Emergency Housing Assistance Act of 1983

Summary

Emergency Housing Assistance Act of 1983 - Amends the Emergency Housing Act of 1975 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make emergency mortgage relief payments to mortgagees 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 for such district or the nation. Provides for the discontinuation and reinstitution of such assistance program depending on such delinquency rate condition. Directs the Secretary to notify the mortgagees in a district of the institution or reinstitution of such a program in that district. Lists the conditions for assistance eligibility, which include requirements that: (1) the mortgage is not federally insured under the National Housing Act or the Housing Act of 1949; (2) the mortgagor has suffered a substantial reduction in income as a result of circumstances beyond the mortgagor's control which renders the mortgagor unable to make full mortgage payments; and (3) 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. Establishes a rebuttable presumption that a mortgagor will be able to resume making full payments and pay the mortgage in full if the mortgagor suffered a reduction in income because of a loss of, or reduction in, employment. 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 an 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. Requires an application to contain the mortgagee's certification that at least three full monthly payments are past due and that the mortgagee has extended a specified amount of voluntary forebearance. Declares that assistance payments shall: (1) not exceed amounts necessary to supplement the amounts the mortgagor is able to contribute; (2) be not less than the amount necessary to ensure that the total monthly housing expense of the mortgagor does not exceed 38 percent of his or her net effective income; and (3) be provided for a period not to exceed 18 months plus any period of delinquency, with an 18-month extension if necessary to avoid foreclosure. Directs the Secretary to establish certain procedures for ascertaining the mortgagor's financial circumstances to determine whether such payments should be adjusted or terminated. Declares that all assistance payments shall be secured by a lien on the property and repayable on terms prescribed by the Secretary, with certain restrictions. Allows a mortgagor to receive assistance under this Act more than once, except that payments may not be provided for a mortgagor for more than an aggregate of 36 months. Sets forth the authority of the Secretary to recapture such assistance. 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. Creates the Homeowners Emergency Relief fund to be available to carry out this Act. Authorizes 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 forebearance with respect to residential mortgages; and (2) waive or relax limitations pertaining to the 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 forebearance in residential mortgage foreclosures. Requires the Secretary to report to Congress every 90 days on: (1) the rate of delinquencies and foreclosures in various housing markets; (2) the prospects of voluntary forebearance by mortgagees in such areas; (3) Government actions to encourage such forebearance 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 on the use of alternative mortgage delinquency series under this title. Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for grants by the Secretary to local governments and Indian tribes for the provision of shelter and essential services for individuals who are subject to life-threatening situations because of their lack of housing. Requires that a house which is rehabilitated with such assistance be used for emergency housing for at least three years. Directs the Secretary to: (1) consider the special housing needs of families and single women; and (2) ensure that such grants do not replace funds currently expended for such shelter and services. Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture, prior to taking any action that would result in a borrower losing housing financed by a rural housing loan, to grant a moratorium on loan payments if the borrower shows that he or she is unable to continue making payments because of circumstances beyond his or her control. Requires the Secretary to: (1) ensure that delinquent borrowers are informed of the availability of such assistance; and (2) provide technical assistance to borrowers applying for such assistance. Authorizes the Secretary to reamortize the accrued debt of a borrower if reamortization is likely to result in the resumption of payments by the borrower.

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Timeline

1. 9 March 1983

   Committee

   For Previous Action See H.R.1330.

   Source: Committee

2. 9 March 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 March 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 9 March 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 10 March 1983

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

6. 10 March 1983

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

7. 15 March 1983

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 22.

   Source: Calendars

8. 15 March 1983

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. Report No: 98-32.

   Source: Committee

9. 15 March 1983

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs. Report No: 98-32.

   Source: Committee

10. 17 March 1983

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.142 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

11. 17 March 1983

    Floor

    Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 2 Hours of Debate. Partial Waiver of Points of Order.

    Source: Floor

12. 19 April 1983

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

13. 19 April 1983

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

14. 11 May 1983

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 216 - 196 (Record Vote No: 106).

    Source: Floor

15. 11 May 1983

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 216 - 196 (Record Vote No: 106).

    Source: Floor

16. 16 May 1983

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

    Source: IntroReferral

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 11 May 1983

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 15 March 1983

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Sponsors

• Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. St Germain, Fernand J. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
• Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lundine, Stanley N. [D-NY-34] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Oakar, Mary Rose [D-OH-20] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Vento, Bruce F. [D-MN-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lowry, Mike [D-WA-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Hubbard, Carroll, Jr. [D-KY-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. D'Amours, Norman E. [D-NH-1] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Lehman, Richard H. [D-CA-19] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Erdreich, Ben [D-AL-6] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Feighan, Edward F. [D-OH-19] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssbk00 · Standing
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• amends ← An amendment in the nature of a substitute eliminating the $760 million authorization and all references to the emergency housing assistance program. The amendment retains the encouragement for forbearance by financial institutions, the $100 million authorization in FY'84 for emergency shelter assistance, and the rural housing provisions requiring USDA to provide "timely and meaningful" information to its borrowers without requiring the moratorium provided in the committee bill.
• amends ← An amendment to the Gonzalez substitute amendment to the Wylie substitute amendment. The amendment strikes all language after the short title and substitutes language that directs federal supervisory agencies to encourage forebearance.
• amends ← A substitute for the Wylie amendment that would reincorporate the bill's provisions and add provisions imposing an asset test on individuals seeking mortgage assistance, a provision requiring HUD to consider mortgage foreclosures, unemployment, and UDAG standards in allocating mortgage assistance, a provision requiring homeowners seeking mortgage assistance to first seek to work out alternative payment schedules, to limit assistance for amenities such as swimming pools and tennis courts, to prohibit assistance to demonstrate his or her ability to repay, rather than requiring the government to prove the applicant cannot.
• amends ← An amendment to the Gonzalez substitute to the Wylie substitute amendment to add the proscription against expenditure of funds under the bill if such expenditure violates federal law requiring a balanced budget.
• amends ← An amendment to the Gonzalez substitute amendment to the Wylie substitute amendment to reduce by half, to $380,000,000 funds authorized in the bill for emergency mortgage relief.
• amends ← An amendment to the Gonzalez substitute amendment to the Wylie amendment. The amendment prohibits aid in districts where it is determined that the aid will reduce the degree of forebearance or result in an increase in foreclosures.
• amends ← An amendment to the Gonzalez substitute amendment to the Wylie amendment to require applicants for assistance to first file a plan with bankruptcy courts under Chapter 13. The amendment specifies certain consequences of such filing that must be met to qualify for the relief provided in this bill.