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Bill· SS. 1670 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Equal Access to Housing Act of 1981 - Enacts into law the short title "Civil Rights Act of 1968." Entitles title VIII of the Civil Rights Act the "Equal Access to Housing Act." Revises the express policy of title VIII to provide for "equal access to" instead of "fair" housing. States that this policy does not mean assurance of housing for any particular proportion of individuals of a certain race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin. Defines "aggrieved person" as a person whose bona fide attempt to buy, sell, lease, or finance a dwelling has been denied on a discriminatory basis. Adds the physically handicapped as a protected class of persons. Excludes from the meaning of "handicap" any impairment consisting of alcohol or drug abuse or which would be a threat to the property or safety of others. Defines discriminatory practices with respect to the handicapped. States that discrimination shall not include refusals to: (1) make alterations at the expense of sellers, landlord owners, or persons acting on their own behalf; (2) make modifications which would unreasonably inconvenience others; or (3) allow modifications which alter the marketability of a dwelling. Extends the housing financing discrimination prohibition to include real estate appraisers. States that it is not unlawful for appraisers to take into consideration all factors relevant to estimating fair market value, provided that such factors are not used for discriminatory purposes. Limits coverage of title VIII to actions taken with a discriminatory intent or purpose. Transfers all authority for administering title VIII from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Justice Department. Establishes a one-House congressional veto procedure for regulations promulgated by the Attorney General for compliance purposes. Sets forth new enforcement procedures for title VIII complaints. Permits an aggrieved person or the Attorney General on his own initiative to file a discriminatory housing practice complaint (currently, Justice Department complaints are limited to "patterns or practices" of discrimination). Requires the Attorney General to refer title VIII charges to certified State or local agencies which have jurisdiction. Prohibits the Attorney General from conditioning certification on the agency's agreement to waive its exclusive authority over housing discrimination. Requires the Attorney General to endeavor to resolve charges by conciliation. Permits the Attorney General to seek injunctive relief where preliminary investigation reveals that prompt judicial action is necessary. Continues the current authority given to private parties to seek enforcement in Federal district court. Permits the Attorney General to intervene in any such private action after personal certification that the case is of general public importance. Expresses the sense of Congress that the use of Federal magistrates should be encouraged to the maximum extent feasible to expedite litigation.
Bill· SS. 570 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1981 - Enacts into law the short titles "Civil Rights Act of 1968" and "Fair Housing Act". Amends the Fair Housing Act to expand the definition of "discriminatory housing practice" to include any violation under such Act (thus codifying case law which holds that the obligation of Federal agencies to administer programs affirmatively to further the purposes of fair housing and the prohibition against interference with rights under the Act are separately actionable). Adds new definitions of "handicap" and "aggrieved person". Excludes from the meaning of "handicap" any impairment consisting of alcohol or drug abuse which would be a direct threat to the property or safety of others. Retains the two current exemptions from the prohibition against the discriminatory sale or rental of housing which are given to: (1) an owner of three or less single-family houses; and (2) the owner of a dwelling consisting of four or fewer family units who also resides in such dwelling (the "Mrs. Murphy" exemption). Makes it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent to a handicapped person unless such handicap would prevent a prospective occupant from conforming to specified non-discrimination rules and practices; and (2) discriminate against a handicapped person in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of related services or facilities. Includes within such discrimination a refusal to: (1) permit reasonable modifications to permit access to the premises (but only if a renter agrees to restore the premises to their original condition); and (2) make reasonable accommodations in policies, services, or facilities to afford handicapped persons equal enjoyment of the premises. Stipulates that such discrimination shall not include a refusal to: (1) make alterations at the expense of sellers, landlords, owners, or persons acting on their behalf; (2) make modifications which would unreasonably inconvenience others; and (3) allow architectural modifications which materially decrease the value of a building or alter its intended use. Makes it unlawful for an insurer to discriminate in the provision or terms of insurance against hazards to a dwelling because of the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin of persons owning or residing in or near the dwelling. Adds handicapped persons as a protected class under other existing prohibitions on discriminatory activities. Modifies the housing financing discrimination provision to prescribe all conduct which denies or "otherwise makes unavailable" financial assistance because of race, color, religion, handicap, or national origin. Includes with such prohibition persons in the business of selling, brokering, or appraising real property. Establishes the Fair Housing Commission, composed of three members appointed by the President for staggered six-year terms. Stipulates that no more than two members may be of the same political party. Directs the Commission to: (1) appoint administrative law judges and other employees as necessary to carry out its functions; (2) promulgate a code of ethics to assure the independence of such judges; (3) promulgate rules of discovery for its proceedings consistent insofar as practicable with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and (4) consider appeals from the proposed orders of the administrative law judges upon application of a party. Includes Federal agencies having regulatory authority over financial institutions within the executive departments and agencies which are currently required to administer their housing programs in an affirmative manner. Authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial as well as technical assistance to public and private organizations seeking to remedy housing discrimination. Establishes a new administrative enforcement procedure within the Department of Housing and Urban Development in addition to the current enforcement provisions of title VIII (allowing civil actions by private parties and the Attorney General). Directs the Secretary to make an investigation of all alleged discriminatory housing practices on his or her own initiative or upon the filing of a charge by an aggrieved person within one year of the alleged discrimination. Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion. Requires the Secretary, if the aggrieved person and respondent consent to binding arbitration, to refer the charge to an arbitrator made available by the Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice. Continues the current authority of the Secretary to utilize discovery measures. Retains the current penalty for failing to produce information (up to a $1,000 fine and/or one year's imprisonment). Makes certain changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement. (Specifies, with respect to the rights and remedies provided by such agencies, the elements of "substantial equivalency" which permits certification and referrals of discrimination charges. Eliminates the Secretary's authority to recall referrals in the interest of justice or to protect the rights of the parties. Prohibits further action by the Secretary unless the agency fails to act in a timely fashion (current law gives the agency 30 days to commence proceedings). Requires the Secretary and other Federal agencies to cooperate to avoid duplication of their housing discrimination authority. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements to permit other agencies to carry out such responsibilities within their jurisdictions. Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with specified Federal agencies for such purpose with respect to depository institutions. Permits an action for temporary or preliminary relief to be brought on behalf of the Secretary in accordance with rule 65 of the Federal rules of Civil Procedure when the Secretary establishes that voluntary compliance is unobtainable and prompt judicial action is necessary. Permits the Secretary to file an administrative complaint or refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action if the investigation supports a finding of reasonable cause, except with respect to matters involving land use controls, which must be referred. Specifies the hearing procedures to be utilized if an administrative complaint is issued. Permits the administrative law judge to award appropriate relief and a civil penalty of up to $10,000. Permits the filing of a petition for judicial review of a final order in an appropriate court of appeals within 60 days after entry of such order. Provides that the findings of fact shall be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence in the record considered as a whole. Authorizes the administrative law judge to assess civil penalties for noncompliance with a final administrative order. Makes certain revisions in the private right of action for aggrieved persons under the Fair Housing Act. Extends the statute of limitations from 180 days to two years. Disallows simultaneous administrative and judicial proceedings involving the same charge. Permits the Attorney General to intervene upon certification that the civil action is of general public importance. Continues the current provision permitting the appointment of counsel. Removes the existing $1,000 limit on punitive damages for willful violations. Continues the authority of the Attorney General to initiate civil actions where there is reasonable cause to believe that a pattern or practice of resistance to title VIII rights has occurred. Permits the intervention of aggrieved persons in such actions. Permits the award of costs, including reasonable attorney fees, to prevailing parties in court and administrative proceedings (current law permits an award of attorney's fees only to prevailing parties who are financially unable to assume them). Directs the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to report to Congress on the need for and cost of retrofitting housing for handicapped persons. Authorizes appropriations for this Act, effective October 1, 1981.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 16 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 August 2026
Recognizes the month of April as "Fair Housing Month."
Bill· HRH.R. 3038 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 3 June 2026
Smoke Detector Demonstration Act - Directs the Administrator of the United States Fire Administration to establish and conduct, after consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, smoke detector placement demonstration projects. Directs the Administrator to establish criteria applicable to the selection, acquisition, installation, and maintenance of smoke detectors used and the selection of participating households and communities. Directs the Administrator to establish minimum performance requirements for detectors used in the projects. Directs the Administrator to ensure that sufficient opportunity for participation is given to older persons, institutions serving children, and low-income families. Directs the Administrator to submit information on project results to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Directs the Commission to evaluate such information and disseminate to consumers information pertinent to the purchase and effective use of smoke detectors. Authorizes the Commission to require the Administrator to design projects so as to produce information which may be used in promulgating consumer product safety standards. Directs the Administrator to report to Congress on implementation of this Act with recommendations. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 to carry out this Act.
Bill· SS. 1702 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
FHA Revitalization Act of 1981 - Title I: General Authority - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure a home loan or mortgage that has an adjustable interest rate, is required to be refinanced before the end of amortization, involves the payment of discount points to reduce the interest rate, or is otherwise currently ineligible for insurance under such Act. Prohibits the Secretary from providing such insurance to a person who has owned a dwelling within the previous three years. Increases the maximum amounts of mortgages for two, three, and four- family residences which are eligible for insurance. Title II: Five-Year Mortgages - Authorizes the Secretary to insure mortgages which mature, but are not fully amortized, in five years or less and which bear a constant rate of interest. Declares that such a mortgage may be refinanced. Permits the Secretary to insure the mortgage executed to refinance such earlier mortgage. Title III: Condominiums - Eliminates the requirement that a multifamily project must have had a federally insured mortgage or must have qualified for a Veterans Administration loan or guarantee before one of its single-family units can qualify for Federal mortgage insurance. Authorizes the Secretary to insure a blanket mortgage on a new multifamily project involving a principal obligation of an amount not exceeding 70 percent of the project's property value which includes the value of units rented by the developer for not more than five years and units owned by investors. Title IV: Mortgage Insurance for Homes on Leased Land - Authorizes the Secretary to insure the mortgage of a home on leased land where the home owner has an option to buy the land. Title V: Mortgage Insurance on Certain Homes - Authorizes the Secretary to insure a mortgage involving a principal obligation not exceeding 97 percent of the property value. Requires that a mortgage, to be eligible for insurance, be secured by a dwelling which satisfies standards prescribed under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Act of 1974 and which has a permanent foundation. Decreases to 30 years the maximum maturity period of an eligible mortgage. Title VI: Property Standards - Authorizes the Secretary to insure a loan to acquire, for the purpose of rehabilitation, a property which is 30 or more years old if it complies with local health and safety codes. Allows the borrower to refinance such loan within five years. Provides conditions for insurance of the loan to refinance.
