COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT related term(s) Suburban areas; Urban Areas

Bills and resolutions

Appalachian Regional Commission: relocate headquarters to Appalachian region (see S. 5092), S6695 [15NO]

Colleges and universities: establish grant program for certain institutions of higher education to plan and implement projects for economic and community development in economically distressed communities (see H.R. 8688), H7556 [9AU]

Corp. for National and Community Service: establish Office of Civic Bridgebuilding (see S. 4530), S3308 [14JY] (see H.R. 6843), H1146 [25FE]

Dept. of Commerce: authorize Economic Development Administration to provide predevelopment grants to assist communities with predevelopment costs for infrastructure projects (see H.R. 7085), H3742 [15MR]

——— establish Manufacturing Communities Support Program (see S. 3687), S785 [17FE] (see H.R. 6760), H1129 [18FE]

——— establish public database to assist economic development activities in capacity-constrained communities and facilitate increased access to programs (see H.R. 7593), H4510 [26AP]

——— provide grants to underinvested and underserved communities to promote investment in catalytic local predevelopment projects for resilient climate infrastructure innovation (see H.R. 9651), H9983 [21DE]

——— provide training to AmeriCorps servicemembers to assist local governments and organizations to identify and apply for certain Federal economic development grants (see H.R. 7592), H4510 [26AP]

Dept. of Education: carry out grant programs to encourage student participation in local government and volunteer service (see H.R. 6956), H1328 [7MR]

Dept. of HUD: authorize affordable housing construction as eligible activity under Community Development Block Grant Program (see H.R. 9522), H9729 [13DE]

——— carry out rent stabilization program to provide short-term financial assistance to extremely low-income families at risk of eviction (see H.R. 8327), H5945 [11JY]

——— establish grant program to address crises in accessing affordable housing and child care through co-location of housing and child care (see H.R. 9375), H8707 [1DE]

——— establish national land bank network in Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp. (see H.R. 8786), H7741 [9SE]

——— establish new units of public housing and private market affordable housing and provide grants to combat gentrification and neighborhood destabilization (see H.R. 7191), H3858 [21MR]

——— increase percentage of authorized units that public housing agency may use for project-based assistance (see H.R. 8539), H7255 [27JY]

——— increase supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and assess calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance (see S. 4534), S3308 [14JY] (see H.R. 7739), H4919 [12MY]

——— make grants to nonprofit community organizations for development of open space on municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas (see H.R. 6496), H301 [25JA]

——— making appropriations to provide emergency assistance to Community Development Fund for disaster response and recovery (see S. 3821), S1119 [10MR]

——— modernize formulas for allocation of Community Development Block Grant Program grants for entitlement communities to more effectively target such amounts for community development needs (see H.R. 7868), H5214 [24MY]

——— provide for Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp., to make grants to carry out neighborhood revitalization activities (see H.R. 6516), H307 [28JA]

——— require Community Development Block Grant Program recipients to develop strategy to support inclusive zoning policies and allow for credit to support housing affordability (see S. 5223), S7070 [8DE] (see H.R. 9466), H8873 [8DE]

——— support development of limited equity cooperatives (see H.R. 7697), H4796 [10MY]

——— waive certain requirements for Community Development Block Grant funding to prevent, prepare for, and respond to homelessness and emergency rental assistance needs (see H.R. 9210), H8408 [21OC]

Dept. of the Interior: adapt successful practices of providing foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to provision of economic development assistance to Native communities in similarly situated remote areas in U.S. (see H.R. 9114), H8371 [30SE]

Dept. of the Treasury: adjust for inflation maximum amount of assistance provided by Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see S. 4537), S3308 [14JY]

——— establish CDFI National Crisis Fund (see S. 4165), S2381 [9MY]

——— reauthorize and improve community development financial institutions bond guarantee program (see S. 3441), S49 [5JA] (see H.R. 7733), H4919 [12MY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (see S. 3649), S706 [15FE]

——— establish veterans business enterprises program (see H.R. 6527), H307 [28JA]

