Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Low- and moderate-income housing

Bill Introduced: H.R.1742 Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To exclude from consideration as income under the United States Housing Act of 1937 payments of pension made under section 1521 of title 38, United States Code, to veterans who are in need of regular aid and attendance, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1668 Safely Sheltering Disaster Victims Act of 2013

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

To increase the number of tenant-based rental assistance vouchers made available for low-income families displaced by Hurricane Sandy.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1670 REACH Act of 2013

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

To improve the implementation and oversight for the program under section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 for training and hiring requirements for public housing, Indian housing assistance, and housing and community development programs.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1397 Project Rebuild Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To create jobs and reinvest in communities through the rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.640 Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

A bill to reauthorize the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1282 Lead Hazard Title X Amendments Act

2013-03-19T20:00:00Z

To reduce housing-related health hazards, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1213 Common Sense Housing Investment Act of 2013

2013-03-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to replace the mortgage interest deduction with a nonrefundable credit for indebtedness secured by a residence, to provide affordable housing to extremely low-income families, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.576 A bill to reform laws relating to small public housing agencies, and for other purposes.

2013-03-13T20:00:00Z

A bill to reform laws relating to small public housing agencies, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1193 Protect Our Schools from Tax Delinquents Act of 2013

2013-03-13T20:00:00Z

To require each owner of a dwelling unit assisted under the section 8 rental assistance voucher program to remain current with respect to local property and school taxes and to authorize a public housing agency to use such rental assistance amounts to pay such tax debt of such an owner, and for other purposes.

Bill Enacted: S.47 VAWA bill

2013-03-06T19:00:00Z

A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

March 06, 2013: Became Public Law No: 113-4.

Bill Signed by President: S.47 VAWA bill

2013-03-06T19:00:00Z

A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

March 06, 2013: Signed by President.

Bill Introduced: S.454 Family Self-Sufficiency Act

2013-03-04T19:00:00Z

A bill to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 with public and private resources, to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.437 A bill to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities, by revitalizing severely distressed housing, and investing and leveraging investments in well-functioning services, education opportunities, public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs.

2013-03-03T19:00:00Z

A bill to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development to transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities, by revitalizing severely distressed housing, and investing and leveraging investments in well-functioning services, education opportunities, public assets, public transportation, and improved access to jobs.

Bill Sent To President: S.47 VAWA bill

2013-03-03T19:00:00Z

A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

March 03, 2013: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: S.291 Healthy Housing Council Act of 2013

2013-02-12T19:00:00Z

A bill to establish the Council on Healthy Housing and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.290 Title X Amendments Act of 2013

2013-02-12T19:00:00Z

A bill to reduce housing-related health hazards, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.386 Homes for Heroes Act of 2013

2013-01-22T19:00:00Z

To provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans.

Bill Introduced: H.R.385 Housing Assistance for Veterans Act of 2013

2013-01-22T19:00:00Z

To establish a pilot program to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit organizations to rehabilitate and modify homes of disabled and low-income veterans.

Bill Introduced: S.47 VAWA bill

2013-01-21T19:00:00Z

A bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.

Bill Introduced: H.R.11 VAWA bill

2013-01-21T19:00:00Z

To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.