HOUSING

Amendments

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2918, H2920, H2922, H2925, H2927, H2930, H2940, H2962 [19MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), consideration (H. Res. 821), H2900 [19MY]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1583 [1MR], S1636, S1658 [2MR], S1798 [6MR], S1815, S1844, S1845, S1846 [7MR]

Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act: amend (S. 1003), S3909, S3915, S3918, S3924 [2MY]

Articles and editorials

Endangered Land of Renter-World, E839 [16MY]

Hey, Congress, How About Us?, H1001 [15MR]

Bills and resolutions

Business and industry: encourage major petroleum products companies to incorporate LIHEAP into their corporate citizenship and responsibility programs (see H. Res. 694), H389 [16FE]

Children and youth: clarify that needs of children affected by disasters are unique and should be given special consideration in planning, responding, and recovering from such disasters (see S. Con. Res. 94), S4469 [11MY] (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2705 (see H. Con. Res. 406), H2757 [17MY]

Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (see H.R. 5207), H1851 [26AP]

Colleges and universities: disclosure of fire safety standards and measures with respect to campus buildings (see S. 2493), S2730 [3AP]

Colmery, Harry W.: award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously (see S. Con. Res. 104), S6419 [22JN]

CPSC: confirm jurisdiction relative to releasing systems on residential window bars and to establish a consumer product safety standard ensuring such bars include a quick-release mechanism (see H.R. 5339), H2501 [10MY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance (see S. 3508), S5874 [14JN]

———coordinate Federal housing assistance efforts in the case of disasters resulting in long-term housing needs (see S. 2983), S4966 [23MY] (see H.R. 5393), H2641 [16MY]

———establish an urban blight demolition program to provide grants for the demolition of condemned and tax-foreclosed residential housing (see H.R. 5512), H3307 (see H.R. 5512), H3360 [25MY]

———extend authority to restructure mortgages and rental assistance for certain assisted multifamily housing (see H.R. 5527), H3423 [6JN]

———extend the Mark-to-Market program (see S. 3511), S5874 [14JN]

———insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (see H.R. 5207), H1851 [26AP]

———make funding for the housing choice voucher program more reliable and predictable at the local level (see H.R. 5233), H1915 [27AP]

———reauthorize the HOPE VI Program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing (see H.R. 5347), H2502 [10MY]

Dept. of the Treasury: carry out a program to temporarily make payments under residential mortgage loans for properties significantly damaged by Hurricane Katrina (see H.R. 4991), H1128 [16MR]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: increase assistance for disabled veterans for specially adapted housing and provide for annual increases in such assistance (see H.R. 4791), H388 [16FE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (see H.R. 5385), H2596 [15MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), consideration (see H. Res. 821), H2832 (see H. Res. 821), H2889 [18MY]

Disabled: exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students (see S. 2591), S3212 [6AP] (see H.R. 5117), H1677 [6AP]

Disasters: address needs of individuals with disabilities in emergency planning and relief efforts and increase accessibility of post-disaster replacement housing built with Federal funds (see H.R. 4704), H160 [7FE]

———increase types of Federal housing assistance available to individuals and households in response to a major disaster (see S. 2771), S4211 [9MY]

Federal aid programs: assist first-time homebuyers to attain home ownership (see H.R. 5137), H1678 [6AP]

———ensure improved access to employment opportunities for low-income persons (see H.R. 5164), H1679 [6AP]

———expand homeownership in States having high housing costs (see S. 2597), S3378 [7AP]

———modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see S. 3535), S6061 [19JN] (see H.R. 5121), H1677 [6AP]

FEMA: provide caseworker assistance to persons evacuated from their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina or Rita (see H.R. 4728), H224 [8FE]

———provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains (see S. 2343), S1579 [1MR] (see S. 2619), S3378 [7AP] (see H.R. 4874), H565 [2MR]

FHA: increase maximum mortgage limit for FHA-insured mortgages for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas (see H.R. 5503), H3307 (see H.R. 5503), H3360 [25MY]

———modernize (see S. 3173), S5229 [25MY]

Housing: modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (see H.R. 5121), H1677 [6AP]

Housing Act: exempt qualified public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan (see S. 2707), S3984 [3MY]

Insurance: modernize the manufactured housing loan insurance program (see H.R. 4804), H389 [16FE]

Investments: establish and provide for treatment of individual development accounts (see H.R. 4751), H273 [14FE]

Law enforcement: stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, and underdevelopment (see S. 2280), S1175 [14FE]

LIHEAP: funding (see S. 2273), S1071 [10FE] (see S. 2320), S1414 [16FE] (see H.R. 4785, 4793), H388 [16FE]

———release contingency funds (see S. 2628), S3420 [24AP]