Bill· SS. 1197 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981 - Title I: Community and Economic Development - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize combined appropriations for block grants for community development activities and urban development action grants for fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Eliminates application requirements for block grants to metropolitan cities and urban counties. Directs any such city or county (entitlement community) and any State or local government seeking a grant to submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: (1) a final statement of community development objectives and the projected use of funds; and (2) certifications that the grant will be administered in accordance with the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968, and that the projected use of funds gives priority to activities to benefit low and moderate income families or to prevent blight. Directs grantees to: (1) furnish information to the public concerning the amount of funds available for proposed community development and housing activities; (2) publish proposed grant statements for public comment; (3) to hold public hearings on community development and housing needs; and (4) to make the final Statement available to the public. Permits grants to be made to an entitlement community only if such community certifies that it is following a current housing assistance plan approved by the Secretary. Requires grantees (entitlement communities and States) to submit performance reports. Directs the Secretary to review the performance of grantees annually to determine: (1) whether each entitlement community has carried out its activities, housing assistance plan, and certifications in a timely manner; and (2) whether each State grantee has distributed funds to local governments in a timely manner and conducted appropriate reviews of the performance of such local governments. Authorizes the Secretary to adjust, reduce, or withdraw grants on the basis of such reviews. Directs State grantees to perform actions of the Secretary concerning the release of funds to units of local government to carry out the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1974. Provides grantees authority to receive grant payments in one lump sum to establish a revolving fund in a private institution to finance rehabilitation activities. Eliminates certain restrictions on the use of block grant funds for the provision of public services not provided by a local government within the last 12 months. Authorizes the use of such funds for the provision of assistance to private, for-profit entities to carry out an economic development project. Limits to ten percent the amount of any grant which may be used fo public service activities. Permits the Secretary to waive such limitation. Revises the formula for the allocation of funds appropriated for community development block grants. Allocates 70 percent of such funds to entitlement communities and 30 percent of such funds to States for nonentitlement areas. Requires the reallocation of funds which are not received by an entitlement community for a fiscal year or which become available as a result of an adjustment of grant amounts following reviews according to the existing dual formula. Requires that the funds allocated to States be distributed to nonentitlement areas: (1) by the State according to its final statement projecting the use of such funds; or (2) by the Secretary if the State elects not to distribute such funds, if the State's performance evaluation warrants such action, or if the State Governor fails to certify that the State: (a) plans for community development activities; (b) provides technical assistance to local governments for such activities; (c) provides State funds for such activities equal to ten percent of the Federal funds allocated; and (d) consults with local officials concerning such distribution. Reduces the total amount of appropriations which may be set aside for the Secretary's special discretionary fund for fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Eliminates uses of the fund for making grants for: (1) areawide community development programs; (2) disaster assistance; and (3) correcting inequities resulting from the block grant allocation formula. Prohibits age discrimination under any program or activity funded under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Reduces the amount of appropriations authorized for urban development action grants for fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Modifies the contents of grant applications to eliminate requirements for: (1) documentation of results in providing housing for persons of low and moderate income and in providing housing and employment for minorities; (2) an urban development action plan consistent with the community development program, the housing assistance plan, and the overall economic development plan of the area; and (3) preparation of a citizen participation plan and publication of information on fund availability and eligible activities. Revises grant selection criteria to include: (1) the extent to which the grant will stimulate economic recovery by leveraging private investments; (2) the number of jobs to be created; and (3) the extent to which State or local government funding has been committed. Eliminates a requirement that the Secretary allocate such grants equally among programs to restore deteriorated neighborhoods, to reclaim real property for industrial purposes, and to renew commercial employment centers. Directs the Secretary to assure that the amount of any grant is the least necessary to make the project feasible. Permits rehabilitation loans to be made only for urban homesteading programs or multifamily properties after October 1, 1981. Terminates authority for such loans on October 1, 1983. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1983 to carry out the urban homesteading program. Repeals the Neighborhood Self-Help Development Act of 1978. Amends the Housing Act of 1954 to repeal provisions concerning comprehensive planning grants. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress on steps to be taken to: (1) target block grant funds on the cities most urgent revitalization needs; (2) develop income eligibility requirements for recipients of block grant supported rehabilitation; and (3) limit rehabilitation work to essential work needed to restore decent, safe, and sanitary or energy-efficient conditions. Title II: Housing Assistance Programs - Increases the Secretary's annual contributions contract authority for low-income housing projects for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 and the corresponding budget authority. Requires the Secretary to allocate a specific portion of the additional contract authority for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for public housing modernization. Restricts the allocation of the remaining contract authority between existing and newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated units. Prohibits the Secretary from reserving more than 30 percent of the total annual budget authority for the last quarter of a fiscal year or more than 15 percent for any month of the last quarter. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for operating subsidies for public housing projects. Prohibits the Secretary from withholding new construction authority from allocation for discretionary use in a fiscal year. Authorizes appropriations for operating assistance for troubled multi-family housing projects for fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Extends through fiscal year 1983 the Secretary's authority to use amounts in the rental housing assistance fund for such projects. Increases the mortgage purchase authority of the Government National Mortgage Association for fiscal year 1982. Limits the amount available to purchase mortgages of projects containing no federally-assisted units. Increases the amount the Secretary may borrow from the U.S. Treasury to finance the loan program for housing for the elderly or handicapped for fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the National Housing Act to establish the rent for housing units assisted under such Acts at the highest of: (1) 30 percent of the family's monthly adjusted income; (2) ten percent of the family's monthly income; or (3) the portion of any welfare assistance designated for the family's housing costs. Redefines the term "lower income families" to exclude families whose incomes exceed 50 percent of the median area income. Includes as income the value of any asset a family member disposed of within the preceding 24 months to qualify for housing assistance. Requires the Secretary to review annually (currently biennially) the incomes of families living in public housing projects and rental housing projects designed for lower income families. Establishes the amount of monthly assistance payments to owners who provide housing for lower income families as the difference between the maximum rent the owners may charge under terms of the assistance contract and the rent established for tenants of assisted units. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 to establish the rent supplement for units provided for lower-income tenants at the lesser of: (1) 70 percent of the fair: market rent; or (2) the amount by which the fair market rent exceeds 30 percent (currently 25 percent) of the tenant's adjusted income. Provides for the delayed application of such revised supplement where immediate application of such revised supplement would violate existing leases or cause extraordinary hardship. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Secretary to: (1) assure that newly constructed housing to receive lower-income housing assistance is modest in design; (2) limit increases in contract rents for such housing units to the operating cost increases incurred by owners of comparable projects in the area; (3) give cost considerations a 33 1/3 percent weighted average when reviewing proposals for housing assistance; and (4) give priority to entering contributions contracts with housing projects located on specific tracts of land provided by State or local governments, if affording such priority will be cost-effective. Prohibits the Secretary from: (1) providing assistance payments for unoccupied units for more than 30 days; (2) entering into a contributions contract for a newly constructed project if the sizes of the project units exceed the minimum property standards by more than ten percent or the local standards; or (3) denying assistance to projects because project units do not contain bathroom or kitchen facilities. Directs the Secretary to assure that at least 25 percent of the newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated units for the elderly or handicapped to which Federal housing assistance is provided after October 1, 1981, are efficiencies. Requires the Secretary to rescind a regulation requiring owners of federally- assisted housing projects to attempt to select tenant families so that the average family income is at least 40 percent of the median area income. Permits providing lower-income housing assistance to promote mixed income housing only when such assistance aids lower income families in obtaining a decent place to live. Prohibits the owner of an assisted project from renting any project unit to a tenant who is not eligible for assistance unless the satisfactory number of units are occupied by eligible tenants. Permits the Secretary to give preference to applications for assistance for a portion of the units in a project only if that project does not receive other forms of Federal assistance. Eliminates a requirement that public housing agencies select tenants with a broad range of incomes. Prohibits the Secretary from entering into a contract to provide lower-income housing assistance to a project in an area imposing rent controls. Requires the owner of a project receiving such assistance to notify tenants at least six months before increasing the rent after expiration of the assistance contract. Directs the Secretary to: (1) determine the number of assisted housing projects owned by developers with five-year contributions contracts who will not renew their contracts; (2) notify the tenants of such projects of possible rent increases upon the expiration of such contracts; and (3) report to Congress on ways of recapturing the Government's investment in such projects. Directs the Secretary to assure that no State or local official profits by participating in a federally-assisted housing program. Permits public housing agencies to retain the greater of 100 percent of their legal expenses or 50 percent of the amount collected out of judgments obtained in recovering lower-income housing assistance wrongfully paid because of fraud or abuse. Eliminates provisions authorizing only the public housing agency to evict a tenant in an assisted unit. Declares that the tenant's rights shall be determined by the lease and applicable State and local law. Authorizes the Secretary to utilize additional budget authority provided for contributions contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for rent supplements under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to direct the Secretary to dispose of multifamily housing projects owned by the Secretary to tenant-owned cooperatives. Amends the National Housing Act to eliminate the requirement that the Secretary recapture assistance provided to a homeowner when the homeowner fails to make mortgage payments for 90 days or move. Prohibits the Secretary from providing Federal housing assistance for the benefit of any illegal alien. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement a revised fee schedule for development managers of lower income housing projects. Establishes an interagency task force composed of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to report to Congress on: (1) the least expensive means of financing Federal rental housing assistance programs; (2) the direct and indirect costs on a per-unit basis of providing housing under each such program; and (3) the Federal resources required to prevent financial losses in connection with, and to maintain housing projects currently assisted under such programs. Directs the Secretary to: (1) review the administration of the subsidy program for the operation of low-income housing projects; (2) report to Congress recommendations for new subsidy formulas containing incentives for good management; and (3) report to Congress on the feasibility of implementing a computer system to be utilized by public housing agencies to comply with reporting requirements. Title III: Program Amendments and Extensions - Amends the National Housing Act to extend the Secretary's authority to insure loans for mortgages and home improvement. Extends the Secretary's authority to establish the maximum interest rates for certain mortgage insurance programs. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for research for the Department of Housing and Urban Development in fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Amends the National Housing Act to increase the amount of funds authorized to be appropriated to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund. Increases the maximum amounts of property improvement loans eligible for Federal insurance with respect to existing single family structures or manufactured homes, apartment buildings or dwellings for two or more families, and historic structures. Provides for higher loans where financing of a solar energy system is involved. Increases maximum loan amounts for financing the purchase of single and multi-module manufactured homes and lots for such homes. Permits the Secretary to increase such amounts by a specified sum when necessary to meet higher area costs. Eliminates the distinction between an undeveloped and a developed lot. Increases the maximum loan terms for: (1) property improvement loans where installation of a solar energy system is involved; (2) loans to purchase single-module manufactured homes; and (3) historic preservation loans. Increases the maximum loan amount which the Secretary may insure in connection with a manufactured home park. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to authorize the Secretary to provide low and moderate income tenants with default and delinquency counseling. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to authorize appropriations for various insurance studies during fiscal years 1982 and 1983, and to repeal erosion insurance coverage for the collapse or subsidence of land along a lake caused by waves or currents exceeding anticipated cyclical levels. Amends the National Housing Act to extend the Secretary's authority to provide riot insurance and to repeal erosion insurance coverage for the collapse or subsidence of land along a lake caused by waves or currents exceeding anticipated cyclical levels. Amends the National Housing Act to extend the Secretary's authority to provide riot insurance and to repeal the Secretary's authority to provide crime insurance. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize appropriations for the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation for fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1975 to direct the President to appoint two of the members of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences selected each year, and to extend the authorization for the Institute through fiscal year 1987. Authorizes the Secretary to develop a model manufactured housing zoning code for use by local authorities, and a demonstration program utilizing lower cost building technology for projects located on vacant inner-city land. Directs the Secretary to publish a complete edition of the basic laws and authorities relating to housing and community development reflecting changes caused by this Act, and to publish revised editions as necessary. Amends the National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act to terminate the authority of the Bank to make new commitments for loans or guarantees and to issue obligations. Directs the Bank to deposit amounts received as loan repayments into the U.S. Treasury. Provides that any housing cooperative existing on March 21, 1980, is eligible for a bank loan regardless of voting control requirements. Prohibits the Secretary from obligating or expending $5,552,000,000 of budget authority provided for fiscal year 1981. Title IV: Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure - Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1981 - Authorizes the Secretary to foreclose multifamily mortgages held by the Secretary encumbering real estate located in any State. Sets forth procedures for the designation of a foreclosure commissioner or commissioners by the Secretary. Designates the Secretary as a guarantor of payment of any judgment against such commissioners. Permits a foreclosure by the Secretary to commence upon the breach of a covenant or condition in the mortgage agreement for which foreclosure is authorized under such mortgage. Specifies procedures for: (1) notice of default and foreclosure sale; (2) service of such notice; (3) presale reinstatement and cancellation of foreclosure; (4) conduct of a foreclosure sale; (5) disposition of foreclosure costs and sale proceeds; (6) transfer of title and possession; and (7) recording the foreclosure and sale. Authorizes the Secretary to require, as a condition and term of sale, that the purchaser at a foreclosure sale under this Act agree to the continued operation of the security property in accordance with the appropriate loan program. Title V: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1982 to the Secretary of Agriculture; (1) to insure and guarantee loans for rural housing, with certain restrictions; (2) to make loans and grants for improvements of rural housing; (3) to provide financial assistance for the provision of low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (4) for the payment of expenditures respecting construction defects in assisted dwelling units; (5) to provide rental assistance to low and moderate income families in rural areas; and (6) for programs of mutual and self-help housing in rural areas and the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund. Repeals the current definition of "persons of low income" for purposes of such Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to establish income definitions. Removes the requirement that the Secretary of Agriculture provide interest credit subsidies on rural housing loans to persons of low and moderate income. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to report to Congress concerning: (1) financing for rural housing programs; (2) workable definitions of "low income" and recommendations for contribution requirements to conform Farmers Home Administration housing assistance programs to the housing programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (3) minimum levels for subsidies to assisted families; and (4) the Administration's efforts to minimize the costs of subsidized housing.
