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7/15/2008--Introduced.<br/>Transportation and Housing Choices for Gas Price Relief Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to: (1) carry out a competitive grant program that supports community efforts to invest in transportation alternatives and travel demand management strategies; and (2) award grants to eligible entities, giving priority to activity proposals for reducing single occupancy vehicle trips. Provides certain formula grant funding for specified improvement activities to increase use of public transportation. Requires the Secretary to award grants for a national consumer awareness program on the environmental, energy, and economic benefits of transportation alternatives to the single occupancy vehicle, including carpooling, vanpooling, transit, and bicycles. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a telework tax credit of up to $400 per year; (2) include a qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement as a qualified transportation fringe benefit, excludable from gross income; (3) equalize and increase to $200, with a modified cost-of-living adjustment, the tax exclusion for both transportation and parking fringe benefits; (4) make self-employed individuals eligible for transit pass fringe benefits; (5) include employer-established parking cash-out programs as qualified transportation fringe benefits; and (6) allow a vanpool (general business) tax credit. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) incorporate transportation costs associated with location of housing into affordability standards for allocating low-income housing tax credits related to rental assistance vouchers or other affordable housing programs; and (2) develop a model transportation cost field for Multiple Listing Services to measure transportation costs associated with the location of a home. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) Charter Act and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) Act to include the use of location-efficient mortgages among their purposes. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to require the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency to establish graduated annual goals for the purchase by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac of location-efficient mortgages for single-family, owner-occupied homes. Requires the Secretary of HUD to make grants to states to construct or acquire affordable housing that is location-efficient. Amends the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) to include high schools in the safe routes to school program.<br/>

1216180800 2008-07-16 Fri Nov 07 07:20:08 -0600 2008 introduced 51637 'cost':20 'hous':10 'activ':5 'reduc':18 'assist':14 'author':2 'famili':16 'option':11 'purpos':24 'program':3 'support':7 'american':15 'transport':8,19 62097 false official introduced 51637 'act':9 'gas':6 '2008':11 'hous':3 'choic':4 'price':7 'relief':8 'transport':1 62906 false short action 51637 1216180800 Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 -0500 2008 169568 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. B000574 1948-08-16 2267 Rayburn House Office Building http://blumenauer.house.gov/index.php?option=com_email_form&Itemid=206 3 202-225-8941 Earl 'd':4 '-3':6 'rep':1 'earl':2,7,9 'blumenau':3,8,10 M 400033 Blumenauer Earl_Blumenauer Rep. 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Steven Rothman [D, NJ-9] N00008619 5889 Democrat 202-225-5061 Jewish NJ Steve Steven Rothman http://www.house.gov/rothman/ S001168 1962-05-22 426 Cannon House Office Building http://sarbanes.house.gov/federal.asp 3 202-225-9219 John 'd':4 '-3':6 'md':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'sarban':3,8,10 M 412212 Sarbanes John_Sarbanes P. Rep. John Sarbanes [D, MD-3] N00027751 6824 Democrat 202-225-4016 MD John Sarbanes 1.22222222222222 http://sarbanes.house.gov/ S001145 1944-05-26 1027 Longworth House Office Building http://www.house.gov/schakowsky/contact.shtml 9 202-226-6890 Janice 'd':4 '-9':6 'il':5 'jan':9 'rep':1 'janic':2,7,10 'schakowski':3,8,11 F 400360 Schakowsky Janice_D._Schakowsky D. Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9] Jan N00004724 7667 Democrat 202-225-2111 Jewish IL Jan Janice Schakowsky 2.81818181818182 http://www.house.gov/schakowsky JanSchakowsky S001162 1948-10-03 423 Cannon House Office Building http://schwartz.house.gov/issue_subscribe.shtml 13 202-226-0611 Allyson 'd':4 'pa':5 '-13':6 'rep':1 'allyson':2,7,9 'schwartz':3,8,10 F 400647 Schwartz Allyson_Y._Schwartz Y. Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13] N00001579 6140 Democrat 202-225-6111 PA Allyson Schwartz 2.71428571428571 http://schwartz.house.gov/ RepAllysonSchwartz S001144 1945-10-18 Christopher 'shay':2,4,6 'christoph':1,3,5 M 400370 Shays Christopher_Shays H. Christopher Shays N00000652 5381 Republican Christian Scientist Christopher Shays S001153 1957-10-20 32 Hilda 'd':4 'ca':5 '-32':6 'rep':1 'soli':3,8,10 'hilda':2,7,9 F 400384 Solis Hilda_L._Solis L. Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32] N00009586 6120 Democrat CA Hilda Solis T000057 1951-11-15 2459 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.tauscher.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=966&Itemid=103 10 202-225-5914 Ellen 'd':4 'ca':5 '-10':6 'rep':1 'ellen':2,7,9 'tauscher':3,8,10 F 400396 Tauscher Ellen_O._Tauscher O. Rep. Ellen Tauscher [D, CA-10] N00007422 6540 Democrat 202-225-1880 Catholic CA Ellen Tauscher 0.5 http://www.house.gov/tauscher/ RepEllenTauscher W000793 1955-04-08 2338 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/wu/email.shtml 1 202-225-9497 David 'd':4 '-1':6 'wu':3,8,10 'rep':1 'david':2,7,9 M 400437 Wu David_Wu Rep. David Wu [D, OR-1] N00009824 6908 Democrat 202-225-0855 OR David Wu 4.28571428571429 http://www.house.gov/wu/ action 51637 1216180800 Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 -0500 2008 169568 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. introduced 51637 1216094400 Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 166274 action 51637 1216094400 Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 166276 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Financial Services, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. action 51637 1216094400 Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 166277 Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure action 51637 1216094400 Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 166275 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1459-1460) action 51637 1216094400 Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 166279 Referred to House Financial Services action 51637 1216094400 Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 166280 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform action 51637 1216094400 Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 169567 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6475-6476, E1459-1460) action 51637 1216094400 Tue Jul 15 00:00:00 -0500 2008 166278 Referred to House Ways and Means