HOUSING see also Homeless

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S651–S655 [12FE], H444–H448 [12FE]

Amendments

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6238, S6239, S6241, S6243, S6244 [1AU], S6334 [10SE], S6381, S6382, S6383, S6384, S6386, S6387, S6388, S6389, S6390, S6391, S6392, S6393, S6394 [11SE], S6451, S6452, S6453, S6454, S6455, S6456, S6458, S6459, S6460, S6461, S6462, S6463, S6465, S6467, S6468, S6469, S6470 [12SE], S6475 [16SE], S6531, S6532, S6533, S6534, S6535, S6536, S6538, S6539, S6540, S6541, S6542 [17SE], S6602, S6604, S6605 [18SE], S6665, S6668, S6671 [19SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (S. 287), S7799 [4NO], S7885, S7887 [6NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3016, H3017 [3JN], H3057, H3058, H3061, H3063, H3064, H3065, H3067, H3072, H3073, H3074, H3075, H3077, H3078, H3079, H3080, H3097, H3098 [4JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3040 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H4727 [18JY], H5093 [26JY], H5117, H5123, H5124, H5125, H5126, H5128, H5129, H5130, H5132, H5134, H5135, H5136, H5152, H5153, H5154, H5157, H5158, H5160, H5161, H5162, H5163, H5164, H5168, H5176, H5177 [30JY], H5263 [31JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2610), consideration (H. Res. 312), H4875 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), S5822, S5843, S5844, S5847, S5848 [23JY], S5857, S5858, S5861, S5916, S5917, S5918, S5919, S5920, S5921, S5922 [24JY], S5937, S5942, S5943, S5972, S5974, S5975, S5976, S5977 [25JY], S6025, S6026 [29JY], S6080, S6081 [30JY], S6086, S6136, S6137 [31JY], S6241 [1AU]

Articles and editorials

As Automatic Budget Cuts Go Into Effect, Poor May Be Hit Particularly Hard, H942 [4MR]

Gov’t Shutdown Could Leave Single Mom, Kids, Homeless, S7518 [16OC]

Top 10 Reasons Why People of Color Should Care About Sequestration, H943 [4MR]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses relative to mortgages (see S. 1593), S7574 [28OC]

——— ensure that relocation of an active duty servicemember away from the servicemember’s principal residence does not prevent the refinancing of a mortgage on that residence (see H.R. 1223), H1548 [15MR]

——— improve protections for servicemembers, surviving spouses, and disabled veterans against mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 1842), H2483 [7MY]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see S. 1281), S5667 [11JY] (see H.R. 2654), H4482 [11JY]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 101), H30 [3JA]

Budget: exempt Dept. of HUD public and Indian housing programs from sequestration (see H.R. 2695), H4522 [16JY]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see S. 530), S1710 [12MR] (see H.R. 1078), H1356 [12MR]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see S. Res. 259), S6886 [24SE]

Conservation of energy: promote energy efficiency and energy savings in residential buildings (see S. 1200), S4792 [20JN]

——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 761), S2797 [18AP] (see H.R. 1616), H2156 [18AP]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 1392), S6071 [30JY]

Consumers: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property and establish a right of action to enforce compliance with such protections (see S. 1761), S8457 [21NO] (see H.R. 3543), H7309 [20NO]

——— protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system (see H.R. 2767), H4856 [22JY]

Correctional institutions: reduce spread of sexually transmitted infections and provide for reinstatement of Medicaid benefits and housing benefit eligibility to the formerly incarcerated (see H.R. 2599), H4174 [28JN]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 1793), S8601 [10DE]

Credit: allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 2580), H4173 [28JN]

——— declare national residential mortgage foreclosure emergency and encourage States to enact a temporary moratorium on foreclosures (see H. Res. 26), H85 [14JA]

——— establish clear regulatory standards for mortgage servicers (see H.R. 2512), H4078 [26JN]

——— establish independent oversight of mortgage servicing companies subjected to enforcement actions for unsafe and unsound practices related to residential mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing (see H.R. 1706), H2297 [24AP]

——— establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification pilot programs (see H.R. 1754), H2351 [25AP]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see S. 949), S3430 [14MY] (see S. 1577), S7574 [28OC] (see H.R. 1077), H1356 [12MR] (see H.R. 3211), H6011 [28SE]

——— increase access to refinancing for homeowners (see S. 1373), S5968 [25JY]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 1828), S8845 [16DE] (see H.R. 1779), H2391 [26AP]

——— permit a transitional period for completion of requirements for qualified registered mortgage loan originators (see H.R. 2379), H3652 [14JN]

——— prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 1712), H2297 [24AP]

——— prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae from owning or guaranteeing any mortgage assigned to, or for which, the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems is the mortgagee of record (see H.R. 189), H51 [4JA]

——— prohibit Federal agencies from guaranteeing, making, or insuring a mortgage secured by a residence in a jurisdiction that has used eminent domain to take a residential mortgage (see H.R. 2733), H4724 [18JY]

——— provide for affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 249), S519 [7FE] (see H.R. 736), H547 [14FE]

——— provide secondary mortgage reform by establishing the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp., abolishing the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and phasing out housing Government-sponsored enterprises (see S. 1217), S5149 [25JN]

——— require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to disclose minimum price on the short sale of a residence financed by a mortgage purchased by them in order to make short sales a viable alternative to foreclosure (see H.R. 1335), H1822 [21MR]

——— require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs (see S. 1106), S3987 [6JN]

——— require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see S. 361), S773 [14FE] (see H.R. 839), H659 [26FE]

——— require portion of closing costs to be paid by the enterprises with respect to certain refinanced mortgage loans (see S. 1375), S5968 [25JY] (see H.R. 3031), H5397 [2AU]

——— require the filing of certain information regarding a residential mortgage in any proceeding for mortgage foreclosure (see H.R. 190), H51 [4JA]

——— revoke Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac charters, temporarily create a Mortgage Finance Agency to secure mortgages until the transition to privatization, and protect against another housing collapse (see S. 1048), S3843 [23MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: provide for information comparisons for housing assistance programs (see H.R. 2729), H4724 [18JY]

Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (see H.R. 1437), H1857 [9AP]

Dept. of Energy: establish Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program (see H.R. 2128), H2952 [23MY]

Dept. of HHS: use unobligated amounts from Health Insurance Reform Implementation Fund to pay for military death gratuities and funeral and related travel and housing expenses during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 3289), H6545 [11OC]

Dept. of HUD: allow investor participation in the National Housing Act loan rehabilitation program (see H.R. 1997), H2654 [15MY]

——— assist in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program (see S. 469), S1229 [6MR]

——— authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 285), H169 [15JA]

——— authorize pilot program to improve asset recovery levels, asset management, and homeownership retention relative to delinquent single-family mortgages insured under FHA mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 2815), H5050 [24JY]

——— authorize private nonprofit organizations to administer permanent housing rental assistance for the homeless provided through the Continuum of Care Program (see H.R. 2790), H4978 [23JY]

——— authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance (see S. 1177), S4585 [18JN]

——— develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (see S. 454), S1127 [5MR]

——— establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (see S. 1387), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 385), H280 [23JA] (see H.R. 3743), H8108 [12DE]

——— establish additional requirements to improve fiscal safety and soundness of home equity conversion mortgage insurance program (see H.R. 2167), H2953 [23MY]

——— establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 384), H280 [23JA]

——— extend pilot program that establishes an automated process for providing alternative credit rating information for mortgagors and prospective mortgagors under certain mortgages (see H.R. 2816), H5050 [24JY]

——— improve implementation and oversight of training and hiring requirements for public housing, Indian housing assistance, and housing and community development programs (see H.R. 1670), H2246 [23AP]

——— prohibit the sale or trade to another community of Community Development Block Grant Program award amounts (see H.R. 971), H982 [5MR]

——— provide assistance to eligible nonprofit organizations for specialized housing and supportive services to elderly persons who are the primary caregivers of related children (see H.R. 3501), H7110 [14NO]

——— 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. 264), H169 [15JA]

——— reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (see S. 640), S2146 [21MR] (see H.R. 231), H84 [14JA]

——— reduce housing-related health hazards (see S. 290), S707 [13FE] (see H.R. 1282), H1718 [20MR]

——— reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see S. 576), S1853 [14MR]

——— 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. 1193), H1426 [14MR]

——— set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 2142), H2952 [23MY]

——— terminate authority to provide assistance under the Tenant Resource Network Program (see H.R. 224), H84 [14JA]

——— transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities (see S. 437), S1088 [4MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow use of assistance under the Troubled Assets Relief Program Hardest Hit Fund for demolition of foreclosed-upon properties and related expenses (see H.R. 1550), H2025 [15AP]

——— authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish blighted structures (see S. 1122), S4058 [10JN] (see H.R. 655), H500 [13FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: cover costs associated with the care of veterans at medical foster homes (see S. 1578), S7574 [28OC]

——— establish a Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration (see H.R. 2327), H3355 [12JN]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see S. 287), S657 [12FE] (see H.R. 897), H814 [28FE]

——— extend homeless veterans reintegration programs (see H.R. 2150), H2953 [23MY]

——— extend programs assisting homeless veterans with special needs (see H.R. 2485), H4037 [25JN]

——— improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (see H.R. 2522), H4078 [26JN]

——— improve benefits and assistance to surviving spouses of veterans (see S. 735), S2683 [16AP]

——— improve programs and services for homeless veterans (see S. 825), S3028 [25AP]

——— include contracts and grants for residential care for veterans in the exception to the requirement that the Federal Government recover a portion of the value of certain projects (see S. 1540), S6753 [24SE]

——— require recipients of grants and other assistance for provision of housing and other services to homeless veterans to comply with building and fire codes (see H.R. 2065), H2838 [21MY]

——— require recipients of per diem payments for provision of services for homeless veterans to comply with codes relevant to operations and level of care provided (see S. 1580), S7574 [28OC]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see H.R. 2216), H3013 [3JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), consideration (see H. Res. 243), H3014 [3JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 1243), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2610), H4212 [8JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2610), consideration (see H. Res. 312), H4856 [22JY]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 1714), H2298 [24AP]

Disabled: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 2352), H3590 [13JN]

Disasters: ensure that homeowners with mortgages insured by the FHA, or owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, and with homes located in disaster areas, are notified of certain relief relative to such disasters (see H.R. 1499), H1956 [11AP]

——— establish National Catastrophic Risk Consortium and a National Homeowners’ Insurance Stabilization Program (see S. 1461), S6207 [1AU]

——— establish national catastrophic risk consortium to ensure availability and affordability of homeowners’ insurance coverage for catastrophic events (see H.R. 737), H547 [14FE]

——— provide assistance for condominiums and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see S. 1480), S6208 [1AU] (see H.R. 2887), H5260 [31JY]

——— require large public housing agencies to develop disaster response and relief plans (see H.R. 1669), H2245 [23AP]

Discrimination: prohibit housing and credit decision discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or source of income (see S. 1242), S5498 [27JN] (see H.R. 2479), H4037 [25JN]

Economy: create jobs and invest in communities through rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties (see H.R. 1397), H1825 [21MR]

——— stabilize the housing and banking sectors by eliminating policies that distort markets and facilitate risky lending (see H.R. 3550), H7309 [20NO]

Employment: create an emergency jobs program (see H.R. 1617), H2156 [18AP]

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Investigative Commission: establish (see H.R. 234), H84 [14JA]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (see H.R. 131), H31 [3JA]

FEMA: allow rebuilding, without elevation, of certain structures located in special flood hazard zones that are damaged by fire (see S. 667), S2455 [8AP] (see H.R. 968), H981 [5MR]

——— ensure certain communities are granted exceptions for floodproofed residential basements for purposes of determining flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program (see S. 1601), S7615 [29OC]

——— modify phase-in increases in flood insurance premium rates for certain properties (see H.R. 1485), H1955 [11AP]

——— provide a tax credit for qualified flood mitigation expenses incurred by residences for which National Flood Insurance Program premiums are increasing and increase funding for mitigation programs (see H.R. 1268), H1630 [19MR]

——— provide relief from increased flood insurance premium rates for homes in disaster areas (see H.R. 960), H981 [5MR]

FHA: ensure fiscal solvency of mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 1145), H1396 [13MR]

——— ensure that any authority of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund to borrow amounts from the Treasury is used only to pay mortgage insurance claims (see H.R. 941), H949 [4MR] (see H.R. 1028), H1327 [7MR]

——— improve, and ensure the solvency of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund (see S. 1376), S5969 [25JY]

Financial institutions: enable Federal and State chartered banks and thrifts to meet the credit needs of homebuilders, and provide liquidity and ensure stable credit for meeting the need for new homes (see S. 1002), S3657 [21MY] (see H.R. 1255), H1630 [19MR]

——— expand the purposes of advances and collateral available to community development financial institutions (see H.R. 3656), H7566 [5DE]

Government regulations: require enhanced economic analysis and justification for proposed Federal banking, housing, securities, and commodity regulations (see S. 450), S1126 [5MR]

Government-sponsored enterprises: ensure housing finance reform by prohibiting an increase in the guarantee fee to offset other spending and the sale of preferred shares (see S. 563), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 2348), H3590 [13JN]

——— exercise clean-up call options under securities issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and prohibit new mortgage-backed securities to contain provisions for such options (see H.R. 3754), H8108 [12DE]

——— provide for repayment of amounts borrowed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from the U.S. (see H.R. 2435), H3927 [19JN]

——— require use of amounts repaid to the Dept. of the Treasury by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 3340), H6774 [24OC]

House Rules: require that general appropriations for military construction and veterans’ affairs be considered as stand-alone measures (see H. Res. 13), H33 [3JA]

