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S. 566 (101st)

Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act

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Introduced

15 March 1989

Last action

25 October 1990 · ResolvingDifferences

Status

Became Public Law No: 101-625.

Sponsors

Sen. Cranston, Alan [D-CA], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Heinz, John [R-PA], Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI], Sen. Mitchell, George J. [D-ME], Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN], Sen. Sanford, Terry [D-NC], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV], Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Kasten, Robert W., Jr. [R-WI], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Pell, Claiborne [D-RI], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Sen. Wilson, Pete [R-CA], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD], Sen. Pryor, David H. [D-AR], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Cohen, William S. [R-ME], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD], Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Gore, Albert, Jr. [D-TN], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI]

Subjects

Housing

Source updated

14 January 2025

Housing

Summary

National Affordable Housing Act - Title I: General Provisions and Policies - Sets forth a national housing goal and the objectives of a national housing policy. Requires State and local entities receiving direct assistance to submit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development a comprehensive housing affordability strategy. Title II: Homeownership - Amends the National Housing Act to base Federal Housing Administration (FHA) first-time homebuyer loan ceilings on regional median home prices. Authorizes the insurance of industry accepted mortgages under specified conditions. Requires the Secretary to report annually to the Congress regarding mortgage insurance categories. Title III: Investment in Affordable Housing - HOME Corporation Act - Establishes the Government National HOME Corporation in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations for activities under this title. Subtitle A: Housing Opportunity Partnerships (HOP) - Authorizes the Secretary, acting through the HOME Corporation, to make funds available for investment in order to expand the affordable housing supply. Directs the HOME Corporation to develop model programs designed to carry out the purposes of this title. Requires participating jurisdictions to target housing for very low- and low-income families. Sets forth affordable housing qualification provisions. Allocates resources by a housing need-based formula and by incentives. Directs the HOME Corporation to establish a housing investment trust fund for each participating jurisdiction. Requires participant matching funds. Sets aside funds for nonprofit community organization housing. Provides penalties for misuse of funds. Subtitle B: Mortgage Credit Enhancement - Authorizes the HOME Corporation to guarantee affordable housing mortgage loan pools. Subtitle C: Other Support for State and Local Housing Strategies - Directs the HOME Corporation to develop the capacity of State and local agencies and profit and nonprofit entities to identify and meet the needs for increased affordable housing, including related housing research. Subtitle D: General Authority of the HOME Corporation - Sets forth operating and authority provisions for the HOME Corporation. Subtitle E: Sets forth administrative provisions for the HOME Corporation. Title IV: Affordable Rental Housing - Subtitle A: Preservation of Affordable Rental Housing - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in HUD an Office of Affordable Housing Preservation. Subtitle B: Low-Income Rental Assistance - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise the section 8 rental assistance program. Increases FY 1990 and 1991 budget authority for such assistance. Title V: Housing For Persons With Special Needs - Subtitle A: Assistant Secretary for Supportive Housing - Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to establish in HUD a position of Assistant Secretary for Supportive Housing to administer programs serving elderly, handicapped, or homeless persons, or others with special housing needs. Subtitle B: Supportive Housing for the Elderly - Amends the Housing Act of 1959 to authorize assistance to expand the supply of supportive housing for the elderly. Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations. Authorizes assistance to adopt federally assisted housing for the elderly to better meet the needs of frail elderly, handicapped, or temporarily disabled residents. Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations. Subtitle C: Supportive Housing for the Handicapped - Authorizes assistance to expand the supply of supportive housing for the handicapped. Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations. Subtitle D: Supportive Housing for the Homeless - Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to authorize grants to States and local government units for homeless housing assistance. Sets forth grant allocation provisions. Permits States and local units to use such assistance for approved activities. Requires grantees to provide matching funds. Authorizes FY 1991 and 1992 appropriations. Requires an annual report to the Congress. Sets forth the following approved activities: (1) emergency shelter; (2) transitional housing for the homeless; (3) permanent housing for the handicapped homeless; and (4) supplemental assistance for facilities to assist the homeless. Increases FY 1990 and 1991 budget authority for the section 8 single room occupancy program. Title VI: Public and Indian Housing - Subtitle A: Public Housing Development - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the development of new and replacement public housing. Subtitle B: Authorization - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize FY 1990 and 1991 public housing appropriations. Increases FY 1990 and 1991 budget authority for rental rehabilitation and development grants. Obligates FY 1990 and 1991 funds for: (1) Indian housing; and (2) the comprehensive improvement assistance program. Subtitle C: Project Independence - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide public housing residents with greater access to employment, day care, educational, and other services. Obligates FY 1990 and 1991 funds for such purposes. Subtitle D: National Commission on Severely Distressed Public Housing - Establishes the National Commission on Severely Distressed Public Housing to identify severely distressed public housing projects, evaluate strategies to eliminate unfit housing conditions, and develop a national plan to achieve such objectives. Authorizes FY 1990 and 1991 appropriations. Title VII: Rural Housing - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to reauthorize through FY 1991: (1) rural housing insured or guaranteed loans; (2) rental assistance payment contract authority; (3) rental housing loan authority; and (4) mutual and self-help housing grant and loan authority. Authorizes deferred mortgage repayments under specified conditions. Sets aside FY 1990 and 1991 funds for targeted underserved areas. Title VIII: Repeals and Conforming Amendments - Sets forth specified conforming and other related amendments.

