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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07/17/08
Congress' Housing Rescue Act: What's the Hurry?

Congressional legislation HR 3221, the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 (and the version in the Senate) should be voted upon. ...

Source: Seeking Alpha, NY
07/16/08
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: The Housing Bill and Mortgage Crisis

Major housing legislation (HR 3221) is expected to become the vehicle for the Fannie and Freddie Bush plan, and that legislation will likely come to the ...

Source: Helicopter Association International, VA
07/15/08
Lawmakers Ease Up on Housing Package

House lawmakers Tuesday backed off earlier plans to move the proposal this week, saying consideration of a major housing package ( HR 3221 ), which is ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
07/15/08
FDIC Makes Good On Promise To Stop Foreclosures [Housing Tracker]

“Congress is nearing passage of a bill (HR 3221) that would make it easier for borrowers at risk of foreclosure to obtain smaller, more affordable loans. ...

Source: Seeking Alpha, NY
07/15/08
Averting a rescue

At the same time, Congress needs to finish work on a long-delayed bill (HR 3221:HR03221:%40%40%40D&summ2=2&) to improve the regulation of Fannie and Freddie ...

Source: Los Angeles Times, CA
07/14/08
NATIONAL VIEW: When mortgages go bad

Congress is nearing passage of a bill (HR 3221) that would make it easier for borrowers at risk of foreclosure to obtain smaller, more affordable loans. ...

Source: South Coast Today, MA
07/14/08
Lawmakers Back Plan to Bolster Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

... early signals from lawmakers suggest Congress could steam ahead with the new plan, as well as the housing package ( HR 3221 ) by the end of the week. ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
07/13/08
Thomas Voting Reports

... of thousands of at-risk mortgages in return for government backing of the new loans. A yes vote was to advance HR 3221 toward eventual Senate passage.

Source: TheNewsTribune.com, WA
07/13/08
Administration Moves to Bolster Mortgage Companies

A landmark housing package now moving through Congress ( HR 3221 ) would establish a strong new federal regulator for Fannie and Freddie with broad ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
07/12/08
Senate OKs mortgage rescue plan

The 63-5 vote on the bill, HR 3221, reflected a keen interest by Democrats and Republicans to send election-year help to distressed homeowners. ...

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
07/12/08
Senate passes mortgage bill, but doubts remain

But the House plans on rewriting key details of HR 3221, the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act. HR 3221 already has 235 Amendments. ...

Source: AXcess News, NV
07/11/08
Senate Expected to Pass Housing Package Today, But Hurdles Remain

... the package (HR 3221) appears set to pass a final Senate vote Friday, although a final bill will require negotiation between House and Senate leaders. ...

Source: Housing Wire
07/11/08
Senate sends sweeping housing bill to House

HR 3221, the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008, would also appropriate $4 billion for states to purchase and renovate abandoned and foreclosed properties, ...

Source: Inman.com (subscription), CA
07/11/08
Senate Returns Mortgage Finance Overhaul to House

Senators voted 63-5 to clear a final procedural hurdle, returning the measure ( HR 3221 ) to the House. The package includes a landmark overhaul that would ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
07/11/08
Mortgage rescue advances

By a vote of 84-12, the Senate cleared away the last procedural hurdle hindering the measure (HR 3221), putting it on track for passage by the end of the ...

Source: Philadelphia Inquirer, PA
07/11/08
When mortgages go bad

Congress is nearing passage of a bill (HR 3221) that would make it easier for borrowers at risk of foreclosure to obtain smaller, more affordable loans. ...

Source: Los Angeles Times, CA
07/11/08
Housing bill discussed at foreclosure prevention workshop

Congressman Sherman helped pass legislation in the House – The American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act (HR 3221) – that would assist ...

Source: Sherman Oaks Sun, CA
07/11/08
MBA's Kieran Quinn Addresses Foreclosure Prevention Act

Kieran P. Quinn, Chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) released a statement today concerning the Senate's intention to pass HR 3221, ...

Source: DSNews.com, TX
07/11/08
Senate Passes Housing Stimulus Bill, National Association of Home ...

HR 3221, the American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act, contains several provisions that would help put the economy back on track, ...

Source: Ad-Hoc-News (Pressemitteilung), Germany
07/10/08
Confronting growing energy crisis

In addition, I voted for HR 2776 and HR 3221, two bills currently making their way through Congress which include: funding in the billions for conservation, ...

Source: Chester DailyLocal.com,  USA
07/10/08
Consumers Rights League Statement on ACORN's Million Dollar Scandal

Worse yet, they are poised to pass legislation (HR 3221) that would make hundreds of millions of dollars more available to these organizations. ...

Source: FOXBusiness
07/10/08
Alexander votes to pass Foreclosure Prevention Act

HR 3221 was considered by the Senate under a complex procedure, with the bill clearing its final hurdle today by a vote of 84 to 12. ...

Source: WVLT, TN
07/10/08
Collision kills Hoopa man

... the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (HR 3221), that includes $4 billion for cities that can be used to purchase and rehabilitate foreclosed ...

Source: The Eureka Reporter, CA
07/10/08
Mortgage rescue may stall in Washington

The measure-- HR 3221-- is expected to pass easily as early as today in the Senate, where it consistently has drawn support broad enough to overcome a veto. ...

Source: Belleville News Democrat,  USA
07/10/08
Senators Poised to Ship Housing Package Back Across Capitol Hill

The Senate is expected to volley the package ( HR 3221 ) back to the House on Friday, after last-minute floor-wrangling delayed final Senate approval on ...

Source: CQPolitics.com, DC
07/09/08
HUD Chief Concerned with Housing Package, Pushes for Risk-Based ...

The Senate version of a housing package currently under consideration (HR 3221) contains provisions that would place a moratorium on so-called risk-based ...

Source: Housing Wire
07/08/08
McCain, The Most Absent Member Of The Senate, Blasts Congress For ...

McCain’s criticisms don’t hit very hard, considering he hasn’t been present for any of the six votes on the housing bill (HR 3221) in the past month. ...

Source: Think Progress, DC
07/08/08
Say No to Housing Bailout

HR 3221, if passed, will cause considerable risk to our economy, and will exacerbate – not mitigate – the problems within our financial system. ...

Source: TriCities.com, TN
07/07/08
Housing Bill: US Conference of Mayors President Miami Mayor Manny ...

... to take action on a major bill (HR 3221) that proposes $300 billion in loan guarantees to help families who face losing their homes to foreclosure. ...

Source: HispanicBusiness.com (press release), CA
07/07/08
Senate moves on housing legislation

Senator Dodd is trying to pull a fast one in HR 3221 by slipping in a provision, totally unrelated to preventing foreclosures, that would require that ...

Source: MarketWatch

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