National Homeownership Month: observance (see H. Res. 854), H3496 [7JN]

National Shared Housing Week: establish (see H. Res. 864), H3787 [12JN]

Power resources: prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (see H.R. 5253), H1979 [2MY]

Rural areas: establish a program to revitalize rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act (see H.R. 5039), H1319 [29MR]

———promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing for low-income households (see H.R. 5373), H2585 [11MY]

———reward the hard work and risk of individuals who live in and help preserve small, rural towns (see H.R. 5380), H2585 [11MY]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (see H. Res. 880), H4327 [20JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to homeowners for Energy Star qualified homes (see H.R. 4856), H564 [2MR]

———eliminate income threshold for the child tax credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area (see S. 2257), S864 [8FE] (see H.R. 4708), H223 [8FE]

———encourage investment in affordable housing (see H.R. 4873), H565 [2MR]

———expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 5420), H2832 (see H.R. 5420), H2890 [18MY]

———provide a refundable credit for certain home energy costs (see H.R. 4729), H224 [8FE]

———provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (see S. 3616), S6786 [29JN]

———replace expired tax benefits for the District of Columbia Enterprise Zone (see H.R. 5186), H1741 [25AP]

———replace recapture bond provisions of low-income housing tax credit program (see S. 2366), S1680 [3MR]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (see H.R. 5443), H3016 [22MY]

Veterans: allow community reinvestment credit for investments and other financial support for veterans to purchase residential homes or other housing opportunities for veterans (see H.R. 5045), H1319 [29MR]

———establish a financial assistance program to facilitate provision of supportive services for very low-income veteran families in permanent housing (see H.R. 4746), H273 [14FE]

———improve services for homeless veterans (see S. 3545), S6154 [20JN]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see S. 3475), S5598 [7JN] (see H.R. 5561), H3641 [8JN]

YouthBuild USA (organization): transfer from the Dept. of HUD to the Dept. of Labor and enhance the program (see S. 3534), S6013 [16JN]

Cloture motions

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1666 [3MR], S1815 [7MR]

———funding (S. 2320), motion to proceed, S1522 [28FE]

Cost Estimates

LIHEAP funding (S. 2320): CBO, H1049 [15MR]

Letters

Federal Energy Price Protection Act: Leonard Bernstein, National Association of Pupil Transportation, and John D. Corr, Jr., National School Transportation Association, H2002 [3MY]

———Representative Barton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H1999 [3MY]

———Representative Sensenbrenner, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H1999 [3MY]

Hurricane Rita recovery in southwest Louisiana: several Louisiana State and local officials, H1000 [15MR]

LIHEAP funding: Donald B. Marron, CBO, H1048 [15MR]

———Michael O. Leavitt, Sec. of HHS, H1048 [15MR]

———several Governors, S1058 [10FE]

———several Senators, S1059 [10FE]

Motions

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1632 [2MR]

Poems

``Angry Voice Two: They Are Coming for Our Homes,'' Representative Owens, E434 [28MR]

Remarks in House

Children's Development Commission (Kiddie Mac): establish (H.R. 5207), E615 [26AP]

Colleges and universities: create a grant program to provide for fire alarm detection systems in eligible college and university buildings and dormitories, H1264 [29MR]

Dept. of HUD: American Dream Downpayment Act funding, H3857, H3858 [13JN]

———elderly and disabled housing programs funding, H3859 [13JN]

———ensure availability of tenant-based housing for the elderly, H3860 [13JN]

———HOPE VI Program funding for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, H3852-H3854 [13JN]

———Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS Program funding, H3856 [13JN]

———insure mortgages for acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities (H.R. 5207), E615 [26AP]

———provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricane Katrina, H1037, H1038 [15MR]

———provide limited flexibility to regional public housing authorities in the use of funding streams, H3824, H3825 [13JN]

———Public Housing Capital Fund funding through reductions in GSA Federal Buildings Fund funding, H3854, H3855 [13JN]

———require use of the most accurate data to determine allocation of assistance relative to damages from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H1036 [15MR]

———Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Program funding, H3862 [13JN], E1187 [16JN]

———retain same number of section 8 vouchers when housing units to which the vouchers were previously applied are demolished, H3942, H3944 [14JN]

———return certain initial fees to high-risk FHA borrowers who meet their loan obligation for a certain period of time, H3866 [13JN]

———section 8 housing vouchers program funding through reductions in Working Capital Fund, H3851 [13JN], E1191 [16JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member and make direct housing loans to Native American veterans, H2981 [22MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: establish offsets for funding for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services through reductions in tax cuts, H2931 [19MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2902-H2944 [19MY], E968 [26MY]

———making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), consideration (H. Res. 821), H2894-H2902 [19MY]

