Small Public Housing Authority Act
Latest action · Aug 3, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 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.
- IntroducedJul 17, 2007
- Passed HouseJul 30, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Small Public Housing Authority Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt a small public housing agency from the requirement to prepare an annual public agency plan if the agency: (1) administers not more than a total of 250 dwelling units and section 8 vouchers; and (2) is not a troubled agency.
Requires an agency to: (1) continue to make an annual civil rights certification, and establish, and consult with, one or more resident advisory boards; and (2) conduct a public hearing to discuss agency goals and policies, and make the information available to the public at the agency's principal office.
Declares that qualified small public housing agencies are not exempt from the requirements for amendments and modifications to five-year public housing agency plans.
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Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
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 Jul 17, 2007 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Aug 4, 2007 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 3, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Jul 31, 2007Received in the Senate.
- Jul 30, 2007Mr. Frank (MA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 30, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8919-8920)
- Jul 30, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3067.
- Jul 30, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2007 H8919-8920)
- Jul 30, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 17, 2007Introduced in House
- Jul 17, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8919, H8920Text printed H8919 | Barney Frank D-MA, Randy Neugebauer R-TX, Stevan Pearce R-NM | Jul 30, 2007 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Small Public Housing Authority Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Small Public Housing Authority Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Citizen participation
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal aid to housing
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Government publicity
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing authorities
- Housing discrimination
- Housing management
- Housing subsidies
- Low-income housing
- Planning
- Public housing
- Public meetings
- Social Welfare
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 3, 2007Referred in Senate
- Jul 30, 2007Engrossed in House
- Jul 17, 2007Introduced in House
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