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Law· HRH.R. 3824 (96th)open
United States · United States Congress · 1 May 1979
Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to authorize the Council of the District of Columbia to delegate its authority to issue revenue bonds for housing undertakings to any housing finance agency established by it. Exempts payments of such bonds from Congressional approval.
Bill· HRH.R. 3784 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1979
Prohibits the consideration of any cost of living or general benefit increase of Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance benefits after May 1979 for purposes of determining the eligibility for or amount of assistance which any individual or family is provided under the United States Housing Act of 1937, the National Housing Act, the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, or the Housing Act of 1949.
Bill· HRH.R. 3791 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1979
Individual Housing Act of 1979 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals an income tax deduction of up to $3,000 annually and $15,000 in a lifetime for cash contributions to an individual housing account (IHA) established to finance the purchase of a principal residence for the taxpayer. Exempts IHA's from income taxation. Excludes from gross income distributions to a taxpayer from an individual housing account used to purchase a principal residence.
Bill· HJRESH.J.Res. 310 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 30 April 1979
Disapproves and invalidates regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development concerning minimum property standards for thermal insulation requirements. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation and coordination with the Department of Energy and the various States and localities, to further revise such regulations by conducting a study of the dynamic thermal performance of specified building materials. Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress proposed revisions within 90 days after this resolution has been approved by the President.
Bill· HRH.R. 3775 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 April 1979
Mobile Home Financing Improvement Act of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to increase loan insurance limits and terms for mobile homes and mobile home lots. Redefines the term "double wide mobile home" to include any mobile home with more than 1,100 square feet. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish reasonable maximum insurable loan amounts for the mobile home and mobile home lot programs which may be increased in an amount not to exceed seven percent in any one-year period. Amends the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act to exempt from the Federal registration and disclosure requirements of such Act land sold or leased by one party and the home by another under a contract that obligates such sellers to deliver the land with a residential building erected or placed thereon within a two-year period. Provides that no State constitutional provision or law expressly limiting interest, finance charge, or other charges shall apply to a loan insured by the Federal Housing Administration under the National Housing Act or guaranteed by the Veterans Administration under the mobile home loan program.
Bill· SS. 1000 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 24 April 1979
Extends specified farm housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration under the Housing Act of 1949. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for: (1) loans and grants for repairs or improvements of rural dwellings and financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (2) loans and grants for mutual and self-help housing programs in rural areas and small towns; (3) the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund; and (4) grants for the development of technical and supervisory assistance programs in rural areas with Federal, State, and local housing programs for low-income families. Extends through fiscal year 1981 the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans which provide rental and cooperative housing for the elderly or others of low-and moderate-incomes and to insure and make loans for housing and buildings on farms owned by low-or moderate-income families. Permits the Secretary to make or insure loans for 40 percent of the units in multifamily cooperative or rental housing projects. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1981 of such sums as may be necessary to carry out programs and activities for which appropriations for the fiscal year 1980 are authorized by this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 3647 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Relieves a named corporation of liability for the payment of both individual and employer social security taxes for a specified period. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to refund to such corporation any such payments.
Bill· HRH.R. 3608 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to exempt from the Congressional approval requirement: (1) the expenditure of funds derived from the sale of any revenue bond, note, or other obligation issued solely to finance, or assist in the financing of, the activities of any housing finance authority established by the City Council; or (2) the payment of principal, interest, or both on any such bond, note, or other obligation.
Bill· HRH.R. 3639 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Amends the National Housing Act to revise eligibility for mortgage insurance programs with respect to the principal obligation involved for rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance, mortgage insurance for servicemen, mortgage insurance for condominiums, rental housing insurance, cooperative housing insurance, and mortgage insurance for housing for moderate income and displaced families.
