HOUSING

Addresses

State of the Union: President Obama, S263-S268 [27JA], H415-H420 [27JA]

State of the Union Message (1946): Harry S Truman, S4052 [20MY]

Amendments

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), H6782, H6785, H6786, H6787, H6790 [16SE]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), consideration (H. Res. 1620), H6773 [16SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), H3227, H3234, H3237, H3239, H3240, H3241, H3242, H3247 [6MY]

Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (S. 118), S10695, S10698, S10700 [18DE]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), H4343, H4345, H4346, H4347, H4349, H4351, H4352, H4353, H4355, H4356, H4357, H4358, H4364 [10JN]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), consideration (H. Res. 1424), H4285 [9JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S9025, S9262 [14DE], S10308 [15DE], S10413, S10415 [16DE], S10742, S10745, S10771 [19DE], H8152, H8160 [8DE], H8905 [21DE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 5822), H6235, H6236, H6237, H6238, H6241, H6242, H6243, H6245 [28JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5850), H6345, H6346, H6348, H6349, H6351, H6352, H6353, H6371, H6372, H6373, H6374, H6375, H6376, H6377, H6378, H6379, H6381 [29JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5850), consideration (H. Res. 1569), H6296 [29JY]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (S. 1481), S10444, S10447, S10520 [17DE]

Rehabilitation Act: provide a technical adjustment to funding for independent living centers (H.R. 5610), S6278, S6308 [27JY], H6258 [28JY]

Taxation: promote tax parity between residential and business fuel cell tax credits (H.R. 3660), S4861 [10JN]

Articles and editorials

Bernanke at the Creation, S314 [28JA]

Bernanke Nomination, S315 [28JA]

Bernanke Record, S315 [28JA]

Debt Fears Send Rates Up—Unease at Deficit Hurts Demand for Treasurys; Mortgage Costs on the Rise, S2146 [26MR]

Economic Recovery 2010, H528 [3FE]

Essential Fix, S10248 [15DE]

Extend Go Zone to 2012, S10248 [15DE]

How Washington Failed To Rein in Fannie, Freddie. As Profits Grew, Firms Used Their Power To Mask Peril (excerpt), S3344 [6MY]

Ignoring the Elephant in the Bailout, H3299 [11MY]

Loan Aid Leaves Some Worse Off—One in Four in Government's Mortgage Program Is Dropped; Tales of Exhausted Savings, H3728 [24MY]

No Help in Sight, More Homeowners Walk Away, H527 [3FE]

Retiring Housing Chief Looks Back on Reign With Pride, E335 [9MR]

Wall Street Whitewash, E2205 [18DE]

Bills and resolutions

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (see H.R. 6403), H7453 [15NO]

Armed Forces: ensure housing assistance programs are available to veterans and members who have service-connected injuries and to survivors and dependents of veterans and members (see H.R. 6058), H6570 [30JY]

———extend certain enhanced mortgage and mortgage foreclosure protections (see S. 4058), S11037 [22DE]

———provide for a moratorium on the sale or foreclosure of property owned by surviving spouses of servicemembers killed in Iraq or Afghanistan (see H.R. 4664), H754 [23FE]

Bankruptcy: modify application of certain laws relative to principal residences that are the subject of foreclosure (see H.R. 6431), H7613 [18NO]

Colorado: prohibit any use of eminent domain authority to expand Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site (see H.R. 5067), H2694 [20AP]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on the financial crisis (see S. Res. 545), S4529 [27MY]

Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program: review prior to collection of premiums, notify individuals prior to enrollment, and terminate program in the event of actuarial unsoundness (see H.R. 5853), H6042 [26JY]

Community Reinvestment Act: improve assessments of regulated financial institutions (see H.R. 6334), H7392 [29SE]

———repeal (see H.R. 5038), H2640 [15AP]

Conservation of energy: improve energy efficiency of appliances, lighting, and buildings (see S. 3059), S945 [2MR]

———provide financial incentives for owners of commercial and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit buildings with energy efficient equipment and materials (see S. 3079), S1169 [4MR] (see H.R. 5476), H4215 [28MY]

Construction industries: recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings (see S. Res. 411), S536 [9FE]

Consumers: require home inspections conducted for property with federally related mortgages be conducted by State-licensed or certified home inspectors and include such inspections in settlement statements (see H.R. 4854), H1517 [16MR]

Credit: establish certain counseling and disclosure requirements relative to reverse mortgages (see H.R. 4419), H40 [12JA]

———establish penalties for servicers that fail to timely evaluate the applications of homeowners under home loan modification programs (see S. 3161), S2019 [24MR]

———exempt certain nonprofit housing organizations from certain licensing requirements for residential mortgage loan originators (see S. 3106), S1458 [11MR]

———increase maximum mortgage loan limits for FHA multi-family housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas (see S. 3700), S6736 [4AU]

———prohibit the servicer of a home mortgage, or any affiliate of the servicer, from holding any other mortgage on the property (see H.R. 4953), H2457 [25MR]

———provide additional emergency mortgage assistance to struggling homeowners (see S. 2969), S340 [28JA]

———require, as a condition for modification of a home mortgage loan held by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or insured under the National Housing Act, that the mortgagor be verified under the E-verify program (see H.R. 4586), H554 [3FE]

———require, as a condition for purchase of a home mortgage loan held by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or insured under the National Housing Act, that the mortgagor be verified under the E-verify program (see H.R. 4744), H1103 [3MR]

———require lender or servicer of a home mortgage, upon a request by the homeowner for a short sale, to make a prompt decision whether to allow the sale (see H.R. 6133), H6762 [15SE]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (see S. 3102), S1359 [10MR] (see H.R. 4785), H1219 [9MR]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), consideration (see H. Res. 1620), H6762 [15SE]

Dept. of Defense: extend Homeowners Assistance Program to assist Armed Forces members who are reassigned and forced to sell a home that has dropped in value (see H.R. 6272), H7390 [29SE]

Dept. of Energy: determine whether there are systemic impediments to carrying out certain weatherization programs (see H.R. 6101), H6627 [10AU]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (see S. 3177), S2115 [25MR] (see S. 3434), S4528 [27MY] (see H.R. 5019), H2578 [14AP]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), consideration (see H. Res. 1329), H3200 [5MY]

Dept. of HUD: amend amount of rental assistance available under the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program (see H.R. 4569), H471 [2FE]

———authorize use of subpoenas by Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control in investigation of Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act violations (see H.R. 5835), H5984 [22JY]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (see S. 3704), S6736 [4AU] (see H.R. 5072), H2695 [20AP]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), consideration (see H. Res. 1424), H4246 [8JN]

———improve safety and soundness of FHA mortgage insurance programs (see H.R. 4811), H1323 [10MR]

———incorporate transportation costs associated with the location of housing into affordability measures and standards and develop a transportation affordability index (see H.R. 5824, 5824), H5983 [22JY]

———increase flexibility relative to amount of FHA single family housing mortgage insurance premiums (see H.R. 5981), H6567 [30JY]

———provide adequate commitment authority for guaranteed loans that are obligations of the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds (see H.R. 5872), H6162 [27JY]

———provide grants to State and local governments to carry out programs to provide mediation between mortgagees and mortgagors facing foreclosure (see H.R. 5754), H5675 [15JY]

