Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2013
Latest action · Jun 13, 2013 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 13, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2013 - Requires newly constructed, federally assisted single family houses and town houses to include at least one level that complies with the Standards for Type C (Visitable) Units of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (1005-ICC ANSI A117.1-2009) and any future revisions.
Requires: (1) each applicant for federal financial assistance to submit compliance assurances to the relevant federal agency, and (2) each person who arranges for design or construction of a covered dwelling to submit architectural and construction plans for state or local approval. Prohibits federal financial assistance to a state or local government unit unless the recipient is taking certain enforcement actions with regard to covered dwellings.
Permits: (1) private civil actions in a U.S. district court or state court for violations of this Act, and (2) the Attorney General to commence civil actions or intervene in civil actions under this Act.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 13, 2013 to Jul 30, 2013, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jun 13, 2013 |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Original | Jun 13, 2013 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jun 13, 2013 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jun 13, 2013 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Jun 13, 2013 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Jun 13, 2013 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Jun 18, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Jul 30, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2013Introduced in House
- Jun 13, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Building construction
- Civil actions and liability
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government liability
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Housing for the elderly and disabled
- Housing industry and standards
- Income tax credits
- Legal fees and court costs
- Public housing
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2013Introduced in House
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