Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2005
Latest action · Feb 28, 2005 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 28, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2005 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance Act of 1996 to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from restricting access to a Native American affordable housing grant based solely on one of four specified factors.
Amends title V (Farm Housing) of the Housing Act of 1949 to state that federally recognized Indian tribes who exercise powers of self-government (or their instrumentalities) shall comply with the Indian Civil Rights Act (title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) when receiving assistance under title V.
States that title VI (Federally Assisted Programs) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and title VIII (Fair Housing) of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 shall not apply to tribes: (1) covered by Federal law commonly known as the Indian Civil Rights Act; or (2) tribes acting under affordable housing provisions of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.
Amends the Cranston-Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act to make Indian tribes, tribally designated housing entities, or other agencies primarily serving Indians eligible for Youthbuild grants.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 28, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Feb 28, 2005 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 28, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Feb 28, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 797 | Native American Housing Enhancement Act of 2005 | Related bill | Dec 22, 2005 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Affordable housing
- Block grants
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Federal aid to housing
- Federal aid to Indians
- Federal-Indian relations
- Homeless
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing discrimination
- Housing finance
- Housing subsidies
- Indian children
- Indian housing
- Labor and Employment
- Low-income housing
- Minorities
- Native Americans
- Rental housing
- Residential rehabilitation
- Social Welfare
- Youth employment
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