———reauthorize certain assistance for capacity building for community development and affordable housing (see H.R. 4737), H1102 [3MR]

———set-aside Community Development Block Grant Program funds for grants to local chapters of veterans service organizations for rehabilitation of their facilities (see H.R. 4632), H646 [22FE]

———transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty into sustainable, mixed-income neighborhoods with access to economic opportunities (see S. 4059), S11037 [22DE]

———transform rental assistance properties into properties with long-term, property-based, sustainable contracts that include flexibility to address certain issues (see H.R. 6468), H7854 [1DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to homeowners to avoid foreclosure (see S. 3979), S8244 [29NO] (see H.R. 5510), H4386 [10JN]

———establish a shared equity appreciation homeownership pilot program (see H.R. 6562), H8940 [21DE]

———establish Office of the Homeowner Advocate (see H.R. 6304), H7391 [29SE]

———terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (see S. 2938), S51 [20JA] (see H.R. 4566), H471 [2FE] (see H.R. 6225), H7153 (see H.R. 6225), H7211 [28SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: allow for increased flexibility in payments for State veterans homes (see S. 3583), S5849 [14JY]

———authorize entrance into contracts for the transfer of veterans to non-departmental adult foster homes for veterans who are unable to live independently (see H.R. 5641), H5302 [30JN]

———exclude amounts received for service-related disabilities from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (see S. 3246), S2587 [22AP]

———improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (see H.R. 6567), H8940 [21DE]

———improve housing stipends for veterans receiving educational assistance under the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program (see H.R. 5303), H3482 [13MY]

———improve the Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program by issuing loans for construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of multifamily transitional housing projects (see S. 3377), S3782 [14MY] (see H.R. 5838), H5984 [22JY]

———include a definition of ``loss of use'' for purposes of evaluating disabilities and providing adapted housing and automobiles (see H.R. 5550), H4635 [17JN]

———make home loan guaranty programs for veterans regarding adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages (see H.R. 6146), H6803 [16SE]

———modify provision of certain benefits, memorial certificate eligibility, loan guarantee matters, real property covenants and liens, and adjudication of mental incompetence (see S. 3765), S7033 [13SE]

———modify standard of visual acuity required for eligibility for specially adapted housing assistance (see H.R. 5360), H3701 [20MY]

———provide eligibility for guaranteed housing loans for the surviving spouses of certain totally-disabled veterans (see H.R. 5555), H4635 [17JN]

———provide housing loan benefits for children of Armed Forces members and veterans who die from service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 4845), H1440 [15MR]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (see S. 3615), S5993 [19JY] (see H.R. 5822), H5983 [22JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration of Senate amendment (see H. Res. 1755), H8263 [8DE] (see H. Res. 1782), H8940 [21DE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 5822), consideration (see H. Res. 1559), H6162 [27JY]

Depts. of the Treasury and HUD: implement cost savings (see H.R. 5782), H5817 [20JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 5850), H6042 [26JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5850), consideration (see H. Res. 1569), H6282 [28JY]

Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act: ensure that certain tenants are able to return to affordable housing after a major disaster (see H.R. 6048), H6570 [30JY]

Fair Housing Act: amend (see H.R. 6500), H8263 [8DE]

———prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity (see H.R. 4820, 4828), H1357 [11MR] (see H.R. 4988), H2458 [25MR]

———provide an exemption for any person seeking to enter into a shared living arrangement with a person sharing similar religious opinions or religious beliefs (see H.R. 6440), H7614 [18NO]

Federal aid programs: provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits (see H.R. 4687), H833 [24FE]

———provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits and allow the low-income housing credit to be carried back 5 years (see S. 3326), S3358 [6MY]

Federal Housing Finance Agency: establish an interim Inspector General (see H.R. 4450), H139 [13JA]

———submit quarterly reports to Congress during the conservatorship of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4581), H554 [3FE]

Federal Housing Finance Oversight Board: revise requirements for congressional testimony (see H.R. 5391), H3822 [25MY]

FHA: establish a shared equity homeownership pilot program for mortgage insurance (see H.R. 6256), H7389 [29SE]

Financial institutions: require lenders of loans with Federal guarantees or Federal insurance to consent to mandatory mediation (see H.R. 4635), H646 [22FE]

Government-sponsored enterprises: establish a term for conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide conditions for continued operations, wind down, and dissolution of such enterprises (see H.R. 4889), H1743 [19MR]

———provide on-budget status to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 4653), H754 [23FE]

———require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to adopt underwriting standards consistent with Dept. of Energy Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs (see S. 3642), S6201 [22JY] (see H.R. 5766), H5675 [15JY]

Gulf of Mexico: provide relief to homeowners with FHA-insured mortgages who are economically affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident (see H.R. 5601), H4871 [24JN]

High-Performance Building Week: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1407), H4022 (see H. Res. 1407), H4084 [27MY]

Housing Act: revise requirements for areas to be considered rural areas (see H.R. 5881), H6163 [27JY]

Housing Assistance Council: authorize appropriations (see S. 3637), S6200 [22JY] (see H.R. 5122), H2842 [22AP]

Hurricanes: observe anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, salute volunteers who assisted those affected by the storm, recognize efforts to rebuild, and commend persistence of the people of the Gulf Coast States (see H. Res. 1577), H6405 (see H. Res. 1577), H6457 [29JY]

———observe anniversary of Hurricane Rita, salute volunteers who assisted those affected by the storm, recognize efforts to rebuild, and commend persistence of the people of the Gulf Coast States (see H. Res. 1583), H6571 [30JY]

Investments: increase funding for individual development accounts through funds received by eliminating the domestic production tax deduction for coal and other hard mineral fossil fuels (see H.R. 6067), H6570 [30JY]

LIHEAP: increase annual amount authorized for emergency assistance (see H.R. 4863), H1518 [16MR]

———reauthorize (see H.R. 4554), H470 [2FE]

Medicaid: require approval of waivers relative to State provider taxes that exempt certain retirement communities (see H.R. 6163), H6878 [22SE]

Mortgages: facilitate affordable workforce homeownership in, and develop the full-time resident communities of, resort areas (see H.R. 6079), H6578 [9AU]

National Affordable Housing Act: require applicants for assistance for supportive housing for persons with disabilities to hold public meetings regarding such applications (see H.R. 6178), H6879 [22SE]

National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 325), H7394 [29SE]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 1434), H4387 [10JN]

National objectives: prevent loss of affordable housing dwelling units in the U.S. (see H.R. 4868), H1595 [17MR]

Native Americans: develop the former Bennett Freeze area to contribute to rehabilitation of conditions of those affected by ban on development of tribal lands in Arizona (see H.R. 6525), H8519 [15DE]

NeighborWorks America (organization): ensure adequate funding for mortgage foreclosure mitigation activities in connection with the Dept. of the Treasury Home Affordable Modification Program (see H.R. 6069), H6570 [30JY]

Northern Mariana Islands: authorize incremental vouchers for section 8 tenant-based rental assistance to help meet housing needs of low-income families (see H.R. 5845), H5984 [22JY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program (see S. 3829), S7420 [23SE]

