HOUSING see also Homeless

Amendments

Credit: improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 685), consideration (H. Res. 189), H2169 [14AP]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 650), consideration (H. Res. 189), H2169 [14AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7786, S7794, S7823, S7831, S7832 [5NO], S7853, S7863, S7864, S7865, S7866 [9NO], S7879, S7880, S7918, S7919, S7931, S7932, S7933 [10NO], S8889 [18DE], H2476 [27AP], H2501 [28AP], H2583, H2586, H2589, H2591, H2592, H2593, H2594, H2596, H2598, H2599, H2600, H2602, H2603, H2604, H2605, H2606, H2607, H2609, H2610, H2612, H2613, H2614, H2615, H2616, H2617, H2618, H2619, H2620, H2621, H2622, H2657, H2658 [29AP], H9390, H9399, H9434 [17DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 566), H9388 [17DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8024 [17NO], S8034, S8055, S8063, S8064, S8083, S8105, S8106, S8107, S8108, S8109, S8110, S8111 [18NO], S8168, S8169, S8170 [19NO], H3760 [2JN], H3830, H3832, H3833, H3834, H3835, H3836, H3837, H3838, H3839, H3840, H3841, H3844, H3846, H3847, H3848, H3850, H3851, H3852, H3853, H3854, H3856, H3860, H3861, H3863, H3865, H3866, H3868, H3869, H3870, H3875, H3876, H3880 [3JN], H3882, H3883, H3884, H3885, H3886, H3887, H3888, H3891, H3892, H3893, H3894, H3895, H3896, H3917 [4JN], H3972, H3973, H3975, H3976, H3977, H3978, H3979, H3980, H3981, H3982, H3983, H3984, H3985, H3986, H3987, H3988, H4004 [9JN]

SBA: establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 208), S7422 [21OC], H8223 [16NO]

Articles and editorials

Don’t Let the Senate Throw Away 40 Percent of America’s Homeless Youth, S1408 [11MR]

How a Two-Tier Economy Is Reshaping the U.S. Marketplace, S751 [4FE]

Lou Stokes Put Health Impacts of Substandard Housing on the National Agenda, and in Cleveland, H6301 [28SE]

Mobile-Home Trap—How a Warren Buffett Empire Preys on the Poor, H2179–H2181 [14AP]

Next Fight for Gay Rights—Bias in Jobs and Housing, S5532 [23JY]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (see S. 2347), S8378 (see S. 2357), S8379 [3DE] (see S. 2393), S8602 [10DE] (see H.R. 189), H103 [7JA] (see H.R. 2475), H3505 [20MY] (see H.R. 4252), H9327 [15DE]

——— make mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections permanent (see S. 1152), S2567 [30AP] (see H.R. 190), H103 [7JA]

——— preserve current amount of basic allowance for housing for certain married members of uniformed services (see S. 1628), S4298 [18JN]

——— prohibit discrimination on the basis of military service (see H.R. 501), H531 [22JA]

Bankruptcy: amend laws relative to modification of certain mortgages on principal residences (see H.R. 101), H39 [6JA]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (see H.R. 2255), H2876 [12MY]

Campus Fire Safety Month: designate (see H. Res. 414), H5942 [10SE]

Conservation of energy: amend energy efficiency standards for manufactured housing (see H.R. 3135), H5330 [21JY]

——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (see S. 128), S100 [8JA] (see S. 535), S1031 [23FE] (see H.R. 873), H980 [11FE] (see H.R. 1273), H1610 [4MR] (see H.R. 1802), H2268 [15AP]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (see S. 720), S1439 [11MR] (see H.R. 2177), H2769 [30AP]

Consumers: permanently protect interests of tenants in the case of any foreclosure on any dwelling or residential real property (see S. 730), S1494 [12MR] (see H.R. 1354), H1635 [13MR]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (see S. 1250), S2730 [7MY]

Credit: allow homeowners facing mortgage foreclosure to avoid deficiency judgments (see H.R. 1879), H2307 [16AP]

——— clarify that points and fees in connection with a mortgage loan do not include certain compensation amounts already taken into account in setting the interest rate on such loan (see H.R. 3393), H5767 [29JY]

——— establish shared equity appreciation mortgage modification pilot programs (see H.R. 3519), H6074 [16SE]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (see H.R. 685), H755 [3FE]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 685), consideration (see H. Res. 189), H2151 [13AP]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (see S. 682), S1383 [10MR] (see H.R. 650), H703 [2FE]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 650), consideration (see H. Res. 189), H2151 [13AP]

——— provide a safe harbor from certain requirements relative to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage loans held on an originating depository institution’s portfolio (see H.R. 1210), H1565 [3MR]

——— provide a temporary license for certain mortgage loan originators transitioning between bank and nonbank entities (see H.R. 2121), H2654 [29AP]

——— provide that residential mortgage loans held on portfolio qualify as qualified mortgages relative to the presumption of ability to repay requirements (see H.R. 1113), H1368 [26FE]

——— 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 H.R. 4182), H9011 [3DE]

——— require prompt response of a lender or servicer of homes in foreclosure to short sale offers to purchase such homes (see H.R. 3203), H5466 [23JY]

——— require servicers to establish a deed-for-lease program under which eligible mortgagors may remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 1878), H2307 [16AP]

——— 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. 495), S982 [12FE]

Dept. of Education: remove barriers to higher education for homeless and foster youth by improving financial aid process and outreach programs and providing in-State tuition and access to housing resources (see S. 2267), S7912 [10NO] (see H.R. 4043), H8279 [17NO]

Dept. of Energy: establish a State residential building energy efficiency upgrades loan pilot program (see S. 878), S2040 [26MR]