Bill· HRH.R. 3600 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Extends specified farm housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration under the Housing Act of 1949. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for: (1) loans and grants for the repair of or improvements to rural dwellings and financial assistance to provide low-rent housing for domestic farm labor; (2) research and study programs for buildings and repairs of farm dwellings and facilities; (3) loans and grants for mutual and self-help housing programs in rural areas and small towns; (4) the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund; and (5) grants for the development of technical and supervisory assistance programs in rural areas with Federal, State, and local housing programs for low-income families. Increases the maximum obligations of the loans insured for housing for domestic farm labor. Extends the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to insure loans which provide rental and cooperative housing for the elderly or others of low- and moderate-incomes and to insure and make loans using the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for housing and buildings on farms owned by low-or moderate-income families. Repeals the requirement that, in order for the Secretary of Agriculture to extend financial assistance, through the Farmers Home Administration, to specified owners of farms or real estate in rural areas for refinancing indebtedness, such indebtedness must be incurred at least five years prior to the application for assistance. Requires the Secretary to allocate assistance for housing to households which have incomes below the national median income. Authorizes the Secretary to make and insure loans for up to 100 percent of the units in multifamily rental or cooperative housing projects and related facilities for domestic farm labor, the elderly, and persons and families of low income in rural areas. Makes provisions for the payment by the Secretary out of the Rural Housing Insurance Fund for the correction of, or compensation to homeowners for, significant construction defects in certain newly constructed assisted homes. Includes among the administrative powers of the Secretary the authority to repair and rehabilitate property pledged or mortgaged under the Housing Act of 1949 and purchased by the Secretary at any foreclosure. Sets forth restrictions on the sale or disposition of such property. Allows the Secretary to provide up to 90 percent of the development costs of housing for migrant farmworkers while they are away from their residence. Authorizes the Secretary to provide rental assistance for 100 percent of the units in such housing whenever any loan or financial assistance is used exclusively for the development of newly constructed housing. Requires assurances from recipients of assistance under the Housing Act of 1949 that rural housing projects which are refinanced or prepaid will continue to be used for their original purposes and that no person occupying the housing shall be required to vacate because of such a transaction. Expands the authority of the Secretary to contract for services facilitating public and private nonprofit entities in providing technical and supervisory assistance to low-income individuals who are participating in mutual self-help housing in rural areas and small towns. Authorizes the Secretary to make and insure loans to residents in rural areas to assure that every occupied dwelling unit has a running potable water supply and a safe and sanitary waste disposal system. Establishes an Assistant Secretary for Equal Opportunity within the Department of Agriculture, who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
Bill· HRH.R. 3638 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 10 April 1979
Amends the National Housing Act to revise eligibility for mortgage insurance programs with respect to the principal obligation involved for rehabilitation and neighborhood conservation housing insurance, mortgage insurance for servicemen, and mortgage insurance for condominiums.
Bill· SS. 933 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 9 April 1979
Amends the National Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to extend the authorization of appropriations through fiscal year 1981.
Bill· SS. 903 (96th)passed
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1979
Amends the National Housing Act to extend until September 30, 1982, the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under the national insurance development program. Authorizes the Secretary to continue certain reinsurance and direct insurance until September 30, 1985. Extends until September 30, 1983, the deadline for the Secretary to submit to Congress a plan for the liquidation and termination of the reinsurance and direct insurance programs. Amends the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 to extend until September 30, 1982, the flood insurance program. Extends through fiscal year 1981, the authorization of appropriations for flood studies under such Act.
Resolution· SRESS.Res. 130 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1979
Expresses the sense of the Senate that if depository institutions are permitted to offer market-sensitive rates of return on savings instruments, such institutions should be able to offer mortgage loans which may vary to reflect fluctuations in market interest rates and conditions.
Bill· HRH.R. 3500 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 5 April 1979
Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make annual contributions to enable public housing agencies to enter into security arrangements designed to prevent crimes and otherwise insure the safety and well-being of public housing tenants. Authorizes appropriations not to exceed $80,000,000 for each fiscal year after fiscal year 1980 for the purpose of providing annual contributions contracts.
Resolution· SCONRESS.Con.Res. 18 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1979
Recognizes the month of April as Fair Housing Month.
Bill· HRH.R. 3440 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1979
Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to verify the incomes of families applying for or receiving low-income housing assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937. Requires that such families authorize the Secretary to obtain information for the purpose of income verification or provide such information themselves. Stipulates that such information shall remain confidential and be used only for the purpose of verifying incomes in order to determine eligibility of families for benefits. States that the contract between the Secretary and the owner of low-income housing units shall provide that the responsibility of selection of tenants and termination of tenancy shall be assumed by the owner except that a public housing agent shall verify and review incomes in accordance with this Act.