Poverty: ensure that certain multifamily housing mortgage purchases by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increase or preserve the number of dwelling units affordable to low-income families (see H.R. 5361), H3701 [20MY]

Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act: permanently extend (see H.R. 4766), H1168 [4MR]

Public housing: authorize agencies to use operating funds as collateral for financing energy conservation improvements and to freeze utility consumption levels (see H.R. 5154), H2936 [27AP]

———repeal requirements for residents to engage in community service and complete economic self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 5914), H6283 [28JY]

———revitalize distressed housing, reform public housing demolition and disposition rules, provide agencies with resources to preserve units, and train residents to provide home-based health services (see H.R. 5814), H5983 [22JY]

Real estate: allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (see H.R. 5028), H2639 [15AP]

———establish the Residential Construction Loan Guarantee Program to guarantee loans made to eligible home building companies for viable building projects (see H.R. 5409), H3869 [26MY]

———prevent foreclosure of home mortgages and increase availability of affordable new mortgages and affordable refinancing of mortgages held by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (see H.R. 6218), H7153 (see H.R. 6218), H7210 [28SE]

———prohibit Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae from owning or guaranteeing any mortgage that is assigned to, or for which, the Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems is the mortgagee of record (see H.R. 6460), H7757 [30NO]

———prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes (see H.R. 5582), H4779 [23JN]

———reduce fraud and abusive practices in the origination of residential mortgages by establishing a clearinghouse of mortgage application information (see H.R. 5941), H6403 (see H.R. 5941), H6455 [29JY]

———require Federal agencies and certain Government-sponsored enterprises to reserve residential real estate owned for purchase by owner-occupants and other buyers using public funds for a certain period (see H.R. 4582), H554 [3FE]

———require State and local compliance with constitutional mandates and prevent abuses of power relative to eminent domain (see H. Res. 1471), H4779 [23JN]

Rehabilitation Act: provide a technical adjustment to funding for independent living centers (see H.R. 5610), H4904 [28JN]

Renewable energy: encourage residential use of renewable energy systems by minimizing upfront costs and providing immediate utility cost savings to consumers through leasing of such systems to homeowners (see S. 3402), S4143 [24MY]

Rural areas: ensure availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners (see S. 3266), S2708 [27AP] (see H.R. 5017), H2578 [14AP]

———increase loan guarantee fee for certain guaranteed rural housing loans (see H.R. 5003), H2503 [13AP]

Secure and Fair Enforcement for (S.A.F.E.) Mortgage Licensing Act: delay implementation of licensing requirements (see H.R. 5098), H2798 [21AP]

———exempt manufactured and modular housing retailers from requirements (see H.R. 5369), H3744 [24MY]

Senior citizens: support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (see S. Res. 553), S4939 [15JN] (see H. Res. 1342), H3273 [6MY]

Suburban areas: revitalize (see S. 3937), S7789 [29SE]

Sustainable development: establish Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, Interagency Council on Sustainable Communities, and comprehensive planning and sustainability challenge grant programs (see H.R. 4690), H931 [25FE]

Taxation: allow energy investment tax credit and residential energy efficient property credit for natural gas heat pumps (see H.R. 5518), H4386 [10JN]

———allow first-time homebuyer credit for purchase of principal residence to replace a principal residence damaged or destroyed in a federally declared disaster (see H.R. 5398), H3823 [25MY]

———allow individuals a credit against income tax for noise abatement property installed in residences impacted by train and airplane noise (see H.R. 6364), H7393 [29SE]

———allow the first-time homebuyer credit in the case of joint returns of long-time residents where only 1 spouse meets the ownership and use requirements (see H.R. 4713), H971 [26FE]

———exclude from gross income remediation payments for hazardous drywall (see H.R. 4697), H932 [25FE]

———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 5168), H3013 [28AP] (see H.R. 5188), H3077 [29AP] (see H.R. 5623), H4973 (see H.R. 5623), H5202 [29JN]

———extend first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 6504), H8264 [8DE]

———extend nonbusiness energy property credit to roofs with pigmented coatings which meet Energy Star program requirements (see S. 3183), S2115 [25MR]

———extend the first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 5183), H3077 [29AP]

———extend the nonbusiness energy property credit to include insulated siding (see S. 3349), S3643 [12MY] (see H.R. 4772), H1168 [4MR]

———improve and extend certain tax incentives for industrial, building, and vehicle energy efficiency, domestic manufacturing, renewable electricity, and carbon capture and sequestration (see S. 3935), S7789 [29SE]

———increase deductions for start-up expenditures and small business meal and entertainment expenses, provide a standard deduction for business use of a home, and extend bonus depreciation (see H.R. 4637), H647 [22FE]

———increase the residential energy credit and the investment tax credit with respect to solar property with a nameplate capacity of less than 20 kilowatts (see H.R. 5763, 5765), H5675 [15JY]

———make permanent the deduction for premiums on mortgage insurance (see H.R. 6322), H7392 [29SE]

———permanently extend the deductibility of mortgage insurance premiums (see S. 3692), S6651 [3AU]

———prevent further restriction of Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home (see H. Con. Res. 334), H8520 [15DE]

———provide a partial exclusion from gross income of gain from the sale of non-principal residences (see H.R. 4930), H2318 [24MR]

———provide a refundable credit against income tax to assist individuals with high residential energy costs (see H.R. 4706), H932 [25FE]

———provide an additional allowance for the deduction of qualified residence interest for a principal residence and waive recapture of first-time homebuyer credit for home purchases made in 2008 (see H.R. 5239), H3272 [6MY]

———provide deductions for costs incurred to remediate hazardous drywall in principal residences and for living costs due to vacating such residence, and credits for moving expenses (see H.R. 4881), H1656 [18MR]

———provide incentives for short sales as a preferable alternative to foreclosure (see H.R. 4826), H1357 [11MR]

———provide relief to certain married couples ineligible for first-time homebuyer credit (see H.R. 4701), H932 [25FE]

———provide special rules for treatment of low-income housing credits (see S. 3141), S1750 [18MR]

———provide that solar electric property need not be located on the property to which it is generating electricity to qualify for residential energy efficient property credit (see S. 3137), S1750 [18MR] (see H.R. 5464), H4214 [28MY]

———provide that treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations also apply to stockholders of corporations that only own land on which residences are located (see H.R. 5437), H4021 (see H.R. 5437), H4083 [27MY]

———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the first-time homebuyer tax credit (see H.R. 4760), H1168 [4MR]

Cloture motions

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), House amendment, S10771 [19DE], S10853 [21DE]

Explanations

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services (H.R. 3082): Inouye Amendment (Substitute), S9278-S10227 [14DE]

Hearings

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) markup of S. 190, Federal Housing Enerterprise Regulatory Reform Act (2005), S3505 [11MY]

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) markup of S. 1508, Federal Housing Enerterprise Regulatory Reform Act (2004), S3504 [11MY]

Letters

Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act: Timothy F. Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury, H8629 [17DE]

Applicability of certain National Historic Preservation Act provisions to proposed Dept. of Energy Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program: John M. Fowler, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, H3220 [6MY]

College Fire Prevention Act: Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H3590 [19MY]

———Representative George Miller, Committee on Education and Labor (House), H3590 [19MY]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services: several veterans organizations, H6226 [28JY]