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Timeline

  1. 15 March 1989

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 15 March 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 April 1989

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-175.

    Source: Committee

  4. 1 June 1989

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-263.

    Source: Committee

  5. 2 June 1989

    Committee

    Committee on Banking. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-361.

    Source: Committee

  6. 6 June 1989

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-243.

    Source: Committee

  7. 7 June 1989

    Committee

    Committee on Banking, Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 101-446.

    Source: Committee

  8. 9 June 1989

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

  9. 16 June 1989

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-477.

    Source: Committee

  10. 20 June 1989

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-176.

    Source: Committee

  11. 21 June 1989

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-496.

    Source: Committee

  12. 20 July 1989

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-234.

    Source: Committee

  13. 29 March 1990

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

  14. 2 May 1990

    Reported

    Committee on Banking. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  15. 8 June 1990

    Reported

    Committee on Banking. Reported to Senate by Senator Riegle with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 101-316. Additional views filed.

    Source: Committee

  16. 8 June 1990

    Reported

    Committee on Banking. Reported to Senate by Senator Riegle with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 101-316. Additional views filed.

    Source: Committee

  17. 8 June 1990

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 587.

    Source: Calendars

  18. 18 June 1990

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate.

    Source: Floor

  19. 19 June 1990

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  20. 20 June 1990

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  21. 21 June 1990

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  22. 22 June 1990

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  23. 27 June 1990

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  24. 27 June 1990

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-1. Record Vote No: 132.

    Source: Floor

  25. 11 July 1990

    Floor

    Held at the desk.

    Source: Floor

  26. 11 July 1990

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

  27. 11 July 1990

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  28. 1 August 1990

    Floor

    The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of S. 566.

    Source: Floor

  29. 1 August 1990

    Floor

    A similar measure H.R. 1180 was laid on the table without objection.

    Source: Floor

  30. 1 August 1990

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  31. 1 August 1990

    Passed

    The title of the measure was amended to that of similar measure H.R. 1180. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  32. 1 August 1990

    Passed

    On passage Passed without objection.

    Source: Floor

  33. 1 August 1990

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

    Source: Floor

  34. 1 August 1990

    Passed

    The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 1180. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  35. 1 August 1990

    Floor

    Considered by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

  36. 10 September 1990

    Floor

    Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.

    Source: Floor

  37. 12 September 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate requests a conference. Appoints conferees. Riegle; Cranston; Sarbanes; Dodd; Dixon; D'Amato; Heinz; Bond; Mack. From the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  38. 12 September 1990

    Passed

    Senate disagreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  39. 12 September 1990

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: NotUsed

  40. 13 September 1990

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

  41. 19 September 1990

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  42. 19 September 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    The chair appointed conferees - from the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs: Gonzalez, Oakar, Vento, Schumer, Frank, Torres, Kennedy, McDermott, Wylie, Roukema, Hiler, Ridge, and Bartlett.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  43. 19 September 1990

    Passed

    On motion that the House insist upon its amendments, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  44. 19 September 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Gonzalez asked unanimous consent that the House insist upon its amendments, and agree to a conference.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  45. 24 September 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  46. 24 September 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  47. 26 September 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  48. 26 September 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  49. 2 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  50. 2 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  51. 5 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  52. 5 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  53. 9 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  54. 9 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  55. 10 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  56. 10 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  57. 12 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  58. 12 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  59. 15 October 1990

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  60. 15 October 1990

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  61. 22 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report H. Rept. 101-922 filed.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  62. 22 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 101-922 filed.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  63. 22 October 1990

    Passed

    Mr. Gonzalez asked unanimous consent that managers on the part of the House have until midnight on Oct. 22 to file a conference report on S. 566. Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Committee

  64. 23 October 1990

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 521 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of the conference report to S. 566. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider the conference report on the bill, and all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration shall be waived. The conference report shall be considered as having been read when called up for consideration.

    Source: Floor

  65. 24 October 1990

    Passed

    Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  66. 24 October 1990

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  67. 24 October 1990

    Passed

    On motion to recommit the conference report to the committee of conference Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  68. 24 October 1990

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion to recommit the conference report to the committee of conference Agreed to without objection.

    Source: NotUsed

  69. 24 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Wolf asked unanimous consent that the House ask unanimous consent recommit.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  70. 24 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Gonzalez asked unanimous consent that the conference report recommitted be recommitted.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  71. 24 October 1990

    Passed

    Rule H. Res. 521 passed House.

    Source: Floor

  72. 25 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  73. 25 October 1990

    Passed

    On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  74. 25 October 1990

    Passed

    Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  75. 25 October 1990

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  76. 25 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    The previous question was ordered without objection.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  77. 25 October 1990

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.

    Source: Floor

  78. 25 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Mr. Gonzalez brought up conference report H.Rept. 101-943 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 522.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  79. 25 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report H. Rept. 101-943 filed.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  80. 25 October 1990

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 101-943 filed.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

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Votes

27 October 1990 · Conference Report Agreed to · On the Conference Report S. 566 · Conference Report Agreed to · Official source

Yes 93 · No 6 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 1

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27 June 1990 · Bill Passed · On Passage of the Bill S. 566 · Bill Passed · Official source

Yes 96 · No 1 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 3

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