DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Amendments
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5088, H5089, H5090, H5093, H5095, H5096, H5097, H5098, H5104, H5155, H5157, H5158, H5159, H5160, H5161, H5162, H5163, H5164, H5168, H5169, H5171, H5172, H5173, H5174, H5175, H5176, H5177, H5178, H5180, H5181, H5182, H5183, H5187, H5188 [9JN], H5212, H5214, H5216, H5217, H5219, H5220, H5221, H5222, H5223, H5224, H5225, H5226, H5227, H5228, H5230, H5231, H5250 [10JN]
Articles and editorials
Obama’s Not-So-Seccret HUD Plan To Resettle Millions of Illegal Immigrants in Your Community (excerpt), H6346 [16JY]
Bills and resolutions
Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing program: establish to promote urban renewal (see H.R. 4173), H2256 [6MR]
Community Development Block Grant Program: allow grant recipients to return unused funds to the U.S. Treasury for debt reduction (see H.R. 5653), H7886 [18SE]
——— make acquisition, installation, and maintenance of security cameras, safety lighting, and building locks in public housing an eligible activity (see H.R. 5317), H7181 [31JY]
——— support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 666), H6136 [11JY] (see H. Res. 668), H6215 [14JY]
Conservation of natural resources: carry out a demonstration program to enter into budget-neutral, performance-based contracts for energy and water conservation improvements for multifamily residential units (see H.R. 5104), H6215 [14JY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2438), S3474 [5JN] (see H.R. 4745), H4836 [27MY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4745), consideration (see H. Res. 604), H5022 [29MY]
Disabled: establish and implement universal home design guidelines (see S. 2889), S5783 [18SE]
Education: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 4462), H3196 [10AP]
Federal aid programs: allow periodic reviews of certain families’ incomes for purposes of determining eligibility for certain Federal housing programs (see H.R. 5776), H8225 [1DE]
——— carry out a loan repayment program for certain architects (see H.R. 4205), H2301 [11MR]
——— increase the unit cap on the rental assistance demonstration (see H.R. 5222), H6976 [28JY]
FHA: ensure stability in maximum mortgage amount limitations for areas experiencing decreases in median home prices (see H.R. 4208), H2360 [12MR]
Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see S. 2653), S4903 [24JY] (see H.R. 5186), H6813 [24JY]
Housing: authorize use of multifamily housing subject to a mortgage insured under the National Housing Act as workforce residential housing (see S. 2893), S5783 [18SE]
——— prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Market Fund while in conservatorship or receivership (see H.R. 3901), H1240 [16JA]
——— reform and update flat rent structure for public housing (see H.R. 5632), H7885 [18SE]
——— reform the housing finance system (see H.R. 5055), H6105 [10JY]
Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: amend (see H.R. 4146), H2147 [4MR]
Mortgages: establish programs to encourage use of shared equity mortgage modifications (see S. 2854), S5782 [18SE]
Moving to Work demonstration program: establish maximum limitation on payment standard for housing choice vouchers (see H.R. 5374), H7184 [31JY]
——— expand (see H.R. 4868), H5363 [12JN]
Neighborhood Stabilization Program: provide amounts from the recent settlement between the Dept. of Justice and Bank of America Corp. (see H.R. 5601), H7884 [18SE]
Taxation: establish Promise Zones to revitalize high-poverty communities through Federal-local partnerships (see S. 2597), S4454 [14JY] (see H.R. 4941), H5640 [23JN]
——— provide appeals process for designation as qualified census tracts and difficult development areas under the low-income housing credit (see H.R. 5198), H6814 [24JY]
——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 2723), S5216 [31JY]
Cloture motions
Coloretti, Nani A.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of HUD, S6187 [20NO], S6242 [2DE]
Letters
Dept. of HUD Moving to Work Agreement extensions: several housing advocate organizations, S5950 [12NO]
Investigation into alleged fraud, waste, and abuse at public housing authorities: Senator Grassley and Representative Holding, S501 [28JA]
——— Senator Grassley, Committee on the Judiciary (Senate), S499, S500, S501 [28JA]
Motions
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5237 [10JN]
Notices
Intention to object to nomination of Lourdes M. Castro Ramírez to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Public and Indian Housing: Senator Grassley, S5926 [12NO]
Intention to object to nomination of Nani A. Coloretti to be Deputy Sec. of HUD: Senator Grassley, S3343 [2JN]
Remarks in House
