13786 [16DE] (see H.R. 2803), H4295 [8JN]

———protect innocent elderly and disabled tenants in public housing and the section 8 housing choice voucher program from eviction by reason of criminal activity (see H.R. 1309), H1507 [15MR]

Hurricanes: establish a homesteading initiative that offers low-income families displaced from their residences due to Hurricane Katrina the opportunity to purchase a home (see S. 2088), S13501 [13DE] (see H.R. 4514), H11503 [13DE]

———make single family properties pursuant to foreclosure under the FHA mortgage insurance program available for occupancy by families displaced by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 3794), H8087 [15SE]

———provide waivers under certain housing assistance programs to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in obtaining housing (see H.R. 3894), H8348 [26SE]

Mortgages: insure zero-downpayment mortgages for one-unit residences (see H.R. 3043), H5100 [23JN]

Privacy: require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (see H.R. 2695), H4140 [26MY]

Public Housing Drug Elimination Program: reauthorize (see H.R. 790), H586 [14FE]

States: make grants to States for affordable housing for low-income persons (see S. 1834), S11212 [6OC]

———make grants to supplement assistance for the preservation of affordable housing for low-income families (see H.R. 2636), H4073 [25MY]

Taxation: rename low-income housing credit the affordable housing credit and increase the per capita amount allowed in the determination of the State housing credit ceiling (see H.R. 2681), H4139 [26MY]

Urban areas: make grants to nonprofit community organizations to develop municipally-owned vacant lots (see H.R. 1694), H2149 [19AP]

YouthBuild USA (organization): transfer from the Dept. of HUD to the Dept. of Labor and enhance the program (see S. 1999), S12682 [10NO]

Conference reports

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 3058), H10790-H10892 [17NO]

———Correction Relative to Economic Development Intiative Projects, H10942-H10955 [18NO]

Letters

Community Development Block Grant Program funding: several Senators, S2892, S2896 [17MR]

———several State, city, and county organizations, S2887, S2888, S2897 [17MR]

Dept. of HUD section 8 housing vouchers program funding: several religious organizations, H5423 [29JN]

Dept. of HUD sponsored and paid conferences, S11608 [20OC]

Prohibit funding to implement requirements for public housing residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs: Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, H5532 [30JN]

Lists

Endorsers of proposed change to distribution formula for Dept. of HUD section 8 housing vouchers program renewal funding, H5429 [29JN]

Motions

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11516, S11525, S11547, S11548 [19OC], S11615, S11623 [20OC], H9987 [8NO]

Remarks in House

Brownfields Economic Development Initiative: funding, H5419-H5421 [29JN]

Community development: Round II Empowerment Zones program funding, H5554 [30JN]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H1512, H1560, H1561, H1568, H1570-H1572, H1610 [16MR], H1626, H1647 [17MR], H5371, H5381, H5384 [29JN], E1437 [1JY]

———prohibit funding of private economic development projects involving an acquisition of land through eminent domain, H5427 [29JN]

———section 108 loan guarantee program funding through reductions in Office of National Drug Control Policy funding, H5383, H5444 [29JN]

———temporarily suspend certain requirements for communities affected by Hurricane Katrina (H.R. 3896), H8670-H8674 [6OC]

Community Development Fund Program: transfer to the Dept. of Commerce, H387, H388 [8FE]

Credit: prohibit funding for mortgage insurance for mortgages or loans made by a lender engaging in predatory lending, H5526, H5527 [30JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5514 [30JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), H4991 [23JN], H5371, H5376-H5433, H5437-H5469 [29JN], H5482, H5483-H5557 [30JN], H9987 [8NO], H10229 [16NO], E1419, E1420, E1437 [1JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), amendment process, H5440, H5441 [29JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report, H10925-H10959 [18NO], E2404 [18NO], E2488 [8DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), consideration (H. Res. 342), H5275-H5281 [28JN]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), consideration of conference report (H. Res. 565), H10913, H10914 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), motion to instruct conferees, H9987, H9988 [8NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), technical corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 308)—adoption (H. Res. 572), H10994, H11005 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), unanimous-consent agreement, H5376 [29JN]

———prohibit corporations incorporated in certain foreign countries from being eligible for Federal contracts, H5506-H5509 [30JN]

———prohibit funding to implement revisions to OMB rules relative to competitive sourcing for Federal contracts, H5529-H5531 [30JN]

