Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2011
Latest action · Mar 23, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, 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.
- IntroducedJan 12, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the requirements for consideration as rural areas with respect to assistance for farm housing.
States that any area classified as "rural" or a "rural area" before October 1, 1990, and determined not to be "rural" or a "rural area" as a result of data received from or after the 1990, 2000, or 2010 (currently, only the 1990 or 2000) decennial census shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2020 (currently, 2010), if, as under current law, such area has a population of between 10,000 and 25,000, is rural in character, and has a serious lack of mortgage credit for lower and moderate-income families.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2011 to Nov 30, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 14, 2011 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Feb 29, 2012 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Feb 29, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Feb 29, 2012 | |
| R-NJ | Frank A. LoBiondo | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | May 15, 2012 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | May 15, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Jun 1, 2012 | |
| R-AR | Eric A. "Rick" Crawford | Jun 1, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Jun 1, 2012 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jun 27, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Francisco "Quico" Canseco | Jun 29, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jun 29, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Jul 30, 2012 | |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Aug 2, 2012 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-AR | Tim Griffin | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Timothy V. Johnson | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Sep 20, 2012 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Oct 26, 2012 | |
| D-AR | Mike Ross | Oct 26, 2012 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Nov 9, 2012 | |
| R-WI | Sean P. Duffy | Nov 30, 2012 |
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 Jan 12, 2011 |
| Housing and Insurance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 23, 2011 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
- Jan 12, 2011Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2011Referred 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H203.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 878 | Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2011 | Identical bill | May 4, 2011 |
| HR 6416 | Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2012 | Related bill | Oct 1, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2011Introduced 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.
