Local Housing Opportunities Act

Summary

Local Housing Opportunities Act - Title I: Program Consolidation - Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from carrying out any programs not expressly authorized by Federal law. Terminates specified Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs. Establishes the HUD Consolidation Task Force. Title II: Community Empowerment - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act to authorize appropriations for the community development block grant program. Prohibits set-asides unless specifically provided for. Sets forth certain HUD property disposition provisions. Amends the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1966 to make permanent the moving to work program. Title III: Homeless Assistance Reform - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to combine specified housing programs into a McKinney Homeless Assistance Performance Fund. Authorizes appropriations. Title IV: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize appropriations for mutual and self-help housing technical assistance and training grants. Title V: Voucher Reform - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize appropriations for rental vouchers for witness and victims of crime relocation. Title VI: Program Modernization - Amends the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 to authorize appropriations for assistance for the self-help home ownership opportunity program. Amends the HUD Demonstration Act of 1993 to authorize and increase appropriations for the capacity building for community development and affordable housing program. Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to establish a public housing work requirement. Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to permit the use of section 8 assistance in grand family housing assisted with HOME funds. Amends the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation Act to authorize appropriations for the neighborhood reinvestment corporation. Title VII: State Housing Block Grant - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize States to assume control of Federal housing assistance funds upon execution of a qualifying performance agreement with the Secretary. Title VIII: Private Sector Incentives - Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to low-income housing tax credit State ceilings and private activity bond caps. Title IX: Enforcement - Amends Federal law to prohibit HUD to use appropriated funds for lobbying activities.

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Timeline

1. 27 July 2000

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7870-7881)

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2. 27 July 2000

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S7867-7870)

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3. 27 July 2000

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 27 July 2000 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 July 2000

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
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