DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Amendments

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8052, S8073, S8084, S8085 [17DE], S8117, S8126, S8128, S8130, S8141, S8142, S8143, S8144, S8147, S8149, S8150, S8151 [18DE], S8164, S8178, S8184, S8195, S8207, S8208, S8212, S8223, S8224 [19DE], S8305, S8306, S8307 [20DE], S8366, S8368, S8369, S8372 [21DE], S8429, S8430, S8431, S8432, S8433, S8434, S8442 [27DE], S8462, S8463, S8469, S8472, S8476, S8496, S8508 [28DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3981 [25JN], H4033, H4035, H4036, H4037, H4039, H4041, H4044, H4045, H4047, H4048, H4051, H4052, H4053, H4054, H4055, H4056, H4065, H4066 [26JN], H4096, H4097, H4099, H4100, H4101, H4102, H4103, H4104, H4105, H4106, H4108, H4109, H4110, H4112, H4117, H4118, H4121, H4122, H4124, H4135, H4136, H4137, H4139, H4140, H4141, H4142, H4143, H4144, H4146, H4147, H4148, H4149, H4150, H4151 [27JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4025 [26JN]

Articles and editorials

First Person Singular—Carmen Castro-Conroy, 40, Gaithersburg, Housing Counselor, Housing Initiative Partnership, E1261 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions

Community development: provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects (see H.R. 4210), H1390 [19MR]

Community Development Block Grant Program: set-aside funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 5521), H2320 [7MY] (see H.R. 6414), H6060 [14SE]

Credit: establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification pilot programs (see S. 2093), S494 [9FE] (see H.R. 5940), H3699 [8JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2322), S2545 [19AP] (see H.R. 5972), H3914 [20JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (see H. Res. 697), H3974 [21JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 5861), H3266 [30MY]

FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see S. 3678), S8041 [13DE] (see H.R. 4264), H1641 [27MR]

——— establish Second Chance at Homeownership Program (see H.R. 4172), H1304 [8MR]

——— provide for semiannual actuarial studies of FHA mortgage insurance program during periods that the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund does not meet minimum capital ratio requirements (see H.R. 3853), H218 [31JA]

Housing: allow States participating in the State Small Business Credit Initiative to provide program funds to community development housing organizations for development of affordable housing (see H.R. 4144), H1209 [6MR]

——— authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce residential housing (see S. 2035), S131 [26JA] (see H.R. 3825), H181 [25JA]

——— preserve affordable housing opportunities for low-income families (see H.R. 4218), H1426 [20MR]

Mortgages: establish a pilot program to reduce up-front premiums on FHA mortgage insurance for first-time homebuyers who complete a homeownership counseling program to help reduce default rates (see H.R. 5884), H3404 [1JN]

Public housing: reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see S. 3538), S6339 [13SE]

Taxation: require section 8 rental assistance recipients to stay current with local taxes and authorize public housing agencies to divert such assistance to pay owners’ tax debts (see H.R. 6203), H5291 [25JY]

Tenant Resource Network Program: terminate authority to provide assistance (see H.R. 6298), H5705 [2AU]

U.S. Housing Act: reform the program for rental assistance under section 8 (see H.R. 4145), H1209 [6MR]

Urban areas: provide Federal grants for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (see S. 3583), S6545 [20SE]

Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (see S. 3349), S4674 [27JN]

——— establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (see S. 3614), S6625 [21SE] (see H.R. 6381), H5922 [12SE]

Cloture motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8195 [19DE], S8340 [21DE]

Letters

FHA solvency and efforts to rebuild Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund: Carol J. Galante, Acting Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing and FHA Commissioner, S8526 [30DE]

Nomination of Carol J. Galante to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing and FHA Commissioner: Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Home Builders, and National Association of Realtors, S8524 [30DE]

——— several housing organizations, S8524 [30DE]

Motions

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8016 [13DE], S8195 [19DE], S8341, S8342 [21DE], S8464, S8482 [28DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4633 [29JN]

Remarks in House

Appropriations: administrative spending, operations, and management resources funding, H4055, H4056 [26JN]

——— making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), H5945 [13SE], H7478 [31DE], H7567–H7578 [2JA]

Civilian Property Realignment Commission: provide for review of properties for use for the homeless, H491–H494, H498, H503 [6FE]

Community development: provide funding through bonding or Neighborhood Stabilization Program grants to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects (H.R. 4210), H4117 [27JN]

Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H4104–H4106 [27JN]

——— increase portion of assistance that may be used to provide public services, H4107 [27JN]

——— Loan Guarantee Program funding, H4108 [27JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD: prohibit funding for grants under the Dept. of Transportation livable communities program and the Dept. of HUD sustainable communities program, H4141, H4142 [27JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H4135, H4136 [27JN]

——— exempt from certain requirements on the procurement and acquisition of alternative fuels, H4142, H4143 [27JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H3946 [21JN], H4029–H4062 [26JN], H4079–H4151 [27JN], H4630–H4635 [29JN], E1156 [27JN], E1177 [28JN], E1182, E1183 [29JN], E1237, E1239, E1245 [12JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5972), consideration (H. Res. 697), H4017–H4027 [26JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5972), motion to recommit, H4634 [29JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 5972), unanimous-consent agreement, H4630 [29JN]

