To facilitate the preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units.
Latest action · May 8, 2008 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2008
- Passed HouseMay 7, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), upon request of the owner of a multifamily housing project to which specified contracts are subject, to: (1) convert such contracts to a contract for project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and (2) treat the contemplated resulting contract as eligible for initial renewal under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, if certain conditions are met.
Deems the owner to be in compliance with income-targeting requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937 by serving low-income families.
Considers each family residing in an assisted dwelling unit on the date of such conversion to meet the applicable requirements for income eligibility and occupancy.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 278 | Table Motion to Reconsider | Passed225–190 | May 7, 2008 |
| House 277 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed345–73 | May 7, 2008 |
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 1, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | May 1, 2008 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | May 1, 2008 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 1, 2008 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | May 1, 2008 |
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 May 1, 2008 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred May 8, 2008 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 8, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- May 7, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3132-3133)
- May 7, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 345 - 73 (Roll no. 277). (text: CR 5/6/2008 H3093-3094)
- May 7, 2008Mr. Simpson moved to reconsider the vote.
- May 7, 2008Mr. Welch (VT) moved to table the motion to reconsider the vote (consideration: CR H3133)
- May 7, 2008On motion to table the motion to reconsider the vote Agreed to by recorded vote: 225 - 190 (Roll no. 278).
- May 6, 2008Mr. Meeks (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 6, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3093-3096)
- May 6, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5937.
- May 6, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Culberson objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- May 1, 2008Introduced in House
- May 1, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E856 | Anthony D. Weiner D-NY | May 8, 2008 |
| House | Motions H3132, H3133Recorded votes H3132, H3133facilitateWelch motion to table Simpson motion to reconsider | Michael K. Simpson R-ID (motion), Peter Welch D-VT (motion) | May 7, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3093–H3096Text printed H3093 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Edolphus Towns D-NY, Gregory W. Meeks D-NY, Michael N. Castle R-DE, Nydia M. Velázquez D-NY, Yvette D. Clarke D-NY | May 6, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To facilitate the preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 2008Referred in Senate
- May 7, 2008Engrossed in House
- May 1, 2008Introduced in House
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