Bill· SS. 1074 (97th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Section 8 Amendments of 1981 - Title I: Full Cost Disclosure and Fair Allocation Procedures - Establishes an interagency task force composed of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) identify and report to Congress on the least expensive means of financing Federal rental housing assistance programs; (2) transmit to Congress a report disclosing all direct and indirect costs on a per-unit basis of providing housing under each such program; and (3) report to Congress on the Federal resources required to prevent financial losses in connection with, and to maintain housing projects currently assisted under, such programs. Prohibits the issuance of additional reservations of assistance under any such programs until such reports are submitted to Congress. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit the Secretary from reserving more than 30 percent of the total amount of budget authority provided for a fiscal year for lower-income housing assistance during the last quarter of that year, or more than 15 percent of such amount during any month in that quarter. Declares that contract authority for such assistance which is not reserved shall expire at the end of the fiscal year, and contract authority which is reserved shall expire if the reservation is terminated. Prohibits the Secretary from withholding contract authority involving new construction from allocation for discretionary use in a fiscal year. Title II: Targeting Benefits - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to change the family income requirement for eligibility for lower-income housing assistance from an income not exceeding 80 percent of the median area income to an income not exceeding 50 percent of such median income. Directs the Secretary to rescind a regulation requiring the owner of a federally-assisted housing unit to attempt to select tenant families so that the average family income is at least 40 percent of the median area income. Permits the Secretary to give preference to applications for assistance for a portion of the units in a project only if that project does not receive other forms of Federal assistance. Prohibits a family which is not a very low-income family from occupying an assisted unit built or rehabilitated for occupancy by a very low-income family. Prohibits the Secretary from providing housing assistance for the benefit of any illegal alien. Directs the Secretary to: (1) determine the number of assisted housing projects owned by developers with five-year contributions contracts who will not renew their contracts; and (2) notify the tenants of such projects of possible rent increases and evictions upon the expiration of such contracts. Requires owners of projects under contributions contracts to notify tenants six months before increasing the rent upon the expiration of such a contract. Title III: Modest, Low-Cost Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary: (1) to assure that newly constructed housing to receive lower-income housing assistance is modest in design; (2) to give a priority to entering into contributions contracts with housing projects located on specific tracts of land provided by State or local governments; and (3) to give cost considerations a 33 1/3 percent weighted average when reviewing proposals for housing assistance. Prohibits the Secretary from providing assistance payments for unoccupied units for more than 30 days. Exempts projects receiving lower-income housing assistance under such Act from provisions requiring the payment of prevailing rate wages to contract employees involved in the development or operation of such projects. Requires the Secretary to limit increases in contract rents to the amount of certified cost increases incurred by the project owner. Title IV: Fair Tenant Contributions to Rent - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to redefine "income" for purposes of determining a family's eligibility for assisted housing and a family's contribution to rent for assisted housing. Includes as income: (1) social security benefits; (2) food stamps; (3) ACTION stipends; and (4) assets the family sells or gives away to qualify for housing assistance. Excludes the income of any family member who is a full-time student or under 18 years of age. Establishes a minimum rent of $50 to be paid by tenants of federally-assisted housing units ($100 for units of a newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated project). Title V: Increasing State and Local Participation and Responsibilities - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit the Secretary from approving an application for lower-income housing assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 if the local government involved objects. Prohibits the Secretary from providing such assistance in areas where rent controls are imposed on newly constructed multifamily residential property. Directs the Secretary to assure that no State or local official profits by participating in a federally-assisted housing program. Title VI: Fraud and Mismanagement Control - Permits public housing agencies to retain the greater of 100 percent of their legal expenses or 50 percent of the amount collected out of judgments obtained in recovering lower-income housing assistance wrongfully paid because of fraud or abuse. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress annually on the cases brought to public housing agencies for prosecution or civil action.
Bill· SS. 1022 (97th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981 - Title I: Community and Economic Development - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize combined appropriations for block grants for community development activities and urban development action grants for fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Eliminates application requirements for block grants to metropolitan cities and urban counties. Directs any such city or county (entitlement community) and any State seeking a grant to submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: (1) a final statement on community development objectives and the projected use of funds; and (2) certifications that the grant will be administered in accordance with the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968, and that the projected use of funds gives priority to activities to benefit low and moderate income families or to prevent blight. Directs grantees to publish proposed grant statements for public comment, and to make the final statement available to the public. Permits grants to be made to an entitlement community only if such community certifies that it is following a current housing assistance plan approved by the Secretary. Requires grantees (entitlement communities and States) to submit performance reports. Directs the Secretary to review the performance of grantees annually to determine: (1) whether each entitlement community has carried out its activities, housing assistance plan, and certifications in a timely manner; and (2) whether each State grantee has distributed funds to local governments in a timely manner and conducted appropriate reviews of the performance of such local governments. Authorizes the Secretary to adjust, reduce, or withdraw grants to local governments on the basis of such reviews. Directs State grantees to perform actions of the Secretary concerning the release of funds to units of local government to carry out the purpose of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1974. Provides grantees authority to receive grant payments in one lump sum to establish a revolving fund in a private institution to finance rehabilitation activities. Eliminates certain restrictions on the use of block grant funds for the provision of public services not provided by a local government within the last 12 months. Authorizes the use of such funds for the provision of assistance to private, for-profit entities to carry out an economic development project. Limits to ten percent the amount of any grant which may be used for public service activities. Permits the Secretary to waive such limitation. Revises the formula for the allocation of funds appropriated for community development block grants. Allocates 70 percent of such funds for entitlement communities and 30 percent of such funds to States for nonentitlement areas. Requires the reallocation of funds which are not received by an entitlement community for a fiscal year or which become available as a result of an adjustment of grant amounts following reviews according to the existing dual formula. Requires that the funds allocated to States be distributed by the States to units of local government located in nonentitlement areas according to each State's final statement projecting the use of such funds. Permits States to elect not to receive an allocation of funds for fiscal year 1982 in which case the Secretary shall administer the allocation of funds for local governments in accordance with provisions existing prior to enactment of this Act. Reduces the amounts of appropriations which may be set aside for the Secretary's discretionary fund for fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Eliminates uses of the funds for making grants for: (1) areawide community development programs; (2) disaster assistance; and (3) correcting inequities resulting from the block grant allocation formula. Reduces the amount of appropriations authorized for urban development action grants for fiscal year 1982. Modifies the contents of grant applications to eliminate requirements for: (1) documentation of results in providing housing for persons of low and moderate income and in providing housing and employment for minorities; (2) an urban development action plan consistent with the community development program, the housing assistance plan, and the overall economic development plan of the area; and (3) preparation of a citizen participation plan and publication of information on fund availability and eligible activities. Revises grant selection criteria to include: (1) the extent to which the grant will stimulate economic recovery by leveraging private investment; (2) the number of jobs to be created; and (3) the extent to which State or local government funding has been committed. Eliminates a requirement that the Secretary allocate such grants equally among programs to restore deteriorated neighborhoods, to reclaim real property for industrial purposes, and to review commercial employment centers. Directs the Secretary to assure that the amount of any grant is the least necessary to make the project feasible. Prohibits the Secretary from making any such grant unless the applicant provides assurances that its program will be conducted in conformity with the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968. Prohibits discrimination on the basis of age or with respect to a handicapped individual under any program or activity funded under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Extends the deadline for submission of the Secretary's annual report to Congress on activities under such Act. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1983 to carry out the urban homesteading program. Repeals: (1) the Neighborhood Self-Help Development Act of 1978; (2) provisions of the Housing Act of 1954 governing comprehensive planning grants; (3) the rehabilitation loan program under the Housing Act of 1964; and (4) the weatherization assistance program under the Energy Conservation and Production Act. Title II: Housing Assistance Programs - Increases the Secretary's annual contributions contract authority for low-income housing projects for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 and the corresponding budget authority. Requires the Secretary to allocate a specific portion of the additional contract authority for fiscal year 1982 for public housing modernization. Restricts the allocation of the remaining contract authority between existing and newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated units. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for operating subsidies for public housing projects. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the National Housing Act to establish the rent for housing units assisted under such Acts at the highest of: (1) 30 percent of the family's monthly adjusted income; (2) 10 percent of the family's monthly income; or (3) the portion of any welfare assistance designated for the family's housing costs. Establishes uniform definitions for the rental assistance program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Redefines the term "lower income families" for purposes of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude families whose incomes exceed 80 percent of the median area income. Requires that at least 30 percent (currently 20 percent) of the units available for initial occupancy in a public housing project in a fiscal year be occupied by very low income families. Requires the Secretary to review the incomes of families living in public housing projects and rental housing projects designed for lower-income families annually (currently biennially). Establishes the amount of monthly assistance payments to owners who provide housing for lower-income families as the difference between the maximum rent the owners may charge under terms of the assistance contract and the rent established for tenants of assisted units. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 to establish the rent supplement for units provided for lower-income tenants at the lesser of: (1) 70 percent of the fair market rent; or (2) the amount by which the fair market rent exceeds 30 percent (currently 25 percent) of the tenant's adjusted income. Provides for delayed application of such revised supplement where immediate application would violate existing leases or cause extraordinary hardship. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for operating assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects. Authorizes the Secretary to utilize additional budget authority provided for contributions contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for rent supplements under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965. Eliminates provisions authorizing only the public housing agency to evict a tenant in an assisted unit. Declares that the tenant's rights shall be determined by the lease and applicable State and local law. Increases the mortgage purchase authority of the Government National Mortgage Association for fiscal year 1982. Authorizes the Secretary to borrow from the U.S. Treasury such sums as may be necessary to finance the loan program for housing for the elderly and handicapped for fiscal year 1983. Amends the National Housing Act to eliminate the requirement that the Secretary recapture assistance provided to a homeowner when the homeowner fails to make mortgage payments for 90 days or more. Title III: Program Amendments and Extensions - Amends the National Housing Act to extend the Secretary's authority to insure loans for mortgages and home improvement. Extends the Secretary's authority to establish the maximum interest rates for certain mortgage insurance programs. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for research for the Department of Housing and Urban Development in fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Amends the National Housing Act to increase the amount of funds authorized to be appropriated to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Funds. Increases the maximum amounts of property improvement loans eligible for Federal insurance with respect to existing single family structures or manufactured homes, apartment buildings or dwellings for two or more families, and historic structures. Provides for higher loans where financing of a solar energy system is involved. Increases maximum loan amounts for financing the purchase of single and multi-module manufactured homes and lots for such homes. Permits the Secretary to increase such amounts by a specified sum when necessary to meet higher area costs. Eliminates the distinction between an undeveloped and developed lots. Increases the maximum loan terms for: (1) property improvement loans where installation of a solar energy system is involved; (2) loans to purchase single-module manufactured homes; and (3) historic preservation loans. Increases the maximum loan amount which the Secretary may insure in connection with a manufactured home park. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to authorize the Secretary to provide low and moderate income tenants with default and delinquency counseling. Title IV: Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure - Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1981 - Authorizes the Secretary to foreclose on multifamily mortgages held by the Secretary encumbering real estate located in any State. Sets forth procedures for the designation of a foreclosure commission or commissioners by the Secretary. Designates the Secretary as a guarantor of payment of any judgment against such commissioners. Permits a foreclosure by the Secretary to commence upon the breach of a covenant or condition in the mortgage agreement for which foreclosure is authorized under such mortgage. Specifies procedures for: (1) notice of default and foreclosure sale; (2) service of such notice; (3) presale reinstatement and cancellation of foreclosure; (4) conduct of a foreclosure sale; (5) disposition of foreclosure costs and sale proceeds; (6) transfer of title and possessions; and (7) recording the foreclosure and sale. Authorizes the Secretary to require, as a condition and term of sale, that the purchaser at a foreclosure sale under this Act agree to the continued operation of the security property in accordance with the appropriate loan program.
Bill· SS. 1072 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Residential Housing Tax Incentives Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, interest earned on qualified housing savings certificates. Limits such exclusion to interest earned on $100,000 certificates ($200,000 if joint return is filed). Defines "qualified housing savings certificates" as investment certificates issued by regulated depository financial institutions with three or five year maturities. Specifies that the proceeds of such certificates be applied to the financing of single-family, owner-occupied residences. Prescribes limitations on the interest rate chargeable for mortgages financed with proceeds from a qualified housing savings certificate. Disqualifies families which have income more than twice the median family income for their area from receiving a mortgage financed from proceeds from a qualified housing savings certificate. Prescribes penalties for the improper use of qualified housing savings certificates.
Bill· SS. 201 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Low-Income Housing Emergency Tax Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to delay until 1984 the application to low-income housing of the provision for amortization of real property construction period interest and taxes.
Bill· HRH.R. 5000 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Escrow Interest Act - Requires any person who holds a first lien on single-family residential real property, on stock in a residential cooperative housing corporation, or on a residential manufactured home and who requires funds to be held in escrow for purposes of paying any applicable taxes or insurance, to place such funds in an account which is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, or the National Credit Union Administration and which pays interest at a rate of not less than five and one-quarter percent.
