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S. 829 (110th)

HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007

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Introduced

8 March 2007

Last action

8 March 2007 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Sponsors

Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC], Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Salazar, Ken [D-CO], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ]

Subjects

Housing, Education

Source updated

14 August 2025

Housing · Education

Summary

HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to extend and authorize appropriations for the HOPE VI revitalization program. Includes educational and relocation aims among HOPE VI purposes. Requires each HOPE VI grant recipient to establish, in partnership with local schools, a comprehensive educational reform and achievement strategy for transforming the neighborhood schools into high-performing schools (including, in certain circumstances, an alternative strategy). Revises grant selection criteria. Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to conduct funding-related site visits for HOPE VI applicants. Requires: (1) public housing agencies to establish performance benchmarks for each of their HOPE VI projects; and (2) the Secretary to establish specified sanctions for failure to meet such benchmarks. Cites conditions for extension of such benchmarks.

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Timeline

  1. 8 March 2007

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

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  2. 8 March 2007

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

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