Resolution· HCONRESH.Con.Res. 97 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 4 April 1979
Recognizes the month of April as Fair Housing Month and that the Congress rededicates itself to the practice of the letter and spirit of the fair housing law.
Bill· SS. 827 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1979
Removes the requirement that a blind veteran must also have suffered the loss or loss of use of one lower extremity to be eligible for specially adapted housing benefits. Reduces from $30,000 to $12,500 the limitation on specially adapted housing benefits for veterans who cannot walk without the aid of braces, crutches, cane, or wheelchair. Provides a maximum flat rate of $12,500 on such benefits for eligible veterans who are building or remodeling a home.
Bill· HRH.R. 3336 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 29 March 1979
Amends the District of Columbia Redevelopment Act of 1945 to revise the standards requiring written consent for the purchaser or lessee with regard to a modification of an approved redevelopment plan. Approves two amendments to the urban renewal plan for Southwest, Washington, D.C.
Bill· SS. 815 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1979
Home Finance Leveraging Act of 1979 - Exempts programs of the Federal National Mortgage Association authorized under the National Housing Act or the Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970 from State and local usury laws.
Bill· HRH.R. 3305 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 28 March 1979
Amends the National Housing Act to reduce the amount of the reserve requirement on insured accounts in Federal savings and loan associations to four percent from five percent.
Bill· HRH.R. 3253 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 27 March 1979
Elderly and Handicapped Housing Act of 1979 - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to increase the debt limitation to $5,760,000,000 by October 1, 1981, on obligations issued by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in order to finance the loan program for housing and related facilities for the elderly and handicapped. Authorizes the Secretary to consider, in reviewing loan applications under such Act, the extent to which a project will: (1) stabilize or revitalize a community; (2) serve as relocation housing for displaced elderly and handicapped families; and (3) economically rehabilitate structures with architectural, historical, or cultural significance. Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to inexperienced applicants, particularly members of minorities, in order to enable them to more fully participate in the loan program. Requires the Secretary to adjust the amount of monthly assistance payments, authorized by the United States Housing Act of 1937, extended to a project receiving a loan, to reflect any change in the interest rate between the date such assistance was reserved and the date of settlement on permanent financing for the project. Requires the Secretary to transmit a report to the Congress on means to reduce the costs of the loan program without unduly burdening sponsors or reducing its effectiveness.
Bill· SS. 745 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1979
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979 - Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation - Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend and authorize appropriations for the housing rehabilitation loan program through fiscal year 1981. Amends the Housing Act of 1954 to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1981 to assist State and local governments in planning development programs. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1981 for: (1) neighborhood self-help development grants; and (2) assistance to States, local governments, and other organizations for the development of artistic, cultural and historic resources under the livable cities program. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to: (1) increase the authorization of appropriations for supplemental grant assistance under the community development block grant program for fiscal year 1980; (2) remove statutory restrictions based on census statistics defining the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive procedural requirements in awarding grants; and (3) provide for a pro-rata distribution of funds among programs in the event of a funding deficiency in fiscal year 1980. Title II: Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize appropriations for annual contributions to low-income housing projects and operating services through fiscal year 1981. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to require rental and cooperative housing projects to be covered by an insured mortgage under the National Housing Act in order to be eligible for operating assistance. Provides for the funding of such operating assistance through fiscal year 1981 by authorizing appropriations and utilizing amounts in the reserve fund created from excess rental charges by owners of housing projects receiving interest reduction payments. Title III: Program Amendments and Extensions - Amends the National Housing Act to extend the following mortgage insurance programs of the Federal Housing Administration: (1) housing renovation and modernization; (2) general insurance authorization; (3) housing for moderate income and displaced families; (4) membership in cooperative associations for lower income families; (5) rental housing for low income families; (6) coinsurance of mortgages; (7) experimental housing; (8) armed services housing; (9) group practice facilities and medical practice facilities; (10) new communities; and (11) crime and riot reinsurance. Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure, on a permanent basis, mortgages and loans with provisions for varying rates of amortization through fiscal year 1980. Extends the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance program through fiscal year 1980. Authorizes the Secretary, as an alternative to the acquisition of an insured mortgage to avoid foreclosure, to make all or part of the monthly payments due on an insured mortgage of a one to four family residence necessary to avoid default caused by circumstances beyond the mortgagor's control. Stipulates such payments may be provided for a period of up to 18 months which may be extended for an additional 18 months in the discretion of the Secretary. Terminates the authority to make such payments on September 30, 1984. Authorizes the Secretary to insure mortgages involving a principal amount exceeding statutory limitations by up to 25 percent, if the Secretary determines such action is necessary to enable low-income families to remain homeowners in an area undergoing significant revitalization. Authorizes appropriations for research and demonstration housing projects through fiscal year 1981. Authorizes appropriations, without limitation, to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund. Extends the authority to issue obligations to finance housing programs for the elderly and handicapped. Repeals the provision of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act which delays the effective date of a regulation promulgated by the Secretary until 90 days from congressional committee action on legislation which would modify or invalidate such regulation.