———prohibit promulgation of regulations without consideration of effect on competitiveness of U.S. businesses, H5522 [30JN]

Ecology and environment: facilitate the cleanup and economic redevelopment of brownfields (H.R. 280), H11455-H11459 [13DE], E2568 [17DE]

Fall River, MA: Community Development Block Grant Program implementation, E575 [7AP]

Federal aid programs: distribution formula for section 8 housing vouchers program renewal funding, H5428, H5429 [29JN]

———fair housing programs funding through reductions in administrative expenses, H5417-H5419 [29JN], H5482 [30JN]

———section 8 housing vouchers program funding through reductions in Working Capital Fund, H5422-H5427 [29JN]

FEMA: develop plan to relocate Hurricane Katrina victims being housed in hotels to more permanent housing, H11496 [13DE], H11509 [14DE]

Hazardous substance: lead hazard control grants funding, H5398, H5399 [29JN]

Homeless Assistance Grants: funding through reductions in Amtrak funding, H5408-H5412 [29JN]

HOPE VI Program: funding for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, H5429-H5432 [29JN], H5554 [30JN], H9987 [8NO]

Housing: exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing annual public housing agency plans (H.R. 3422), H11453-H11455 [13DE]

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program: funding, H5443 [29JN], E1419 [1JY]

Hurricanes: impact of Hurricane Katrina on Hispanic immigrants, H8167 [21SE]

———provide waivers under certain housing assistance programs to assist victims of Hurricane Katrina in obtaining housing (H.R. 3894), H8663-H8668 [6OC]

Native American Housing Block Grant Program: funding, H5384 [29JN], H5555 [30JN]

Plainfield, NJ: anniversary of Richmond Towers, E1183 [9JN]

Privacy: require all recipients of Homeless Assistance Act funds to protect personally identifying information of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (H.R. 2695), H4194 [8JN], E1114 [26MY]

Public housing: prohibit funding to implement requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs, H5531, H5532 [30JN]

Real estate: encourage the cleanup and use of brownfields and other sites that contain hazardous contaminants in cases of eminent domain, H9596, H9597 [3NO]

Taunton, MA: Community Development Block Grant Program implementation, E559 [6AP]

Taxation: rename low-income housing credit the affordable housing credit and increase the per capita amount allowed in the determination of the State housing credit ceiling (H.R. 2681), E1117 [26MY]

Urban areas: make grants to nonprofit community organizations to develop municipally-owned vacant lots (H.R. 1694), E701 [19AP]

Working Capital Fund: funding, H5526 [30JN]

Remarks in Senate

Children and youth: provide Federal support and assistance to children living with guardians and kinship caregivers, S13773 [16DE]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, S2727 [15MR], S2895-S2897, S2899, S2924, S2954, S2965 [17MR], S4512 [28AP], S11647 [20OC]

———restore funding through closing certain tax loopholes, S2887-S2894, S2899, S2923 [17MR]

Conferences: limitation on funding, S11608 [20OC]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11179 [6OC], S11350-S11410 [17OC], S11450, S11453, S11469-S11472 [18OC], S11512-S11522, S11524-S11555 [19OC], S11603, S11607-S11653 [20OC]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report, S13317-S13325 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), conference report—unanimous-consent agreement, S13418 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), technical corrections in enrollment (H. Con. Res. 308)—unanimous-consent agreement, S13418 [18NO]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3058), unanimous-consent agreement, S11329 [7OC]

———require appropriations conference report inclusion of limitations, directives and earmarks, S11607 [20OC]

Federal aid programs: Community Development Block Grant Program, section 8 housing choice voucher program, and Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds funding, S11639, S11640, S11647 [20OC]

———distribution formula for section 8 housing vouchers program renewal funding, S13323 [18NO]

FEMA: develop plan to relocate Hurricane Katrina victims being housed in hotels to more permanent housing, S11505-S11508 [19OC]

Housing: clarify ability to recover assets used in violation of regulatory agreements, S11403, S11406 [17OC]

———enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (S. 190), S599 [26JA]

———ensure that public housing agencies will receive adequate funding for section 8 project-based vouchers, S11461 [18OC]

———prohibit funding to provide section 8 housing voucher assistance to certain students at institutions of higher education, S11549 [19OC]

Hurricanes: establish a homesteading initiative that offers low-income families displaced from their residences due to Hurricane Katrina the opportunity to purchase a home (S. 2088), S13505 [13DE]