———prohibit funding to promulgate regulations without consideration of effect on competitiveness of U.S. business, H2940 [19MY]

Disabled: exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students (H.R. 5117), H3808, H3809 [13JN]

Economy: impact of homeownership, H203 [8FE]

FBI: create a housing allowance program for employees in the District of Columbia and surrounding metropolitan area, H4632, H4633 [27JN]

Federal aid programs: assist first-time homebuyers to attain home ownership (H.R. 5137), E562 [7AP]

———modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the FHA to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers (H.R. 5121), H4583, H4585, H4586 [27JN]

———promote the development of affordable, quality rental housing for moderate- and low-income households, E839 [16MY]

FEMA: develop plan to relocate Hurricane Katrina victims being housed in hotels to more permanent housing, H953, H954 [14MR], H1115 [16MR]

———extend transitional housing assistance to victims of Gulf Coast hurricanes, H2762, H2763, H2874 [18MY], E993 [26MY]

———improve delivery of temporary housing to Hurricane Katrina evacuees, H468 [1MR]

———prohibit funding to terminate housing assistance programs, H3336, H3337 [25MY]

———prohibit use of funds to terminate hotel and motel emergency sheltering program, H1106, H1107 [16MR]

———provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains, H615 [7MR], H1728, H1729 [25AP], H4902 [29JN]

———provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains (H.R. 4874), H963, H966 [14MR]

Floods: provide a discount in flood insurance rates for certain low-cost properties in flood hazard zones (H.R. 103), E185 [17FE]

Homes for Life Foundation: tribute, E1275 [26JN]

Hurricanes: provide assistance to individuals and businesses in Southwest Louisiana affected by Hurricane Rita, H1000 [15MR], H2624 [16MY]

———repair, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of rental properties in States impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita funding, H1043, H1044 [15MR]

Insurance: allow all flood insurance coverage to become effective immediately upon purchase or transfer of real property, H4603 [27JN]

Leadership Council for Metropolitan Open Communities: tribute, H3709 [9JN]

LIHEAP: funding, H245 [14FE], H294 [15FE], H1087, H1088, H1116, H1117 [16MR]

———funding (S. 2320), H1047-H1051 [15MR]

———prohibit use of certain funding relative to Federal prohibition on Arctic National Wildlife Refuge oil and gas exploration, H1047 [15MR]

National Flood Insurance Program: end all flood insurance subsidies on nonresidential, vacation, and second homes, H4611, H4612 [27JN]

———require purchasers of certain primary residential homes to pay phased-in actuarial flood insurance at the same rates to which non-primary and non-residential homes are subject, H4601, H4602 [27JN]

National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Res. 854), H4582-H4586 [27JN]

National Housing Conference (organization): anniversary, E1031 [7JN]

New Orleans, LA: National Guard facilities reconstruction funding, H1085 [16MR]

Power resources: prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil, H2106 [4MY], H3019, H3023, H3134 [23MY], H3216 [24MY]

———prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (H.R. 5253), H1993-H1999 [3MY], H2183 [9MY], E701 [3MY], E736 [5MY], E823 [12MY], E845 [16MY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (H.R. 4128), H4499 [22JN], H4798 [29JN], E1254 [23JN]

SBA: prohibit use of funds to enforce deadlines regarding economic injury disaster loan applications and physical loan applications, H1104, H1105 [16MR]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, E1254 [23JN]

———anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property (H. Res. 880), H4318, H4319 [20JN]

Taxation: allow a credit to homeowners for Energy Star qualified homes (H.R. 4856), H648 [8MR]

———eliminate income threshold for the child tax credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area (H.R. 4708), E86 [8FE]

———replace expired tax benefits for the District of Columbia Enterprise Zone (H.R. 5186), E592 [25AP]

There's No Place Like Home (organization): tribute, H4317 [20JN]

U.S. Housing Act: reform housing choice voucher program under section 8 (H.R. 5443), H4583 [27JN]

Remarks in Senate

Budget: allocation of funds, S734-S736 [7FE]

Children and youth: clarify that needs of children affected by disasters are unique and should be given special consideration in planning, responding, and recovering from such disasters (S. Con. Res. 94), S4478 [11MY]

Dept. of HUD: authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance (S. 3508), S5876 [14JN]

———Community Development Block Grant Program funding for hurricane victims in Florida, S3692 [27AP]

———coordinate Federal housing assistance efforts in the case of disasters resulting in long-term housing needs (S. 2983), S4969 [23MY]

———provide Community Development Block Grant Program assistance to long-term recovery areas housing victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, S3689 [27AP], S3797 [1MY]

———public housing energy costs funding, S3970 [3MY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide adaptive housing assistance to disabled veterans residing temporarily in housing owned by a family member (S. 1947), S5294 [25MY]