Brownfield Redevelopment and Economic Development Innovative Financing program: establish to promote urban renewal (H.R. 4173), E330 [6MR]
Community development: establish program enabling communities to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs (H.R. 2424), H6668 [23JY]
Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, H5159, H5160, H5172 [9JN], H5256 [11JN]
——— funding through reductions in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding, H5158 [9JN]
——— prohibit funding to implement proposed ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing’’ rule, H5178, H5179 [9JN]
Conservation of energy: establish demonstration program to use private capital to retrofit and install energy efficiency measures at multifamily residential units, H5168, H5169 [9JN]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5216, H5217 [10JN]
——— limit circumstances in which official time may be used by a Federal employee, H5226, H5227 [10JN]
——— making appropriations, H441 [15JA], H9276 [11DE]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5077–H5106, H5149–H5184 [9JN], H5189, H5203–H5239, H5243 [10JN], H5256 [11JN], H5322 [12JN], H5401 [18JN], E935, E937, E946 [10JN], E952, E953, E961 [11JN], E977 [12JN], E1014 [18JN]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4745), consideration (H. Res. 604), H5029–H5034 [30MY]
——— making appropriations (H.R. 4745), motion to recommit, H5237, H5238 [10JN]
——— prohibit funding for bonus award to contractors for work on projects that are behind schedule or over budget, H5181, H5182 [9JN], H5220 [10JN]
——— prohibit funding from being used in contravention of the Buy American Act, H5218 [10JN]
——— prohibit funding to contract with entities that have reincorporated in tax havens, H5227, H5228 [10JN]
——— prohibit funding to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles except in accordance with Presidential memorandum on Federal fleet performance, H5231 [10JN]
Distressed Asset Stabilization Program: prohibit funding to pay FHA mortgage insurance claims unless loans are compliant with loss mitigation requirements, H5226 [10JN]
Education: discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (H.R. 4462), E570 [10AP]
Fair Housing Month: observance, E533 [7AP], E610 [28AP]
Fair housing programs: funding, H5164 [9JN]
Federal aid programs: prohibit use of Federal grants to pay off Dept. of HUD loans, H5177 [9JN]
FHA: increase transparency in Federal budgeting to modify risk assessment in mortgage insurance programs, H2968, H2969, H2972 [7AP]
Florida: closure of certain Florida field offices, H5106 [9JN]
Hawaii: Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant program funding, E952 [11JN]
HOME Investment Partnerships Program: funding, E1014 [18JN]
Homeless: authorize private nonprofit organizations to administer permanent housing rental assistance for the homeless provided through the Continuum of Care Program (H.R. 2790), H8254, H8255 [2DE]
Housing: affordable rental housing for extremely low-income families funding by improving targeting of mortgage interest deduction, H5225 [10JN]
——— prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Market Fund while in conservatorship or receivership, H5212 [10JN]
Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program: funding through reductions in information technology funding, H5157 [9JN]
Languages: creation and promotion of translated materials and programs to assist persons with limited English proficiency funding, H5164 [9JN]
Lawyers and attorneys: prohibit funding to retain legal counsel who is not an employee of either Dept. of HUD or Dept. of Justice, H5177, H5178 [9JN]
National Homeless Data Analysis Project: funding, H5161 [9JN]
Native American Housing Block Grant program: funding, H5212–H5214, H5216 [10JN]
Navy: prohibit funding for recapitalization of the Ready Reserve Force except in a manner consistent with the Buy American Act, H5181 [9JN]
Office of Multifamily Housing: prohibit funding for relocation of asset management positions, H5171–H5173 [9JN]
Office of Policy Development and Research: funding for tenants rights and responsibilities education, H5163 [9JN]
Public housing: limit compensation for officials or employees of public housing agencies, H5161 [9JN]
Public Housing Capital Fund and Public Housing Operating Fund: funding, H5155, H5156 [9JN], H5243 [10JN]
Raleigh Housing Authority: call for audit relative to salary and compensation practices, H233 [15JA]
Real estate: prohibit funding to provide mortgage insurance for a principal residence of a mortgagor who provides only an individual taxpayer identification number, H5225 [10JN]
Rental housing assistance program: funding, H5162, H5163 [9JN]
Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program: funding, H5160, H5161 [9JN]
Section 8 housing voucher program: funding, H5104, H5105 [9JN], H5219 [10JN]
Toledo, OH: National Fair Housing Alliance and Toledo, OH, Fair Housing Center Federal housing discrimination complaint against Safeguard Properties (company), E579 [10AP]
Veterans: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans (H.R. 3743), H8041 [18NO]
——— establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (H.R. 384), H8041 [18NO]
Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program: funding, E953 [11JN]
Remarks in Senate
Aguilar, Gustavo Velásquez: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, unanimous-consent agreement, S3673 [12JN]
Castro, Julian: nomination to be Sec. of HUD, S4297 [9JY]
——— nomination to be Sec. of HUD, unanimous-consent agreement, S4284 [8JY]
Castro Ramírez, Lourdes M.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Public and Indian Housing, S5949 [12NO]
Coloretti, Nani A.: nomination to be Deputy Sec. of HUD, S3336 [2JN], S6187 [20NO], S6227 [1DE], S6242, S6246, S6252 [2DE]
——— suitability to be Deputy Sec. of HUD relative to Financial Crimes Enforcement Network hiring practices, S6227 [1DE]
Community Development Block Grant Program: funding, S394 [16JA]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, S415 [16JA], S3776–S3784, S3788, S3792, S3798–S3800 [18JN], S3837–S3842, S3852 [19JN], S3887 [23JN], S6811 [13DE]
Disabled: establish and implement universal home design guidelines (S. 2889), S5790 [18SE]
Donovan, Sec. of HUD: suitability to be OMB Director relative to alleged financial mismanagement at Dept. of HUD, S4380–S4382 [10JY]
Fair Housing Act: anniversary, S2333 [10AP]
Homeless: homeless assistance grants funding, S3779 [18JN]
Homeless Assistance Act: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (S. 2653), S4905 [24JY]
Housing: allow agreements with private investors for energy and water efficiency improvements to project-based rental assistance and housing for the elderly and disabled, S2947 [13MY]
——— investigation into alleged fraud, waste, and abuse at public housing authorities, S498 [28JA], S1914 [1AP], S5950 [12NO]
Huther, Bradford R.: nomination to be Dept. of HUD Chief Financial Officer, S5662 [17SE]
Moritsugu, Erika L.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, S5083 [30JY]
——— nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations, unanimous-consent agreement, S5070 [29JY]
O’Regan, Katherine M.: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Policy Development and Research, S1914 [1AP], S2418 [28AP]
Velásquez Aguilar, Gustavo: nomination to be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, S3843 [19JN]
Veterans: establish a pilot program to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans, S6528 [10DE]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 4745, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 604) (H. Rept. 113–465), H5022 [29MY]
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 4745) (H. Rept. 113–464), H4836 [27MY]
——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 2438) (S. Rept. 113–182), S3474 [5JN]
Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1217), S5779 [18SE]
Nomination of Gustavo Velásquez Aguilar To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2469 [29AP]
Nomination of Julian Castro To Be Sec. of HUD: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S4153 [26JN]
Nomination of Katherine M. O’Regan To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Policy Development and Research: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S820 [6FE]
Nomination of Lourdes M. Castro Ramírez To Be Assistant Sec. of HUD for Public and Indian Housing: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S6148 [19NO]
Nomination of Nani A. Coloretti To Be Deputy Sec. of HUD: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate), S2469 [29AP]
Rulings of the Chair
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5089, H5105, H5169, H5172, H5181, H5182, H5183, H5184 [9JN], H5218, H5223, H5226 [10JN]
Statements
Prohibit Dept. of HUD Community Development Block Grant Program Funding To Implement Proposed ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing’’ Rule: Nathan Mehrens, Americans for Limited Government (organization), H5178 [9JN]
Tables
Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 4745), H5079–H5086 [9JN]
Texts of
H. Res. 604, consideration of H.R. 4745, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and H.R. 4681, intelligence services appropriations, H5029 [30MY]
H.R. 2790, Housing Assistance Efficiency Act, H8254 [2DE]
S. 2653, Homeless Children and Youth Act, S4905 [24JY]
S. 2889, Universal Home Design Act, S5793 [18SE]