Housing Act: revise census data and population requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see S. 766), S2797 [18AP] (see H.R. 858), H701 [27FE]

Hurricanes: increase number of tenant-based rental assistance vouchers made available for low-income families displaced by Hurricane Sandy (see H.R. 1668), H2245 [23AP]

——— provide relief to homeowners affected by Hurricane Sandy who have mortgages insured by the FHA, or owned or guaranteed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 554), H411 [6FE]

Interagency Council on Healthy Housing: establish (see S. 291), S707 [13FE]

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (see H.R. 2600), H4174 [28JN]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 835), H659 [26FE]

Medicaid: permit States to reduce amount of home equity exempted to determine eligibility and eliminate the maintenance of effort requirement for long-term care assistance (see H.R. 1703), H2297 [24AP]

——— require approval of waivers relative to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities (see S. 1655), S7876 [6NO] (see H.R. 3171), H5806 [23SE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 1352), S5907 [24JY]

Native Americans: establish a demonstration program to provide rental assistance and supportive housing for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see H.R. 3418), H6953 [30OC]

Real estate: protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 1944), H2568 [9MY]

Rural areas: improve housing for educators, public safety officers, and medical providers, and their households (see S. 386), S871 [26FE]

SBA: allow use of physical damage disaster loans for the construction of tornado safe rooms (see S. 1440), S6207 [1AU] (see H.R. 2908), H5341 [1AU]

Senior citizens: provide for a Seniors’ Financial Bill of Rights (see S. 1734), S8186 [19NO]

State Small Business Credit Initiative: allow States participating to provide program funds to small businesses for development of affordable housing (see H.R. 3003), H5396 [2AU]

Taxation: allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans (see H.R. 3422), H6953 [30OC]

——— allow a deduction for contributions to tax-exempt Housing Equity Savings Accounts (see H.R. 2929), H5342 [1AU]

——— allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (see H.R. 1885), H2533 [8MY]

——— allow individuals a deduction for amounts contributed to disaster savings accounts to help defray costs of preparing their homes to withstand a disaster (see H.R. 3298), H6643 [16OC]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see S. 62), S43 [22JA] (see H.R. 2797), H4978 [23JY]

——— allow the mortgage interest deduction with respect to boats only if the boat is used as the principal residence of the taxpayer (see H.R. 2563), H4143 [27JN]

——— authorize new empowerment zone designations for urban areas with high unemployment and high foreclosure rates (see H.R. 3535), H7252 [19NO]

——— expand rehabilitation credit (see S. 1141), S4213 [11JN]

——— expand the incentives for the rehabilitation of older buildings including owner-occupied residences (see H.R. 877), H701 [27FE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1859), S9051 [19DE]

——— extend certain tax incentives for investment in the District of Columbia (see H.R. 2890), H5260 [31JY] (see H.R. 3272), H6343 [7OC]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2994), H5396 [2AU]

——— extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include insulated siding (see H.R. 3378), H6901 [29OC]

——— extend the standard deduction for real property taxes and adjust such deduction for inflation (see H.R. 121), H31 [3JA]

——— increase amount of low-income housing credit that may be allocated in States damaged by Hurricane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee (see H.R. 3025), H5397 [2AU]

——— increase residential energy property expenditures limitation relative to heat pumps for purposes of the nonbusiness energy property credit (see H.R. 3772), H8109 [12DE]

——— increase the rehabilitation credit for commercial buildings and provide a rehabilitation credit for principal residences (see H.R. 2042), H2773 [17MY]

——— make permanent the minimum low-income housing tax credit rate for unsubsidized buildings and provide a minimum credit rate for existing buildings (see S. 1442), S6207 [1AU]

——— permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax deduction (see S. 688), S2501 [9AP]

——— permit students who were homeless youths or homeless veterans to occupy low-income housing units (see H.R. 3145), H5766 [19SE]

——— prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 4), H33 [3JA]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 1187), S4673 [19JN] (see H.R. 2788), H4978 [23JY]

——— provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see S. 1260), S5499 [27JN]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 654), S2328 [22MR] (see H.R. 1449), H1857 [9AP]

——— provide that solar energy property need not be located on the property to which it is generating electricity to qualify for residential energy efficient property credit (see S. 1225), S5264 [26JN]

——— reduce number of tax brackets, provide child and personal tax credits, allow new charitable and mortgage interest deductions, repeal certain taxes, and eliminate State and local deductions (see S. 1616), S7673 [30OC]

——— replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence (see H.R. 1213), H1547 [15MR]

Travel and tourism: facilitate affordable workforce housing in, and develop full-time resident communities of, high tourism areas (see H.R. 2339), H3356 [12JN]