Disasters: facilitate community action to address repetitively flooded areas (see H.R. 7836), H5207 [19MY]

Economic Development Administration: provide grants for outdoor recreation projects to spur economic development in rural communities and provide training for rural communities on funding opportunities for outdoor recreation (see S. 3583), S523 [3FE]

——— reauthorize and improve programs (see S. 4077), S2131 [25AP] (see H.R. 7590), H4510 [26AP]

Federal aid programs: provide funding or innovations in community policing, mental health care, and community safety (see S. 4513), S3269 [13JY]

Financial institutions: establish or modify requirements relative to minority depository institutions, community development financial institutions, and impact banks (see H.R. 6745), H1123 [15FE]

——— incentivize to provide community business development referrals or resources to entrepreneurs (see S. 4532), S3308 [14JY]

——— provide support for minority depository institutions, community development financial institutions, and minority lending institutions to promote and advance communities of color through inclusive lending (see H.R. 7978), H5408 [8JN]

Housing: address homelessness and affordable housing crises (see S. 3788), S1059 [8MR] (see H.R. 6989), H1373 [8MR]

National Energy Transition Endowment and Community Revitalization Corp.: establish (see S. 4183), S2449 [11MY]

National Night Out: observance (see H. Res. 1309), H7539 [29JY]

Native Americans: restore opportunity for tribal economic development by Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe on terms that are equal and fair (see S. 4196), S2492 [12MY]

Northern Border Regional Commission: reauthorize (see S. 3698), S786 [17FE] (see H.R. 6986), H1373 [8MR]

Taxation: prohibit deduction of certain expenses for, and impose excise tax on sale of, homes owned by large investors, prohibit Federal mortgage assistance for such investors, and establish neighborhood homes tax credit (see H.R. 9246), H8418 [28OC]

——— provide credit for investment in community development financial institutions (see S. 4418), S3003 [16JN]

——— provide special rule for designating former industrial tracts contiguous to designated opportunity zones (see H.R. 7183), H3858 [21MR]

——— reform rules relative to qualified opportunity zones (see S. 4065), S2092 [7AP] (see H.R. 7467), H4432 [7AP]

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: enter into agreement with National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to establish Community Resilence and Restoration Fund (see H.R. 8366), H6335 [13JY]

Letters

Care Is an Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Act: Representative DeFazio, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H3991 [30MR]

——— Representative Waters, Committee on Financial Services (House), H3991 [30MR]

Lists

Leadership Arkansas (organization) graduating class, H4803 [11MY]

Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 5547, Care Is an Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Act, H3999 [30MR]

World Coming Together To Make a Difference (WOCOTOMADI) (organization) International Kings Day participants, E767 [21JY]

Remarks in House

Camanche, IA: opening of Naeve Family Beef (business) beef processing plant, H1380 [9MR]

Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance: anniversary, H4805 [11MY], H4864 [12MY]

Columbus, IN: Indiana Chamber of Commerce Indiana Community of the Year award recipient, E1001 [29SE]

Dept. of Commerce: require eligible recipients of certain grants develop comprehensive economic development strategy that directly or indirectly increases accessibility of affordable, quality care-based services (H.R. 5547), H3990–H3992 [30MR], E327 [31MR]

Dept. of HUD: authorize grants to assist in redeveloping abandoned shopping centers, H6902 [20JY]

——— establish community disaster assistance fund for housing and community development and provide assistance through community development block grant disaster recovery program, H6466, H6467 [13JY]

——— McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grant Program funding, E769 [21JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: reauthorize and improve community development financial institutions bond guarantee program, H5570 [15JN]

——— reauthorize and improve community development financial institutions bond guarantee program (H.R. 7733), H7127, H7128 [26JY], H7197, H7223 [27JY]

Detroit, MI: tribute to Grandmont Rosedale community Grand Parklet project, E642 [17JN]

Economic Development Administration: establish RECOMPETE grant program to empower persistently distressed communities to develop, implement, and carry out economic development strategies and create jobs, H966 [4FE]

