Project Rebuild Act of 2011
Latest action · Jan 12, 2012 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.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Project Rebuild Act of 2011 - Appropriates funds for assistance to eligible entities including state and local governments, and qualified nonprofit organizations, businesses or eligible consortia for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed-upon properties and for stabilization of affected neighborhoods (Project Rebuild).
Allows the use of funds to: (1) establish financing mechanisms for the purchase and redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed-upon properties; (2) purchase and rehabilitate such properties; (3) establish and operate land banks for them; (4) demolish blighted structures (except public housing); and (5) redevelop abandoned, foreclosed, demolished, or vacant properties.
Requires each state to receive at least $20 million of formula funds, all of which shall be used with respect to low and moderate-income individuals and families.
Requires each state and local government grantee to establish procedures to create preferences for development of affordable rental housing.
Allows a grantee to use up to 10% to create jobs by establishing and operating a program to maintain eligible neighborhood properties.
Sets forth Buy American requirements.
Requires all laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors on federally-assisted projects to be paid wages at the locally prevailing rates (Davis-Bacon Act).
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 18, 2011 to May 7, 2012; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Nov 18, 2011 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Dec 2, 2011 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Dec 2, 2011 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Dec 2, 2011 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | Dec 2, 2011 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Dec 2, 2011 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 2, 2011 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Hansen Clarke | Apr 27, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | May 7, 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 Nov 18, 2011 |
| Housing and Insurance Subcommittee | Referred Jan 12, 2012 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 12, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
- Nov 18, 2011Introduced in House
- Nov 18, 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 H7892.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 12 | American Jobs Act of 2011 | Related bill | Oct 21, 2011 |
| S 1549 | American Jobs Act of 2011 | Related bill | Sep 14, 2011 |
| S 1660 | American Jobs Act of 2011 | Related bill | Oct 11, 2011 |
| S 2162 | Project Rebuild Act | Related bill | May 8, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To create jobs and reinvest in communities through the rehabilitation of abandoned and foreclosed residential and commercial properties, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Project Rebuild Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Appropriations
- Buy American requirements
- Employee hiring
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Housing supply and affordability
- Labor standards
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Property rights
- Public contracts and procurement
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- Rural conditions and development
- Urban and suburban affairs and development
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 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.