Establish a term for conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and provide conditions for continued operations, wind down, and dissolution of such enterprises: Joseph Stanton, National Association of Home Builders, S3500 [11MY]

FHA Reform Act: Mortgage Bankers Association, National Association of Home Builders and National Association of Realtors, H4350 [10JN]

———several organizations, H4351 [10JN]

General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act: Douglas M. Bibby, National Multi Housing Council and Douglas S. Culkin, National Apartment Association, H6250 [28JY]

———Joseph Stanton, National Association of Home Builders, H6250 [28JY]

———several health care, housing, and seniors organizations, H6250 [28JY]

———William P. Killmer, Mortgage Bankers Association, H6250 [28JY]

Gulf Opportunity Zone low-income housing tax credit extension: Timothy F. Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury and Shaun Donovan, Sec. of HUD, S920 [2MR], S10248 [15DE]

Home Star Energy Retrofit Act: Representative Towns, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House), H3217 [6MY]

———Representative Waxman, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H3217 [6MY]

Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H4938 [29JN]

———Representative Levin, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H4939 [29JN]

Homebuyer tax credit: several Representatives, H4686 [23JN]

Housing Finance Agency Innovation Fund for the Hardest-Hit Housing Markets: George W. Madison, Dept. of the Treasury, H8626 [17DE]

———Timothy F. Geithner, Sec. of the Treasury, H8626 [17DE]

Jobs creation and retention: several civil rights and human rights organizations, E203 [23FE]

Reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises: several Senators, S3343 [6MY]

Restoring American Financial Stability Act: several housing and community development organizations, S3520 [11MY]

———Vicki Cox Golder, National Association of Realtors, S3500, S3519 [11MY]

Rural Energy Savings Program Act: Joseph Stanton, National Association of Home Builders, H6767 [16SE]

Motions

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), H6789 [16SE]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), H3244 [6MY]

Dept. of HUD: improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), H4363 [10JN]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), S10770, S10771 [19DE], H8160 [8DE], H8908 [21DE]

Press releases

Eye-Opening Report Details Government Mortgage Companies' Role in Financial Meltdown: Representative Boehner, E2151 [15DE]

Proclamations

Alice Williams Towers Housing Community Day: Representative Henry C. ``Hank'' Johnson, Jr., E1570 [10AU]

Remarks in House

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: impact of the extension and modification of the first-time homebuyer credit on income tax refunds, H2485, H2486 [13AP]

———impact on renewable energy production tax credit, H2484, H2485 [13AP]

———rescind all stimulus funds that remain unobligated (H.R. 2842), H6596 [10AU]

Appropriations: making supplemental appropriations for economic stimulus (H.R. 1), conference report, H316, H317 [21JA], H372 [26JA], H2315 [24MR], H6630 [14SE]

———expand preseparation counseling program to include a personal finances component, H4019 [27MY]

———extend certain enhanced mortgage and mortgage foreclosure protections (H.R. 3976), H2183, H2184 [22MR], H4089 [28MY], E501 [25MR]

———extend certain enhanced mortgage and mortgage foreclosure protections (S. 4058), H8980 [22DE]

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, Inc. (ACORN): alleged involvement in voter registration fraud, H2837 [22AP], H4503 [15JN]

Bankruptcy: modify application of certain laws relative to principal residences that are the subject of foreclosure (H.R. 6431), E1979 [18NO]

Budget: reallocate certain defense programs funds to other domestic priorities, H1262 [10MR]

Central California Veterans Home Support Foundation: tribute to groundbreaking ceremony of the Veterans Home of California, Fresno, E922 [24MY]

Committee on Economics (Joint): release of report entitled ``Understanding the Economy, State by State'', H357 [26JA], H5963 [22JY]

Common Ground (organization): tribute to 100,000 Homes Campaign, E1513 [30JY]

Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices, H3191, H3192 [5MY], H3256 [6MY], H5235, H5294 [30JN]

CPSC: require residential carbon monoxide detectors to meet certain safety standards and encourage States to require installation of such detectors in homes (H.R. 1796), H6190-H6192 [28JY]

Credit: cap maximum loan limits for FHA single family insured mortgages in certain high cost areas, H4355, H4356 [10JN]

———increase maximum mortgage loan limits for FHA multi-family housing projects with elevators and for extremely high-cost areas, H4354 [10JN]

———limit number of FHA-insured mortgages to a certain percentage of total private-market home loans originated in a year, H4352, H4353 [10JN]

———raise downpayment requirements for borrowers under FHA-insured mortgages, H4349-H4351 [10JN]

Cuyahoga County, OH: tribute to Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Foreclosure Mediation Program, E2024 [1DE]

Democratic Party: national agenda, H3849 [26MY]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), H6777-H6791 [16SE]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), consideration (H. Res. 1620), H6766-H6775 [16SE]

———authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (H.R. 4785), motion to recommit, H6789 [16SE]

———consider passive houses retrofits when identifying qualified energy efficiency measures relative to certain entities making certain energy related loans to rural consumers, H6787 [16SE]

———provide assistance and technical advice to qualified entities making certain energy related loans to rural consumers in order to increase participation in areas of high unemployment, H6786 [16SE]

———require lenders making certain energy related loans to rural consumers give priority to Armed Forces active duty members and veterans, H6787 [16SE]

Dept. of Defense: amend Homeowners Assistance Program to allow flexibility in setting homeowner assistance commencement date for Armed Forces members permanently reassigned during mortgage crisis, H4067 [27MY]

Dept. of Education: establish the Honorable Stephanie Tubbs Jones Fire Suppression Demonstration Incentive Program to promote installation of fire sprinkler systems in student housing and dormitories (H.R. 2136), H3589-H3591 [19MY], E914 [24MY]

Dept. of Energy: add Armed Forces exchanges as qualified rebate aggregators under the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H3239 [6MY]

———establish Home Star Energy Efficiency Loan Program, H6778, H6781, H6782 [16SE]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H6781 [16SE]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), H3129 [5MY], H3216-H3248 [6MY], H3281 [11MY], H3315, H3354 [12MY], H3469 [13MY], H3634 [19MY], H4513, H4584 [16JN], H4912 [29JN], H5601 [14JY], E791 [7MY], E798 [11MY], E828 [12MY], E852 [13MY]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), consideration (H. Res. 1329), H3207-H3215 [6MY]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (H.R. 5019), motion to recommit, H3245-H3247 [6MY]

———permit homeowners who have lost appliances or suffered home damage in federally declared disaster areas to be eligible for the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H3240, H3241 [6MY]

———prohibit funding for distribution of promotional items to promote the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H3223 [6MY]

———prohibit Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program loan repayments from being used to provide assistance to additional recipients, H3237-H3239 [6MY]

———prohibit use of Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program funds for earmarks, H3241 [6MY]

———report waste, fraud, and abuse occuring in the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H3242, H3243 [6MY]

———study effects of Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program energy efficiency measures on noise abatement, H3213 [6MY]

Dept. of HUD: eliminate travel budget, H6346-H6348 [29JY]

———expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (S. 118), H8802-H8806 [21DE]

———extend special funds to be used to remediate damage from installation of tainted drywall, H4357 [10JN]