——— establish Home Energy Savings Retrofit Rebate Program (see H.R. 2073), H2497 [28AP]

——— prohibit from prescribing a final rule amending the efficiency standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces or mobile home furnaces until an analysis has been completed (see S. 1029), S2300 [21AP]

——— provide loans and grants for solar installations in low-income and underserved areas (see S. 1713), S4686 [7JY] (see H.R. 3041), H5116 [13JY]

——— recognize voluntary certification programs for air conditioning, furnace, boiler, heat pump, and water heater products energy conservation and efficiency (see H.R. 1785), H2209 [14AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families (see H.R. 1293), H1611 [4MR]

Dept. of HUD: allow periodic reviews of certain families’ incomes for purposes of determining eligibility for certain Federal housing programs (see H.R. 233), H155 [8JA]

——— amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (see S. 256), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 576), H639 [27JA]

——— authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination through the use of nationwide testing and increase funds for the Fair Housing Initiatives Program (see H.R. 372), H405 [14JA]

——— 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. 125), H40 [6JA]

——— authorize private nonprofit organizations to administer permanent housing rental assistance for the homeless provided through the Continuum of Care Program (see H.R. 1047), H1113 [24FE]

——— authorize the Moving to Work Charter program to enable public housing agencies to improve the effectiveness of Federal housing assistance (see S. 65), S58 [7JA]

——— 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. 2997), H5029 [9JY]

——— carry out a loan repayment program for certain architects (see H.R. 2938), H4771 [25JN]

——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (see H.R. 1908), H2354 [21AP]

——— ensure accountability in the provision of public housing by providing family income reviews (see H.R. 4133), H8645 [30NO]

——— establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (see H.R. 251), H188 [9JA]

——— exclude disabled veterans’ aid and attendance pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance eligibility (see H.R. 1816), H2268 [15AP]

——— expand Moving to Work and Rental Assistance demonstration programs (see H.R. 2953), H4861 [7JY]

——— extend agreements with public housing agencies participating in the Moving to Work demonstration program (see H.R. 3424), H5768 [29JY]

——— 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. 123), H40 [6JA]

——— improve program for using amounts for rental voucher assistance for project-based rental assistance (see H.R. 3827), H7174 [23OC]

——— make acquisition, installation, and maintenance of security cameras, safety lighting, and building locks in public housing an eligible activity under Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 968), H1067 [13FE]

——— make violators of rule requiring disclosure of information concerning lead paint upon transfer of residential property liable to residents and invitees of target housing for such violations (see H.R. 3085), H5289 [16JY]

——— modernize and improve Family Unification Program (see S. 2289), S8020 [17NO]

——— modernize and improve the program for economic opportunities for low-income persons in public and federally-assisted housing (see H.R. 3697), H6892 [7OC]

——— modify premium charges and dollar amount limit on loans financing alterations, repairs, and improvements to, or conversion of, existing structures, including energy efficiency home improvements (see H.R. 2982), H4955 [8JY]

——— prohibit Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Market Fund while in conservatorship or receivership (see H.R. 574), H639 [27JA]

——— prohibit implementation of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule (see S. 1909), S6187 [30JY] (see H.R. 1995), H2463 [23AP]

——— 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. 2188), H2769 [30AP]

——— provide grants and loans to owners of dated manufactured homes for the replacement of such homes with Energy Star-qualified manufactured or modular homes (see H.R. 3275), H5762 [29JY]

——— provide that nursing homes receiving poor ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services are ineligible for federally-insured mortgage loans (see H.R. 3796), H7089 [21OC]

——— reform laws relative to small public housing agencies (see S. 2292), S8020 [17NO]

——— renew certain Moving to Work demonstration program agreements (see S. 1530), S3925 [9JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan under the home loan program (see H.R. 1187), H1499 [27FE]

——— enter into enhanced-use leases at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans and out-leases to provide critical services for such veterans (see S. 2013), S6532 [9SE] (see H.R. 3484), H5942 [10SE]

——— establish a pilot grant program to acquire and renovate abandoned homes for homeless veterans (see H.R. 3970), H8151 [5NO]

——— establish a pilot program to provide furniture, household items, and other assistance to homeless veterans transitioning into permanent housing (see S. 223), S347 [21JA] (see H.R. 2522), H3559 [21MY]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (see H.R. 627), H667 [30JA]

——— improve programs and services for homeless veterans (see S. 684), S1383 [10MR]

——— improve provision of assistance and benefits to veterans who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or occupying temporary housing (see S. 1885), S6136 [29JY]

——— make certain improvements to the monthly housing stipend payable under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 2465), H3505 [20MY]

——— make grants for repair and remodeling of community centers, clinics, and hospitals that serve veterans (see H.R. 4053), H8280 [17NO]

——— modify treatment of agreements entered into to furnish nursing home care, adult day health care, or other extended care services (see S. 739), S1528 [16MR] (see H.R. 1369), H1661 [16MR]

——— provide for a survey of homeless female veterans (see H.R. 3960), H8150 [5NO]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (see S. 2130), S7123 [5OC] (see H.R. 2029), H2474 [27AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration (see H. Res. 223), H2495 [28AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 566), H9373 [16DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see S. 2129), S7123 [5OC] (see H.R. 2577), H3581 [29MY]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), consideration (see H. Res. 287), H3641 [1JN]

Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD: establish a grant pilot program to provide housing for elderly homeless veterans (see H.R. 2813), H4491 [17JN]

Disabled: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (see H.R. 3260), H5589 [28JY]

