Housing

Drug-Free Public Housing Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1988

Drug-Free Public Housing Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to: (1) establish in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Public Housing a clearinghouse on drug abuse in public housing; and (2) establish a regional training program for public housing officials confronting such problems.

Lower Income Housing Fair Rent Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1988

Lower Income Housing Fair Rent Act of 1988 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude from the definition of income for purposes of rent and assistance payments all income earned by family members except the income of the two highest-earning family members.

Public Housing Security Force Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 28 April 1988

Public Housing Security Force Act of 1988 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants to public housing agencies for prevention of drug-related crime in public housing through: (1) establishment of security forces; or (2) reimbursement of local law enforcement agencies for additional services. Sets forth project selection criteria. Authorizes FY 1989 through 1991 appropriations.

A bill to amend the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for implementation of the development plan for Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, and for other purposes.

United States · United States Congress · 22 April 1988

Amends the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for operating and administrative expenses for FY 1989 through 1992.

Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 20 April 1988

Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 - Amends specified Acts to rename them the Civil Rights Act of 1968 and the Fair Housing Act. Amends the Fair Housing Act to make it unlawful to: (1) refuse to sell or rent a dwelling to an individual because that individual, or someone associated with that individual, is handicapped; (2) discriminate against a handicapped individual in the conditions of sale or rental, or in the provision of a related service or facility; (3) refuse to permit reasonable modifications if the renter agrees to restore the dwelling to its original condition; or (4) refuse to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, or services to afford handicapped individuals equal use of a dwelling. Excludes from unlawful conduct owners' or managers' refusal: (1) to make architectural changes at their own expense; (2) to modify rules or services which would result in unreasonable expense; or (3) to allow architectural changes that would decrease property value or marketability. States that nothing in this Act requires or authorizes any preference in the provision of any dwelling based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin. Provides the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Attorney General with additional authority to enforce fair housing provisions. Allows an aggrieved person to file a complaint with the Secretary alleging a discriminatory housing practice. Allows the Secretary to file such a complaint on his or her own initiative or investigate a housing practice to determine whether such a complaint should be brought. Requires the Secretary to attempt to correct the discriminatory practice by informal methods of conciliation. Authorizes the Secretary to refer matters to the Attorney General, with a recommendation that a civil action be filed, when a respondent has failed to comply with conciliation agreements. Makes certain changes in the current requirements for referring charges to State or local agencies for investigation and enforcement. Authorizes the Attorney General to bring such actions in any appropriate U.S. district court. Specifies the hearing procedures to be utilized if an administrative complaint is issued. Permits criminal penalties of up to $1,000 and/or imprisonment for not more than one year for noncompliance with subpoenas or other lawful orders. Permits any prevailing party to be awarded reasonable attorney fees. Makes certain revisions in the private right of action for aggrieved persons. Extends the statute of limitations from 180 days to two years. Allows the Attorney General to intervene upon certification that the civil action is of general public importance.

A bill to exclude foreign reparation payments from consideration as income in determining eligibility and benefits under Federal housing assistance programs.

United States · United States Congress · 19 April 1988

Excludes foreign reparation payments from consideration as income in determining eligibility and benefits under specified housing assistance programs.

A resolution to express the sense of the Senate regarding the Community Development Block Grant and Urban Development Action Grant Programs.

United States · United States Congress · 12 April 1988

Rejects the funding reduction for the community development block grant and urban development action grant programs in the President's proposed FY 1989 budget. Declares the intent of the Senate to fund these programs at their currently authorized full levels.

McKinney Housing and Shelter for the Homeless Reauthorization Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1988

McKinney Housing and Shelter for the Homeless Reauthorization Act of 1988 - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to make certain housing assistance and emergency food and shelter audits an annual requirement. (Currently only two such audits are required.) Authorizes FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations for the Interagency Council on the Homeless. Extends such Council through October 1, 1990. Authorizes FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations for the Federal emergency management food and shelter program. Authorizes FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations for the emergency shelter program. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to report annually to the Congress regarding the supportive housing demonstration program. (Currently only two such reports are required.) Authorizes FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations for such program. Authorizes FY 1989 and 1990 appropriations for supplemental assistance for facilities for the homeless. Increases FY 1989 and 1990 budget authority for section 8 assistance for single room occupancy dwellings. Makes religious organizations eligible (under specified conditions) to receive housing assistance under such Act or community development block grant funds under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Requires the Secretary to issue implementing regulations. Specifies the time period for the Secretary to identify public buildings and property suitable to assist the homeless.

Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 31 March 1988

Omnibus McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1988 - Title I: General Provisions - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (the Act) to require the Comptroller General to make annual audits of Federal emergency management food and shelter and housing assistance programs. Title II: Interagency Council on the Homeless - Amends the Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1990 for the Interagency Council on the Homeless. Extends such Council through FY 1990. Title III: Federal Emergency Management Food and Shelter Program - Amends the Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1990 for the Federal emergency management food and shelter program. Title IV: Housing Assistance - Amends the Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1990 for the emergency shelter grants program. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to report annually to the Congress regarding the supportive housing demonstration program. Authorizes program appropriations through FY 1990. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1990 for supplemental assistance for facilities to assist the homeless. Increases budget authority for section 8 assistance (low-income housing) for single room occupancy dwellings. Makes religious organizations or organizations with religious affiliations meeting specified conditions eligible to receive housing assistance under this title and community development block grants under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Title V: Identification and Use of Surplus Federal Property - Amends the Act to require the Secretary to identify Federal properties to use to aid the homeless within two months of collecting such information. Title VI: Health Care for the Homeless - Subtitle A: Categorical Grants for Primary Health Services and Substance Abuse Services - Amends the Public Health Service Act to limit Federal matching funds after the first fiscal year to 66-2/3 percent of service costs with regard to grants for health assistance for the homeless. (Current law provides for 75 percent Federal funding.) Authorizes the continued provision for up to 12 months of certain health (including mental health) services to former homeless persons currently living in permanent housing. Includes persons living in transitional housing within the definition of "homeless individual" for purposes of such grants. Authorizes appropriations for such grants through FY 1991. Subtitle B: Block Grant for Community Mental Health Services - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1991 for community mental health services block grants. Subtitle C: Authorization of Appropriations for Community Demonstration Projects - Amends the Act to authorize additional appropriations through FY 1991 for mental health services for homeless persons with chronic mental illness. Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1991 for alcohol and drug abuse treatment for homeless persons. Subtitle D: General Provisions - Sets forth effective dates for specified provisions of this title. Title VII: Education, Training, and Community Services Programs - Amends the Act to authorize appropriations through FY 1990 for the following programs for the homeless: (1) adult education; (2) education for children and youth; (3) exemplary education programs and related information dissemination; (4) job training, including a specified obligation for veterans' reintegration projects; and (5) the emergency community services homeless grant program. Title VIII: Food Assistance for the Homeless - Amends the Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 to make excess Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) flour, cheese, and cornmeal available through 1990. Authorizes appropriations through FY 1990 for the temporary emergency food assistance program (TEFAP) including storage and distribution costs. Increases amounts obligated for emergency feeding organizations. Extends the termination date for such programs from September 30, 1988, to September 30, 1990. Title IX: Veterans Programs - Authorizes additional appropriations through FY 1990 for veterans' medical care, including specified amounts for domiciliary care and for chronically mentally ill homeless veterans. Authorizes additional appropriations through FY 1990 (to remain available through FY 1991) for veterans' job training. Title X: Aid to Families With Dependent Children and Related Programs - Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) of title IV of the Social Security Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to reduce Federal matching aid to families with dependent children (AFDC) in a jurisdiction where substantial progress is not being made toward reducing the number of AFDC families living in commercial or similar transient accommodations. Authorizes the Secretary to approve demonstration projects through FY 1990 under which States encourage landlords to make permanent shelter available to families receiving AFDC housing assistance by paying rent for such shelter for the first year at the rate paid for comparable commercial or similar transient accommodations and for the remainder of the lease at the applicable AFDC housing allowance.

Emergency Housing Assistance Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 30 March 1988

