H.R.3221 - Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes. view all titles (84)

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  • Short: Expand and Preserve Home Ownership Through Counseling Act as passed house.
  • Short: Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Federal Housing Finance Reform Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Building American Homeownership Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Federal Housing Finance Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: FHA Modernization Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: HOPE for Homeowners Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Housing Tax Credit Coordination Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 as enacted.
  • Short: Small Public Housing Authorities Paperwork Reduction Act as enacted.
  • Official: A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes. as amended by senate.
  • Short: Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 as passed house.
  • Short: New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act of 2008 as passed senate.
  • Short: Green Jobs Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Smart Grid Facilitation Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: National Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Biofuels Research and Development Enhancement Act as introduced.
  • Short: Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000 as introduced.
  • Short: Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Federal Consistency Appeals Decision Refinement Act as introduced.
  • Short: Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act as introduced.
  • Short: International Climate Cooperation Re-engagement Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Marine Renewable Energy Research and Development Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: National Carbon Dioxide Storage Capacity Assessment Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Small Energy Efficient Businesses Act as introduced.
  • Short: Smart Grid Facilitation Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Solar Energy Research and Advancement Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Sustainable Energy Institutional Infrastructure Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007 as introduced.
  • Short: United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act as introduced.
  • Short: New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act as passed house.
  • Short: Advanced Geothermal Energy Research and Development Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Biofuels Research and Development Enhancement Act as passed house.
  • Short: Carbon-Neutral Government Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Storage Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Federal Consistency Appeals Decision Refinement Act as passed house.
  • Short: Global Change Research and Data Management Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Global Warming Wildlife Survival Act as passed house.
  • Short: Green Jobs Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: International Climate Cooperation Re-engagement Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Marine Renewable Energy Research and Development Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Royalty Relief for American Consumers Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Solar Energy Research and Advancement Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Sustainable Energy Institutional Infrastructure Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Telework Enhancement Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 2007 as passed house.
  • Short: United States-Israel Energy Cooperation Act as passed house.
  • Short: Building American Homeownership Act of 2008 as passed senate.
  • Short: Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 as passed senate.
  • Short: FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Act of 2008 as passed senate.
  • Short: FHA Modernization Act of 2008 as passed senate.
  • Short: REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment Act of 2008 as passed senate.
  • Official: Moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure. as introduced.
  • Official: Moving the United States toward greater energy independence and security, developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the production of renewable energy and energy conservation. as amended by house.
  • Short: Small Energy Efficient Businesses Act as passed house.
  • Short: New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act as introduced.
  • Short: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 as passed senate.
  • Popular: American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act as introduced.
  • Popular: Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 as introduced.
  • Short: Housing Tax Credit Coordination Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008 as passed house.
  • Short: Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 as passed senate.

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09/22/08
$700 billion question: fate of bad loans

... and help for borrowers that didn't make it into HR 3221 -- the sweeping housing bill signed into law on July 30 -- or other recent housing legislation. ...

Source: Inman.com, CA
09/20/08
Timeline: The candidates’ responses to the mortgage meltdown

July 30: President Bush signs into law HR 3221, a massive housing aid bill to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Neither Obama nor McCain is present for the ...

Source: Politico, DC
09/18/08
Housing, economy take center stage in election

... a year would pass before the Senate would get on board and put a bill on President Bush's desk (the sweeping housing bill, HR 3221, passed July 30). ...

Source: Inman.com, CA
09/18/08
Republican Congress Talked About Financial Reform, But Did Nothing

On 31 July 2007, after the Democrats obtained control of the Congress in the November 2006 election, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi introduced HR 3221, ...

Source: About - News & Issues, NY
09/17/08
Jumbo Reverse Mortgages: A Dying Breed

The only ray of sunlight in this cloudy scenario for senior homeowners is the recent passage of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, HR 3221 By now, ...

Source: HULIQ (press release), NC
09/17/08
San Jose tries to protect neighborhoods from brunt of foreclosures

As part of the recent passage in Congress of HR 3221, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, local governments will be allocated money to help them address ...

Source: San Jose Mercury News,  USA
09/15/08
The Line Is Drawn: Stop the Nation-Killing Bailout Now!

Paulson's action was specifically authorized by HR 3221, the deceptively named Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, also called Dodd-Frank after its ...

Source: Executive Intelligence Review (EIR), VA
09/15/08
3:25 pm - Boozman Fights "Golden Parachute" for Fannie & Freddie Execs

HR 3221, Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, which was signed into law on July 30th, included provisions allowing the Federal Housing Finance Agency ...

Source: KARK, Little Rock
09/12/08
To get your letter in the paper: Write: PO Box 1389, Victorville ...

The HR 3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act, signed by President Bush on July 30, 2008, eliminated the seller-funded down payment assistance programs. ...