FEMA: provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains, S4517 [12MY]

———provide relief to the victims of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita by placing manufactured homes in flood plains (S. 2343), S1580 [1MR]

Fort Carson, CO: designate military family housing facility as Joel Hefley Village, S6390 [22JN]

Government regulations: enhance regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises (S. 190), S5217 [25MY]

Housing Act: exempt qualified public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan (S. 2707), S4045 [4MY]

Law enforcement: stop mortgage transactions which operate to promote fraud, risk, and underdevelopment (S. 2280), S1177 [14FE]

LIHEAP: funding, S186 [26JA], S1056, S1058, S1059 [10FE], S1458 [17FE], S2088 [14MR], S2230, S2254 [16MR]

———funding (S. 2273), S1075 [10FE], S1133 [13FE]

———funding (S. 2320), S1448 [16FE], S1474 [17FE], S1632-S1638 [2MR], S1665 [3MR], S1778-S1780 [6MR], S1808-S1815, S1824-S1828 [7MR], S1887 [8MR]

———funding (S. 2320), motion to proceed, S1522 [28FE]

———funding (S. 2320), unanimous-consent agreement, S1632 [2MR], S1804 [6MR]

———improve distribution of funding to States, S1824-S1826 [7MR]

National Housing Conference (organization): anniversary, S5595 [7JN]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize provisions relative to low-income housing and Federal loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing (S. 598), S2842 [4AP]

Native Americans: economic condition of tribes, S324 [30JA]

———health care, housing, and education funding, S2257 [16MR]

Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act: amend (S. 1003), S3918, S3924 [2MY]

Power resources: increase supply of natural gas, home heating oil, and refining capacity, S1778-S1780 [6MR]

———prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil, S4028 [4MY]

———prohibit price gouging in the sale of gasoline, diesel fuel, crude oil, and home heating oil (H.R. 5253), S5394 [26MY]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (S. 1313), S6449 [23JN]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision on allowing local government seizure of private property, S6449 [23JN]

Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing, S4444 [11MY]

———eliminate income threshold for the child tax credit in the case of taxpayers who had a primary residence in the Hurricane Katrina disaster area (S. 2257), S868 [8FE]

———impose windfall profit tax on crude oil and use proceeds to provide a consumer rebate, fund LIHEAP, provide incentives for manufacture of energy efficient vehicles, and support funding of highway projects (S. 1981), S3441 [25AP]

———provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged (S. 3616), S6802, S6803 [29JN]

Veterans: improve services for homeless veterans (S. 3545), S6275 [21JN]

———provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (S. 3475), S5601 [7JN]

———qualified mortgage bond program expansion, S1113 [13FE]

YouthBuild USA (organization): transfer from the Dept. of HUD to the Dept. of Labor and enhance the program (S. 3534), S6014, S6022 [16JN], S6097 [19JN]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5385, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction, Quality of Life Functions, and Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 821) (H. Rept. 109-472), H2832, H2889 [18MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction, Quality of Life Functions, and Veterans' Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5385) (H. Rept. 109-464), H2596 [15MY], H2640 [16MY]

Exempt Persons With Disabilities From the Prohibition Against Providing Section 8 Rental Assistance to College Students: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5117) (H. Rept. 109-500), H3907 [13JN]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Low-Income Housing and Federal Loan Guarantees for Native Hawaiian Housing Provisions Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 598) (S. Rept. 109-221), S2311 [16MR]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2922, H2926, H2929, H2931, H2932, H2936, H2937, H2938 [19MY]

LIHEAP: funding (S. 2320), S1826 [7MR]

Tables

Dept. of HUD Working Capital Fund allocations, H3851 [13JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services (H.R. 5385), H2904-H2911 [19MY]

Earmarks for States of cosponsors of LIHEAP funding legislation, S1814 [7MR]

Priority list of pending State home construction grant applicants for fiscal year 2006, S1093 [13FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 821, consideration of H.R. 5385, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction, quality of life functions, and veterans' services, H2894 [19MY]

H. Res. 854, National Homeownership Month, H4582 [27JN]

H.R. 5117, exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students, H3808 [13JN]

H.R. 5253, Federal Energy Price Protection Act, H1993 [3MY]

S. 1003, Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Act amendment, S3918, S3924-S3930 [2MY]

S. 2320, LIHEAP funding, S1828 [7MR], H1047 [15MR]

S. 2983, Natural Disaster Housing Reform Act, S4969 [23MY]

S. Con. Res. 94, clarify that needs of children affected by disasters are unique and should be given special consideration in planning, responding, and recovering from such disasters, S4478 [11MY]

S. Con. Res. 104, award Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Harry W. Colmery, S6423 [22JN]