Inclusive Home Design Act of 2007
Latest action · Jan 11, 2008 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.
- IntroducedNov 15, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Inclusive Home Design Act of 2007 - Requires, with exceptions, newly constructed, federally assisted single family houses and town houses to include at least one level that complies with the following accessibility features for persons with disabilities: (1) accessible entrance; (2) accessible interior doors; (3) accessible environmental controls; and (4) accessible habitable space and an accessible bathroom.
Requires: (1) each applicant for federal financial assistance to submit compliance assurances to the relevant federal agency; and (2) each person who arranges for design or construction of a covered dwelling to submit architectural and construction plans for state or local approval. Prohibits federal financial assistance to a state or local government unit unless the recipient is taking certain enforcement actions with regard to covered dwellings.
Permits: (1) private civil actions in a U.S. District Court or state court for violations under this Act; and (2) the Attorney General to commence civil actions or intervene in civil actions under this Act.
Cosponsors 24
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 15, 2007 to Jul 24, 2008; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-GU | Madeleine Z. Bordallo | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Original | Nov 15, 2007 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Dec 5, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Mar 3, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 1, 2008 | |
| D-IL | Jerry F. Costello | Apr 17, 2008 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jul 10, 2008 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 24, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jul 24, 2008 |
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 Nov 15, 2007 |
| Housing and Insurance Subcommittee | Referred Jan 11, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 11, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
- Nov 15, 2007Introduced in House
- Nov 15, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require all newly constructed, federally assisted, single-family houses and town houses to meet minimum standards of visitability for persons with disabilities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Inclusive Home Design Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Architecture and the disabled
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Building construction
- Building laws
- Civil actions and liability
- Damages
- Disabled
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal aid to housing
- Federal preemption
- Federally-guaranteed loans
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government lending
- Government Operations and Politics
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing for the disabled
- Housing subsidies
- Income tax
- Injunctions
- Land transfers
- Law
- Leases
- Legal fees
- Mortgage guaranty insurance
- Parties to actions
- Public housing
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Punitive damages
- Social Welfare
- Tax credits
- Taxation
- Veterans' benefits
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2007Introduced in House
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