Disasters: provide assistance for housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster and provide relief to homeowners affected by major disasters with mortgages insured, owned, or guaranteed by certain organizations (see H.R. 1297), H1612 [4MR]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (see S. 1858), S5526 [23JY] (see H.R. 3185), H5465 [23JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (see H. Res. 208), H2308 [16AP]

Drugs: require disclosure by anyone selling a home or a landlord about previous manufacturing of methamphetamine in such homes to buyers or renters (see S. 2405), S8684 [15DE]

Economy: establish a secondary reserve fund for a housing enterprise under conservatorship to protect taxpayers against loss in the event of a housing downturn (see H.R. 1673), H2108 [26MR]

EPA: establish a Residence Star program for property owners who retrofit their properties for energy conservation purposes (see H.R. 3322), H5764 [29JY]

Fair Housing Act: clarify congressional intent that certain prohibitions do not extend to conduct resulting in a disparate impact on a protected class unless the person engaging in that conduct intends that impact (see H.R. 3145), H5330 [21JY]

Federal aid programs: provide housing opportunities through modernization of various housing programs (see H.R. 3700), H6892 [7OC]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: withdraw and study proposed rule on Federal Home Loan Bank membership (see H.R. 3808), H7137 [22OC]

FEMA: allow rebuilding, without elevation, of certain structures located in special flood hazard zones that are damaged by fire (see S. 487), S982 [12FE] (see H.R. 947), H1034 [12FE]

——— provide assistance for common interest communities, condominiums, and housing cooperatives damaged by a major disaster (see H.R. 3863), H7346 [29OC]

FHA: 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. 982), H1068 [13FE]

Financial institutions: exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (see S. 1440), S3238 [21MY] (see H.R. 1422), H1767 [18MR]

——— expand the purposes of advances and collateral available to community development financial institutions (see H.R. 1355), H1635 [13MR]

——— modify requirements for community financial institutions relative to certain mortgage loan rules (see H.R. 1529), H1847 [23MR]

——— reform the housing finance system (see H.R. 1491), H1802 [19MR]

——— require a study of appropriate capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets for nonsystemic banking institutions (see H.R. 1408), H1721 [17MR]

FRS: require Consumer Financial Protection Bureau establishment of a qualified mortgage option for certain loans eligible for purchase by Federal Home Loan Banks (see S. 1974), S6380 [5AU]

Government regulations: clarify regulatory treatment of Federal Home Loan Bank products (see H.R. 3453), H5847 [8SE]

——— ensure access to certain information for financial services industry regulators (see S. 372), S772 [4FE] (see H.R. 1480), H1802 [19MR]

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. 2038), S6699 [16SE]

——— establish scorekeeping rule to ensure that increases in guarantee fees of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac shall not be used to offset provisions that increase the deficit (see S. 752), S1585 [17MR]

——— 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. 1224), H1566 [3MR]

——— provide for repayment of amounts borrowed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from the U.S. (see H.R. 1036), H1113 [24FE]

——— require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to establish procedures for considering certain credit scores when determining whether to purchase a residential mortgage (see H.R. 4211), H9269 [10DE]

——— suspend current compensation packages for senior executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and establish compensation for such positions in accordance with senior Federal employee rates of pay (see H.R. 2243), H2820 [8MY]

——— suspend the current compensation packages for the chief executive officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see S. 2036), S6651 [15SE]

Health: provide a tax credit for replacement costs associated with certain imported corrosive drywall and allow use of Community Development Block Grant Program amounts for repairs to housing constructed with such drywall (see H.R. 3545), H6136 [17SE]

Health care professionals: train public housing residents to enable such residents to provide covered home-based health services to residents of public housing and federally-assisted rental housing, who are elderly and disabled (see H.R. 3467), H5865 [9SE]

Homeless: eliminate homelessness by increasing funding for Federal housing and employment programs (see H. Con. Res. 98), H8412 [19NO]

Immigration: require consultation with State and local elected officials and a public hearing before awarding grants or contracts for housing facilities for unaccompanied alien children (see H.R. 2491), H3557 [21MY]

Information technology: include reasonable costs for high-speed Internet service in the utility allowances for families residing in public housing (see H.R. 2372), H3252 [15MY]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (see H.R. 2194), H2770 [30AP] (see H.R. 2226), H2792 [1MY]

Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: amend (see H.R. 2482), H3506 [20MY]

Medicaid: eliminate State option to reduce the home equity exemption amount for purposes of eligibility for long-term care assistance (see H.R. 1361), H1635 [13MR]

——— require approval of waivers relative to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities (see S. 459), S926 [11FE] (see H.R. 536), H582 [26JA]

Medicare: establish a Community-Based Institutional Special Needs Plan demonstration program to target home and community-based care to eligible beneficiaries (see S. 704), S1438 [11MR] (see H.R. 2704), H4001 [9JN] (see H.R. 4212), H9269 [10DE]

Mortgages: establish programs to encourage use of shared equity mortgage modifications (see S. 1582), S4202 [16JN]

National Catastrophic Risk Consortium: establish (see H.R. 1351), H1626 [10MR]

National Florence Crittenton Mission: rename as the National Critteton Foundation (see S. 1727), S4953 [9JY]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (see S. 710), S1438 [11MR] (see H.R. 360), H404 [14JA]

Native Americans: provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans (see S. 2274), S7913 [10NO]

Nonprofit organizations: clarify that organizations such as Habitat for Humanity can accept donated mortgage appraisals (see S. 1344), S2933 [14MY] (see S. 2085), S6974 [28SE] (see H.R. 3704), H6892 [7OC]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see S. 192), S283 [20JA]

Poverty: reform public housing demolition and disposition rules to require one-for-one replacement and tenant protections, and provide public housing agencies with additional resources and flexibility to preserve units (see H.R. 2231), H2792 [1MY]