Source: Victorville Daily Press, CA
09/12/08
The Truth Test: Arcuri commercial talks about "tax cuts"

HR 3221 (Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) - Sponsored by Rep. Nancy Pelosi [D-CA] “Arcuri voted to provide a refundable tax credit of up to $7500 ...

Source: WKTV, NY
09/12/08
House Democrats unveil their energy package

(HR 3221) Responsible Compromise on Drilling on the Outer Continental Shelf. The ending of the current moratorium on September 30 allows drilling 3 miles ...

Source: Grist Magazine, WA
09/11/08
Crucial housing issues headed for hearings

A sweeping housing bill signed into law July 30, HR 3221 would end the practice on Oct. 1. HR 6694 seeks to address criticism of seller-funded gifts by ...

Source: Inman.com, CA
09/11/08
New Package Would Extend Tax Breaks For Renewable Energy

Earlier this year, the Senate voted 88-8 to add a smaller energy-tax package without offsets to a housing bill ( HR 3221 ), but the House removed it. ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
09/11/08
Effort Underway to Restore Down Payment Assistance Programs

HR 3221, when signed by the President, contained a provision that removed down payment programs such as Nehemiah Project and AmeriDream. ...

Source: Washington Informer, Washington DC
09/11/08
Organizations Join Together to Mobilize for Rally to Save ...

The October 1 ban was written into law by President Bush when he signed HR 3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 on July 30, 2008 . ...

Source: Earthtimes (press release), UK
09/10/08
Hank Paulson's $800 Billion Taxpayer Bailout of Banks—Who Sold You ...

The answer is The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, or HR 3221, passed into law in July, and known as the Dodd-Frank bill—for Rep. ...

Source: Executive Intelligence Review (EIR), VA
09/09/08
Kyle Dorsey: Stearns shuns bipartisan solutions

In addition, Stearns voted against the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 (HR 3221), a bill that would reform the Federal ...

Source: Gainesville Sun, FL
09/09/08
Congress weighs reprieve for seller-funded gifts

But the passage of HR 3221 made those court challenges moot. Home builders -- many of whom relied on seller-funded gifts to close 20 percent to 30 percent ...

Source: Inman.com, CA
09/09/08
The Subprime Crisis Hits Home Hard in California—Package of Bills ...

Among the many provisions of HR 3221, The Housing and Economic Recovery Act, is the appropriation of $11 billion in new tax-exempt housing bond authority ...

Source: California Progress Report, CA
09/08/08
US Treasury Seizes Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac! And What It Means

Remember, this seizure was plotted 2 months in advance by Congress in HR 3221, as I wrote about here. I know the above all sounds complicated, ...

Source: Liberty Maven, VA
09/08/08
US Treasury Seizes Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac! And What It Means

Remember, this seizure was plotted 2 months in advance by Congress in HR 3221, as I wrote about here. I know the above all sounds complicated, ...

Source: Nolan Chart LLC, VA
09/08/08
Former TIAA-CREF Chief Tapped to Lead Fannie Mae Under Government ...

Authorized under HR 3221, the Housing and Economic Recovery Act, which President Bush signed in July, the plan calls for the FHFA to take over day-to-day ...

Source: Trading Markets (press release), CA
09/08/08
The Mortgage Report

One of the provisions of the Housing Stimulus Bill (HR 3221) was to eliminate down payment assistance programs that were funded directly by the seller of ...

Source: North Florida NewsDaily, FL
09/03/08
My View: Housing law keeps American dream alive

Though lenders have tightened their loan qualification standards, ... the recent enactment of HR 3221 (Housing Rescue Bill) offers selective monetary ...

Source: The Saginaw News - MLive.com, MI
09/02/08
Legislators should be fired for dereliction of duty

The HR 3221 Housing and Economic Recovery Act, signed by President Bush this year eliminated the seller-funded down payment assistance programs. ...

Source: Victorville Daily Press, CA
08/31/08
New tax credit aims to help housing industry

“HR 3221 is perhaps the most significant piece of housing legislation in years,” national association president Renee Rooker said in a message on the ...

Source: Daily Inter Lake, MT
08/29/08
The real estate market: Many say now's the time to buy

A "significant" development for first-time homebuyers, Kelsey said, is the passage of HR 3221 - The Federal Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 - a ...

Source: Lakeland Times, WI
08/29/08
(IPS) National Housing Trust Fund Seen as Grassroots Victory

In late July, the US House of Representatives passed HR 3221, or The American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008. ...

Source: Atlanta Progressive News, GA
08/28/08
FHA to discontinue risk-based pricing Oct. 1

The bill, HR 3221, also raised minimum down payments on FHA-backed loans to 3.5 percent, and makes seller-funded down-payment-assistance programs as a ...

Source: Inman.com, CA
08/27/08
POLITICS-US: Housing Fund Seen as Grassroots Victory

In late July, the US House of Representatives passed HR 3221, or The American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008. ...

Source: Inter Press Service, Italy

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