Disasters: relief funding, H4111 [27JN]

——— require inclusion of owner-occupied units and rental units in property loss calculations used to determine disaster relief assistance, H4111 [27JN]

Discrimination: prohibit funding for finalizing regulatory standards against the use of discriminatory disparate impact analysis in risk-based lending and insurance underwriting for housing, H4144–H4146 [27JN]

Federal aid programs: section 8 housing voucher program funding, H4100 [27JN]

FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 4264), H5737–H5740 [10SE]

Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, H672–H675 [9FE]

——— Federal-State civil settlement resulting from probe of abusive foreclosure practices allowing for review and possible compensation for such foreclosures, H7478 [31DE]

Galveston, TX: low-income housing restoration funding, H4032 [26JN]

HOME Investment Partnership: funding, H4109, H4110 [27JN]

Homeless: homeless assistance grants funding, H4112 [27JN]

Housing: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-based rental assistance to help meet the housing needs of low-income families (H.R. 3603), H907 [17FE]

——— prohibit funding to implement rule to expressly prohibit an owner or landlord of housing from using a criminal conviction to deny housing to an applicant for such housing, H4150 [27JN]

——— vulnerable populations housing programs funding, E1239 [12JY]

Housing Counseling Assistance Program: funding, H4054, H4055 [26JN]

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program: funding, H4056 [26JN]

National Affordable Housing Trust Fund: funding, H4032 [26JN]

Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program: funding, H4103 [27JN], E1156 [27JN]

Neighborhood Stabilization Program: expand percentage of funding that can be used for demolition projects, H4117, H4118, H4123 [27JN]

Office of Community Planning and Development: funding, H4096, H4097 [27JN]

Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity: funding, H4099 [27JN]

Office of Housing: funding, H4097 [27JN]

Office of Policy Development and Research: funding, H4097–H4099 [27JN]

Office of Public and Indian Housing: funding, H4096 [27JN]

Public housing: allow public housing agencies to use operating and capital funds directly without going through the Operating Fund Financing Program, H4119 [27JN]

Public Housing Capital Fund: funding, H4101, H4102 [27JN]

Public Housing Operating Fund: funding, H4102, H4103 [27JN]

Section 184A Native Hawaiian Housing Loan Guarantee Program: funding, E1156 [27JN]

Veterans: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans, H6123 [19SE]

——— establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (H.R. 3298), H1553–H1555 [26MR], H1744 [29MR]

——— improve assistance programs, E1339 [26JY]

——— prohibit funding to enforce regulations against veterans’ preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the elderly built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, H4144 [27JN]

——— veteran rental voucher assistance funding, H4634 [29JN]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8050–S8060, S8062 [17DE], S8112, S8116–S8118, S8124–S8131, S8133–S8135 [18DE], S8161, S8163, S8164, S8177, S8178, S8184–S8197 [19DE], S8236, S8243–S8245, S8261 [20DE], S8341, S8342 [21DE], S8425–S8427, S8429–S8445 [27DE], S8462–S8474, S8476–S8497, S8519 [28DE], S8544 [30DE], S8639, S8640 [2JA]

——— making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), unanimous-consent agreement, S8340 [21DE], S8445 [27DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD: require notification of Committee on Appropriations (House) and Committee on Appropriations (Senate) and the public of projects selected for certain grants, S8431, S8441 [27DE]

FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (H.R. 4264), S8036 [13DE], S8641 [2JA]

Financial institutions: Federal-State civil settlement resulting from probe of abusive foreclosure practices, S395 [9FE]

Galante, Carol J.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing and FHA Commissioner, S8521, S8523–S8529 [30DE]

——— nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing and FHA Commissioner, unanimous-consent agreement, S5623 [26JY], S8513 [28DE]

——— suitability to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Housing and FHA Commissioner relative to actions addressing issues of FHA solvency, S8525–S8527 [30DE]

Housing: combat fraud, waste, and abuse at public housing authorities, S1706 [15MR]

Presidential appointments: nominations considered and confirmed en bloc, S2273 [29MR]

Urban areas: provide Federal grants for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs (S. 3583), S6549 [20SE]

Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (S. 3349), S4682 [27JN]

——— establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (S. 3614), S6629 [21SE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 697) (H. Rept. 112–545), H3974 [21JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5972) (H. Rept. 112–541), H3914 [20JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2322) (S. Rept. 112–157), S2545 [19AP]

FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 4264) (H. Rept. 112–544), H3914 [20JN]

Rulings of the Chair

Appropriations: making for Dept. of Defense and other Federal departments and agencies, rescind unobligated stimulus funds, and reduce discretionary spending (H.R. 1), S8464, S8482 [28DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4038, H4041, H4051 [26JN], H4101, H4104, H4111, H4118, H4119, H4125, H4144 [27JN]

Tables

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5972), H4080–H4095 [27JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 697, consideration of H.R. 5972, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and H.R. 5973, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs appropriations, H4017 [26JN]

H.R. 3298, Homes for Heroes Act, H1553 [26MR]

H.R. 4264, FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act, H5737–H5739 [10SE]

S. 3583, Community Parks Revitalization Act, S6549–S6552 [20SE]