Emergency Housing Assistance Act of 1988 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make emergency mortgage relief payments on behalf of certain delinquent mortgagors in a district when, for three consecutive months, the amount of delinquent mortgage loans exceeds a specified percentage of the amount of all loans accounted for in the mortgage delinquency series maintained by the Federal Home Loan Bank Board. Provides for the discontinuation and reinstitution of such program depending on delinquency rates. Directs the Secretary to notify the mortgagees of the institution or reinstitution of such a program in that district. Lists program eligibility conditions, including requirements that: (1) the mortgage is not federally insured under the Housing Act of 1949; (2) the mortgagor has suffered a substantial reduction in income, other than as a result of repeated or felonious misconduct, which renders the mortgagor unable to correct a mortgage delinquency or to resume full mortgage payments; (3) the average aggregate annual income of the mortgagor and family members residing with the mortgagor does not exceed a specified amount; (4) the mortgagor has cooperated with any attempt by the mortgagee to establish a reasonable repayment plan; (5) the Secretary has determined that assistance is necessary to avoid foreclosure and that it is likely that the mortgagor will be able to resume full mortgage payments within 36 months and pay the mortgage in full by its maturity date; and (6) the property serving the mortgage is a one-to-four-family principal residence. Requires each mortgagee, at least 30 days before instituting any foreclosure proceeding, to assist the mortgagor involved in applying for assistance under this Act, unless the mortgagor waives such assistance. Prohibits a mortgagee from instituting foreclosure proceedings until it receives notice of the Secretary's decision on such application. Allows a mortgagor to apply for assistance after foreclosure proceedings have begun, in which event such proceedings shall be stayed pending the Secretary's decision. Declares that failure to comply with these provisions shall be the basis of an action to enjoin a foreclosure. States that assistance payments shall: (1) be made from the Homeowners Emergency Relief Fund; (2) not exceed amounts necessary to supplement mortgagor contributions; and (3) be provided for up to 18 months, with an 18-month extension as necessary. Directs the Secretary to establish procedures for ascertaining the mortgagor's financial circumstances to determine whether such payments should be adjusted or terminated. Secures assistance payments under this Act through property liens. Directs the Secretary to: (1) provide homeownership counseling to persons assisted under this Act; and (2) approve or disapprove an application for assistance within 45 days. Establishes in the Treasury the Homeowners Emergency Relief Fund to carry out the provisions of this Act. Authorizes FY 1989 appropriations and limits expenditures for assistance under this Act. Requires the Secretary and certain Federal agencies which supervise financial institutions to: (1) encourage such institutions to exercise forbearance with respect to residential mortgages; and (2) waive or relax limitations pertaining to operations of such institutions or mortgagees with respect to mortgage delinquencies. Directs the Federal home loan banks, the Federal Reserve banks, and the National Credit Union Administration to give special consideration to advance, discount, or credit applications of the institutions or borrowers that have exercised forbearance in residential mortgage foreclosures. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress regarding: (1) the rate of delinquencies and foreclosures in various housing markets; (2) the prospects of voluntary forbearance by mortgagees in such areas; (3) Government actions to encourage such forbearance and to provide assistance under this title; and (4) the default status of mortgages on multifamily properties with recommendations on curing and avoiding such defaults. Directs the Secretary to study and report to the Congress on whether the use of a mortgage delinquency series different from the one specified in this Act would be more effective. Repeals title I (Emergency Homeowners Relief Act) of the Emergency Housing Act of 1975.

A bill to amend the National Housing Act to exempt the single family home mortgage insurance program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the guarantee authority of the Government National Mortgage Association from sequestration or reduction under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

United States · United States Congress · 24 March 1988

Amends the National Housing Act to exempt the single family home mortgage insurance program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the guarantee authority of the Government National Mortgage Association from sequestration or reduction under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act).

A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to preserve and improve existing provisions and practices relating to special needs allowances and emergency assistance for the homeless under the AFDC program, to limit the use of welfare hotels to provide shelter for homeless families, and to establish a demonstration program to encourage the provision of permanent housing for needy families that might otherwise require emergency shelter in welfare hotels.

United States · United States Congress · 23 March 1988

Amends part A (Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (AFDC) of title IV of the Social Security Act to require that State AFDC plans describe special need items which will be recognized for inclusion in the State's need standard and the circumstances under which they will be included. Authorizes a State to include in its need standard an amount for shelter and related needs that varies according to geographic location, family circumstance, or the type of dwelling occupied. Limits AFDC emergency assistance to assistance furnished for no more than 30 days in any 12-month period or authorized for one period of 30 consecutive days in any 12 consecutive months. Provides that States need not specify the maximum amount of emergency assistance which may be furnished for any type of emergency need. Prohibits the shelter of a family in commercial or similar transient accommodations from being deemed a basic or special need, or furnished as emergency assistance after such family has occupied those accommodations for 60 days during any 12-month period. Excepts the City of New York from full implementation of such prohibition until October 1, 1993. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to approve demonstration projects under which States encourage landlords to make permanent shelter available to families receiving AFDC housing assistance by paying rent for such shelter for the first year at the rate paid for comparable commercial or similar transient accommodations and for the remainder of the lease, which must run for at least two more years, at the applicable AFDC housing allowance.

A bill to direct the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to develop a master plan for expanding the National Air and Space Museum at an airport and construct facilities necessary for housing such expansion.

United States · United States Congress · 17 March 1988

Directs the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to develop a master plan for the expansion of the National Air and Space Museum at an airport while allowing such airport to continue its normal operations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the development of such plan. Directs the Board, using funds obtained from private sources, to design and construct any new facilities which are needed under such master plan.

A joint resolution making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1988, for urgently needed assistance for the homeless as authorized in the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.

United States · United States Congress · 10 March 1988

Title I: Housing and Urban Development - Makes FY 1988 supplemental appropriations for the following Department of Housing and Urban Development homeless programs authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: (1) single room occupancy dwelling rehabilitation; (2) emergency shelter grants; (3) supportive housing demonstration program; and (4) supplemental assistance for facilities to assist the homeless. Makes FY 1988 supplemental appropriations for the Federal Emergency Management Agency's emergency food and shelter program. Title II: Health and Human Services - Makes FY 1988 supplemental appropriations for the following Department of Health and Human Services homeless programs authorized by the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act: (1) health services; (2) community mental health services (alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health); and (3) emergency community services.