———grant authority to establish higher minimum down payment requirements on mortgages and require report to Congress on implementation of such requirements, H4348 [10JN]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), H4300 [9JN], H4342-H4365 [10JN], E1063, E1065, E1068, E1069, E1075 [10JN], E1103 [15JN], E1184 [23JN]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), consideration (H. Res. 1424), H4277-H4287 [9JN]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), corrections in engrossment, H4366 [10JN]

———improve financial safety and soundness of the FHA mortgage insurance program (H.R. 5072), motion to recommit, H4364 [10JN]

———include information on financial management and credit risk in mortgage counseling services, H4347 [10JN]

———incorporate transportation costs associated with the location of housing into affordability measures and standards and develop a transportation affordability index (H.R. 5824), E1407 [22JY]

———increase flexibility relative to amount of FHA single family housing mortgage insurance premiums (H.R. 5981), H6468, H6469 [30JY]

———prevent any taxpayer bailout of the FHA, H4364 [10JN]

———prioritize mortgage counseling services to areas with high foreclosure rates, H4346, H4347 [10JN]

———prohibit FHA issuance of mortgage insurance for borrowers with strategic defaults, H4364 [10JN]

———prohibit funding for doctoral dissertation research grants on housing and urban development issues, H6345 [29JY]

———prohibit funding for restoration and improvement of Darwin D. Martin House Complex project in Buffalo, NY, H6379-H6381 [29JY]

———prohibit funding for Transformation Initiative, H6345, H6346 [29JY]

———prohibit funding to enforce regulations against veterans' preferences in Dept. of HUD financed housing for the elderly built on a VA campus or using a VA-enhanced use lease, H6374 [29JY]

———provide adequate commitment authority for guaranteed loans that are obligations of the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds (H.R. 5872), H6249-H6251 [28JY]

———provide mortgage insurance premium refunds to eligible borrowers of FHA-insured loans that were closed but not endorsed prior to a certain date, H4351, H4352 [10JN]

———reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (H.R. 709), H5407 [1JY]

———reduce Office of Policy Development and Research funding, H6348, H6349 [29JY]

———require anyone seeking an FHA mortgage to certify they have not been convicted of a sex offense against a minor, H4357, H4358 [10JN]

———section 8 programs and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS funding, H6324 [29JY]

Dept. of the Treasury: allow amounts under the Troubled Assets Relief Program to be used to provide legal assistance to homeowners to avoid foreclosure (H.R. 5510), H8623-H8629 [17DE]

———include construction and land development loans as eligible under the Small Business Lending Fund Program, H4612, H4613 [17JN]

———include nonowner-occupied commercial real estate loans as eligible under the Small Business Lending Fund Program, H4531 [16JN]

———terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (H.R. 4566), H565, H568, H569 [4FE]

———terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (H.R. 6225), H7221-H7223, H7225 [29SE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorize entrance into contracts for the transfer of veterans to non-departmental adult foster homes for veterans who are unable to live independently (H.R. 5641), E1250 [30JN]

———exclude amounts received for service-related disabilities from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (H.R. 3553), H2654-H2656 [20AP], H3828 [26MY]

———guarantee housing loans for the construction of energy efficient dwellings, H7013 [28SE]

———improve and make permanent the loan guarantee for the purchase of residential cooperative housing units (H.R. 6567), E2224 [21DE]

———modify standard of visual acuity required for eligibility for specially adapted housing assistance (H.R. 5360), H7008-H7013 [28SE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), Senate amendment, H8152-H8213 [8DE], H8522, H8523 [16DE], H8905, H8908, H8913, H8914 [21DE], E2098 [9DE], E2116 [13DE], E2147 [15DE], E2233 [21DE], E2246 [22DE], E2258 [29DE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1755), H8147-H8151 [8DE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), consideration of Senate amendment (H. Res. 1782), H8901-H8905 [21DE]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 5822), H6216, H6245-H6249 [28JY], E1465 [29JY]

———making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 5822), consideration (H. Res. 1559), H6206-H6214 [28JY]

———prohibit funding to exercise power of eminent domain without just compensation to property owners, H6227, H6241, H6242 [28JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H6352, H6353, H6372, H6373, H6374, H6375, H6376 [29JY]

———eliminate or reduce funding for certain Federal programs, H6350, H6351 [29JY], E1517 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 3288), earmark declaration, E28 [13JA], E35 [15JA]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5850), H6300, H6310-H6353, H6368-H6382-H6412-H6418 [29JY], E1496, E1517 [30JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 5850), consideration (H. Res. 1569), H6289-H6297 [29JY]

Disabled: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum standards of visitability for the disabled (H.R. 1408), E165 [4FE]

Diseases: address the lack of adequate housing as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and commit to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic (H. Con. Res. 137), H3715, H3716 [24MY], E998 [28MY]

East River Development Alliance: tribute, E2011 [30NO]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, H307 [21JA], H1019-H1024 [2MR], H1155, H1159 [4MR], H1300 [10MR], H2677-H2682 [20AP], H2868-H2871 [26AP], H3004-H3008 [28AP], H3104 [4MY], H3184-H3191 [5MY], H3425-H3432 [12MY], H4409 [14JN], H4744-H4746, H4750, H4751 [23JN], H4963-H4969 [29JN], H5228 [30JN], H5495, H5496 [1JY], H5970 [22JY], H6155-H6159 [27JY], H6265 [28JY], H6742-H6748 [15SE], E53-E55 [20JA]

———Government bailout of financial institutions, H376 [26JA], H638 [22FE], H2632 [15AP], H3130 [5MY], H3263 [6MY], H3535 [18MY], H4078 [27MY], H4237, H4238 [8JN], H4412 [14JN], H4497 [15JN], H4670 [22JN], H5244 [30JN]

———impact of subprime mortgage lending, H5597 [14JY]

———national objectives priority assignments, H659 [23FE]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, E2204 [18DE]

Edmeston, NY: anniversary of Pathfinder Village (residential community), E1469 [29JY]

EPA: prohibit funding for a public information campaign for the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H3239, H3240 [6MY]

FBI: provide additional resources for Federal investigations and prosecutions of crimes related to the recent financial crisis (H.R. 3995), H2673 [20AP], H2822 [22AP], H3001 [28AP], H3198 [5MY]

Federal aid programs: provide grants to States for low-income housing projects in lieu of low-income housing credits (H.R. 4687), E229 [24FE]

Federal Home Loan Banks: anniversary of Affordable Housing Program, E1311 [14JY], E2086 [8DE]

Financial institutions: allow small banks to amortize losses or write-downs on real estate loans in order to increase availability of credit for small businesses, H4532, H4533 [16JN]

———handling of foreclosure crisis, H244 [20JA], E1871 [29SE]

———require mortgage lenders participating in Making Home Affordable Program to report monthly to the Dept. of the Treasury, H5225 [30JN]

Flint, MI: anniversary of Rosehaven Manor retirement community, E286 [2MR]

Florida: resurgence in housing market, H3758 [25MY]

Fort Dodge, IA: anniversary of Friendship Haven, E1567 [10AU]

Gainesville, VA: tribute to Giving Circle of Heritage Hunt, E2227 [21DE]

GAO: analyze the effectiveness of the Dept. of HUD loss mitigation home retention programs, H4356, H4357 [10JN]

