HOPE VI Amendment Act of 2008
Latest action · Jun 23, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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.
- IntroducedJun 23, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
HOPE VI Amendment Act of 2008 - Continues through September 30, 2009, the availability of amounts appropriated for FY2002 for grants to certain public housing agencies for public housing demolition, site revitalization, replacement housing, and tenant-based assistance (HOPE VI grants).
Makes eligible for such continued grant availability any public housing agencies that since October 1, 2002, have suffered project delays, and cost increases due to shortages in labor and materials, as a result of natural catastrophes, fire, flood, explosion, or the 2007-2008 subprime mortgage crisis.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2008 to Jun 26, 2008; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | Jun 23, 2008 |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Original | Jun 23, 2008 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| D-MN | James L. Oberstar | Jun 26, 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 Jun 23, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2008Introduced in House
- Jun 23, 2008Referred 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. 110-126 | FEDERAL SPENDING REQUIREMENTS IN HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS: CHALLENGES IN 2008 AND BEYOND82 pages | Financial Services Committee | Jul 9, 2008 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To facilitate the use of HOPE VI grant amounts by certain public housing agencies that have suffered project delays due to catastrophes or emergencies.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- HOPE VI Amendment Act of 2008
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Appropriations
- Disaster relief
- Economics and Public Finance
- Emergency Management
- Explosions
- Federal aid to housing
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Fires
- Floods
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing authorities
- Housing subsidies
- Loan defaults
- Mortgages
- Public housing
- Rental housing
- Residential rehabilitation
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 23, 2008Introduced 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.