Bill· SS. 729 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1979
Atomic Energy Community Act Amendments of 1979 - Amends the Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 to provide assistance payments to Los Alamos, New Mexico, and to affected school districts at or near Los Alamos. Authorizes the appropriation of $1,391,800 for fiscal year 1980 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year to provide payments to the City of Los Alamos. Authorizes the appropriation of $3,482,590 for fiscal year 1980 and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year to provide payments to affected school districts.
Bill· SS. 740 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1979
Homeownership Opportunity Act of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to permit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure a graduated payment mortgage with a principal amount of up to 100 percent of the appraised value of the property involved.
Bill· HRH.R. 3200 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1979
Individual Housing Act of 1979 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals an income tax deduction of up to $3,000 annually and $15,000 in a lifetime for cash contributions to an individual housing account (IHA) established to finance the purchase of a principal residence for the taxpayer. Exempts IHA's from income taxation. Excludes from gross income distributions to a taxpayer from an individual housing account used to purchase a principal residence. Allows an income tax deduction for sales taxes on items used in the construction of new homes. Allows a refundable income tax credit for the amount of interest income which a taxpayer loses on amounts paid as real property tax prepayments. Limits the amount of such credit to $200 for the taxable year.
Bill· HRH.R. 3175 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1979
Homeownership Opportunity Act of 1979 - Amends the National Housing Act to permit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure a graduated payment mortgage with a principal amount of up to 100 percent of the appraised value of the property involved.
Bill· HRH.R. 3174 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 22 March 1979
Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1980 for: (1) payments on obligations issued to finance rural housing programs; and (2) assistance for low-rent housing for domestic farm labor. Extends the loan insurance programs for rural housing for the elderly and for farm buildings until 1981. Permits the extension of new loans in any fiscal year of up to $440,000,000 in aggregate principal amount for low-income individuals receiving additional assistance under the rural housing program. Authorizes assistance payments for up to 40 percent of the units in a rural multifamily housing project. Authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for mutual and self-help housing assistance and extends such program through fiscal year 1981. Authorizes appropriations for deposits in the Self-Help Housing Land Development Fund for fiscal year 1980. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1980 for grants and contracts with public and private entities providing assistance in rural housing programs. Authorizes such sums as may be necessary in fiscal year 1981 for the programs funded by this Act for fiscal year 1980.