Voucher Assistance Improvement Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 8 March 1988

Voucher Assistance Improvement Act of 1988 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permit the use of housing vouchers to assist lower income families affected by the prepayment of mortgages on Department of Housing and Urban Development projects.

Kenneth J. Beirne, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, vice June Q. Koch, resigned.

United States · United States Senate · 25 February 1988

Affordable Permanent Housing for the Homeless Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 25 February 1988

Affordable Permanent Housing for the Homeless Act of 1988 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to increase FY 1988 budget authority for the following housing programs for the homeless: (1) section 8 (lower income housing assistance) certificates; (2) section 8 moderate rehabilitation, including assistance to handicapped homeless people; (3) public housing grants; and (4) rental rehabilitation. Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to submit an annual report to the Congress regarding: (1) activities under this Act; and (2) the housing situation for homeless families with children.

Housing and Community Development Labor Standards Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 24 February 1988

Housing and Community Development Labor Standards Act of 1988 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to state that wage standards shall apply to community development block grant and urban development action grant construction and closely related activities. Prohibits preemption of higher State, local, or Indian tribal wage standards under: (1) such programs; (2) assisted housing programs; and (3) mortgage insurance programs.

A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, for the purpose of making permanent a rental housing lease indemnity program.

United States · United States Congress · 18 February 1988

Authorizes the Secretary of Defense to carry out a program under which the Secretary of a military department may guarantee compensation of any person who leases a rental unit to a member of the armed forces following any breach of lease or rental unit damage done by the member. Directs the Secretary of each military department to carry out such program. Authorizes the Secretary of the military department concerned to enter into an agreement with any person who leases rental units to military personnel. Outlines terms to be included in such agreement, including liability limits of the Secretary concerned, and the Secretary's right to be subrogated to the rights of the lessor for compensation for breach of lease or rental unit damage. Authorizes the Secretary concerned who has compensated an owner for rental breach or unit damage to withhold from a member's pay an amount equal to the amount paid by the Secretary to the lessor as compensation for the breach or damage.

Indian Housing Act of 1988

United States · United States Congress · 9 February 1988

Indian Housing Act of 1988 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to establish a separate assisted housing program for Indians and Alaska Natives. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a mutual help homeownership opportunity program for Indians and Alaska Natives. Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial assistance to Indian housing authorities (IHA) for such purpose. Requires a participating family to enter into a mutual help and occupancy agreement with the IHA which shall provide for: (1) a family contribution of land, labor, cash, or materials of at least $1,500 (which may be made by the tribe on behalf of the family); (2) monthly payments based either on adjusted income or certain operating expenses; (3) maintenance of the dwelling and utilities; and (4) homeownership opportunities. Directs the Secretary to consider public housing prototype costs in determining maximum IHA contributions. Authorizes the Secretary, to the extent provided in appropriation Acts, to provide advances to related facilities and services. Requires reimbursement agreements to be made with the appropriate entities before advances may be made. Defines "Indian" to mean any person recognized as being an Indian or Alaska Native by an Indian tribe, the Federal Government, or any State.

Community Housing Partnership Act

United States · United States Congress · 2 February 1988

Community Housing Partnership Act - Title I: Housing Education and Organizational Support Grants for Community Based Housing Projects - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide housing education and organizational support grants directly to nonprofit organizations or indirectly to States and cities to assist such organizations. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning with FY 1989. Title II: Community Housing and Partnership Grants - Authorizes the Secretary to provide community partnership grants directly to nonprofit organizations or indirectly to States and cities to assist such organizations. Divides appropriations among: (1) urban community housing partnership grants (60 percent); (2) State community housing partnership grants (30 percent); and (3) direct community housing partnership grants (ten percent). Sets forth the following eligible activities: (1) technical assistance and site control loans; (2) seed-money loans; (3) matching grants or loans; and (4) program-wide technical and management assistance for nonprofit sponsors. Sets forth rental project and home ownership eligibility provisions, including: (1) occupancy by lower income families; (2) profit limitations; (3) funding coordination; (4) tax treatment; and (5) affirmative action requirements. Authorizes permanent appropriations beginning with FY 1989. Title III: General Provisions - Defines specified terms for purposes of this Act.

An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

United States · United States Congress · 27 January 1988

Authorizes the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, from March 1, 1988, through February 28, 1989, to: (1) make expenditures from the contingent fund; (2) employ personnel; (3) utilize, on a reimbursable basis, the services of department or agency personnel; (4) procure consultant services; and (5) provide for the training of its professional staff.