Housing Assistance Authorization Act of 2007

To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Urban League, the Raza Development Fund, the Housing Partnership Network, and the National Community Renaissance Program, and for other purposes.

11/1/2007--Introduced.
Housing Assistance Authorization Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make a grant to the National Urban League to provide technical and financial assistance to local non-profit organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs serving low- and moderate-income households, particularly through organizations located in neighborhoods with substantial populations of African American income-disadvantaged households. Authorizes the Secretary also to make a grant to the Raza Development Fund to provide technical and financial assistance to local nonprofit organizations to undertake similar projects and programs serving low- and moderate-income households, particularly through organizations in neighborhoods with substantial populations of income-disadvantaged households of Hispanic origin. Authorizes the Secretary to make a grant to the Housing Partnership Network to create, sustain, and improve access to affordable housing and community facilities benefiting very low-, low-, and moderate-income households and communities. Authorizes the Secretary to make a grant to the National Community Renaissance Program to undertake affordable housing projects benefitting very low-, low-, and moderate-income households.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
• and 1 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
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Committees

• House Financial Services

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
November 01, 2007

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• Added to calendar on Nov 08, 2007: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• Nov 08, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Nov 07, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Nov 01, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
• Introduced on Nov 01, 2007.

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Related Bills:

• S.1923

Related Issue Areas:

• Social services
• Rural housing
• Rural affairs
• Nonprofit organizations
• 19 more
• Moderate income housing
• Minorities
• Low-income housing
• Infrastructure
• Hispanic Americans
• Finance
• Federal aid to housing
• Construction costs
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Congressional investigations
• Congress
• Community facilities
• Community development
• Charities
• Budgets
• Blacks
• Auditing
• Affordable housing
• Housing

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