Bill· HRH.R. 4752 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Individual Housing Account Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an individual who has never owned a principal residence an income tax credit for 20 percent of the cash contributions made during the taxable year to an individual housing account. Limits the amount of such credit to $1,000 for any taxable year and $3,000 during a lifetime. Sets forth requirements for the establishment of an individual housing account. Imposes penalties for distributions made from an individual housing account which are not used in connection with the purchase of a principal residence. Exempts interest earned on an individual housing account from income taxation. Requires the trustee of an individual hoising account to make such reports regarding the maintenance of an individual housing account as the Secretary of the Treasury may require. Prohibits contributions to an individual housing account in excess of prescribed limits and imposes a tax on such excess contributions equal to the tax on excess contributions to an individual retirement account.
Bill· HRH.R. 4432 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Residential Rental Housing Tax Incentive Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect to depreciate residential rental property under the straight line method, based on a period of 10 years, if the original use of such property begins with the taxpayer. Allows the depreciation of low-income housing using a base period of eight years. Defines "low-income housing" as a building where at least 20 percent of the dwelling units are occupied by families and individuals with low or moderate incomes and where the rent does not exceed 30 percent of the family income. Exempts residential rental property and low-income housing from amortization requirements for construction period interest and taxes. Revises rules for the depreciation of low-income housing where 20 percent or more of the housing units are rented by low or moderate incomes families. Increases the amount of low-income housing rehabilitation expenditures eligible for depreciation from $20,000 to $40,000. Eliminates the provision for recapture of depreciation for rehabilitation expenditures. Provides for a limited income tax credit equal to the amounts paid or incurred by the taxpayer for repairs and maintenance of low-income buildings.
Bill· HRH.R. 4156 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Individual Housing Account Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction for cash contributions to a savings account created or organized for the benefit of the taxpayer (or the taxpayer and spouse if married) for the exclusive purpose of purchasing the taxpayer's first principal residence. Limits the maximum annual deduction to $2,500 ($5,000 for a married couple), with a maximum lifetime deduction of $25,000. Provides for a reduced maximum deduction in the case of individuals with income greater than $30,000. Exempts such accounts from income taxation. Excludes distributions from such account from gross income so long as they are used exclusively for the purchase of a first principal residence. Imposes a ten percent surtax on distributions from individual housing account which are not used for the purchase of a principal residence.
Bill· HRH.R. 4058 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Section 8 Amendments of 1981 - Title I: Full Cost Disclosure and Fair Allocation Procedures - Establishes an interagency task force composed of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) identify and report to Congress on the least expensive means of financing Federal rental housing assistance programs; (2) transmit to Congress a report disclosing all direct and indirect costs on a per-unit basis of providing housing under each such program; and (3) report to Congress on the Federal resources required to prevent financial losses in connection with, and to maintain housing projects currently assisted under, such programs. Prohibits the issuance of additional reservations of assistance under any such programs until such reports are submitted to Congress. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prohibit the Secretary from reserving more than 30 percent of the total amount of budget authority provided for a fiscal year for lower-income housing assistance during the last quarter of that year, or more than 15 percent of such amount during any month in that quarter. Declares that contract authority for such assistance which is not reserved shall expire at the end of the fiscal year, and contract authority which is reserved shall expire if the reservation is terminated. Prohibits the Secretary from withholding contract authority involving new construction from allocation for discretionary use in a fiscal year. Title II: Targeting Benefits - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to change the family income requirement for eligibility for lower-income housing assistance from an income not exceeding 80 percent of the median area income to an income not exceeding 50 percent of such median income. Directs the Secretary to rescind a regulation requiring the owner of a federally-assisted housing unit to attempt to select tenant families so that the average family income is at least 40 percent of the median area income. Permits the Secretary to give preference to applications for assistance for a portion of the units in a project only if that project does not receive other forms of Federal assistance. Prohibits a family which is not a very low-income family from occupying an assisted unit built or rehabilitated for occupancy by a very low-income family. Prohibits the Secretary from providing housing assistance for the benefit of any illegal alien. Directs the Secretary to: (1) determine the number of assisted housing projects owned by developers with five-year contributions contracts who will not renew their contracts; and (2) notify the tenants of such projects of possible rent increases and evictions upon the expiration of such contracts. Requires owners of projects under contributions contracts to notify tenants six months before increasing the rent upon the expiration of such a contract. Title III: Modest, Low-Cost Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary: (1) to assure that newly constructed housing to receive lower-income housing assistance is modest in design; (2) to give a priority to entering contributions contracts with housing projects located on specific tracts of land provided by State or local governments; and (3) to give cost considerations a 33 1/3 percent weighted average when reviewing proposals for housing assistance. Prohibits the Secretary from providing assistance payments for unoccupied units for more than 30 days. Exempts projects receiving lower-income housing assistance under such Act from provisions requiring the payment of prevailing rate wages to contract employees involved in the development or operation of such projects. Requires the Secretary to limit increases in contract rents to the amount of certified cost increases incurred by the project owner. Title IV: Fair Tenant Contributions to Rent - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to redefine "income" for purposes of determining a family's eligibility for assisted housing and a family's contribution to rent for assisted housing. Includes as income: (1) social security benefits; (2) food stamps; (3) ACTION stipends; and (4) assets the family sells or gives away to qualify for housing assistance. Excludes the income of any family member who is a full-time student or under 18 years of age. Establishes a minimum rent of $50 to be paid by tenants of federally-assisted housing units ($100 for units of a newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated project). Title V: Increasing State and Local Participation and Responsibilities - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to prohibit the Secretary from approving an application for lower-income housing assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 if the local government involved objects. Prohibits the Secretary from providing such assistance in areas where rent controls are imposed on newly constructed multifamily residential property. Directs the Secretary to assure that no State or local official profits by participating in a federally-assisted housing program. Title VI: Fraud and Management Control - Permits public housing agencies to retain the greater of 100 percent of their legal expenses or 50 percent of the amount collected out of judgments obtained in recovering lower-income housing assistance wrongfully paid because of fraud or abuse. Directs the Secretary to report to Congress annually on the cases brought to public housing agencies for prosecution or civil action.
Bill· HRH.R. 3841 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Condominium-Cooperative Conversion Tax Adjustment Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat gain from the sale or exchange of residential rental property as ordinary income (rather than capital gains) if such property is converted into a condominium or cooperative within three years of the date of such sale or exchange. Treats such gain as capital gain if the sale of the residential rental property is made to a tenants association which represents more than 50 percent of the households residing in the rental property prior to the sale or exchange. Requires tenant-stockholders of cooperative housing corporations to reside in the cooperatives in which they own shares in order to qualify for preferential tax treatment. Disallows any amounts of income tax deductions related to the rental of a condominium or cooperative which exceed the gross income of the taxpayer. Requires 100 percent recapture of depreciation on condominium and cooperative rental units which are rented for more than half of the period in which they are owned.
Bill· HRH.R. 3840 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Residential Rental Unit Conversion Moratorium Act of 1981: For Tenant Protection and for the Preservation of Rental Housing - Title I: Two-Year Moratorium - Prohibits the use of federally related mortgage loans, any other form of Federal assistance, any means or instrument of transportation or communication in interstate commerce, or the U.S. mails for the conversion of residential rental units to units offered for sale or for the purchase of such a converted unit during the next two years, unless such units are to be converted for purchase pursuant to an offer by a bonafide tenants' organization. Title II: Presidential Commission - Directs the President to establish a Commission on Problems Relating to the Conversion of Residential Rental Units. Requires the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to Congress.
Bill· HRH.R. 3534 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981 - Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to: (1) authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for grants to metropolitan areas for Community Development Programs; (2) limit the amount of commitments to guarantee notes and other obligations which the Secretary may enter into with respect to community development loan guarantees in fiscal year 1982; and (3) include activities designed to assist in the development of a comprehensive community housing and land use plan among activities that may be funded as part of a Community Development Program. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to increase the amount of funds authorized for rehabilitation loans and to limit the amount of commitments to make such loans for fiscal year 1982. Amends the Housing Act of 1954 to reduce the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1982 for grants for activities relating to the development of comprehensive plans for community development, employment, and conservation, and to restrict the use of such funds to carrying out the clearinghouse functions required by OMB Circular A-95. Amends the Neighborhood Self-Help Development Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for grants for community development to neighborhood organizations. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Cooperation Act to authorize appropriations for the Corporation for fiscal year 1982. Title II: Assisted Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937: (1) to increase, on October 1, 1981, the maximum amount of annual contributions which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may enter into contracts to make to low-income housing; (2) to limit the amount which may be obligated over the duration of such contracts with respect to additional authority provided after October 1, 1981; (3) to allocate such additional authority; and (4) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for annual contributions for the operation of low-income housing projects. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize fiscal year 1982 appropriations for operating assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects, with restrictions on the use of such funds for operating deficits resulting from failures to amend project contracts. Amends the National Housing Act to prohibit the approval of the appropriation of funds for such assistance after September 30, 1982. Amends the National Housing Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary to provide additional assistance payments of a specified amount per year to lower income families for acquiring home ownership or membership in a cooperative association; and (2) repeal the requirement that the Secretary recapture such assistance when the homeowner fails to make mortgage payments for 90 days. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary to provide financial assistance to public housing agencies for emergency needs relating to fire-safety standards. Directs the Secretary to: (1) study and report to Congress on the extent to which low-income housing projects do not meet fire-safety standards; (2) study the utilization of an existing provision of the United States Housing Act of 1937 authorizing the Secretary to purchase a building containing assisted units and resell the building to the tenants; and (3) submit to Congress a legislative proposal for utilizing such provision to increase home ownership opportunities for lower income families. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary to provide financial assistance with respect to projects in which all units do not have bathrooms or kitchens if: (1) there is a high demand for such units in the area; and (2) the local government and local public housing agency approve the use of such units. Exempts single individuals from specified qualifications with respect to eligibility for such assistance. Title III: Program Amendments and Extensions - Amends the National Housing Act to extend the authority of the Secretary to insure loans for mortgages and home improvement, to make assistance payments for emergency stimulation of the housing market, and to establish the maximum interest rates for certain mortgage insurance programs. Limits the maximum principal amount of loans and mortgages that the Secretary may insure under such Act in fiscal year 1982. Amends the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974 to extend the authority of the Secretary to direct the Government National Mortgage Association to purchase mortgages and securities. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to limit the amount of loans the Secretary may make for the provision of housing for elderly or handicapped families in fiscal year 1982. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for research for the Department of Housing and Urban Development in fiscal year 1982. Amends the National Housing Act to increase the amount of funds authorized to be appropriated to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to: (1) increase, on October 1, 1981, the limitation on the total amount of commitments authorized for the Government National Mortgage Association; and (2) limit the aggregate principal amount of mortgages that the Association may purchase and the amount of securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association that the Association may guarantee during fiscal year 1982. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1975 to direct the President to appoint two of the members of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences selected each year, and to extend the authorization for the Institute through fiscal year 1985. Amends the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 to authorize appropriations for the wetherization program for fiscal year 1982 and to require the Secretary to accept and consider applications from Indian tribal organizations for assistance under such program. Amends the National Housing Act to prohibit the Secretary from excluding any sum paid by a purchaser of a unit to a broker acting as the buyer's agent from the principal amount of a mortgage which may be insured under such Act. Amends the National Housing Act to: (1) increase the maximum amount of a Federal loan for the purchase of a manufactured home or a developed lot or rental space for such a home; (2) authorize the Secretary to increase such limit in areas where land or construction costs are high; (3) extend the maturity period for a loan for the purchase of such a home; and (4) permit the owner of a lot purchased without assistance to obtain assistance under such Act to refinance such lot. Title IV: Flood, Crime, and Riot Insurance - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the national flood insurance program until September 30, 1982, and to authorize appropriations for various insurance studies during fiscal year 1982. Declares that the National Flood Insurance Fund shall be available only as approved in appropriation acts, except that the Funds shall be available for all purposes incident to the Government's operation of the program. Permits the Government to purchase insured property which has sustained single casualty damages or to make a low-interest loan to elevate an insured structure only if the property or structure is the principal residence of the owner. Amends the National Housing Act to extend the Secretary's authority: (1) to carry out the Federal riot insurance program and the Federal crime insurance program until September 30, 1982; and (2) to continue riot and crime insurance policies written prior to such date until September 30, 1984. Limits the appropriations authorized for such programs for fiscal year 1982. Title V: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1982 to the Secretary of Agriculture: (1) to insure and guarantee loans for rural housing, with certain restrictions; (2) to make loans and grants for improvements of rural housing; (3) to provide financial assistance for the provision of low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (4) to make grants or contracts for the development of programs to assist low-income persons in benefiting from housing programs in rural areas; (5) to insure loans to provide rental housing for persons of moderate income in rural areas; (6) for programs of mutual and self-help in rural areas; and (7) for the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund. Extends the Secretary's authority to: (1) provide additional financial assistance to families who cannot afford a dwelling after receiving interest credit subsidies; and (2) enter into rental assistance contracts. Title VI: Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure - Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1981 - Authorizes the Secretary to foreclose multifamily mortgages held by the Secretary encumbering real estate located in any State. Sets forth procedures for the designation of a foreclosure commissioner or commissioners by the Secretary. Designates the Secretary as a guarantor of payment of any judgment against such commissioners. Permits a foreclosure by the Secretary to commence upon the breach of a covenant or condition in the mortgage agreement for which foreclosure is authorized under such mortgage. Specifies procedures for: (1) notice of default and foreclosure sale; (2) service of such notice; (3) presale reinstatement and cancellation of foreclosure; (4) conduct of a foreclosure sale; (5) disposition of foreclosure costs and sale proceeds; (6) transfer of title and possessions; and (7) recording the foreclosure and sale. Authorizes the Secretary to require, as a condition and term of sale, that the purchaser at a foreclosure sale under this Act agree to the continued operation of the security property in accordance with the appropriate loan program. Title VII: Effective Date - Makes this Act effective on October 1, 1981.
