Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2008

To amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities.

4/10/2008--Introduced.
Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2008 - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (the Act) to revise requirements for supportive housing for persons with disabilities. (Retains authority to provide such assistance to private nonprofit organizations to expand the supply of such housing.) Repeals the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide tenant-based rental assistance directly to eligible persons with disabilities. Authorizes appropriations for such assistance under section 8 (rental voucher program) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for persons with disabilities in FY2009. Modifies project rental assistance contract requirements, including renewal of, and increases in, annual contract amounts. Requires initial contracts with the sponsor of a project assisted with any low-income housing tax credit or with any tax-exempt housing bonds to have an initial term of up to 360 months and to provide funding for 60 months. Revises the requirement that all units in housing assisted by capital advances and project rental assistance contracts be made available for occupancy by very low-income persons with disabilities for at least 40 years. Requires the Secretary, within 30 days of issuing certain capital advances for multifamily projects (except group homes or independent living facilities), to delegate review and processing of such projects to a state or local housing agency meeting specified criteria. Revises tenant selection procedures. Requires a lease between a tenant and a housing owner to be for at least one year. Revises the application of cost limitations developed by the Secretary to supportive housing. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such limitations. Requires the Secretary to:
(1) establish a minimum percentage of capital advances per fiscal year for multifamily projects; and
(2) carry out a project rental assistance competitive demonstration program to expand the supply of supportive housing for non-elderly adults with disabilities and with extremely low-incomes or for extremely low-income households that include at least one disabled person.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Christopher Murphy [D, CT-5]
• and 17 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Jason Altmire [D, PA-4]
  • Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Keith Ellison [D, MN-5]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Stephen Lynch [D, MA-9]
  • Rep. James McGovern [D, MA-3]
  • Rep. Gregory Meeks [D, NY-6]
  • Rep. Frank Pallone [D, NJ-6]
  • Rep. Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Albio Sires [D, NJ-13]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Maxine Waters [D, CA-35]
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Committees

• House Financial Services
• 1 more
  • House Financial Services
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.5772

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
April 10, 2008		September 17, 2008

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• Sep 18, 2008: Received in the Senate.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Sep 17, 2008. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
• Sep 17, 2008: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5772.
• Sep 17, 2008: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Sep 17, 2008: Mr. Murphy (CT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
• Added to calendar on Sep 15, 2008: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 546..
• Sep 15, 2008: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-845.
• Jul 30, 2008: Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity Discharged.
• Added to calendar on Jul 30, 2008: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote..
• Jul 30, 2008: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Jun 20, 2008: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
• Jun 20, 2008: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
• Apr 10, 2008: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
• Introduced on Apr 10, 2008.

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Related Issue Areas:

• Welfare
• Taxation
• Tax credits
• Social services
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• Rental housing
• Public housing
• Public contracts
• Nonprofit organizations
• Low-income housing
• Leases
• Income tax
• Housing subsidies
• Housing for the disabled
• Housing finance
• Housing authorities
• Finance
• Federal-state relations
• Federal-local relations
• Federal aid to housing
• Executive departments
• Disabled
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Delegation of powers
• Budgets
• Bonds
• Authorization
• Apartment houses
• Housing

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September 25, 2008 Menendez introduces Senate version of 811 reform bill

This legislation, which is identical to the House Committee-passed version (HR 5772), [...] This is only a portion of the article. To read all of the post please go to http://www.monarchhousing.org/blog.

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September 25, 2008 Menendez introduces Senate version of 811 reform bill

... Robert Menendez introduced the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2008 to reform the Section 811 housing program. This legislation, which is identical to the House Committee-passed version (HR 5772), [...]

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September 24, 2008 House approves Section 811 reform

... vote the Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2008. The bill, HR 5772, which is cosponsored by New Jersey Congress members Pallone, Rothman and Sires, was placed on the suspension calendar and passed by voice vote. [...]

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