———conduct study to determine the amount of money and energy that has been saved by Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program energy efficiency measures, H3241, H3242 [6MY]

Government regulations: reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, H2779 [21AP], H2836 [22AP], H2928 [27AP], H3299 [11MY], H4279-H4285, H4315 [9JN], H5217 [30JN], H7202 [28SE], H8522 [16DE]

———prohibit compensation for any officer or employee of Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac to exceed that provided to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, H4283, H4284 [9JN]

———provide on-budget status to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (H.R. 4653), H4279, H4281-H4285 [9JN]

Habitat for Humanity International: tribute to Northern Virginia Habitat for Humanity groundbreaking, E611 [21AP]

Hatfield, Joe W.: West Virginia Affordable Housing Hall of Fame inductee, E747 [5MY]

High-Performance Building Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1407), H4647-H4649 [22JN], E1205 [24JN]

Home Star Energy Retrofit Act: sunset provisions if budget deficit is negatively impacted, H3245 [6MY], E791 [7MY]

Housing Advocates, Inc.: tribute, E1098 [15JN]

Houston, TX: tribute to EPA Energy Star qualified homes, E194 [22FE]

Island Elderly Housing, Inc.: tribute, E2158 [16DE]

Israel: support right to construct additional housing in Jerusalem, H1412, H1414 [15MR], H2264 [24MR], H2447 [25MR], H2670 [20AP], H2888 [27AP], H3303 [11MY], E418 [19MR]

LIHEAP: reauthorize (H.R. 4554), E122 [2FE]

Manufactured and Modular Housing Week: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 584), H3714, H3715 [24MY], E926 [25MY]

Meiling, Viola and Sylvan: Dept. of Agriculture Rural Development's Housing Manager of the Year Award recipient, E1353 [19JY]

Minnesota: tribute to Community Action Partnership weatherization programs, E11 [12JA]

Mortgages: establish a program to assist homeowners experiencing temporary difficulty making mortgage payments, H5258 [30JN]

———reduce foreclosures of residential mortgages, H1017 [2MR]

Mount Holly, NJ: anniversary of Servicios Latinos of Burlington County, E802 [11MY]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (S. 1481), H8806-H8811 [21DE]

National Historic Preservation Act: applicability of section on informing Federal agency decisions about undertakings that may impact historic properties to proposed Dept. of Energy Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program, H3220 [6MY]

National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day: support goals and ideals (H. Con. Res. 325), H7728-H7730 [30NO], H7899 [2DE], E1800 [29SE]

National Homeownership Month: support goals and ideals (H. Res. 1434), H4685-H4687 [23JN], E1204 [24JN]

New Haven, CT: tribute to opening of housing for veterans, E982 [28MY]

New Journeys Transitional Home, Inc.: tribute, H4912 [29JN]

New York, NY: anniversary of 1270 Fifth Avenue Cooperative, E46 [20JA]

Novato, CA: anniversary of Frank Howard Allen Realtors (business), E2090 [8DE]

Obama, President: evaluation of economic policies, H2248 [23MR]

Ohio Association of Realtors: anniversary, E1603 [14SE]

Our Daily Bread Inc.: anniversary, E191 [22FE]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, H2832 [22AP]

Phoenix, AZ: tribute to opening of the Madison Street Veterans Transitional Housing Center, E1030 [8JN]

Public lands: enter into arrangements with tribal governments to provide temporary housing with Public Lands Service Corps volunteers, H1757 [20MR]

Real estate: allow homeowners of moderate-value homes who are subject to mortgage foreclosure proceedings to remain in their homes as renters (H.R. 5028), H3728 [24MY]

———prohibit Federal economic development funds to States that carry out public takings for private purposes (H.R. 5582), E1182 [23JN]

Rebuilding Together South Sound (organization): tribute, E611 [21AP]

Redwood Community Action Agency: anniversary, E1904 [15NO]

Rehabilitation Act: provide a technical adjustment to funding for independent living centers (H.R. 5610), H5280, H5281 [30JN]

———provide a technical adjustment to funding for independent living centers (H.R. 5610), Senate amendment, H6257, H6258 [28JY]

Republican Party: national agenda, H3855 [26MY], H4485-H4490 [15JN], H4958-H4963 [29JN], H6969-H6972 [23SE], H7218 [29SE]

Rural areas: ensure availability of loan guarantees for rural homeowners (H.R. 5017), H2907-H2909 [27AP]

Senior citizens: protect economic interests, H3844-H3849 [26MY]

———support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation (H. Res. 1342), H3841 [26MY]

Shalimar, FL: anniversary of Bob Hope Village, E957 [26MY]

Shelter House, Inc.: tribute to Volunteer Awards recipients, E1019 [8JN]

Solomon, Torrey: Cleveland Housing Network, Inc., Urban Neighborhood Hero award recipient, E1918 [16NO]

Taxation: allow first-time homebuyer credit for purchase of principal residence to replace a principal residence damaged or destroyed in a federally declared disaster (H.R. 5398), E935 [25MY]

———enhance information exchange between IRS and State prisons to prevent tax fraud by prison inmates, H4937 [29JN]

———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (H.R. 5623), H4936-H4939 [29JN]

———improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions, H4319 [9JN]

———improve and extend certain energy-related tax provisions (H.R. 4226), H3212 [6MY], E766 [5MY]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), H301-H303 [21JA], E13 [12JA]

———provide a credit for certain home purchases, H362 [26JA]

———rates, H186 [19JA]

———require individuals to provide their Social Security number in order to claim the first-time homebuyer tax credit (H.R. 4760), E303 [4MR]

21 Plus, Inc.: tribute, E1591 [14SE]

United Way of Butler County, PA: tribute to Butler County Labor Month of Caring service program, H3315 [12MY]

Warren County, VA: tribute to Homes for Our Troops program, E965 [28MY]

West Palm Beach, FL: tribute to The Lord's Place (nonprofit organization) SleepOut event, E162 [4FE]

Remarks in Senate

Access Living (organization): tribute, S5777 [13JY]

Armed Forces: extend certain enhanced mortgage and mortgage foreclosure protections (S. 4058), S10990 [22DE]

Bernanke, Ben S.: impact of previous decisions as Federal Reserve Board Chair on suitability to serve additional term, S321 [28JA]

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate): authorize release of Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations records on the financial crisis (S. Res. 545), S4560 [27MY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 111th Congress, S5-S7 [20JA]

Conservation of energy: improve energy efficiency of appliances, lighting, and buildings (S. 3059), S946 [2MR]

———provide financial incentives for owners of commercial and multifamily residential buildings to retrofit buildings with energy efficient equipment and materials (S. 3079), S1175 [4MR]

Consumers: protect from certain practices in connection with the origination of consumer credit transactions secured by the consumer's principal dwelling (S. 863), S3516 [11MY]

Conway, AR: inclusion in Kiplinger.com (Internet site) ``Least Expensive Cities for Living in the U.S.'' list, S6582 [2AU]

Credit: establish penalties for servicers that fail to timely evaluate the applications of homeowners under home loan modification programs (S. 3161), S2024 [24MR]