Real estate: establish uniform and more efficient Federal process to protect private property rights (see H.R. 510), H532 [22JA]

——— prohibit certain financial benefits for referrals of business to title insurance companies and improve judicial relief for certain violations (see H.R. 1799), H2268 [15AP]

——— protect private property rights by limiting the power of eminent domain (see H.R. 3013), H5029 [9JY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend (see S. 262), S541 [27JA] (see H.R. 1779), H2209 [14AP]

SBA: allow use of physical damage disaster loans for the construction of tornado safe rooms (see H.R. 2397), H3308 [18MY]

——— establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (see S. 1811), S5210 [21JY] (see H.R. 208), H154 [8JA]

Taxation: allow a credit for veteran first-time homebuyers and for adaptive housing and mobility improvements for disabled veterans (see H.R. 3975), H8151 [5NO]

——— allow individuals a deduction for amounts contributed to disaster savings accounts to help defray costs of preparing their homes to withstand a disaster and repair or replace damaged property (see H.R. 2230), H2792 [1MY]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see H.R. 2591), H3641 [1JN]

——— 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. 1823), H2269 [15AP]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1946), S6379 [5AU] (see H.R. 1808), H2268 [15AP]

——— extend deduction for mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 2162), H2768 [30AP]

——— extend exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 1002), H1069 [13FE]

——— extend the credit for energy-efficient existing homes (see H.R. 2158), H2768 [30AP]

——— extend the credit for energy-efficient new homes (see H.R. 2159), H2768 [30AP]

——— extend the residential energy efficient property tax credit (see S. 1755), S5061 [14JY]

——— increase amount that can be withdrawn without penalty from individual retirement plans as first-time homebuyer distributions (see H.R. 4114), H8411 [19NO]

——— make permanent and expand the temporary minimum credit rate for the low-income housing tax credit program (see S. 1193), S2650 [5MY] (see H.R. 1142), H1370 [26FE]

——— make permanent the exclusion from gross income of discharges of qualified principal residence indebtedness (see H.R. 2166), H2768 [30AP]

——— modify rules for tax-exempt enterprise zone facility bonds and extend tax incentives for empowerment zones (see S. 408), S833 [5FE]

——— permanently extend the private mortgage insurance tax deduction (see S. 1644), S4544 [23JN]

——— prevent homeowners from being forced to pay taxes on forgiven mortgage loan debt (see S. 351), S736 [3FE] (see S. 608), S1201 [27FE]

——— provide a standard deduction for business use of a home (see S. 1281), S2759 [11MY] (see H.R. 2310), H2957 [13MY]

——— provide a tax credit for owning certain disaster resilient property (see H.R. 3397), H5767 [29JY]

——— provide collegiate housing and infrastructure grants (see S. 1002), S2245 [16AP] (see H.R. 1718), H2110 [26MR]

——— provide incentives for employer-provided employee housing assistance (see H.R. 480), H530 [22JA]

——— qualify homeless youth and veterans who are full-time students for low-income housing tax credit (see S. 1412), S3237 [21MY]

——— replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence and invest revenue in low-income housing programs (see H.R. 1662), H2108 [26MR]

Urban areas: making emergency supplemental appropriations to address critical challenges and rebuild inner city neighborhoods (see S. 1889), S6136 [29JY] (see H.R. 3295), H5763 [29JY]

Veterans: acknowledge contributions to general welfare and security of the U.S., recognize debt to veterans should include a decent home and suitable living environment, and end veteran homelessness (see H. Res. 211), H2315 [17AP]

——— extend homeless veterans reintegration programs and clarify eligibility for services under such programs (see S. 425), S900 [10FE] (see H.R. 474), H530 [22JA]

——— provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans (see H.R. 252), H188 [9JA]

Women: promote economic security and safety of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims (see H.R. 3841), H7254 [27OC]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S8857, S8858 [18DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7014 [30SE], S7074 [1OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8075 [18NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), motion to proceed, S7963 [16NO]

Cost Estimates

Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act (S. 720): CBO, S8236 [1DE]

Letters

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services: Dale Barnett, American Legion, S7065 [1OC]

——— Matthew M. Miller, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (organization), H2584 [29AP]

——— several organizations, H2584 [29AP]

Equity in Government Compensation Act: Representative Chaffetz, Committtee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H8222 [16NO]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committtee on Financial Services (House), H8222 [16NO]

——— Representative Hill, H8223 [16NO]

Federal Reserve System capital surplus account liquidation: several real estate organizations, H7729 [4NO]

Impact of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules on ability to repay mortgage on a manufactured home: J.D. Harper, Arkansas Manufactured Housing Association, H2184 [14AP]

Legislation providing regulatory relief for community banks: Camden R. Fine, Independent Community Bankers of America (organization), H8307 [18NO]

Mortgage Choice Act: several Representatives, H2194 [14AP]

Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act: Brad Thaler, National Association of Federal Credit Unions, H5140 [14JY]

Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act, and Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act: James C. Ballentine, American Bankers Association, H5139 [14JY]

Preservation Enhancement and Savings Opportunity Act: several housing organizations, H5135 [14JY]

Prohibit sale of federally-owned preferred shares of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac without congressional approval: Anne E. Wall, Dept. of the Treasury, S8857 [18DE]

Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act and Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act: R. Bruce Josten, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, H8299 [18NO]

Tenant Income Verification Relief Act: Barbara Sard, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, H1813 [23MR]

——— Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, H1814 [23MR]

——— several housing organizations, H1813 [23MR]

——— Sheila Crowley, National Low Income Housing Coalition, H1814 [23MR]