Truth in Lending Act: provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages relative to the presumption of ability to repay requirements (see H.R. 2673), H4483 [11JY]

Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (see S. 1707), S8049 [14NO] (see H.R. 825), H658 [26FE] (see H.R. 1742), H2350 [25AP]

——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 386), H280 [23JA]

——— provide surviving spouses with certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures (see H.R. 821), H658 [26FE]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: exempt nonprofit low-income housing providers from certain mortgage, servicing, and appraisal requirements (see H.R. 3529), H7251 [19NO]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 1229), H1548 [15MR]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S6051 [30JY], S6155 [1AU]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to proceed, S5795 [18JY], S5817 [23JY]

Descriptions

Home Foreclosure Reduction Act (H.R. 101), E1–E3 [3JA]

Letters

Clarify Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act applicability to condominiums: Representatives Carolyn B. Maloney and Nadler, H5823 [25SE]

Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: Christine Anagnos, Association of Art Museum Directors, S6586 [18SE]

——— Jayd Henricks, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, S6586 [18SE]

——— National Association of Manufacturers, Natural Resources Defense Council, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Alliance To Save Energy, and Business Roundtable (organization), S6409 [12SE]

——— Neal Denton, YMCA, S6586 [18SE]

——— Robert B. Goldberg, Jewish Federations of North America, S6586 [18SE]

——— several organizations, S6586 [18SE]

Government shutdown impact on federally assisted low-income housing programs: Lori Sywensky, Northampton County, PA, Housing Authority, H6463 [10OC]

Investigation into alleged fraud, waste, and abuse at public housing authorities: Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S353 [29JA]

Mortgage Forgiveness Tax Relief Act: Americans for Financial Reform (organization), S8991 [19DE]

——— Gary Thomas, National Association of Realtors, S8990 [19DE]

Water system construction in Alaskan native villages: Representative Don Young, E1225 [2AU]

——— Representative Lucas, Committee on Agriculture (House), E1225 [2AU]

Lists

Expiring Dept. of Defense authorities, S8549 [9DE], S8959 [18DE]

Motions

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6161 [1AU]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3086 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (S. 1243), S5759 [18JY], S5809 [23JY], S5945, S5946 [25JY], S6094 [31JY]

Press releases

Pinellas County Man Receives Clive Rainey Award From Habitat for Humanity International: Habitat for Humanity International, E566 [26AP]

Remarks in House

Alameda County Family Justice Center (organization): tribute, H185 [22JA]

Armed Forces: improve protections for servicemembers, surviving spouses, and disabled veterans against mortgage foreclosures, H3560 [13JN], H6798, H6799 [28OC], E947 [20JN]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (H.R. 101), E1 [3JA]

Billingsley, Lucy: World Affairs Council H. Neil Mallon Award recipient, E1593 [29OC]

Buffalo, NY: anniversary of Parkside Community Association, E1840 [11DE]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (H.R. 1078), H1334 [12MR]

California: impact of Government shutdown, H6476–H6482 [10OC]

Christmas in April USA (organization): anniversary of Christmas in April * Prince George’s County, MD, E1788 [4DE]

Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes: tribute, E1822 [10DE]

Congressional Black Caucus: budget priorities, H1560–H1566 [18MR]

Consumers: protect American taxpayers and homeowners by creating a sustainable housing finance system, H6430 [9OC]

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 1779), E566 [26AP]

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.: anniversary of Detroit, MI, Alumnae Chapter Delta Manor residential complex, E1755 [22NO]

Dept. of Defense: military family housing repairs and maintenance funding, H4924 [23JY]

——— reduce amount allowed to be spent for maintenance and repair of any general or flag officer quarters without prior notification, H3061 [4JN]

——— tribute to contribution of management companies assisting the Defense Personal Property Program, E1123 [24JY]

Dept. of Energy: establish Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 2128), H7267 [20NO]

Dept. of HUD: authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (H.R. 285), H1917 [11AP]

——— creation and promotion of translated materials and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency funding through reductions in fair housing programs funding, H5164, H5165 [30JY]

——— establish additional requirements to improve fiscal safety and soundness of home equity conversion mortgage insurance program (H.R. 2167), H3299–H3301 [12JN]

——— establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (H.R. 384), H2629–H2631 [15MY], E675 [16MY]

——— fair housing programs funding, H5164 [30JY]

——— homeless assistance grants funding, H5160 [30JY], H5274 [1AU]

——— Housing Counseling Assistance Program funding, H5154 [30JY]

——— Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program funding, H5158, H5159 [30JY]

——— Neighborhood Stabilization Program funding, H1670 [20MR]

——— Office of Field Policy and Management funding, H5152, H5153 [30JY]

——— Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control funding, H4001 [25JN]

——— project-based rental assistance program technical correction, H5161 [30JY]

——— public housing programs funding, H5266 [1AU]

——— reduce housing-related health hazards (H.R. 1282), E343 [20MR]

——— rental housing assistance program funding, H5162, H5163 [30JY]

——— section 8 housing voucher program funding, H5157 [30JY]

Dept. of Justice: civil suit against Standard and Poor’s (company) relative to credit ratings issued for residential mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations that allegedly contributed to economic crisis, H438 [12FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 897), E227 [28FE]

——— extend programs assisting homeless veterans with special needs (H.R. 2485), H5890 [27SE]

——— extend veterans assistance programs, H7616, H7617 [10DE]

——— improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (H.R. 2522), E973 [26JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3022, H3023, H3044–H3088 [4JN], H3226 [6JN], H6128 [2OC], H6201, H6202, H6204–H6207 [3OC], E799, E801, E806 [5JN], E816 [6JN], E865 [14JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), consideration (H. Res. 243), H3032–H3042 [4JN], E839 [11JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), motion to recommit, H3086, H3087 [4JN]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), unanimous-consent agreement, H3069 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H3080–H3083 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, H4001 [25JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H4989 [24JY], H5073 [25JY], H5101–H5145, H5149–H5170 [30JY], H5184, H5186 [31JY], H5266, H5268, H5271, H5283, H5298 [1AU], H5530 [12SE], E1178 [31JY], E1182, E1183, E1184 [1AU]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2610), consideration (H. Res. 312), H4866–H4877 [23JY]

Desfosses, Theresa M.: RV/MH Heritage Foundation, Inc., RV/Manufactured Hall of Fame inductee, E1549 [23OC]

Economy: establish reporting requirements for Troubled Asset Relief Program or American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, H6449 [9OC]

——— impact of budget sequestration, H2308 [25AP], H2810 [21MY], H2849 [22MY], H3055 [4JN], H4084 [27JN]

Family & Children’s Place (organization): anniversary, E1802 [5DE]

Fresno, CA: tribute to opening of California Veterans Home, E1524 [16OC]

Grapevine, TX: tribute to groundbreaking for The Gatehouse transitional housing community for women, E1498 [11OC]

Habitat for Humanity International: anniversary of Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Work Project, E1423 [3OC]

——— tribute, E1423 [3OC]

Harris, Marilyn E.: Dept. of Agriculture Rural Development National Multi-Family Housing Site Manager of the Year for Elderly Housing award recipient, E1121 [24JY]

Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act: clarify applicability to condominiums (H.R. 2600), H5821–H5823 [25SE], E1004 [28JN]

JP Morgan Chase & Co.: civil and criminal settlement resulting from probe related to mortgage-backed securities, H6682 [23OC], H7400 [3DE]

Kalish, Ken: presentation of mortgage free, custom-built home in Grand Prairie, TX, by Dallas Builders Association and Operation Finally Home (organization), E1545 [22OC]

Lake Ridge, VA: anniversary of Westminster at Lake Ridge continuing care retirement community, E1451 [8OC]

Lewis, Virginia: Habitat for Humanity of West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame inductee, E582 [30AP]

Loaves & Fishes (organization): anniversary, E849 [12JN]

Manassas, VA: tribute to Habitat for Humanity, Prince William County, Manassas & Manassas Park, E966 [25JN]

myLIFEspeaks (organization): tribute, E1575 [28OC]

National Coalition for the Homeless: anniversary, E492 [18AP]

National Spring Cleaning Week: observance, E401 [9AP]

North Richland Hills, TX: anniversary of Community Enrichment Center, E1359 [20SE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, H5371 [2AU]

Project Mend-a-House (organization): tribute, E980 [26JN]

Public housing: mold abatement funding in areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy, H140, H141 [15JA]

Renovating Hope (organization): tribute to remodel of home of Robert C. Costley in Erin, NY, E315 [15MR]

Sacramento, CA: anniversary of Eskaton Monroe Lodge, E838 [11JN]

Safety: encourage installation of residential carbon monoxide detectors in homes, H96 [15JA]

Sendelsky, Leonard R.: New Jersey Builders Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E1577 [28OC]

Skowhegan, ME: anniversary of Redington Memorial Home, E1425 [3OC]

Stowers, Dan: Habitat for Humanity International Clive Rainey Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E566 [26AP]

Tacoma, WA: tribute to Tacoma Housing Authority Hillside Community revedelopment ground breaking ceremony, E1045 [11JY]

Taxation: allow eligible veterans to use qualified veterans mortgage bonds to refinance home loans (H.R. 1885), E618 [8MY]