———require the mortgage originator retain a certain percentage of the mortgage for its lifetime or until the mortgage is paid, S2435, S2436 [20AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: authorize loans to certain entities to make loans to consumers to implement energy efficiency measures to reduce home energy use (S. 3102), S1363 [10MR], S8337 [1DE]

Dept. of Energy: establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (S. 3177), S2121 [25MR]

———establish the Home Star Retrofit Rebate Program (S. 3434), S4531 [27MY]

Dept. of HUD: expand supply of affordable housing with supportive services for the elderly (S. 118), S10698-S10703 [18DE], S10810 [20DE]

———increase flexibility relative to amount of FHA single family housing mortgage insurance premiums (H.R. 5981), S6741 [4AU]

———provide adequate commitment authority for guaranteed loans that are obligations of the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds (H.R. 5872), S6740, S6741 [4AU]

Dept. of Justice: improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution fraud and other frauds related to Federal assistance and relief programs (S. 386), S1610 [16MR], S2414 [19AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: dedicate portion of the Troubled Asset Relief Program funding to provide low-interest loans to unemployed homeowners facing foreclosure, S3818 [17MY]

———establish Office of the Homeowner Advocate, S3398 [7MY], S4036 [20MY], S4644 [8JN], S4924, S4928 [15JN]

———terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program, S28-S30 [20JA], S68-S70, S73-S79, S81, S96-S100 [21JA]

———terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program and commence liquidation, S5900 [15JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exclude amounts received for service-related disabilities from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (H.R. 3553), S7556 [27SE]

———exclude amounts received for service-related disabilities from consideration as income under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (S. 3246), S2588 [22AP]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 3082), House amendment, S8968 [14DE], S10236, S10260, S10274, S10279, S10288 [15DE], S10312-S10316, S10349, S10351, S10373, S10383-S10385, S10401, S10405 [16DE], S10452-S10454 [17DE], S10685 [18DE], S10732-S10734, S10770 [19DE], S10852, S10853, S10867, S10875, S10877-S10884, S10891 [21DE], S11023 [22DE]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies: making appropriations, technical corrections, S10405 [16DE]

Disabled: help individuals with functional impairments to pay for services and supports needed to maximize independence and choices about community participation, education, and employment, S2679 [27AP]

ECCO, Inc.: anniversary, S6730 [4AU]

Economy: analysis of causes and potential remedies of current economic recession, S1608 [16MR], S1662-S1664 [17MR], S2195-S2197 [12AP], S2497 [21AP], S2726 [28AP], S3591-S3594 [12MY], S4046-S4052 [20MY], S4206 [25MY]

———Government bailout of financial institutions, S5801 [14JY], S8740-S8742 [10DE]

———reform the financial regulatory system of the U.S., S11 [20JA]

———regulation of U.S. financial markets, S6850 [5AU]

Financial institutions: allow flexible mortgage loan payment terms based on seasonal incomes, S3072, S3073 [4MY]

———amend the definition of financial company to impose limits on nondeposit liabilities for certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, S3350, S3351 [6MY]

———handling of foreclosure crisis, S553 [11FE]

———impact of mark to market financial regulatory rule 114 relative to real estate appraisals, S387-S389 [1FE]

———prohibit certain payments to loan originators and require verification by lenders of the ability of consumers to repay loans, S3516-S3521 [11MY], S3572-S3574 [12MY], S4064 [20MY]

———reform regulations for residential mortgage underwriting standards, S3513-S3521 [11MY], S3572, S3574, S3578 [12MY], S4043 [20MY]

Floods: small business and housing relief programs funding, S2199 [12AP]

Fort Smith, AR: Fort Smith Housing Authority recipient of National Association of Housing and Rehabilitation Officials, Arkansas Chapter Agency of the Year Award, S7347 [22SE]

———inclusion in Kiplinger.com (Internet site) ``Least Expensive Cities for Living in the U.S.'' list, S6582 [2AU]

FRS: establish Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, S3578 [12MY], S3775 [14MY], S3960, S3974 [19MY], S5891 [15JY]

———publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S3670-S3673 [13MY]

———require Board of Governors to publish information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S175 [25JA], S2362 [15AP], S3080 [4MY]

———require GAO audit of the FRS Board of Governors and publication of information on financial assistance provided to various entities, S2686 [27AP], S2733 [28AP], S3016 [3MY], S3135-S3138 [5MY], S3329-S3334, S3337 [6MY], S3489-S3495 [11MY]

Government regulations: establish suitability standards for seniors relative to reverse mortgages and increase regulation of industry, S4040 [20MY]

———reform the regulation of the housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, S2487 [21AP], S2694 [27AP], S3341-S3345 [6MY], S3386 [7MY], S3456, S3461-S3468 [10MY], S3804-S3806, S3809 [17MY], S3957, S3960, S3969-S3971 [19MY], S4037, S4042, S4064, S4071-S4074 [20MY], S8317 [1DE]

———require Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to adopt underwriting standards consistent with Dept. of Energy Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) programs (S. 3642), S6206 [22JY]

Health: Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program funding, S1324 [10MR], S6240 [26JY]

Housing Assistance Council: authorize appropriations (S. 3637), S6203 [22JY]

Little Rock, AR: tribute to Habitat for Humanity of Pukaski County, S4524 [27MY]

National Affordable Housing Act: improve program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities (S. 1481), S10444 [17DE]

National objectives: assessment of Federal housing policy, S4046 [20MY]

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: repeal Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program, S1958, S2000 [24MR]

Power resources: encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable energy sources for housing and other buildings, and create sustainable communities, S1158 [4MR]

Real estate: exempt qualified mortgages from credit risk retention requirements based on asset class and type of loan, S3590, S3591 [12MY]

———exempt qualified residential mortgages from credit risk retention requirements, S3575, S3576, S3591 [12MY], S10441 [17DE]

Rehabilitation Act: provide a technical adjustment to funding for independent living centers (H.R. 5610), S6278 [27JY]

Taxation: expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit, S8269 [30NO]

———expand and extend the first-time homebuyer credit (H.R. 5623), S5631 [29JN], S5638, S5651, S5679 [30JN]

———extend Gulf Opportunity Zone low-income housing tax credit, S920 [2MR], S1003, S1004 [3MR], S10240, S10241, S10245, S10247-S10249 [15DE]

———extend the time for closing on a principal residence eligible for the first-time homebuyer credit, S4877 [14JN], S4970, S4971 [16JN], S5096, S5097 [17JN]

———modify the first-time homebuyers credit for Armed Forces members and certain other Federal employees (H.R. 3590), S7-S10, S12, S30, S36 [20JA], S211 [26JA], S457-S460 [4FE], S827-S836 [1MR]

———provide special rules for treatment of low-income housing credits (S. 3141), S1752 [18MR]

———rates, S25 [20JA], S2333, S2344, S2367 [15AP]

Veterans: enhance and expand assistance to homeless veterans and veterans at risk of homelessness (S. 1547), S2806 [29AP]

Reports filed

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act (H.R. 1796) (H. Rept. 111-573), H6162 [27JY]

Consideration of H.R. 4785, Rural Energy Savings Program Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1620) (H. Rept. 111-594), H6762 [15SE]

Consideration of H.R. 5019, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1329) (H. Rept. 111-475), H3200 [5MY]