——— Timothy G. Kaiser, Public Housing Authorities Directors Association, H1813 [23MR]

Lists

Organizations supporting S. 262, Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act, S1359 [10MR]

Organizations supporting S. 1858, Equality Act, S5531 [23JY]

Motions

Credit: modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 650), H2194 [14AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7014 [30SE], S7779 [5NO], S8844, S8858 [18DE], H2585 [29AP], H2708 [30AP], H9399 [17DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S7963 [16NO], H3996 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: exclude basic housing allowance from any calculation of income or resources for any purpose under Federal, State, or local law, H2991 [14MY]

——— extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (H.R. 2475), E761 [20MY]

——— improve assistance to veterans transitioning into civilian life, H7630 [4NO]

Bureau of the Census: make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions (H.R. 2255), E756 [20MY]

——— prohibit funding to enforce payment of fines for failure to participate in the American Community Survey, H3730–H3732 [2JN]

Business and industry: provide regulatory relief to facilitate capital formation and to ensure greater consumer access to financial products and services, H7736, H7737 [4NO]

Citizens for Citizens, Inc.: anniversary, E1600 [5NO]

Cleveland, MS: tribute to Bolivar Community Action Agency, E501 [15AP]

Coalition for Social Justice: anniversary, E935 [19JN]

Community Development Corp. of Brownsville, TX: tribute, E1263 [11SE]

Community Hope Inc.: anniversary, E488 [14AP]

Community Partners for Affordable Housing (organization): tribute, E582 [23AP]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (H.R. 1802), H2366 [22AP]

——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (S. 535), H2324–H2329 [21AP]

Credit: allow homeowners facing mortgage foreclosure to expedite short sales, H5094 [13JY]

——— allow members of the Armed Forces and veterans to sue a predatory mortgage lender, H8320 [18NO]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 685), H2188–H2194 [14AP], E495 [15AP]

——— improve definitions of points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction (H.R. 685), consideration (H. Res. 189), H2165–H2171 [14AP]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 650), H2178–H2188, H2194–H2197 [14AP], H2320, H2339 [21AP], E157 [3FE]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 650), consideration (H. Res. 189), H2165–H2171 [14AP]

——— modify the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing (H.R. 650), motion to recommit, H2195 [14AP]

——— prohibit predatory mortgage lenders from benefiting from modifications to definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage to preserve access to manufactured housing, H2195 [14AP]

Dept. of Defense: ensure that decisions relating to on-base housing take into consideration commute times and land available for on-base housing, H3222 [15MY]

Dept. of Education: increase weight of non-connected children residing in public-private venture housing located on military property for the purposes of Impact Aid basic support payment calculations, H1281 [26FE]

Dept. of Energy: prohibit funding to finalize, promulgate, or enforce proposed rule relative to efficiency standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces, H2759 [30AP]

Dept. of HHS: establish grant program to provide supportive services in permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals and families (H.R. 1293), E307 [4MR]

Dept. of HUD: affordable housing funding, H1751, H1752 [18MR]

——— allow periodic reviews of certain families’ incomes for purposes of determining eligibility for certain Federal housing programs (H.R. 233), H1812–H1814 [23MR]

——— authorize private nonprofit organizations to administer permanent housing rental assistance for the homeless provided through the Continuum of Care Program (H.R. 1047), H5132–H5134 [14JY]

——— discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete financial literacy housing counseling program (H.R. 1908), E559 [22AP]

——— ensure Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services quality rating is included in the criteria for eligibility for Federal loan insurance for nursing homes and elder-care facilities, H6983 [20OC]

——— establish position of Special Assistant for Veterans Affairs and submit a report on veterans’ homelessness (H.R. 251), H5130–H5132 [14JY]

——— exclude disabled veterans’ aid and attendance pension payments from consideration as income relative to certain housing assistance eligibility (H.R. 1816), H3264–H3266 [18MY]

——— Fair Housing Initiatives Program Administrative Enforcement Initiative funding through reductions in Private Enforcement Initiative funding, H3869, H3870 [3JN]

——— Fair Housing Initiatives Program Private Enforcement Initiative funding, H3875 [3JN]

——— housing for the elderly funding, H3868 [3JN]

——— Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS program funding through reductions in information technology funding, H3865, H3866 [3JN]

——— Limited English Proficiency Initiative funding, H3870 [3JN]

——— National Affordable Housing Trust Fund and HOME Investment Partnerships Program funding, H3866, H3867 [3JN]

——— Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes funding, H3830 [3JN]

——— prioritize hiring asset management staff in local Office of Multifamily Housing field offices instead of consolidating positions in certain hub and satellite locations, H3972 [9JN]

——— prohibit Community Development Block Grant Program funding to implement proposed ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing’’ rule, H3884, H3885 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding for housing subsidies for illegal aliens, H3975, H3976 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding in contravention of Federal immigration laws preventing illegal immigrants from obtaining housing assistance, H3972, H3973 [9JN]

——— prohibit funding that exempts the Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles, CA, from having a tenant of public housing sit on its governing board, H3893 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding to enforce the Fair Housing Act in a manner that relies upon disparate impact to allege discrimination, H3979, H3980 [9JN]

——— protect senior citizens from predatory reverse mortgages, H3983 [9JN]

——— rental housing assistance program funding, H3861–H3863 [3JN], H3986–H3988 [9JN]

——— Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program funding, H3860 [3JN]

Dept. of Justice: prohibit funding to enforce the Fair Housing Act in a manner that relies upon disparate impact to allege discrimination, H3753 [2JN]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Center for Women Veterans funding, H2592 [29AP]

——— expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of benefits (H.R. 627), E139 [30JA]