Bill· HRH.R. 3363 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Residential Housing Tax Incentives Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, interest earned on qualified housing savings certificates. Limits such exclusion to interest earned on $100,000 certificates ($200,000 if joint return is filed). Defines "qualified housing savings certificates" as investment certificates issued by regulated depository financial institutions with three or five year maturities. Specifies that the proceeds of such certificates be applied to the financing of single-family, owner-occupied residences. Prescribes limitations on the interest rate chargeable for mortgages financed with proceeds from a qualified housing savings certificate. Disqualifies families which have income more than twice the median family income for their area from receiving a mortgage financed from proceeds from a qualified housing savings certificate. Prescribes penalties for the improper use of qualified housing savings certificates.
Bill· HRH.R. 3261 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981 - Title I: Community and Economic Development - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize combined appropriations for block grants for community development activities and urban development action grants for fiscal year 1982 and 1983. Eliminates application requirements for block grants to metropolitan cities and urban counties. Directs any such city or county (entitlement community) and any State seeking a grant to submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development: (1) a final statement on community development objectives and the projected use of funds; and (2) certifications that the grant will be administered in accordance with the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968 and that the projected use of funds gives priority to activities to benefit low and moderate income families or to prevent urban blight. Directs grantees to publish proposed grant statements for public comment, and to make the final statement available to the public. Permits grants to be made to an entitlement community only if such community certifies that it is following a current housing assistance plan approved by the Secretary. Requires grantees (entitlement communities and States) to submit performance reports. Directs the Secretary to review the performance of grantees annually to determine: (1) whether each entitlement community has carried out its activities, housing assistance plan, and certifications in a timely manner; and (2) whether each State grantee has distributed funds to local governments in a timely manner and conducted appropriate review of the performance of such local governments. Authorizes the Secretary to adjust, reduce, or withdraw grants to local governments on the basis of such reviews. Directs State grantees to perform actions of the Secretary concerning the release of funds to units of local government to carry out the purposes of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1974. Provides grantees authority to receive grant payments in one lump sum to establish a revolving fund in a private institution to finance rehabilitation activities. Eliminates certain restrictions on the use of block grant funds for the provision of public services not provided by a local government within the last 12 months. Authorizes the use of such funds for the provision of assistance to private, for-profit entities to carry out an economic development project. Limits to ten percent the amount of any grant which may be used for public service activities. Permits the Secretary to waive such limitation. Revises the formula for the allocation of funds appropriated for community development block grants. Allocates 70 percent of such funds for entitlement communities and 30 percent of such funds to States for nonentitlement areas. Requires the reallocation of funds which are not received by an entitlement community for a fiscal year or which become available as a result of an adjustment of grant amounts following reviews according to the existing dual formula. Requires that State allocations be distributed by the States to units of local government located in nonentitlement areas according to each State's final use projection. Permits States to elect not to receive an allocation for fiscal year 1982, in which case the Secretary shall administer the allocation of funds for local governments in accordance with provisions existing prior to enactment of this Act. Reduces the amounts of appropriations which may be set aside for the Secretary's discretionary fund for fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Eliminates uses of the fund for making grants for: (1) areawide community development programs; (2) disaster assistance; and (3) correcting inequities resulting from the block grant allocation formula. Reduces the amount of appropriations authorized for urban development action grants for fiscal year 1982. Modifies the contents of grant applications to eliminate requirements for: (1) documentation of results in providing housing for persons of low and moderate income and in providing housing and employment for minorities; (2) an urban development action plan consistent with the community development program, the housing assistance plan, and the overall economic development plan of the area; and (3) preparation of a citizen participation plan and publication of information on fund availability and eligible activities. Revises grant selection criteria to include: (1) the extent to which the grant will stimulate economic recovery by leveraging private investment; (2) the number of jobs to be created; and (3) the extent to which State or local government funding has been committed. Eliminates a requirement that the Secretary allocate such grants equally among programs to restore deteriorated neighborhoods, to retain real property for industrial purposes, and to renew commercial employment centers. Directs the Secretary to assure that the amount of any grant is the least necessary to make the project feasible. Prohibits the Secretary from making any such grant unless the applicant provides assurances that its program will be conducted in conformity with the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and 1968. Prohibits discrimination on the basis of age or with respect to a handicapped individual under any program or activity funded under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Extends the deadline for submission of the Secretary's annual report to Congress on activities under such Act. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1983 to carry out the urban homesteading program. Repeals: (1) the Neighborhood Self-Help Development Act of 1978; (2) provisions of the Housing Act of 1954 governing comprehensive planning grants; (3) the rehabilitation loan program under the Housing Act of 1964; and (4) the weatherization assistance program under the Energy Conservation and Production Act. Title II: Housing Assistance Programs - Increases the Secretary's annual contributions contract authority for low-income housing projects for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 and the corresponding budget authority. Requires the Secretary to allocate a specific portion of the additional contract authority for fiscal year 1982 for public housing modernization. Restricts the allocation of the remaining contract authority between existing and newly constructed or substantially rehabilitated units. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for operating subsidies for public housing projects. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the National Housing Act to establish the rent for housing units assisted under such Acts at the highest of: (1) 30 percent of the family's monthly adjusted income; (2) 10 percent of the family's monthly income; or (3) the portion of any welfare assistance designated for the family's housing costs. Establishes uniform definitions for rental assistance programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Redefines the term "low income families" for purposes of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude families whose incomes exceed 80 percent of the median area income. Requires that at least 30 percent (currently 20 percent) of the units available for initial occupancy in a public housing project in a fiscal year be occupied by very low income families. Requires the Secretary to review the incomes of families living in public housing projects and rental housing projects designed for lower-income families annually (currently biennially). Establishes the amount of monthly assistance payments to owners who provide housing for lower-income families as the difference between the maximum rent the owners may charge under terms of the assistance contract and the rent established for tenants of assisted units. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 to establish the rent supplement for units provided for lower-income tenants at the lesser of: (1) 70 percent of the fair market rent; or (2) the amount by which the fair market rent exceeds 30 percent (currently 25 percent) of the tenant's adjusted income. Provides for delayed application of such revised supplement where immediate application would violate existing leases or cause extraordinary hardship. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1982 and 1983 for operating assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects. Authorizes the Secretary to utilize additional budget authority provided for contributions contracts under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for rent supplements under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965. Eliminates provisions authorizing only the public housing agency to evict a tenant in an assisted unit. Declares that the tenant's rights shall be determined by the lease and applicable State and local law. Increases the mortgage purchase authority of the Government National Mortgage Association for fiscal year 1982. Authorizes the Secretary to borrow from the U.S. Treasury such sums as may be necessary to finance the loan program for housing for the elderly and handicapped for fiscal year 1983. Amends the National Housing Act to eliminate the requirement that the Secretary recapture assistance provided to a homeowner when the homeowner fails to make mortgage payments for 90 days or more. Title III: Program Amendments and Extensions - Amends the National Housing Act to extend the Secretary's authority to insure loans for mortgages and home improvement. Extends the Secretary's authority to establish the maximum interest rates for certain mortgage insurance programs. Limits the maximum principal amount of loans and mortgages that the Secretary may insure under such Act in fiscal year 1982. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for research for the Department of Housing and Urban Development in fiscal years 1982 and 1983. Amends the National Housing Act to increase the amount of funds authorized to be appropriated to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund. Increases the maximum amounts of property improvement loans eligible for Federal insurance with respect to existing single family structures or manufactured homes, apartment buildings or dwellings for two or more families, and historic structures. Provides for higher loans where financing of a solar energy system is involved. Increases maximum loan amounts for financing the purchase of single and multi-module manufactured homes and lots for such homes. Permits the Secretary to increase such amounts by a specified sum when necessary to meet higher area costs. Eliminates the distinction between an undeveloped and a developed lot. Increases the maximum loan terms for: (1) property improvement loans where installation of a solar energy system is involved; (2) loans to purchase single-module manufactured homes; and (3) historic preservation loans. Increases the maximum loan amount which the Secretary may insure in connection with a manufactured home park. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 to authorize the Secretary to provide low and moderate income tenants with default and delinquency counseling. Title IV: Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure - Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1981 - Authorizes the Secretary to foreclose multifamily mortgages held by the Secretary encumbering real estate located in any State. Sets forth procedures for the designation of a foreclosure commissioner or commissioners by the Secretary. Designates the Secretary as a guarantor of payment of any judgment against such commissioners. Permits a foreclosure by the Secretary to commence upon the breach of a covenant or condition in the mortgage agreement for which foreclosure is authorized under such mortgage. Specifies procedures for: (1) notice of default and foreclosure sale; (2) service of such notice; (3) presale reinstatement and cancellation of foreclosure; (4) conduct of a foreclosure sale; (5) disposition of foreclosure costs and sale proceeds; (6) transfer of title and possessions; and (7) recording the foreclosure and sale. Authorizes the Secretary to require, as a condition and term of sale, that the purchaser at a foreclosure sale under this Act agree to the continued operation of the security property in accordance with the appropriate loan program.
Bill· HRH.R. 3061 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Individual Housing Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for cash contributions to a savings account created or organized for the benefit of the taxpayer (or the taxpayer and spouse if married) for the exclusive purpose of purchasing a residence. Limits the maximum annual deduction to $3,000, with a maximum lifetime deduction of $15,000. Provides for separate limitations in the case of married individuals. Excludes distributions from such account from gross income as long as they are used exclusively for the purchase or construction of a residence for the taxpayer. Imposes a ten percent surtax on distributions from an individual housing account which are not used for the purchase or construction of a residence for the taxpayer. Provides a tax deduction for an individual who purchases a new home for personal purposes in an amount equal to the sales taxes paid on items used in the construction of such home. Provides a refundable tax credit of an amount equal to lost interest on required real property tax prepayments. Stipulates that such lost interest shall be an amount equal to interest computed at the rate of 5.5 percent. Limits such tax credit to $200.
Bill· HRH.R. 3099 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
National Displacement Policy Act - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require an applicant for a community development block grant to mitigate and end displacement of area residents. Requires the housing assistance plan to demonstrate an effective strategy for ending such displacement. Amends the United States Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to take into consideration whether a family is, or is about to be, without housing as a result of involuntary displacement, for purposes of providing assistance under such Act. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to require the President to transmit to Congress, as part of the biannual Report on Urban Growth required by such Act, a special displacement component analyzing the extent of urban residential displacement and formulating a strategy to combat the adverse effects of such displacement. Amends the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to require the appropriate Federal banking supervisory agency to assess a financial institution's record of adopting policies which minimize the displacement of persons from their homes. Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Act of 1970 to direct the payment of moving and related expenses for displaced persons whenever activities undertaken as a result of a Federal program or project cause such displacement. Declares that payments made to displaced persons shall reflect increases in the cost-of-living. Directs the President to establish a Federal Relocation Assistance Compliance Office for the purpose of carrying out a more uniform and effective administration of relocation assistance. Requires such Office to coordinate the relocation activities of the Federal agencies. States that rental or lease assistance paid to a displaced person shall not exceed 25 percent of such person's income. States that no person shall be required to move from his or her rental dwelling on account of any Federal project or any federally assisted project if: (1) the rental vacancy rate in the area for dwellings similar in size and cost is less than one percent; or (2) there is a waiting list of persons eligible to receive Federal assistance who desire to rent such unit. Directs the President, through the Federal Relocation Assistance Compliance Office, to report annually to the Congress on the extent of involuntary displacement of families and on measures to mitigate such displacement.