Consideration of H.R. 5072, FHA Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1424) (H. Rept. 111-503), H4246 [8JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5822, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1559) (H. Rept. 111-570), H6162 [27JY]

Consideration of H.R. 5850, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1569) (H. Rept. 111-578), H6282 [28JY]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 3082, Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extension Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1782) (H. Rept. 111-694), H8940 [21DE]

Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1755) (H. Rept. 111-675), H8263 [8DE]

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Military Construction and Veterans' Services: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5822) (H. Rept. 111-559), H5983 [22JY]

———Committee on Appropriations (Senate) (S. 3615) (S. Rept. 111-226), S5993 [19JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 5850) (H. Rept. 111-564), H6042 [26JY]

Energy-Efficient Manufactured Housing Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1320) (S. Rept. 111-307), S7506 [27SE]

FHA Reform Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 5072) (H. Rept. 111-476), H3272 [6MY]

Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods (GREEN) Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2336) (H. Rept. 111-619), H6878 [22SE]

Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 3976) (H. Rept. 111-451), H2215 [22MR]

Homeowners' Defense Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 2555) (H. Rept. 111-534), H5545 [13JY]

Housing, Employment, and Living Programs for Veterans (HELP Veterans) Act: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 5360) (H. Rept. 111-626), H7152, H7210 [28SE]

Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3553) (S. Rept. 111-299), S7351 [22SE]

Livable Communities Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1619), S10737 [19DE]

Modify Provision of Veterans' Benefits, Memorial Certificate Eligibility, Loan Guarantees, Real Property Covenants and Liens, and Adjudication of Mental Incompetence: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (Senate) (S. 3765) (S. Rept. 111-282), S7033 [13SE]

Prohibit Challenges to Eligibility To Register or Vote Relative to Home Foreclosure or a Jurisdiction Adversely Affected by Disaster: Committee on House Administration (House) (H.R. 3489) (H. Rept. 111-457), H2456 [25MR]

Rural Energy Savings Program Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 4785) (H. Rept. 111-585), H6681 [14SE]

Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 118), S8298 [30NO]

Supportive Housing Investment Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1481), S9021 [14DE]

Veterans, Women, Families With Children, and Persons With Disabilities Housing Fairness Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 476) (H. Rept. 111-678), H8285 [9DE]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies: making appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 5822), consideration (H. Res. 1559), H6206 [28JY]

Statements

Housing and Community Development Policy: Senator Bond, S8673-S8675 [9DE]

NGAUS Hails House Efforts To Modernize National Guard Facilities: National Guard Association of the U.S., H6226 [28JY]

Summaries

Accomplishments of the 111th Congress, E2250 [22DE]

National Energy Efficiency Enhancement Act, S954 [2MR]

Tables

Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services (H.R. 5822), H6218-H6221 [28JY]

Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 5850), H6311-H6318 [29JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5360, Housing, Employment, and Living Programs for Veterans (HELP Veterans) Act, H7149, H7206 [28SE]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5623, Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act, H4972, H5201 [29JN]

Pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 5872, General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act, H6281 [28JY]

Pay-as-you-go effects of S. 118, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act, S10700 [18DE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 137, address the lack of adequate housing as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and commit to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic, H3715 [24MY]

H. Con. Res. 325, support goals and ideals of National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day, H7728 [30NO]

H. Res. 584, support goals and ideals of Manufactured and Modular Housing Week, H3714 [24MY]

H. Res. 1329, consideration of H.R. 5019, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, H3207 [6MY]

H. Res. 1407, support goals and ideals of High-Performance Building Week, H4647 [22JN]

H. Res. 1424, consideration of H.R. 5072, FHA Reform Act, H4277 [9JN]

H. Res. 1434, support goals and ideals of National Homeownership Month, H4685 [23JN]

H. Res. 1559, consideration of H.R. 5822, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H6206 [28JY]

H. Res. 1569, consideration of H.R. 5850, Depts. of Transportation and HUD and related agencies appropriations, H6289 [29JY]

H. Res. 1583, observe anniversary of Hurricane Rita, salute volunteers who assisted those affected by the storm, recognize efforts to rebuild, and commend persistence of the people of the Gulf Coast States, H6719 [15SE]

H. Res. 1620, consideration of H.R. 4785, Rural Energy Savings Program Act, H6766 [16SE]

H. Res. 1755, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H8147 [8DE]

H. Res. 1782, consideration of Senate amendment to H.R. 3082, Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extension Act, H8901 [21DE]

H.R. 1796, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act, H6190 [28JY]

H.R. 2136, College Fire Prevention Act, H3589 [19MY]

H.R. 3082, Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extension Act, H8905-H8908 [21DE]

H.R. 3082, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H8152, H8160-H8203 [8DE]

H.R. 3553, Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act, H2654 [20AP]

H.R. 3976, Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act, H2183 [22MR]

H.R. 5017, Rural Housing Preservation and Stabilization Act, H2907 [27AP]

H.R. 5072, FHA Reform Act, H4343-H4345 [10JN]

H.R. 5360, Housing, Employment, and Living Programs for Veterans (HELP Veterans) Act, H7008-H7012 [28SE]

H.R. 5510, Aiding Those Facing Foreclosure Act, H8623 [17DE]

H.R. 5610, Independent Living Centers Technical Adjustment Act, H5280 [30JN]

H.R. 5623, Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act, H4936 [29JN]

H.R. 5822, Depts. of Defense, Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations for military construction and veterans' services, H6228-H6235 [28JY]

H.R. 5872, General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act, H6249 [28JY]

H.R. 5981, increase Dept. of HUD flexibility relative to amount of FHA single family housing mortgage insurance premiums, H6468 [30JY]

H.R. 6058, Wounded Warrior and Military Survivor Housing Assistance Act, H7082 [28SE]

S. 118, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act, S10701-S10703 [18DE], H8803 [21DE]

S. 1481, Supportive Housing Investment Act, S10448-S10451 [17DE], H8806-H8809 [21DE]

S. 3059, National Energy Efficiency Enhancement Act, S947-S954 [2MR]

S. 3079, Building Star Energy Efficiency Act, S1175-S1180 [4MR]

S. 3102, Rural Energy Savings Program Act, S1363 [10MR]

S. 3141, Low Income Housing Tax Credit Recovery Act, S1752 [18MR]

S. 3161, Mortgage Modification Reform Act, S2025 [24MR]

S. 3177, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, S2121-S2127 [25MR]

S. 3246, Indian Veterans Housing Opportunity Act, S2589 [22AP]

S. 3377, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Multifamily Transitional Housing Loan Program improvement by issuing loans for construction, rehabilitation, or acquisition of multifamily transitional housing projects, S3784 [14MY]

S. 3434, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, S4531-S4539 [27MY]

S. 4058, Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act, S10990 [22DE], H8980 [22DE]

S. Res. 411, recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings, S537 [9FE]

S. Res. 411, recognize importance and sustainability of U.S. hardwoods industry to construction industries and urge such products be given full consideration in programs for constructing environmentally preferable buildings, S6980 [5AU]

S. Res. 545, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations release of records on the financial crisis, S4556, S4560 [27MY]

S. Res. 553, support efforts to guarantee financial security, quality and affordable health care, protection from abuse and scams, and safe and livable communities with adequate housing and transportation for senior citizens, S4942 [15JN]