Bill· HRH.R. 3097 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 20 March 1979
Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1979 - Title I: Community and Neighborhood Development and Conservation - Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to extend and authorize appropriations for the housing rehabilitation loan program through fiscal year 1981. Amends the Housing Act of 1954 to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1981 to assist State and local governments in planning development programs. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 1981 for: (1) neighborhood self-help development grants; and (2) assistance to States, local governments, and other organizations for the development of artistic, cultural and historic resources under the livable cities program. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to: (1) increase the authorization of appropriations for supplemental grant assistance under the community development block grant program for fiscal year 1980; (2) remove statutory restrictions based on census statistics defining the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to waive procedural requirements in awarding grants; and (3) provide for a pro-rata distribution of funds among programs in the event of a funding deficiency in fiscal year 1980. Title II: Housing Assistance Programs - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize appropriations for annual contributions to low-income housing projects and operating services through fiscal year 1981. Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to require rental and cooperative housing projects to be covered by an insured mortgage under the National Housing Act in order to be eligible for operating assistance. Provides for the funding of such operating assistance through fiscal year 1981 by authorizing appropriations and utilizing amounts in the reserve fund created from excess rental charges by owners of housing projects receiving interest reduction payments. Title III: Program Amendments and Extensions - Amends the National Housing Act to extend the following mortgage insurance programs of the Federal Housing Administration: (1) housing renovation and modernization; (2) general insurance authorization; (3) housing for moderate income and displaced families; (4) membership in cooperative associations for lower income families; (5) rental housing for low income families; (6) coinsurance of mortgages; (7) experimental housing; (8) armed services housing; (9) group practice facilities and medical practice facilities; (10) new communities; and (11) crime and riot reinsurance. Permits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure, on a permanent basis, mortgages and loans with provisions for varying rates of amortization through fiscal year 1980. Extends the Emergency Home Purchase Assistance program through fiscal year 1980. Authorizes the Secretary, as an alternative to the acquisition of an insured mortgage to avoid foreclosure, to make all or part of the monthly payments due on an insured mortgage of a one to four family residence necessary to avoid default caused by circumstances beyond the mortgagor's control. Stipulates that such payments may be provided for a period of up to 18 months which may be extended for an additional 18 months at the discretion of the Secretary. Terminates the authority to make such payments on September 30, 1984. Authorizes the Secretary to insure mortgages involving a principal amount exceeding statutory limitations by up to 25 percent, if the Secretary determines such action is necessary to enable low-income families to remain homeowners in an area undergoing significant revitalization. Authorizes appropriations for research and demonstration housing projects through fiscal year 1981. Amends the National Housing Act to authorize appropriations, without limitation, to cover losses sustained by the General Insurance Fund. Extends the authority of the Secretary to issue obligations to finance housing programs for the elderly and handicapped. Repeals the provision of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act which delays the effective date of a regulation promulgated by the Secretary until 90 days from congressional committee action on legislation which would modify or invalidate such regulation.
Bill· HRH.R. 3067 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 19 March 1979
Authorizes advance payments of station housing allowances for members of the uniformed services assigned to duty outside of the continental United States.
Bill· HRH.R. 2998 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 March 1979
Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to guarantee those obligations incurred by units of local government to finance activities necessary to alleviate a shortage or potential shortage of potable water where the Secretary determines available grant funding is insufficient. Enables such a guarantee to be made even if the application and/or the total outstanding debt of a unit of local government fails to meet statutory requirements. Authorizes the Secretary to accept as security to assure repayment of such guaranteed debt: (1) a commitment by a local government to impose a unit surcharge on water; or (2) other financial resources of a local government.
Bill· HRH.R. 2976 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1979
Residential Unit Lease Act of 1979 - Declares the purpose of this Act is to establish a private right of action for residential owners of units in cooperative housing projects to prevent abuses in the long-term leasing of project-related facilities. Exempts from the terms of this Act cooperative projects sold by a governmental unit, restricted to non-residential uses, or covered by the terms of the Condominium Act of 1979. Allows the residential owners of a project's units, through a vote of two-thirds of the units unaffiliated with the project developer, to bring suit to void as unconscionable any lease which: (1) is a lease for real estate other than a residential unit but obligates a residential unit owner to pay rent directly or through an owner's association; (2) was entered into when the project developer was in control of the owner's association; and (3) had to be accepted or ratified by the owner or the association as a condition of purchase. Sets forth standards for the courts in determining the unconscionability of such leases. Creates a presumption of unconscionability against any such lease for more than 21 years, either by its terms or through renewal provisions, which contains an automatic rent increase clause and provisions shifting all obligations and liabilities associated with the maintenance and use of the property to the owners. States such presumption may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence. Renders specified automatic rent increase clauses unenforceable. Declares this Act applies to leases regardless of their execution date but provides an exception for specified leases which, upon expiration, either terminate a cooperative project or reduce the number of units in a cooperative project. Prohibits any class action for violations of this Act in which the plaintiff has not notified the owner's association of the suit or in which the owner's association in a pending suit is seeking to enforce the same rights. Authorizes awards of attorney's fees and other costs. Vests jurisdiction in the district courts of the United States to hear suits under this Act without regard to the amount in controversy. Establishes a statute of limitations for suits to enforce this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2986 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a nonitemizing taxpayer to claim an income tax deduction for expenses incurred in making repairs and improvements to a principal residence. Limits the amount of such deduction to $750 for the taxable year. Allows an income tax deduction with respect to the amortization of the adjusted basis of rental housing which is rehabilitated or restored by its owner. Bases the amortization on a period of 60 months. Defines "rental housing" as housing containing two or more dwelling units which are leased to the occupants by the owner.