Bill· HRH.R. 3018 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1981 - Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to: (1) authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for grants to metropolitan areas for Community Development Programs; and (2) to limit the amount of commitments to guarantee notes and other obligations which the Secretary may enter into with respect to community development loan guarantees in fiscal year 1982. Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to increase the amount of funds authorized for rehabilitation loans and to limit the amount of commitments to make such loans for fiscal year 1982. Amends the Housing Act of 1954 to reduce the funds authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1982 for grants for activities relating to the development of comprehensive plans for community development, employment, and conservation, and to restrict the use of such funds to carrying out the clearinghouse functions required by OMB Circular A-95. Amends the Neighborhood Self-Help Development Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1982 for grants for community development to neighborhood organizations. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize appropriations for the Corporation for fiscal year 1982. Title II: Assisted Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937: (1) to increase, on October 1, 1981, the maximum amount of annual contractual contributions which the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may make to low-income housing; (2) to limit the amount which may be obligated over the duration of such contracts with respect to additional authority provided after October 1, 1981; (3) to allocate such additional authority; and (4) to authorize appropriations to fiscal year 1982 for annual contributions for the operation of low-income housing projects. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize fiscal year 1982 appropriations for operating assistance for troubled multifamily housing projects, with restrictions on the use of such funds for operating deficits resulting from failures to amend project contracts. Amends the National Housing Act to prohibit the approval of the appropriation of funds for such assistance after September 30, 1982. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary to provide additional assistance payments of a specified amount per year to lower income families for acquiring home ownership or membership in a cooperative association. Title III: Program Amendments and Extensions - Amends the National Housing Act to extend the Secretary's authority to insure loans for mortgages and home improvement. Extends the Secretary's authority to establish the maximum interest rates for certain mortgage insurance programs. Limits the maximum principal amount of loans and mortgages that the Secretary may insure under such Act in fiscal year 1982. Amends the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974 to extend the authority of the Secretary to direct the Government National Mortgage Association to purchase mortgages and securities. Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to limit the amount of loans the Secretary may make for the provision of housing for elderly or handicapped families in fiscal year 1982. Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to authorize appropriations for research for the Department of Housing and Urban Development in fiscal year 1982. Amends the National Housing Act to increase the amount of funds authorized to be appropriated to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund. Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act to: (1) increase, on October 1, 1981, the limitation on the total amount of commitments authorized for the Government National Mortgage Association; and (2) to limit the aggregate principal amount of mortgages that the Association may purchase and the amount of securities issued by the Federal National Mortgage Association that the Association may guarantee during fiscal year 1982. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1975 to direct the President to appoint two of the members of the Board of Directors of the National Institute of Building Sciences selected each year, and to extend the authorization for the Institute through fiscal year 1987. Amends the Energy Conservation in Existing Buildings Act of 1976 to authorize appropriations for the weatherization program for fiscal year 1982. Title IV: Flood, Crime, and Riot Insurance - Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend the national flood insurance program until September 30, 1983, and to authorize appropriations for various insurance studies during fiscal year 1982. Amends the National Housing Act to extend: (1) the Secretary's powers to enter into contracts with respect to the Federal riot reinsurance program and the Federal crime insurance program until September 30, 1983; and (2) the deadline for submitting a plan for the liquidation of such programs to Congress until September 30, 1986. Title V: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1982 to the Secretary of Agriculture: (1) to insure and guarantee loans for rural housing, with certain restrictions; (2) to make loans and grants for improvements of rural housing; (3) to provide financial assistance for the provision of low- rent housing for domestic farm labor; (4) to make grants or contract for the development of programs to assist low-income persons in benefiting from housing programs in rural areas; and (5) to insure loans to provide rental housing for persons of moderate income in rural areas. Terminates use of the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for certain rural housing loans as of October 1, 1981. Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into contracts to provide: (1) interest credit payments with respect to such loans made during fiscal year 1982; (2) additional assistance payments to low income persons who are unable to afford dwellings with such interest credit payments; and (3) rental assistance payments. Authorizes appropriations for such payments in fiscal year 1982 with annual and aggregate limitations. Authorizes fiscal year 1982 appropriations for: (1) programs of mutual and self-help housing in rural areas; and (2) the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund.
Bill· HRH.R. 2986 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Elderly Homeowner's Relief Act - Amends the Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933 to permit Federal savings and loan associations to offer reverse annuity mortgages on the security of first liens upon residential real property in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Requires the regulations issued by the Board to include provisions which: (1) entitle applicants to withdraw without penalty from the mortgage agreement within 17 days of its consummation; (2) assure notice to consumers of all contingencies under the terms of the mortgage in the event of default; (3) provide all applicants an opportunity for refinancing at the end of the mortgage term; (4) allow prepayment at any one time without penalty; (5) require all associations to purchase annuities from an insurance company licensed by the State of their incorporation; (6) prohibit any variable interest rate on the mortgage loan; and (7) require applicants to receive a written notice of the terms of the mortgage loan containing specified provisions.
Bill· HRH.R. 2230 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1981 - Enacts into law the short titles "Civil Rights Act of 1968" and "Fair Housing Act". Amends the Fair Housing Act to expand the definition of "discriminatory housing practice" to include any violation under such Act (thus codifying case law which holds that the obligation of Federal agencies to administer programs affirmatively to further the purposes of fair housing and the prohibition against interference with rights under the Act are separately actionable). Adds new definitions of "handicap" and "aggrieved person". Excludes from the meaning of "handicap" any impairment consisting of alcohol or drug abuse or which would be a direct threat to the property or safety of others. Retains the two current exemptions from the prohibition against the discriminatory sale or rental of housing which are given to: (1) an owner of three or less single-family houses; and (2) the owner of a dwelling consisting of four or fewer family units who also resides in such dwelling (the "Mrs. Murphy" exemption). Makes it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent to a handicapped person unless such handicap would prevent a prospective occupant from conforming to specified non-discrimination rules and practices; and (2) discriminate against a handicapped person in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of related services or facilities. Includes within such discrimination a refusal to: (1) permit reasonable modifications to permit access to the premises (but only if a renter agrees to restore the premises to their original condition); and (2) make reasonable accommodations in policies, services, or facilities to afford handicapped persons equal enjoyment of the premises. States that such discrimination shall not include a refusal to: (1) make alterations at the expense of sellers, landlords, owners, or persons acting on their behalf; (2) make modifications which would unreasonably inconvenience others; and (3) allow architectural modifications which materially decrease the value of a building or alter its intended use. Makes it unlawful for an insurer to discriminate in the provision or terms of insurance against hazards to a dwelling because of the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin of persons owning or residing in or near the dwelling. Adds handicapped persons as a protected class under other existing prohibitions on discriminatory activities. Modifies the housing financing discrimination provision to prescribe all conduct which denies or "otherwise makes unavailable" financial assistance because of race, color, religion, handicap, or national origin. Includes with such prohibition persons in the business of selling, brokering, or appraising real property. Establishes the Fair Housing Review Commission, composed of three members appointed by the President for staggered six-year terms. Stipulates that no more than two members may be of the same political party. Directs the Commission to: (1) appoint administrative law judges and other employees as necessary to carry out its functions; (2) promulgate a code of ethics to assure the independence of such judges; (3) promulgate rules of discovery for its proceedings consistent insofar as practicable with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure; and (4) consider appeals from the proposed orders of the administrative law judges upon application of a party. Includes Federal agencies having regulatory authority over financial institutions within the executive departments and agencies which are currently required to administer their housing programs in an affirmative manner. Authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide financial as well as technical assistance to public and private organizations seeking to remedy housing discrimination. Establishes a new administrative enforcement procedure within the Department of Housing and Urban Development in addition to the current enforcement provisions of title VIII (allowing civil actions by private parties and the Attorney General). Directs the Secretary to make an investigation of all alleged discriminatory housing practice on his or her own initiative or upon the filing of a charge by an aggrieved person within one year of the alleged discrimination. Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion. Requires the Secretary, if the aggrieved person and respondent consent to binding arbitration, to refer the charge to an arbitrator made available by the Community Relations Service of the Department of Justice. Continues the current authority of the Secretary to utilize discovery measures. Retains the current penalty for failing to produce information (up to a $1,000 fine and/or one year's imprisonment). Makes certain changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement. Specifies, with respect to the rights and remedies provided by such agencies, the elements of "substantial equivalency" which permit certification and referrals of discrimination charges. Eliminates the Secretary's authority to recall referrals in the interest of justice or to protect the rights of the parties. Prohibits further action by the Secretary unless the agency fails to act in a timely fashion (current law gives the agency 30 days to commence proceedings). Requires the Secretary and other Federal agencies to cooperate to avoid duplication of their housing discrimination authority. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into agreements to permit other agencies to carry out such responsibilities within their jurisdictions. Directs the Secretary to enter into agreements with specified Federal agencies for such purpose with respect to depository institutions. Permits an action for temporary or preliminary relief to be brought on behalf of the Secretary in accordance with rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure when the Secretary establishes that voluntary compliance is unobtainable and prompt judicial action is necessary. Permits the Secretary to file an administrative complaint or refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action if the investigation supports a finding of reasonable cause, except with respect to matters involving land use controls, which must be referred. Specifies the hearing procedures to be utilized if an administrative complaint is issued. Permits the administrative law judge to award appropriate relief and a civil penalty of up to $10,000. Permits the filing of a position for judicial review of a final order in an appropriate court of appeals within 60 days after entry of such order. Provides that the findings of fact shall be conclusive if supported by substantial evidence in the record considered as a whole. Authorizes the administrative law judge to assess civil penalties for noncompliance with a final administrative order. Makes certain revisions in the private right of action for aggrieved persons under the Fair Housing Act. Extends the statute of limitations from 180 days to two years. Disallows simultaneous administrative and judicial proceedings involving the same charge. Permits the Attorney General to intervene upon certification that the civil action is of general public importance. Continues the current provision permitting the appointment of counsel. Removes the existing $1,000 limit on punitive damages for willful violations. Continues the authority of the Attorney General to initiate civil actions where there is reasonable cause to believe that a pattern or practice of resistance to title VIII rights has occurred. Permits the intervention of aggrieved persons in such actions. Permits the award of costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, to prevailing parties in court and administrative proceedings (current law permits an award of attorney's fees only to prevailing parties who are financially unable to assume them). Directs the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to report to Congress on the need for and cost of retrofitting housing for handicapped persons. Authorizes appropriations for this Act, effective October 1, 1981.
Bill· HRH.R. 2037 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Individual Housing Account Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax deduction from gross income for cash contributions to a tax-exempt savings account established for the benefit of the taxpayer (or the taxpayer and spouse if married) for the exclusive purpose of purchasing such taxpayer's first principal residence. Limits the maximum annual deduction to $2,500, with a maximum lifetime deduction of $10,000. Excludes distributions from such account from gross income as long as they are used exclusively for the purpose of purchasing the first principal residence of the taxpayer.
