FHA Single Family Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2005
Latest action · Feb 23, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 4, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
FHA Single Family Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2005 - Amends the National Housing Act to revise eligibility requirements for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) single family mortgage insurance to increase the maximum principal obligation to the lesser of: (1) 100% (currently 95%) of the median single-family house price in the area; or (2) 100% (currently 87%) of the alternative the dollar amount limitation.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 4, 2005 to May 9, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Jan 4, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 27, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Apr 28, 2005 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | May 4, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | May 4, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | May 10, 2005 | |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 17, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | May 17, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Christopher Cox | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Jun 7, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | May 9, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jan 4, 2005 |
| Housing and Insurance Subcommittee | Referred Feb 23, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 23, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
- Jan 4, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-82 | TRANSFORMING THE FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION FOR THE 21ST CENTURY235 pages | Financial Services Committee | Apr 5, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2597 | Federal Housing Fairness Act of 2006 | Related bill | Apr 7, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To facilitate homeownership in high-cost areas.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- FHA Single Family Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 4, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.