Bill· HRH.R. 2923 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a nonitemizing taxpayer to claim an income tax deduction for expenses incurred in making repairs and improvements to a principal residence. Limits the amount of such deduction to $750 for the taxable year. Allows an income tax deduction with respect to the amortization of the adjusted basis of rental housing which is rehabilitated or restored by its owner. Bases the amortization on a period of 60 months. Defines "rental housing" as housing containing two or more dwelling units which are leased to the occupants by the owner.
Bill· HRH.R. 2880 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1979
Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to provide that specified veterans' housing benefits shall not be considered in determining the eligibility of veterans for housing financing from sources other than the Farmers Home Administration.
Bill· HRH.R. 2875 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 14 March 1979
Exempts from State usury laws loans and mortgages insured under the mortgage insurance and housing renovation and modernization programs of the National Housing Act. Declares that such exemption shall apply until the effective date of State legislation limiting the amount of interest on such loans and mortgages.
Bill· SS. 616 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1979
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow income, estate, and gift tax deductions for charitable contributions for the construction or maintenance of buildings to house tax-exempt fraternal organizations.
Bill· SS. 612 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1979
Condominium Act of 1979 - Title I: Findings and Purpose - States that abuses in the condominium industry have created a need for the establishment of national standards for consumer protection. Title II: Defines the terms used in this Act. Exempts from the terms of this Act condominium projects in which the units are restricted to non-residential uses and projects sold by a governmental agency. Makes any developer or agent liable for any fraudulent acts committed in connection with a sale or offer to sell a condominium unit. Voids any provision in existing or future leases or management agreements which require owners to reimburse the developer for attorney's fees or money judgments. Grants the purchaser of a unit the right to cancel the sales contract within 15 days after signing the contract or after receiving the disclosure material, whichever is later. Sets forth national standards for consumer protection which must be followed by condominium developers, including: (1) placing any deposit made in connection with a reservation or sale of a unit in a trust or escrow; (2) terminating the right to control the owners association within five years; (3) refraining from displaying any advertising which is inconsistent with the information in the disclosure statement; (4) providing a one year warranty on each unit and a three year warranty on the common elements; and (5) in the case of condominium conversions, giving tenants 120 days' notice to vacate and a 60 day exclusive option to buy. Establishes standards for disclosure by developers of all material circumstances or features affecting their projects. States that this Act does not limit State and local governments from enacting or enforcing laws which do not conflict with the terms of this Act. Allows unit owners to terminate certain contracts which had to be accepted or ratified by the purchasers as a condition of purchase, and were entered into during the period when the developer was in control of the owners' association. Allows owners to seek a judicial determination that any lease or portion thereof is unconscionable if: (1) the lease is for more than 21 years or contains provisions for automatic renewal for a period of more than 21 years; (2) and contains either an automatic rent increase clause or subjects the units to foreclosure for the owner's failure to make payments and; (3) contains provisions that shift all obligations and liabilities associated with the maintenance and use of the property to the owners. Provides criminal penalties for violations of the terms of this Act and civil remedies for persons aggrieved by such violations. Provides for the administration of this Act and authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to undertake research, education, information, and technical assistance activities designed to protect potential purchasers and owners of condominiums.