Empowerment Network (organization): anniversary, H341 [2FE]

Escalon, CA: anniversary of Park Fete celebration, E834 [9AU]

Financial institutions: establish or modify requirements relative to minority depository institutions, community development financial institutions, and impact banks, H5569 [15JN]

Guam: anniversary of Hilton Guam Resort & Spa, E296 [24MR]

Housing: address affordable housing crisis, H7262 [28JY], H7571 [12AU], H8555 [17NO]

Houston, TX: alleged attempts by new owners of Pleasant Village Apartments to raise rents and evict senior citizens, H3845 [18MR]

International Paper Co.: anniversary of Savannah Paper Mill, H4900 [12MY]

Joliet, IL: Joliet Area Historical Museum funding for rehabilitation of Old Joliet Prison Historic Site, H3715 [15MR]

Key West, FL: designation as Coast Guard City, E825 [5AU]

Lake County, CA: anniversary of Running Creek Casino (business), E698 [7JY]

Leadership Arkansas (organization): tribute to graduating class, H4803 [11MY]

Logue, John and Kathy: Moorestown, NJ, Citizens of the Year award recipients, E447 [3MY]

Margate, NJ: anniversary of Casel’s Marketplace (business), E100 [3FE]

Michigan: 13th Congressional District community projects funding, H4198 [6AP]

Northglenn, CO: KF Developers (business) recipient of Northglenn Business Investment Award, E1097 [31OC]

Phoenix, AZ: anniversary of Amigos Block Watch, E1028 [7OC]

Queens, NY: tribute to Old Astoria Neighborhood Association, E1319 [20DE]

Raytheon Technologies Corp.: anniversary of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1505, H5737 [22JN]

San Mateo, CA: anniversary of San Mateo County Silicon Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, E453 [3MY]

Sewa International, Inc.: tribute, E1354 [23DE]

Singfield family: Georgia Municipal Association Renaissance Award recipients, E740 [15JY]

Taxation: increase energy credit for solar facilities placed in service with low-income communities, H7664, H7701 [12AU]

Telescope Casual Furniture, Inc.: anniversary, E903 [9SE]

Texas: tribute to Odessa Chamber of Commerce and Midland Chamber of Commerce Fly-In, H4016 [31MR]

World Coming Together To Make a Difference (WOCOTOMADI) (organization): tribute to International Kings Day, E767 [21JY]

Remarks in Senate

Al J. Schneider Co.: anniversary, S4612 [14SE]

American Rescue Plan Act: impact, S2232 [2MY]

Cyr, John R.: North Central Regional Planning Commission Lifetime Public Service Award recipient, S6663 [14NO]

Dept. of HUD: make housing more affordable, S3670 [26JY]

Dept. of Transportation: establish Advisory Committee on Transportation Equity (S. 3649), S708 [15FE]

Federal aid programs: provide funding or innovations in community policing, mental health care, and community safety (S. 4513), S3272 [13JY]

Greenville, SC: opening of Unity Park, S2581 [18MY]

Housing: address homelessness and affordable housing crises (S. 3788), S1062 [8MR]

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: impact, S2650–S2652 [24MY]

Montana West Economic Development (organization): anniversary, S7310 [19DE]

Plains, KS: tribute to Grand Avenue Market opening, S673 [14FE]

SBA: create direct lending program, codify Community Advantage loan program, and create network of incubators and accelerators at historically Black colleges, minority-serving institutions, and community colleges, S2295 [4MY]

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.: decision to expand global headquarters in Baltimore, MD, S1269 [21MR]

Reports filed

Care Is an Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Act: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 5547) (H. Rept. 117–259), H1372 [8MR]

CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 7733) (H. Rept. 117–352), H5331 [7JN]

Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1733) (H. Rept. 117–565), H8540 [16NO]

Texts of

H.R. 5547, Care Is an Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Act, H3990 [30MR]

H.R. 7733, CDFI Bond Guarantee Program Improvement Act, H7127 [26JY], H7209, H7234 [27JY]