To amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to provide flexibility to the definition of rural areas.

Summary

Amends the Housing Act of 1949, with respect to financial assistance to farm owners through the Farmers Home Administration, to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to consider as rural or a rural area for farm housing purposes a place, town, village, or city with a population of 35,000 or less that demonstrates that it is experiencing economic distress from which such financial assistance would be of significant value in helping it recover. Cites as evidence of economic distress: (1) an unemployment rate higher than the national average, or (2) an average wage or home sale price lower than the national wage.

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Timeline

1. 1 August 2011

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 August 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 August 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 August 2011

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 1 August 2011 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 August 2011

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Sponsor
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