Bill· HRH.R. 2792 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 12 March 1979
Condominium Act of 1979 - Title I: Findings and Purpose - States that abuses in the condominium industry have created a need for the establishment of national standards for consumer protection. Title II: Defines the terms used in this Act. Exempts from the terms of this Act condominium projects in which the units are restricted to non-residential uses and projects sold by a governmental agency. Makes any developer or agent liable for any fraudulent acts he commits in connection with a sale or offer to sell a condominium unit. Voids any provision in existing or future leases or management agreements which require owners to reimburse the developer for attorney's fees or money judgments. Grants the purchaser of a unit the right to cancel the sales contract within 15 days after signing the contract or after receiving the disclosure material, whichever is later. Sets forth national standards for consumer protection which must be followed by condominium developers, including: (1) placing any deposit made in connection with a reservation or sale of a unit in a trust or escrow; (2) terminating the right to control the owners association within five years; (3) refraining from displaying any advertising which is inconsistent with the information in the disclosure statement; (4) providing a one year warranty on each unit and a three year warranty on the common elements; and (5) in the case of condominium conversions, giving tenants 120 days' notice to vacate and a 60 day exclusive option to buy. Establishes standards for disclosure by developers of all material circumstances or features affecting their projects. States that this Act does not limit State and local governments from enacting or enforcing laws which do not conflict with the terms of this Act. Allows unit owners to terminate certain contracts which had to be accepted or ratified by the purchasers as a condition of purchase, and were entered into during the period when the developer was in control of the owners' association. Allows owners to seek a judicial determination that any lease or portion thereof is unconscionable if: the lease is for 21 years or contains provisions for automatic renewal for a period of more than 21 years and contains either an automatic rent increase clause or subjects the units to foreclosure for the owner's failure to make payments and contains provisions that shifts all obligations and liabilities associated with the maintenance and use of the property to the owners. Provides criminal penalties for violations of the terms of this Act and civil remedies for persons aggrieved by such violations. Makes provisions for the administration of this Act and authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to undertake research, education, information, and technical assistance activities designed to protect potential purchasers and owners of condominiums.
Bill· SS. 593 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1979
Elderly and Handicapped Housing Act of 1979 - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to increase the debt limitation to $5,760,000,000 by October 1, 1981, on obligations issued by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in order to finance the loan program for housing and related facilities for the elderly and handicapped. Authorizes the Secretary to consider, in reviewing loan applications under such Act, the extent to which a project will: (1) stabilize or revitalize a community; (2) serve as relocation housing for displaced elderly and handicapped families; and (3) economically rehabilitate structures with architectural, historical, or cultural significance. Directs the Secretary to provide technical assistance to inexperienced applicants, particularly members of minorities, in order to enable them to more fully participate in the loan program. Requires the Secretary to adjust the amount of monthly assistance payments, authorized by the United States Housing Act of 1937, extended to a project receiving a loan, to reflect any change in the interest rate between the date such assistance was reserved and the date of settlement on permanent financing for the project. Requires the Secretary to transmit a report to the Congress on means to reduce the costs of the loan program without unduly burdening sponsors or reducing its effectiveness.
Bill· HRH.R. 2733 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1979
Amends the Housing Act of 1964 to authorize appropriations for rehabilitation loans not to exceed $245,000,000 for fiscal year 1980.
Bill· HRH.R. 2632 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 6 March 1979
Amends the Older Americans Act by adding the following title: Title VIII: Relief for Older Americans Who Own or Rent Their Homes. Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to reimburse the States for real property tax relief programs aimed at elderly households with income of $15,000 or less. Provides that the amount of such reimbursement shall be a percentage (determined on the basis of the household income) of the tax relief provided multiplied by the aggregate number of households receiving such relief. Authorizes to be appropriated the sums necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act for fiscal years 1979 through 1981.