——— homeless veterans funding, H2612 [29AP]

——— major construction projects funding, H2596 [29AP]

——— prohibit funding for VA Appraised Value Offer Program, H2609, H2610 [29AP]

——— VA Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program funding through reductions in VA information technology systems funding, H2606 [29AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H2446 [23AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2574–H2623 [29AP], H2663, H2670, H2702–H2710 [30AP], E636, E638 [30AP], E640 [1MY], E725 [15MY]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration (H. Res. 223), H2506–H2515 [29AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 566), H9379–H9390 [17DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to recommit, H2708, H2709 [30AP]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), Senate amendment, H9364–H9367, H9369–H9372 [16DE], H9378, H9379, H9390–H9676, H9679–H9684, H9686 [17DE], H10694 [18DE], E1818 [17DE], E1823, E1825, E1826, E1827–E1829, E1831, E1832, E1833, E1834, E1835, E1840, E1842 [18DE], E1847 [31DE]

——— prohibit enforcement of wage rate requirements for contracts under the Davis-Bacon Act, H2622 [29AP], E725 [15MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H3883 [4JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3817–H3877 [3JN], H3882–H3903 [4JN], H3965–H3998 [9JN], H4016 [10JN], E839, E841 [4JN], E851 [8JN], E863 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), consideration (H. Res. 287), H3652–H3659 [2JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), corrections in engrossment, H3999 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), motion to recommit, H3996, H3997 [9JN]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent agreement, H3872 [3JN], H3901 [4JN]

——— prohibit funding for bonus award to contractors for work on projects that are behind schedule or over budget, H3876 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding for contracts with offerors or principals of offerors convicted of certain crimes within a certain period, H3876 [3JN]

——— prohibit funding to be used in contravention of Executive order against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, H3985, H3986 [9JN]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (H.R. 3185), H5453 [23JY]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, H2118 [13AP], H2164 [14AP]

——— prohibit on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity (H. Res. 208), E517 [16AP]

Domestic policy: address systemic inequalities that contribute to social and economic disparities for African Americans, H4636 [24JN]

Edgewater, NJ: express condolences for victims of, and commend first responders for efforts in response to, apartment fire, H816 [5FE]

Fairfax County, VA: anniversary of Olde Forge-Surrey Square Civic Association, E1035 [10JY]

Financial institutions: require a study of appropriate capital requirements for mortgage servicing assets for nonsystemic banking institutions (H.R. 1408), H5137–H5140 [14JY]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: anniversary, H2253 [15AP]

FRS: delay making effective Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule combining Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Truth in Lending Act disclosure, H4019 [10JN]

——— liquidate and dissolve the capital surplus account, H7728–H7730 [4NO], E1604 [5NO]

Government regulations: effect of financial regulations on small community banks, H3237 [15MY]

Government-sponsored enterprises: suspend the current compensation packages for the chief executive officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 2036), H8221–H8223 [16NO], E1633 [17NO]

Huckabone, Elizabeth: Buffalo LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corp.) Community Builder Award recipient, E1634 [17NO]

Information Center, Inc.: anniversary, E1454 [8OC]

LIHEAP: funding, H4547 [23JN]

Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act: amend (H.R. 2482), H5134, H5135 [14JY]

Matsumoto, Elizabeth: Northern California Association of Nonprofits Nonprofit Leader Achievement Award recipient, E1449 [8OC]

Memphis, TN: anniversary of Orange Mound neighborhood, E655 [5MY]

Minorities: encourage homeownership among minorities, H9030 [8DE]

Mundelein, IL: opening of new Safe Place domestic violence shelter, E463 [13AP]

Nashville, TN: tribute to Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville Supervisors on Site, E1297 [16SE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (H.R. 360), H1814–H1822 [23MR]

Northern, David, Sr.: Lake County, IL, Most Influential African American Award recipient, H838 [5FE]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 192), E1179 [29JY]

Ozark Action, Inc.: anniversary, E1573 [2NO]

PADS Lake County, Inc.: tribute, E462 [13AP]

Pellow, Ernie: Pennsylvania Builders Association Distinguished Achievement Award recipient, H5808 [8SE]

Peoples’ Self-Help Housing (nonprofit organization): anniversary, E565 [23AP]

Philadelphia, PA: anniversary of Simpson House retirement community, E1599 [5NO]

Poverty: address needs of the impoverished, H9187–H9192 [9DE]

Randolph, NJ: anniversary of Morris Habitat for Humanity, E99 [22JA]

Real estate: establish uniform and more efficient Federal process to protect private property rights (H.R. 510), H2963 [14MY]

Republican Party: national agenda, E635 [30AP]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize, H621 [27JA]

SBA: allow use of physical damage disaster loans for the construction of tornado safe rooms, E1633 [17NO]

——— establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 208), H5096–H5099 [13JY]

——— establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 208), Senate amendments, H8223–H8227 [16NO], E1633 [17NO]

SOS Community Services (organization): anniversary, E1183 [29JY]

SouthEast Effective Development (organization): anniversary, E1590 [4NO]

Supreme Court: anniversary of Kelo v. New London, CT, decision allowing local government seizure of private property, H4872 [8JY]

——— decision in Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., relative to disparate impact claims under the Fair Housing Act, E1003 [7JY]

Tacoma, WA: anniversary of Habitat for Humanity, Tacoma and Pierce County, E1589 [4NO]

——— anniversary of Tacoma Housing Authority, E1593 [4NO]

Truth in Lending Act: restore private right of action by borrowers against leaders who act in bad faith, H6851–H6856 [7OC]

UMOS (organization): anniversary, E1088 [21JY]