Bill· HRH.R. 1973 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1981 - Enacts into law the short titles "Civil Rights Act of 1968" and "Fair Housing Act." Amends the Fair Housing Act to expand the definition of "discriminatory housing practice" to include any violation under such Act (thus codifying case law which holds that the obligation of Federal agencies to administer programs affirmatively to further the purposes of fair housing and the prohibition against interference with rights under the Act are separately actionable). Adds new definitions of "handicap" and "aggrieved person". Excludes from the meaning of "handicap" any impairment consisting of alcohol or drug abuse or which would be a direct threat to the property or safety of others. Retains the two current exemptions from the prohibition against the discriminatory sale or rental of housing which are given to: (1) an owner of three or less single-family houses; and (2) the owner of a dwelling consisting of four or fewer units who also resides in such dwelling (the "Mrs. Murphy" exemption). Makes it unlawful for a person in the business of insuring against hazards to discriminate in the issuance or terms of hazard insurance contracts because of the race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin of persons owning, or residing in or near, the dwelling. Makes it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent to a handicapped person unless such handicap would prevent a prospective occupant from conforming to specified non-discrimination rules and practices; and (2) discriminate against a handicapped person in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of related services or facilities. Includes within such discrimination a refusal to: (1) permit reasonable modifications to permit access to the premises (but only if a renter agrees to restore the premises to their original condition); and (2) make reasonable accommodations in policies, services, or facilities to afford handicapped persons equal enjoyment of the premises. States that such discrimination shall not include a refusal to: (1) make alterations at the expense of sellers, landlords, owners, or persons acting on their behalf; (2) make modifications which would unreasonably inconvenience others; and (3) allow architectural modifications which materially decrease the value of a building or alter its intended use. Adds handicapped persons as a protected class under other existing prohibitions on discriminatory activities. Modifies the housing financing discrimination provision to proscribe all conduct which denies or "otherwise makes unavailable" financial assistance because of race, color, religion, handicap, or national origin. Includes within such prohibition persons in the business of selling, brokering, or appraising real property. Provides that it is not a violation of title VIII for real property appraisers to take into consideration factors other than race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or handicap. Expands the exemption provision to permit a minimum lot size requirement unless it is imposed with intent to discriminate against a protected class. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to delegate the function of presiding over administrative hearings to administrative law judges, appointed by the Attorney General and serving in the Department of Justice. Requires that administrative hearings, as well as conciliation meetings, be held in the locality where the discriminatory practices allegedly occur. Sets forth the following provisions to insure the independence of such administrative law judges. Forbids such judges from consulting a person or party on a fact in issue, unless notice and opportunity to participate are given. Prohibits Department employees performing investigatory or prosecutory functions from participating in any decision (except as witnesses or counsel). Requires such judges to be appointed from the administrative law judge register established by the Office of Personnel Management. Prohibits any person from functioning as a judge in such a hearing if within the previous two years he or she has functioned in an investigatory or prosecutory function for the Department. Makes such judges removable only by the Attorney General for good cause as determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board. Includes Federal agencies having regulatory authority over financial institutions within the executive departments and agencies which are currently required to administer their housing programs in an affirmative manner. Establishes a legislative veto procedure with respect to any proposed or existing rule promulgated by any agency under the authority of the Fair Housing Act. Requires proposed rules to be submitted to the Congressional judiciary committees. Provides that such a rule does not become effective if: (1) both Houses of Congress adopt a specified concurrent resolution of disapproval within 90 days of the promulgation; or (2) one House adopts such resolution within 60 days and the other House does not disapprove that resolution within 30 days. Establishes a new administrative enforcement procedure within the Department of Housing and Urban Development in addition to the current enforcement provisions of title VIII (allowing civil actions by private parties and the Attorney General). Directs the Secretary to make an investigation of an alleged discriminatory housing practice on his own initiative or upon the filing of a charge by an aggrieved person within one year of the alleged discrimination. Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conference, conciliation, and persuasion. Continues the current authority of the Secretary to utilize discovery measures. Makes the failure to produce information punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 (current law also permits imprisonment for up to one year). Makes certain changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement. Specifies, with respect to the rights and remedies provided by such agencies, the elements of "substantial equivalency" which permit certification and referrals of discrimination charges. Gives an agency to which a referral has been made 90 days, instead of 30, to commence proceedings. Requires the Secretary and other Federal agencies to cooperate to avoid duplication of their housing discrimination prevention authority. Permits an action for temporary or preliminary relief to be brought on behalf of the Secretary in accordance with rule 65 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure when the Secretary establishes that voluntary compliance is unobtainable and prompt judicial action is necessary. Permits the Secretary to file an administrative complaint or refer the matter to the Attorney General for civil action if the investigation supports a finding of reasonable cause, except with respect to matters involving land use controls, which must be referred. Requires the determination of reasonable cause to be made within 270 days of the filing of the charge by an aggrieved person. Specifies the hearing procedures to be utilized if an administrative complaint is issued. Requires the Secretary to certify that conciliation has been attempted before commencement of an administrative hearing. Permits an aggrieved person to intervene in such proceeding. Permits the administrative law judge to award appropriate relief and a civil penalty of up to $10,000, but provides for a five-day period after the conclusion of the hearing for the purpose of conciliation, before such judge may announce any decision. Prohibits the Secretary from modifying an order or decision of the judge. Permits the filing of a petition for judicial review of a final order in Federal district court within 30 days after service of such order. Directs the court to make a de novo determination of the adequacy of the findings of fact and conclusions of law to which objection is made. Permits the court to receive further evidence or recommit the matter to the administrative law judge under certain circumstances. Authorizes the judge to accept, reject, or modify the findings of fact and conclusions of law. Authorizes the administrative law judge to assess civil penalties for noncompliance with a final administrative order. Makes certain revisions in the private right of action for aggrieved persons under the Fair Housing Act. Extends the statute of limitations from 180 days to two years. Disallows simultaneous administrative and judicial proceedings involving the same charge. Permits the Attorney General to intervene upon certification that the civil action is of general public importance. Continues the current provision permitting the appointment of Counsel. Removes the existing $1,000 limit on punitive damages for willful violations. Continues the authority of the Attorney General to initiate civil actions where there is reasonable cause to believe that a pattern or practice of resistance to title VIII rights has occurred. Permits the intervention of aggrieved persons in such actions. Permits the award of costs, including reasonable attorney fees, to prevailing parties in court and administrative proceedings (current law permits an award of attorney's fees only to prevailing parties who are financially unable to assume them). Authorizes appropriations for this Act, effective October 1, 1981.
Bill· HRH.R. 1580 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Residential Rental Housing Tax Incentive Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer to elect to depreciate residential rental property under the straight line method based on a period of 120 months if the original use of such property begins with the taxpayer or 240 months in any other case. Exempts residential property, residential rental property, and low-income housing from the requirement that construction period interest and taxes related to such property be amortized instead of deducted currently. Expands eligibility for accelerated depreciation of rehabilitation expenditures for all types of rental housing, not just low-income rental rehabilitation expenditures. Increases the eligible amount of depreciable low-income housing rehabilitation expenditures to $30,000. Eliminates provision for recapture of depreciation for rehabilitation expenditures.
Bill· HRH.R. 1581 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Individual Housing Account Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for cash contributions to a savings account created or organized for the benefit of the taxpayer (or the taxpayer and spouse if married) for the exclusive purpose of purchasing the taxpayer's first principal residence. Limits the maximum annual deduction to $4,000, with a maximum lifetime deduction of $20,000. Provides that there is no maximum yearly income for eligibility in the program. Limits to 20 percent the amount of the total yearly contribution which may come from earned income. Limits all members of a family to one individual housing account until each member is dependent and files separate tax returns. Allows only one account to be applied against the purchase of a single dwelling. Excludes distributions from such account from gross income so long as they are used exclusively for the purchase of a first principal residence. Provides for recapture of such distribution upon a subsequent sale of such first residence if another house is not purchased with the proceeds.
Bill· HRH.R. 1529 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Uniform Relocation Assistance Act Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 to require the head of any Federal agency that administers, or provides financial assistance to a State, State agency, or individual for, a program or project which will result in the forced displacement of any person, to provide relocation benefits to such person. Increases the maximum amounts of optional fixed payments for moving expenses and dislocation benefits for displacement from dwellings, farms, and businesses. Eliminates the $15,000 limitation on the Federal payments (exceeding acquisition costs) required to replace a dwelling of a displaced person who owned and occupied such dwelling. Includes in such payments compensation for any increased real property taxes to be incurred by such person during the life of the mortgage of the replacement dwelling. Doubles the maximum payment required for replacement housing expenses for displaced tenants. Declares that the assurances required of relocation assistance advisory services concerning the availability of replacement housing shall: (1) be made prior to Federal approval of a project; (2) be based upon careful analysis of the housing needs of the persons to be displaced and the availability of housing; and (3) include plans for housing replacement by the Federal agency if comparable replacement sale or rental housing is not available. Prohibits a Federal agency from funding any project unless the responsible State, State agency, or individual assures the availabilty of appropriate replacement housing at least six months prior to displacement. Directs the President to designate an agency to establish uniform regulations governing land acquisition and relocation assistance for use by Federal agencies and recipients of Federal assistance. Authorizes such agency to conduct hearings as requested by any aggrieved person to resolve differing agency interpretations of such regulations. Directs the agency to adjust dollar figures for relocation benefits to account for inflation. Authorizes the owner of property to be acquired by the Government to require a second appraisal of the property value. Requires the head of an agency to offer to purchase property which has lost its value because of the agency's acquisition of other property so that the adversely affected owner or occupant would qualify for relocation benefits.
Bill· HRH.R. 1122 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Individual Housing Account Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a income tax deduction from gross income for cash contributions to a tax-exempt savings account established for the benefit of the taxpayer (or the taxpayer and spouse if married) for the exclusive purpose of purchasing a principal residence. Limits the maximum annual deduction to $2,500, with a maximum lifetime deduction of $10,000. Excludes distributions from such account from gross income so long as they are used exclusively for the purpose of purchasing a principal residence.
Bill· HRH.R. 729 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Economic Disaster Community Assistance Act - Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 by adding title VI: Emergency Economic Disaster Community Relief. Establishes within the Department of Commerce an Office of Aid to Economic Disaster Communities to carry out the purposes of this Act. Authorizes the President to designate as an economic disaster community any area without regard to political or geographic boundaries where: (1) the average unemployment rate for at least three consecutive months is 150 percent of the average national unemployment rate for the preceding calendar year; (2) the current unemployment rate exceeds the national unemployment rate for the prior month and has increased by at least 100 percent within the past 12 months; or (3) the current unemployment rate is at least six percent and there are such other critical economic conditions as the President determines warrant assistance under this Act. Directs the appointment of Federal and State coordinating officers for areas designated economic disaster communities. Authorizes all Federal agencies to assist such areas by making available real property, personnel, equipment, and other resources. Authorizes the President, with the concurrence of the Director of the Office, to direct any Federal agency charged with the administration of a Federal grant-in-aid program to modify conditions for assistance in order to facilitate the delivery of aid to economic disaster communities. Establishes a separate Federal economic recovery fund within the Treasury. Authorizes appropriations to maintain such Fund at a specified level. Directs the heads of Federal agencies and the Director of the Office to select existing Federal grant-in-aid and loan and loan guarantee programs to be assisted by the fund. Authorizes the allocation of fund monies for certain other purposes, including: (1) loans to individuals and businesses to enable them to meet mortgage payments; (2) unrestricted grants to States and local governments to implement local initiatives and projects designed to relieve unemployment and stimulate the economy but which are not eligible for existing grants; (3) grants to accelerate Federal, State, or local projects; (4) relocation assistance for unemployed individuals and their families; (5) unemployment assistance; (6) housing assistance; (7) grants to States and local governments to enable them to pay the State share of other Federal grant-in-aid programs; and (8) grants or loans to nonprofit organizations and loan guarantees to private profitmaking organizations for job creation and holding major employers in the area. Directs that areas designated as economic disaster communities shall remain eligible for assistance under this Act for at least one year after which time benefits will be phased out if the area no longer meets eligibility criteria.
Bill· HRH.R. 716 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
National Condominium Act of 1981 - Provides for the designation of an Assistant Secretary for Condominiums within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to assist in the planning, development, construction, or operation of condominiums or the purchase of condominium units. Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from making any housing loan to a developer of a condominium project unless the developer discloses information assuring compliance with specified standards governing the sale and conversion of condominiums. Allows any purchaser of a federally-assisted condominium at least 30 days after signing a purchase agreement to cancel such agreement. Directs the Secretary to assist State and local governments to establish standards to protect purchasers of condominiums and residents of structures being converted to condominiums. Authorizes the Secretary to make grants to such governments for the establishment of offices to enforce such standards. Authorizes appropriations. Establishes penalties for violations of this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 752 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Residential Rental Housing Tax Incentive Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a taxpayer election to depreciate new: (1) residential rental property under the straight line method based on a period of 120 months; and (2) low-income rental housing under the same method based on a period of 96 months. Exempts residential property, residential rental property, and low-income housing from the requirement that construction period interest and taxes related to such property be amortized instead of deducted currently. Expands eligibility for accelerated depreciation of rehabilitation expenditures for all types of rental housing, not just low-income rental housing. Increases the eligible amount of depreciable low-income housing rehabilitation expenditures to $30,000.
