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H.R. 3435 (105th)

Affordable Housing Barrier Removal Act of 1998

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

11 March 1998

Last action

17 March 1998 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

Sponsors

Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15], Rep. Metcalf, Jack [R-WA-2], Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. Fox, Jon D. [R-PA-13], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5], Rep. Christensen, Jon [R-NE-2], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6], Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11], Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11], Rep. McInnis, Scott [R-CO-3], Rep. Hayworth, J. D. [R-AZ-5], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Cunningham, Randy (Duke) [R-CA-50], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Cook, Merrill [R-UT-2], Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17], Rep. Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4], Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6], Rep. McCarthy, Karen [D-MO-5], Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Hutchinson, Asa [R-AR-3], Rep. Klug, Scott L. [R-WI-2], Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Baldacci, John Elias [D-ME-2], Rep. John, Christopher [D-LA-7], Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Rep. Redmond, Bill [R-NM-3], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Dreier, David [R-CA-26], Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5], Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31], Rep. Mascara, Frank [D-PA-20]

Subjects

Housing

Source updated

21 August 2025

Housing

Summary

Affordable Housing Barrier Removal Act of 1998 - Provides for a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)-sponsored biennial conference on (regulatory) barriers to affordable housing. Requires proposed and final agency rules to analyze their impact upon affordable housing availability. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to develop model housing impact analyses. (Sec. 5) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize direct appropriations for State and local grants for regulatory barrier removal. (Sec. 6) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to make affordable housing barrier removal eligible for community development block grant assistance. (Sec. 7) States that the regulatory barriers clearinghouse shall be established within the Office of Policy Development of HUD under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research. (Sec. 8) Amends the National Housing Act to: (1) repeal the single family mortgage insurance owner-occupancy requirement; (2) repeal mortgage limits on dwellings begun prior to insurance approval; (3) revise the definition of "area"; and (4) revise downpayment provisions. (Sec. 9) Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to: (1) include 1- to 4-family residential construction loans within the percent of residential assets required of a qualifying Federal Home Loan Bank; and (2) eliminate the 30 percent cap on certain real estate-related capital that may be held as collateral by a member institution.

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Timeline

  1. 11 March 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 March 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 March 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 17 March 1998

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

    Source: Committee

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