Interagency Council on Homelessness: assess guidance disseminated by homeless assistance agencies relative to educational rights, S11552 [19OC]

Newark, NJ: anniversary of field office, S14315 [21DE]

Omaha, NE: prohibit community development funds from being used for the Joslyn Art Museum to construct a parking facility, S11613, S11614 [20OC]

Patenaude, Pamela Hughes: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Community Planning and Development, S3759 [15AP]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S6424 [13JN], S11330 [7OC], S12412 [4NO]

Public housing: public housing agencies set-aside funding, S11643 [20OC]

Real estate: prohibit use of Federal funds for the taking of property by eminent domain for economic development, S11513, S11516 [19OC]

Seattle, WA: prohibit community development funds from being used for the Seattle Art Museum to construct Olympic Sculpture Park, S11608-S11613 [20OC]

States: make grants to States for affordable housing for low-income persons (S. 1834), S11226 [6OC]

Taxation: repeal State and local exemptions applicable to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, S13116, S13127 [17NO]

Valley Junction, IA: Iowa Dept. of Economic Development Main Street Iowa program grant recipient, S9826 [8SE]

Westerly, RI: prohibit community development funds from being used for construction of an animal shelter, S11614 [20OC]

YouthBuild USA (organization): transfer from the Dept. of HUD to the Dept. of Labor and enhance the program (S. 1999), S12689 [10NO]

Reports filed

Adopt H. Con. Res. 308, Technical Corrections to H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, Treasury, HUD, Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 572) (H. Rept. 109-312), H11032 [18NO]

Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 280) (H. Rept. 109-138), H4654 [16JN]

Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 565) (H. Rept. 109-309), H10908 [17NO]

Consideration of H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 342) (H. Rept. 109-156), H5251 [27JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (House) (H.R. 3058) (H. Rept. 109-307), H10908 [17NO]

———Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 3058) (H. Rept. 109-153), H5175 [24JN]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 3058) (S. Rept. 109-109), S8947 [26JY]

Nomination of Brian D. Montgomery To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing—Federal Housing Commissioner: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S6298 [9JN]

Nomination of Darlene F. Williams To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Policy Development and Research: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10723 [29SE]

Nomination of Keith A. Nelson To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Administration: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10723 [29SE]

Nomination of Keith E. Gottfried To Be Dept. of HUD General Counsel: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10723 [29SE]

Nomination of Kim Kendrick To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Fair Housing and EEO: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S10723 [29SE]

Nomination of Orlando J. Cabrera To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Public and Indian Housing: Committee on Banking Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S12353 [3NO]

Safe Housing Identity Exception for the Lives of Domestic Violence Victims (SHIELD) Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2695) (H. Rept. 109-336), H11502 [13DE]

Small Public Housing Authority Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 3422) (H. Rept. 109-342), H11502 [13DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 3058), S11547, S11548, S11549, S11552 [19OC], S11623 [20OC], H5386, H5397, H5400, H5401, H5402, H5403, H5415, H5422, H5466 [29JN], H5486, H5487, H5490, H5504, H5529 [30JN]

Summaries

Bush Administration FY 2006 Housing Budget—Continuing the Assault on the Most Vulnerable, H385 [8FE]

Tables

Committee on the Budget (Senate) scoring of H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, S11645 [20OC]

Dept. of HUD sponsored and paid conferences, S11608 [20OC]

Dept. of HUD Working Capital Fund allocations, H5423 [29JN]

Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 3058), H5541-H5553 [30JN], H10926-H10937 [18NO]

State ranks based on two bedroom housing wage, S11226 [6OC]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 308, technical corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H11005 [18NO]

H. Res. 342, consideration of H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H5275 [28JN]

H. Res. 565, consideration of conference report on H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H10913 [18NO]

H. Res. 572, adoption of H. Con. Res. 308, technical corrections in enrollment of H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, H10994 [18NO]

H.R. 280, Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act, H11455 [13DE]

H.R. 3058, Depts. of Transportation, the Treasury, and HUD, the Judiciary, District of Columbia, and independent agencies appropriations, S11350-S11401 [17OC]

H.R. 3422, Small Public Housing Authority Act, H11453 [13DE]

H.R. 3894, Hurricane Katrina Emergency Housing Act, H8663 [6OC]

H.R. 3896, Hurricane Katrina Emergency Relief CDBG Flexibility Act, H8670 [6OC]