——— extend homeless veterans reintegration programs and clarify eligibility for services under such programs (H.R. 474), H3258, H3259 [18MY]

——— provide housing and services for homeless veterans, H8252 [17NO]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact on economy, H5387–H5393 [22JY], H5458–H5463 [23JY]

Westchester, NY: anniversary of Wartburg Adult Care Community, E148 [2FE]

Yakima, WA: tribute to Yakima Union Gospel Mission, H6257 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Appropriations: making continuing, S6673 [16SE]

Armed Forces: extend mortgage, mortgage foreclosure, and eviction protections (S. 2393), S8618 [10DE]

Chicago Community Trust (organization): anniversary, S2597 [4MY]

Children and youth: impact of budget cuts on Federal aid programs for children, S1775–S1777 [24MR]

——— streamline process and provide for additional means of certifying children, youth, parents, and families as homeless, S4909, S4915 [9JY]

Civil rights: historical progress, S4337 [22JN], S4524 [23JN]

Conservation of energy: promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, S186 [13JA], S230 [16JA], S266 [20JA]

——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (S. 128), S634 [29JA], S849 [9FE]

——— promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry (S. 535), S1034 [23FE], S1037 [24FE], S2082–S2085 [26MR], S6884 [22SE]

——— promote energy savings in residential buildings and industry (S. 720), S8236 [1DE]

Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council, Inc.: anniversary, S8791 [17DE]

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, S8760 [17DE]

Cuba: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to allow construction of new facilities and improvements to existing facilities at the detention facilities at Guantanamo Bay, S2010 [26MR]

Dept. of HUD: amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth, S1366 [10MR], S1420 [11MR]

——— amend definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth (S. 256), S543 [27JA]

——— extend agreements with public housing agencies participating in the Moving to Work demonstration program funding, S8029 [18NO]

——— modernize and improve Family Unification Program (S. 2289), S8023 [17NO]

Dept. of the Treasury: continue to provide funding for State urban renewal projects through the Hardest Hit Fund program, S5478, S5479 [23JY], S5677 [24JY]

——— ensure State funding provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program is used to demolish blighted structures, S5491 [23JY]

——— Hardest Hit Fund program funding, S8591 [10DE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: enter into enhanced-use leases at the West Los Angeles, CA, Medical Center to provide supportive housing for homeless veterans and out-leases to provide critical services for such veterans (S. 2013), S6535 [9SE]

——— improve provision of assistance and benefits to veterans who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or occupying temporary housing (S. 1885), S6182 [30JY], S7901 [10NO], S8594 [10DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), S7379 [21OC], S7786–S7796, S7801 [5NO], S7846, S7847, S7851, S7853 [9NO], S7869–S7875, S7878–S7881, S7888, S7955 [10NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), House amendment, S8690–S8702, S8709–S8711, S8713–S8715, S8717–S8723 [16DE], S8733–S8735, S8739–S8742, S8750–S8765, S8773–S8776, S8780, S8789–S8791 [17DE], S8838, S8842–S8859, S8866, S8869–S8871, S8874, S8877 [18DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), motion to proceed, S7014, S7038, S7041 [30SE], S7055, S7057–S7060, S7062–S7065, S7067–S7069, S7073–S7075 [1OC], S7779, S7785 [5NO]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), unanimous-consent agreement, S7878 [10NO], S8750 [17DE]

——— making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (S. 2130), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), S8029, S8034–S8058, S8062–S8064, S8071, S8072, S8074–S8076 [18NO], S8119, S8121, S8124, S8125 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent agreement, S7963 [16NO], S8054, S8055 [18NO], S8126 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (H.R. 2577), unanimous-consent request, S8121, S8124 [19NO]

——— making appropriations (S. 2129), S7127 [5OC], S7130 [6OC]

——— prohibit funding to provide assistance to refugees seeking asylum from certain countries, S8071, S8072 [18NO], S8121, S8124 [19NO]

Disasters: provide for use of Federal disaster relief and emergency assistance for energy-efficient products and structures, S323 [21JA]

Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity, S6799 [17SE]

——— prohibit on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity (S. 1858), S5530–S5533 [23JY]

FEMA: allow rebuilding, without elevation, of certain structures located in special flood hazard zones that are damaged by fire (S. 487), S986 [12FE]

Financial institutions: exclude credit union loans secured by certain non-owner occupied family dwellings from the definition of member business loan (S. 1440), S3243 [21MY]

FRS: liquidate and dissolve the capital surplus account, S7882 [10NO]

——— require Consumer Financial Protection Bureau establishment of a qualified mortgage option for certain loans eligible for purchase by Federal Home Loan Banks (S. 1974), S6389 [5AU]

Goodwill Industries of Southern Nevada (organization): tribute to Veterans Integration Program, S1492 [12MR]

Government-sponsored enterprises: prohibit sale of federally-owned preferred shares of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac without congressional approval, S8760 [17DE], S8856, S8857 [18DE]

——— reform, S5443 [22JY]

——— suspend the current compensation packages for the chief executive officers of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (S. 2036), S6659 [15SE]

LIHEAP: funding, S381, S399 [22JA]

National Roofing Week: observance, S4595 [24JN]

Obama, President: State of the Union Message, S250 [20JA]

Older Americans Act: reauthorize (S. 192), S4196 [16JN], S5154, S5158–S5163 [16JY], S5206 [21JY]

Runaway and Homeless Youth Act: reauthorize and amend, S1358 [10MR], S1407, S1414, S1415 [11MR], S1453, S1456, S1457, S1464 [12MR], S1651 [19MR], S2327–S2331 [22AP], S2560 [30AP], S3232 [21MY]