——— extend certain tax incentives for investment in the District of Columbia (H.R. 2890), E1173 [31JY]

——— extend certain tax incentives for investment in the District of Columbia (H.R. 3272), E1446 [7OC]

——— permit students who were homeless youths or homeless veterans to occupy low-income housing units (H.R. 3145), E1349 [19SE]

TLC Properties (business): anniversary, E1064 [16JY]

Twin Cities Local Initiatives Support Corp.: anniversary, E1465 [9OC]

U.S. Vets (organization): anniversary, E1487 [11OC]

Urban areas: impact of high temperatures and lack of air conditioning on population, H5269 [1AU]

Veterans: exclude certain pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance (H.R. 1742), H6780–H6782 [28OC], E1591 [29OC]

——— HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program funding, H5154, H5155, H5161–H5164 [30JY]

——— impact of Government shutdown, H6560, H6561 [12OC]

Wesley Enhanced Living (organization): anniversary, H7376 [2DE]

West, TX: disaster assistance for rebuilding and recovery of community destroyed by explosion at fertilizer plant, H4491 [16JY]

West Palm Beach, FL: anniversary of The Lord’s Place (organization), E1742 [21NO]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (H.R. 1229), H6936 [30OC]

Zanios family: tribute to provision of housing to Peruvian youth, Flavio L. Guiterrez, during U.S. visit for heart procedure, E1218 [2AU]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: enhance protections accorded to servicemembers and their spouses relative to mortgages (S. 1593), S7579 [28OC]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service, S7817 [5NO]

——— provide assistance to families of active servicemembers and veterans, S2282 [22MR]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (S. Res. 259), S6901 [24SE]

Conservation of energy: allow disaster assistance recipients to upgrade damaged equipment and structures with energy-efficient products, S6430 [12SE]

——— ensure current and new Federal building energy performance standards allow use of domestic building materials that meet the new standards, S6370 [11SE]

——— exempt small companies from third-party testing to achieve ENERGY STAR certification relative to promoting energy savings in residential buildings and industry, S6370 [11SE]

——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (S. 761), S2827 [22AP], S5897 [24JY]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), S6082 [30JY], S6083 [31JY], S6301, S6305–S6307 [10SE], S6350–S6367, S6370, S6395 [11SE], S6403, S6408–S6425, S6427–S6433, S6435–S6437 [12SE], S6478–S6482, S6489–S6505 [17SE], S6547, S6550, S6554–S6564, S6572–S6574, S6584–S6588 [18SE], S6618–S6623, S6634, S6635 [19SE], S6681 [23SE], S6871 [24SE], S8993, S8994 [19DE]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), motion to proceed, S6161, S6164–S6166 [1AU]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), unanimous-consent agreement, S6181 [1AU], S6350 [11SE]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 1392), unanimous-consent request, S6410, S6413, S6414, S6424, S6429, S6430 [12SE]

Credit: provide secondary mortgage reform by establishing the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp., abolishing the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and phasing out housing Government-sponsored enterprises (S. 1217), S5612–S5614 [10JY]

——— require Federal mortgage agencies to consider energy costs in the underwriting process, reduce home energy consumption, and facilitate creation of energy efficiency retrofit and construction jobs, S6498 [17SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: reduce waste and reform direct payment programs, S7897 [7NO]

Dept. of Energy: conduct study of nonmonetary benefits of energy saving products and compliance with commercial energy codes for buildings, S6412, S6413 [12SE], S6495 [17SE]

——— recognize voluntary certification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater products energy conservation and efficiency, S6366, S6367 [11SE], S6561 [18SE]

Dept. of HUD: develop local strategies to coordinate use of assistance for low-income housing residents with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency (S. 454), S1129 [5MR]

——— establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (S. 1387), S6073 [30JY]

——— establish additional requirements to improve fiscal safety and soundness of home equity conversion mortgage insurance program (H.R. 2167), S6082 [30JY]

——— establish demonstration program to use private capital to retrofit and install energy efficiency measures at multifamily residential units, S6365, S6366 [11SE]

——— Hawaiian housing programs funding, S5929 [25JY]

——— investigation into alleged fraud, waste, and abuse at public housing authorities, S352, S353 [29JA]

——— prohibit funding for persons or organizations that discriminate against servicemembers and veterans in housing, S6060 [30JY]

——— prohibit funding to provide housing assistance benefits to individuals convicted of certain felonies, S5822, S5823 [23JY], S5948 [25JY]

——— reduce housing-related health hazards (S. 290), S709 [13FE]

——— transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities (S. 437), S2854 [22AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (S. 287), S7886, S7887 [6NO]

——— improve benefits and assistance to surviving spouses of veterans (S. 735), S2686 [16AP]