Bill· SS. 506 (96th)reported
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1979
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1979 - Amends Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (the Fair Housing Act) to exempt only the renting of space within a single family dwelling unit by the occupant of such unit to any other person from the prohibitions against discrimination in the sale or rental of housing. Prohibits insurers against hazards from discriminating in housing insurance contracts. Includes the handicapped within the groups that may not be discriminated against in housing. Prohibits discrimination in housing finance because of the national origins of people residing in the vicinity of the dwelling involved. Prohibits discrimination in the buying of debts secured by real property. Includes Federal agencies having regulatory authority over financial institutions within the administrative authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Revises the procedures for enforcing the fair housing antidiscrimination provisions of the Act. Permits the Secretary of enforce the provisions upon receiving a charge filed by an aggrieved party within one year after the alleged discrimination occurred or upon the Secretary's initiative. Permits the Secretary to refer charges to certified State or local agencies for action. Directs the Secretary and other Federal agencies to cooperate and avoid duplication of their efforts. Authorizes the Secretary to order preliminary relief in certain circumstances. Sets forth the procedures to be followed when the Secretary has an administrative hearing on a complaint. Permits aggrieved individuals to commence civil actions within three years of the alleged discriminatory practice. Prohibits proceedings by both the Secretary and the aggrieved individual. Authorizes the Attorney General (1) to intervene in an aggrieved individual's civil action and (2) to commence a civil action (A) against a person engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to these provisions or (B) to enforce the Secretary's findings or orders. Permits the aggrieved individual to intervene in an action commenced by the Attorney General. Allows prevailing parties reasonable attorney fees. Grants exclusive jurisdiction to the court of appeals to determine the validity of the Secretary's final orders under this Act.
Bill· HRH.R. 2564 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1979
Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to finance the construction and rehabilitation of congregate facilities in federally assisted housing projects and the provision of congregate services for elderly and handicapped individuals and families.
Bill· HRH.R. 2540 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 1 March 1979
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1979 - Amends Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (the Fair Housing Act) to exempt only the renting of space within a single family dwelling unit by the occupant of such unit to any other person from the prohibitions against discrimination in the sale or rental of housing. Prohibits insurers against hazards from discriminating in housing insurance contracts. Includes the handicapped within the groups that may not be discriminated against in housing. Prohibits discrimination in housing finance because of the national origins of people residing in the vicinity of the dwelling involved. Prohibits discrimination in the buying of debts secured by real property. Includes Federal agencies having regulatory authority over financial institutions within the administrative authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Revises the procedures for enforcing the fair housing antidiscrimination provisions of the Act. Permits the Secretary to enforce the provisions upon receiving a charge filed by an aggrieved party within one year after the alleged discrimination occurred or upon the Secretary's initiative. Permits the Secretary to refer charges to certified State or local agencies to take action. Directs the Secretary and other Federal agencies to cooperate and avoid duplication of their efforts. Authorizes the Secretary to order preliminary relief in certain circumstances. Sets forth the procedures to be followed when the Secretary has an administrative hearing on a complaint. Permits aggrieved individuals to commence civil actions within three years of the alleged discriminatory practice. Prohibits proceedings by both the Secretary and the aggrieved individual. Authorizes the Attorney General (1) to intervene in an aggrieved individual's civil action and (2) to commence a civil action (a) against a person engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to these provisions or (b) to enforce the Secretary's findings or orders. Permits the aggrieved individual to intervene in an action commenced by the Attorney General. Allows prevailing parties reasonable attorney fees. Grants exclusive jurisdiction to the court of appeals to determine the validity of the Secretary's final orders under this Act.
Bill· SS. 479 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1979
Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to compensate certain purchasers of subleases from the Sangre de Cristo Development Company for lands on the Tesuque Pueblo Reservation, New Mexico.
Bill· HRH.R. 2423 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1979
Amends title XX (Grants to States for Services) of the Social Security Act to: (1) increase Federal payments to States for services directed toward the goal of preventing or reducing inappropriate institutional care; and (2) authorize appropriations for alternative housing, sheltered employment, and related items directed toward such goal.
Bill· HRH.R. 2382 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 26 February 1979
Home Finance Leveraging Act of 1979 - Exempts programs of the Federal National Mortgage Association authorized under the National Housing Act or the Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970 from State and local usury laws.
Bill· HRH.R. 2251 (96th)referred
United States · United States Congress · 15 February 1979
National Domestic Development Bank Act - Establishes a National Domestic Development Bank to provide an alternative source of funds for community facilities and economic development. Outlines the special authority of the Bank to purchase obligations and make loans to finance construction, or reconstruction to energy efficient standards, of community facilities and public works. Provides for the establishment of a regional operating divisions of the Bank and for technical assistance in areas related to the Bank's activities. Provides for capitalization of the Bank and an audit report to Congress. Grants the Bank tax-exempt status, with specified limitations. Provides a partial tax exclusion for individuals for 50 percent of Bank dividends.