——— reauthorize and amend (S. 262), S544 [27JA], S1268, S1270 [4MR]

SBA: establish a program to make loans to certain businesses, homeowners, and renters affected by Hurricane Sandy (H.R. 208), S7406, S7407 [21OC]

Senior citizens: ensure that end-of-life wishes are known and honored, S5154 [16JY]

Supreme Court: decision in Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., relative to disparate impact claims under the Fair Housing Act, S4640 [25JN]

Taxation: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to extend certain expiring tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, S1875 [25MR]

Urban areas: establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund to demolish vacant and abandoned homes, S1968 [26MR]

——— making emergency supplemental appropriations to address critical challenges and rebuild inner city neighborhoods (S. 1889), S6182 [30JY]

Veterans: commend availability of benefits under the GI Bill, S7897 [10NO]

Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: impact on economy, S5504–S5506 [23JY], S8136 [19NO], S8286–S8289 [2DE]

Reports filed

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1250) (S. Rept. 114–179), S8636 [14DE]

Community Based Independence for Seniors Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 704) (S. Rept. 114–103), S6186 [30JY]

Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1529) (H. Rept. 114–57), H2151 [13AP]

Consideration of H.R. 650, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act and H.R. 685, Mortgage Choice Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 114–65), H2151 [13AP]

Consideration of H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act and H.R. 3189, Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization (FORM) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 529) (H. Rept. 114–341), H8279 [17NO]

Consideration of H.R. 2029, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 223) (H. Rept. 114–94), H2495 [28AP]

Consideration of H.R. 2577, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 114–135), H3641 [1JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2029) (H. Rept. 114–92), H2474 [27AP]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2029) (S. Rept. 114–57), S3236 [21MY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2577) (H. Rept. 114–129), H3581 [29MY]

——— Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (H.R. 2577) (S. Rept. 114–75), S4646 [25JN]

Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 720) (S. Rept. 114–130), S6532 [9SE]

Equity in Government Compensation Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2243) (H. Rept. 114–339), H8239 [16NO]

Mortgage Choice Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 685) (H. Rept. 114–54), H2151 [13AP]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Reauthorization: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 710), S3775 [4JN]

——— Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 710) (S. Rept. 114–117), S6379 [5AU]

Older Americans Act Reauthorization: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 192), S736 [3FE]

Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1210) (H. Rept. 114–330), H8238 [16NO]

Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 650) (H. Rept. 114–53), H2151 [13AP]

SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1480) (H. Rept. 114–62), H2151 [13AP]

Servicemember Foreclosure Protections Extension Act: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (House) (H.R. 189) (H. Rept. 114–356), H8859 [1DE]

Superstorm Sandy Relief and Disaster Loan Program Improvement Act: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 208) (H. Rept. 114–186), H4768 [25JN]

——— Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 1811), S7271 [8OC]

Tax Relief Extension Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 114–118), S6379 [5AU]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2585, H2600, H2601, H2614 [29AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3834, H3835, H3851, H3855, H3861, H3862, H3867 [3JN]

Statements

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans’ Services: Executive Office of the President, H2512 [29AP]

Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act: Executive Office of the President, H8295 [18NO]

Summaries

Home Foreclosure Reduction Act (H.R. 101), E6–E8 [6JA]

Tables

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services (H.R. 2029), H2576–H2579 [29AP]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2577), H3818–H3825 [3JN]

Texts of

H. Res. 189, consideration of H.R. 650, Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act and H.R. 685, Mortgage Choice Act, H2165 [14AP]

H. Res. 223, consideration of H.R. 2029, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, H2506 [29AP]

H. Res. 287, consideration of H.R. 2577, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations and H.R. 2578, science, Depts. of Justice and Commerce, and related agencies appropriations, H3652 [2JN]

H. Res. 529, consideration of H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act and H.R. 3189, Fed Oversight Reform and Modernization (FORM) Act, and clarify House proceedings and actions during November district work period, H8292 [18NO]

H.R. 208, Recovery Improvements for Small Entities (RISE) After Disaster Act, H8223–H8226 [16NO]

H.R. 208, Superstorm Sandy Relief and Disaster Loan Program Improvement Act, H5096 [13JY]

H.R. 233, Tenant Income Verification Relief Act, H1812 [23MR]

H.R. 251, Homes for Heroes Act, H5130 [14JY]

H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act reauthorization, H1814–H1818 [23MR]

H.R. 474, homeless veterans reintegration programs extension and eligibility for services under such programs clarification, H3258 [18MY]

H.R. 685, Mortgage Choice Act, H2188 [14AP]

H.R. 1047, Housing Assistance Efficiency Act, H5132 [14JY]

H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act, H8312 [18NO]

H.R. 1408, Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act, H5137 [14JY]

H.R. 1816, Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act, H3264 [18MY]

H.R. 2029, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans’ services, S7786–S7793 [5NO]

H.R. 2482, Preservation Enhancement and Savings Opportunity Act, H5134 [14JY]

H.R. 2577, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, S8034–S8054 [18NO]

H.R. 2997, Private Investment in Housing Act, H5135 [14JY]

S. 192, Older Americans Act reauthorization, S5158–S5162 [16JY]

S. 256, amend Dept. of HUD definition of ‘‘homeless person’’ to include certain homeless children and youth, S543 [27JA]

S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act, S2082–S2085 [26MR], H2324–H2326 [21AP]

S. 1440, Credit Union Residential Loan Parity Act, S3243 [21MY]

S. 1628, preserve current amount of basic allowance for housing for certain married members of uniformed services, S4302 [18JN]

S. 2036, Equity in Government Compensation Act, S6659 [15SE], H8221 [16NO]

S. 2393, Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act, S8618 [10DE]