Bill· HRH.R. 645 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 29 August 2025
Individual Housing Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction for cash contributions to a savings account created or organized for the benefit of the taxpayer (or the taxpayer and spouse if married) for the exclusive purpose of purchasing the taxpayer's first principal residence. Limits the maximum annual deduction to $3,000, with a maximum lifetime deduction of $12,000. Excludes distributions from such account from gross income so long as they are used exclusively for the purchase of a first principal residence. Imposes a ten percent surtax on distributions from an individual housing account which are not used for the purchase of a principal residence.
Bill· HRH.R. 971 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 2025
Requires that each State establish and maintain an approved workfare program as a condition of its eligibility for Federal payments or other assistance under the: (1) program of aid to families with dependent children under the Social Security Act; (2) food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977; and (3) public housing and assisted housing programs under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Requires that such State workfare program shall require every State resident applying for or receiving aid under such Federal public assistance program to perform work in return for, and as a condition for, such aid. Directs the appropriate Federal agencies to promulgate guidelines for approval, supervision, and oversight of such State workfare programs. Exempts from required participation in such programs those who are: (1) under age 18 or over age 65; (2) disabled; (3) regularly employed for at least 40 hours a week; or (4) primarily responsible for the care of a child less than three years old (or for the care of a child more than two but less than six years old if suitable child care is not available at reasonable cost). Requires that each State workfare program must provide that if any individual who is required to participate in such program refuses to accept a bona fide offer of qualified employment or to perform qualified employment, in any month, neither such individual nor any other person in the family or household of which such individual is a member shall be eligible to receive any aid under such Federal public assistance programs for that month. Requires that State workfare programs include provision for job counseling, assistance in obtaining employment outside the program, and job search activities. Provides for: (1) Federal matching funds to cover administrative costs of such State programs; (2) Federal cut-offs of funds to State agencies for failure to comply with this Act; and (3) Federal agency reports to Congress on such State programs. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 269 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 21 July 2025
Requires that each State establish and maintain an approved workfare program as a condition of its eligibility for Federal payments or other assistance under the: (1) program of aid to families with dependent children under the Social Security Act; (2) food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977; and (3) public housing and assisted housing programs under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Requires that such State workfare program shall require every State resident applying for or receiving aid under such Federal public assistance program to perform work in return for, and as a condition for, such aid. Directs the appropriate Federal agencies to promulgate guidelines for approval, supervision, and oversight of such State workfare programs. Exempts from required participation in such programs those who are: (1) under age 18 or over age 65; (2) disabled; (3) regularly employed for at least 40 hours a week; or (4) primarily responsible for the care of a child less than three years old (or for the care of a child more than two but less than six years old if suitable child care is not available at reasonable cost). Requires that each State workfare program must provide that if any individual who is required to participate in such program refuses to accept a bona fide offer of qualified employment or to perform qualified employment, in any month, neither such individual nor any other person in the family or household of which such individual is a member shall be eligible to receive any aid under such Federal public assistance programs for that month. Requires that State workfare programs include provision for job counseling, assistance in obtaining employment outside the program, and job search activities. Provides for: (1) Federal matching funds to cover administrative costs of such State programs; (2) Federal cut-offs of funds to State agencies for failure to comply with this Act; and (3) Federal agency reports to Congress on such State programs. Authorizes appropriations.
Bill· HRH.R. 848 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 2025
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize additional appropriations for supplemental grant assistance for energy development and conservation action grants authorized under this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make energy development and conservation action grants to cities, urban counties, and Indian tribes to help alleviate physical and economic deterioration and to promote energy development and conservation by subsidizing the rehabilitation, expansion, and development of energy supply or conservation systems of proven technology, such as district heating, geothermal projects, industrial cogeneration, municipal solid waste heat recovery, and small head hydropower. Stipulates that such grants shall be made only to those cities, counties, and Indian tribes which have provided low and moderate income housing and equal opportunity in housing and employment for low and moderate income persons and minority group members. Sets forth application procedures and criteria for selecting grant recipients. Directs the Secretary to coordinate such grant program with other agency programs, and to review and audit grant recipients.
Bill· HRH.R. 849 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 January 2025
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for the energy conservation block grant program established pursuant to this Act. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make energy conservation block grants to units of general local government and Indian tribes for development of energy conservation plans and programs. Sets forth eligibility and application requirements for obtaining such grants. Requires the Secretary to consult with the Secretary of Energy and to review and audit grant recipients. Authorizes the Secretary to set aside a portion of the moneys appropriated under this Act for technical and other assistance to eligible jurisdictions, for the publications of relevant studies, for evaluations, research and planning, and for other specified uses designed to promote the purposes of this Act.
Law· SS. 1040 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated as the annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 88 (97th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Disapproves the proposed deferral of budget authority (deferral no. 81-70) to carry out the congregate services program under the Housing Community Development Amendments of 1978, as transmitted by the President to the Congress on February 17, 1981, pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
Bill· SS. 1811 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Amends the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 to add the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to the Depository Institutions Deregulation Committee.
Bill· SS. 1658 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Amends the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 to require the President to submit to Congress, annually, a national public investment requirements analysis. Permits the President to submit supplementary reports regarding public investment needs and policies and their relationship to urban policy.
Bill· SS. 1069 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, pursuant to applications submitted by State or local governments, to provide second mortgage loans or other assistance to owners of multifamily rental housing projects to assist in financing the construction or rehabilitation of such projects. States that such a loan shall not be amortized, but shall be repayable with simple interest after 30 years. Sets forth conditions for making such a loan for a project, including the owner's agreement to pass on to the tenants the savings resulting from the reduction in debt service payments. Declares that the first mortgage on such a project may be Federally insured under the National Housing Act. Directs the Secretary to consider the population and market conditions of an area when allocating such assistance in order to provide adequate assistance in areas in short supply of rental housing. Prohibits the Secretary from providing such assistance to a local government which has not demonstrated satisfactory progress in meeting its assisted housing needs. Declares that no State or local rent control law shall apply to an assisted project during the period of the second mortgage loan. Directs the Secretary to approve rents charged for units of assisted projects. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the design and workability of the program established by this Act as a housing development incentive. Authorizes appropriations. Prohibits the Secretary from expending appropriated funds to issue or refinance public housing agency securities to or through the Federal Financing Bank.
Bill· SS. 780 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 to prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from providing housing assistance for the benefit of any alien unless such alien is a U.S. resident and either admitted for permanent residence or lawfully present in the United States under specified conditions (including admission for asylum or as a refugee, or because his or her deportation has been withheld).
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 209 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Declares that the President of the United States, the Senate and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs should assure that the specific provisions of the Federal Reserve Act providing for agricultural, commercial, and broad regional representation on the Board of Governors are followed.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 180 (97th)open
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Increases the limitation on expenditures for the training of the professional staff of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 75 (97th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Authorizes the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs from March 1, 1981, through February 28, 1982, to: (1) make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate; (2) employ personnel; and (3) utilize the services of department or agency personnel on a reimbursement basis. Sets forth the limit on expenses by the Committee during such period.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 51 (97th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Declares that Congress reaffirms the Government's role in improving housing opportunities and social and economic conditions in distressed communities by: (1) supporting Federal efforts to meet specialized housing needs; (2) preserving the traditional roles of Federal mortgage insurance and secondary market programs; and (3) maintaining an important role for the community development block grant program and the urban development action grant program.
Law· HRH.R. 4034 (97th)enacted
United States · United States Congress · 14 January 2025
Department of Housing and Urban Development - Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982 - Title I: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Makes appropriations to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for fiscal year 1982 for: (1) housing programs, including programs providing for housing payments, low-income housing projects, the troubled projects operating subsidy, housing counseling assistance, the Special Risk Insurance Fund, and the General Insurance Fund; (2) the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA) for participation sales insufficiencies; (3) the Solar Energy and Energy Conservation Bank for solar and conservation improvements assistance; (4) community development grants and urban development action grants; (5) the New Community Development Corporation for the New Communities Fund; (6) research and technology; (7) fair housing assistance; and (8) salaries and expenses (including transfer of funds) and the working capital fund. Increases the aggregate amount authorized for contracts for annual contributions for assisted housing. Rescinds a specified portion of the funds appropriated for rent supplements. Authorizes obligations on the part of: (1) the Housing for the Elderly or Handicapped Fund; (2) loans for low-rent public housing; (3) nonprofit sponsor assistance; (4) the GNMA Special Assistance Functions Fund for emergency mortgage purchase assistance and guarantees of mortgage-backed securities; (5) the rehabilitation loan fund; and (6) urban renewal programs. Establishes limitations on: (1) additional Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance commitments and nonprofit profit assistance; (2) GNMA mortgage purchase authority and commitments for guarantees for mortgage-backed securities; and (3) the Secretary's authority to guarantee loans for the acquisition and rehabilitation of real property during fiscal year 1982. Title II: Independent Agencies - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 to the: (1) American Battle Monuments Commission for salaries and expenses; (2) Consumer Product Safety Commission for salaries and expenses; (3) Department of Defense-Civil for Army cemetery expenses; (4) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for salaries and expenses, research and development, abatement, control and compliance activities, buildings and facilities, the Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund, and necessary expenses to carry out the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and construction grants; (5) Executive Office of the President for the Council on Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Quality, and Office of Science and Technology Policy; (6) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for disaster relief, salaries and expenses, State and local assistance, emergency planning and assistance, and the National Flood Insurance Fund; (7) General Services Administration for the Consumer Information Center; (8) Department of Health and Human Services for the Office of Consumer Affairs; (9) National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development, the operation of specified NASA programs, the construction of facilities and research and program management; (10) National Consumer Cooperative Bank for self-help development; (11) National Credit Union Administration for the Central Liquidity Facility; (12) National Institute of Building Sciences for salaries and expenses; (13) National Science Foundation for research, scientific education, and overseas scientific activities (special foreign currency program); (14) Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; (15) Selective Service System for salaries and expenses; (16) Department of the Treasury for the State and Local Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund, the Office of Revenue Sharing expenses, the New York City loan guarantee program and the National Consumer Cooperative Bank investment; and (17) Veterans' Administration for compensation and pensions, readjustment benefits, veterans insurance and indemnities, medical care, medical and prosthetic research, medical administration and miscellaneous expenses, general operating expenses, construction of major and minor projects, and State extended care facilities construction. Disapproves a specified amount of the proposed budget deferral, D81-98, relating to the construction of major projects of the Veterans Administration. Authorizes obligations on the part of the Loan Guaranty Revolving Fund, Direct Loan Revolving Fund, Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance Fund, Veterans Reopened Insurance Fund, Education Loan Fund, Vocational Rehabilitiation Revolving Fund, National Service Life Insurance Fund, U.S. Government Life Insurance Fund, and Veterans Special Life Insurance Fund. Permits, in specified circumstances, the transfer of funds appropriated to the Veterans' Administration. Limits the use of appropriations for purchasing any site or constructing any new hospital or home. Requires reimbursement if any persons, other than eligible beneficiaries, are hospitalized or examined at veterans' facilities. Title III: Corporations - Authorizes the corporations and agencies of HUD and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to make commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations unless otherwise limited. Limits new loan or mortgage purchase commitments to the extent expressly provided in this Act, with specified exceptions. Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1982 to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board for administrative expenses of the Board and the Federal Savings Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC). Sets specified limitations on such expenses. Authorizes necessary obligations on the part of the FSLIC Fund. Title IV: General Provisions - Limits travel expense expenditures for the agencies listed in this Act to the amounts set forth in the budget estimate, with specified exceptions. Permits the use of HUD and Selective Service System appropriations for: (1) uniforms; (2) the hire of passenger vehicles; and (3) the employment of experts and consultants. Allows the use of HUD funds to pay for legal services and services and facilities provided by specified agencies. Prohibits, with specified exceptions, the use of appropriated funds: (1) beyond the current fiscal year; (2) without a voucher describing the payees and services or specific statutory authorizations; (3) for transportation between the domicile and place of employment of any officer or employee; (4) for payments to recipients that do not share in the cost of conducting research not specifically solicited by the Government; (5) for consultants paid in excess of the GS-18 rate; (6) for compensation of non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings; (7)for any activity in excess of amounts set forth in the budget estimates, without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations; and (8) for the payment of overtime for positions classified at a level higher than GS-9 in the general schedule. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated for personnel compensation and benefits for other object classifications in the budget estimates without congressional approval. Limits expenditures for consulting services to contracts which are a matter of public record and included in a publicly available list of: (1) contracts entered into within the past two years; and (2) contracts on which performance has not been completed. Prohibits any executive agency from expending appropriations under this Act for contract for services unless the agency: (1) complies with the Office of Procurement Policy Act; and (2) requires reports prepared pursuant to such contract to disclose information about the contract and the contractor.