——— improve benefits for homeless veterans who are women or who have dependents, S2265 [22MR]

——— improve programs and services for homeless veterans (S. 825), S3036 [25AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S1692 [12MR]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), S7668 [30OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, S5938, S5941, S5942, S5944–S5949 [25JY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2610), S5814–S5816 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), S5822–S5824, S5827, S5828, S5832 [23JY], S5856–S5863, S5894 [24JY], S5929, S5930, S5934, S5937, S5938, S5941–S5949, S5977 [25JY], S5990, S5996–S5998 [29JY], S6039, S6051, S6060 [30JY], S6085–S6095 [31JY], S6150, S6154–S6156, S6163 [1AU]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to proceed, S5795 [18JY], S5809, S5812, S5814–S5817 [23JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), motion to recommit, S5945–S5947 [25JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), unanimous-consent agreement, S5795 [18JY], S6048 [30JY], S6089 [31JY]

——— making appropriations (S. 1243), unanimous-consent request, S6051 [30JY]

Disasters: provide better coordination among flood mitigation programs to assist homeowners and small businesses, S2300 [22MR]

——— study impact of certain resilient construction techniques in storm situations, S3144, S3145 [7MY]

Economy: impact of budget sequestration, S3500 [15MY], S6631 [19SE], S8350 [20NO]

FEMA: allow rebuilding, without elevation, of certain structures located in special flood hazard zones that are damaged by fire (S. 667), S2456 [8AP]

——— ensure certain communities are granted exceptions for floodproofed residential basements for purposes of determining flood insurance premium rates under the National Flood Insurance Program, S8156 [19NO]

GAO: report finding National Flood Control Program and Federal Crop Insurance Corp., ill-prepared to deal with events resulting from climate change, S926 [27FE]

Government regulations: require enhanced economic analysis and justification for proposed Federal banking, housing, securities, and commodity regulations (S. 450), S5955 [25JY]

National Coalition for the Homeless: anniversary, S2745 [17AP]

National Homelessness and Hunger Awareness Week: observance, S8448 [21NO]

National objectives: economic recovery, S5925–S5927 [25JY], S6083–S6085 [31JY]

Native Americans: impact of Government shutdown on North Dakota reservations, S7401 [11OC]

Real estate: discourage taking of private property to transfer to another private, nongovernmental use, S2305 [22MR]

——— exempt qualified residential mortgages from credit risk retention requirements, S7365 [10OC]

SBA: allow use of physical damage disaster loans for the construction of tornado safe rooms (S. 1440), S6220 [1AU]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), S8988–S8993, S9069 [19DE], S9115 [20DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), unanimous-consent request, S8987 [19DE]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness, S8990 [19DE]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (S. 1187), S8990, S8991 [19DE]

Women: protect housing rights of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, S497 [7FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 2216, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 243) (H. Rept. 113–95), H3014 [3JN]

Consideration of H.R. 2397, Dept. of Defense Appropriations and H.R. 2610, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 113–170), H4856 [22JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs Expansion of Definition of Homeless Veteran for Purposes of Benefits: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (Senate) (S. 287) (S. Rept. 113–110), S6683 [23SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2216) (H. Rept. 113–90), H3013 [3JN]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2216) (S. Rept. 113–48), S5497 [27JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2610) (H. Rept. 113–136), H4212 [8JY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 1243) (S. Rept. 113–45), S5497 [27JN]

Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 761), S3371 [13MY]

——— Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 761) (S. Rept. 113–37), S3905 [3JN]

FHA Solvency Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1376) (S. Rept. 113–129), S9051 [19DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5136, H5157 [30JY]

Tables

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2216), H3046–H3050 [4JN]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2610), H5102–H5110 [30JY]

Testimonies

Private Property Rights Protection Act: Julia Trigg Crawford, H2855 [22MY]

Texts of

H. Res. 312, consideration of H.R. 2397, Dept. of Defense appropriations and H.R. 2610, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H4866 [23JY]

H.R. 384, Homes for Heroes Act, H2629 [15MY]

H.R. 1742, Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act, H6780 [28OC]

H.R. 2167, Reverse Mortgage Stabilization Act, H3300 [12JN]

H.R. 2600, clarify Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act applicability to condominiums, H5822 [25SE]

S. 287, Helping Homeless Veterans Act, S7886, S7888 [6NO]

S. 735, Survivor Benefits Improvement Act, S2686 [16AP]

S. 825, Homeless Veterans Prevention Act, S3037 [25AP]

S. 1440, Tornado Family Safety Act, S6221 [1AU]

S. 1859, Tax Extenders Act, S9054–S9058 [19DE]

S. Res. 259, Campus Fire Safety Month, S6894 [24SE]