HR 3734 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act

Latest action · Nov 16, 2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.

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.

  1. IntroducedOct 6, 2009
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish an urban revitalization and livable communities program to provide federal grants to eligible general purpose local governments for various park and recreation purposes, including grants for rehabilitation and construction, innovation, at-risk youth recreation, and recovery action programs.

Requires the Secretary to publish in the Federal Register a list of such governments meeting specified criteria.

Authorizes the Secretary to authorize other eligible governments in standard metropolitan statistical areas, but not on the list, to receive up to a specified portion of such grants.

Authorizes the Secretary, upon approval of an application by the chief executive of an eligible applicant, to provide 70% matching rehabilitation and construction, innovation, and at-risk youth recreation grants directly to such applicant.

Allows an applicant, at its discretion, to transfer a grant in whole or in part to special purpose local governments or private nonprofit agencies for recreational areas and facilities they own or operate which offer recreational opportunities to the general population

Requires an applicant, as a requirement for project approval, to submit to the Secretary evidence of its commitment to ongoing planning, rehabilitation, service, operation, and maintenance programs for its park and recreation systems, expressed in a five-year local park and recreation recovery action program.

Requires an eligible applicant for an at-risk youth recreation grant to include in its five-year program the goal of, and implementation strategies for, reducing crime and juvenile delinquency.

Authorizes the Secretary to increase all grants to a state under this Act by up to 15% (but not more than 85% in total).

Prohibits the conversion of any property improved or developed with assistance under this Act, without HUD approval, for uses other than for public recreation.

Prohibits the use of funds under this Act for acquisition of land or interests in land.

Cosponsors 132

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 6, 2009 to Nov 29, 2010; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ALArtur DavisOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-PAChaka FattahOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-TXCiro D. RodriguezOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-ILDaniel LipinskiOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-NJDonald M. PayneOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.OriginalOct 6, 2009
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-NYMichael E. McMahonOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-RIPatrick J. KennedyOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-NJSteven R. RothmanOriginalOct 6, 2009
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOct 7, 2009
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOct 7, 2009
D-CABarbara LeeOct 20, 2009
D-TXAl GreenOct 21, 2009
D-FLAlan GraysonOct 21, 2009
D-PAAllyson Y. SchwartzOct 21, 2009
D-NMBen Ray LujánOct 21, 2009
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Oct 21, 2009
D-IABruce L. BraleyOct 21, 2009
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOct 21, 2009
D-NYCharles B. RangelOct 21, 2009
D-NYDaniel B. MaffeiOct 21, 2009
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOct 21, 2009
D-TXGene GreenOct 21, 2009
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOct 21, 2009
D-CAHenry A. WaxmanOct 21, 2009
D-CAJoe BacaOct 21, 2009
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthOct 21, 2009
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOct 21, 2009
D-CAJudy ChuOct 21, 2009
D-FLKathy CastorOct 21, 2009
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOct 21, 2009
D-CAMaxine WatersOct 21, 2009
D-NYMichael A. ArcuriOct 21, 2009
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOct 21, 2009
D-PAPatrick J. MurphyOct 21, 2009
D-ILPhil HareOct 21, 2009
D-PARobert A. BradyOct 21, 2009
D-NJRush HoltOct 21, 2009
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOct 21, 2009
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOct 21, 2009
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOct 21, 2009
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOct 22, 2009
D-OHBetty SuttonOct 22, 2009
D-OHDennis J. KucinichOct 22, 2009
D-AZEd PastorOct 22, 2009
D-COEd PerlmutterOct 22, 2009
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOct 22, 2009
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Oct 22, 2009
D-NYGary L. AckermanOct 22, 2009
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOct 22, 2009
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Oct 22, 2009
D-TXHenry CuellarOct 22, 2009
D-INJoe DonnellyOct 22, 2009
D-PAJoe SestakOct 22, 2009
D-NYJohn J. HallOct 22, 2009
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOct 22, 2009
D-MANiki TsongasOct 22, 2009
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsOct 22, 2009
D-FLRobert WexlerOct 22, 2009
D-WITammy BaldwinOct 22, 2009
D-CALinda T. SánchezOct 23, 2009
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOct 26, 2009
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOct 26, 2009
D-FLKendrick B. MeekOct 26, 2009
D-MAJames P. McGovernOct 27, 2009
D-MAStephen F. LynchOct 27, 2009
D-RIJames R. LangevinOct 28, 2009
D-CAJerry McNerneyOct 28, 2009
D-GAJim MarshallOct 28, 2009
D-NYPaul TonkoOct 28, 2009
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.Nov 2, 2009
D-CALaura RichardsonNov 2, 2009
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyNov 18, 2009
D-COJohn T. SalazarNov 18, 2009
D-GAJohn BarrowDec 1, 2009
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaDec 1, 2009
D-TXRuben HinojosaDec 3, 2009
D-CAXavier BecerraDec 3, 2009
D-MPGregorio Kilili Camacho SablanDec 10, 2009
D-NHCarol Shea-PorterDec 15, 2009
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Jan 12, 2010
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayJan 12, 2010
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJan 20, 2010
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaJan 20, 2010
D-CAMichael M. HondaJan 20, 2010
D-HINeil AbercrombieJan 20, 2010
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeJan 20, 2010
D-NCDavid E. PriceJan 21, 2010
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloJan 21, 2010
D-CAZoe LofgrenJan 21, 2010
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJan 26, 2010
D-MNKeith EllisonFeb 2, 2010
D-FLRon KleinFeb 2, 2010
D-NYEliot L. EngelFeb 3, 2010
R-OHMichael R. TurnerFeb 22, 2010
D-NYJerrold NadlerMar 9, 2010
D-PRPedro R. PierluisiMar 9, 2010
D-PAMichael F. DoyleMar 10, 2010
D-CABob FilnerMar 12, 2010
D-CALynn C. WoolseyMar 15, 2010
D-MORuss CarnahanApr 13, 2010
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyApr 21, 2010
D-OHSteve DriehausApr 21, 2010
D-CAHoward L. BermanApr 27, 2010
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeApr 27, 2010
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonApr 29, 2010
D-MDElijah E. CummingsMay 5, 2010
D-MDDonna F. EdwardsMay 11, 2010
D-COJared PolisMay 11, 2010
D-WAJim McDermottMay 13, 2010
D-CODiana DeGetteMay 18, 2010
D-CADiane E. WatsonMay 27, 2010
D-CASusan A. DavisJun 8, 2010
D-CALois CappsJun 16, 2010
D-CADoris O. MatsuiJun 30, 2010
D-KSDennis MooreJul 1, 2010
D-NVShelley BerkleyJul 1, 2010
D-NCMelvin L. WattJul 27, 2010
D-HIMazie K. HironoNov 29, 2010

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Oct 6, 2009
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Oct 6, 2009
Healthy Families and Communities Subcommittee
Referred Nov 16, 2009

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities.
  2. Oct 6, 2009Introduced in House
  3. Oct 6, 2009Referred to House Financial Services
  4. Oct 6, 2009Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Oct 6, 2009Referred to House Education and Labor

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.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 111-157PERSPECTIVES ON THE LIVABLE COMMUNITIES ACT OF 201067 pagesFinancial Services CommitteeSep 23, 2010

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish and carry out an urban revitalization and livable communities program to provide Federal grants to urban areas for the rehabilitation of critically needed recreational areas and facilities and development of improved recreation programs, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Urban Revitalization and Livable Communities Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 6, 2009Introduced in House

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