Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House of Representatives should participate in and support activities to provide decent homes for the people of the United States, and for other purposes.

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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Members of the House of Representatives and Habitat for Humanity, with support from the National Partners in Homeownership, should sponsor and construct, commencing on June 5, 1997, two homes in the Anacostia neighborhood of the District of Columbia, each to be known as a "House That Congress Built"; (2) each house should be constructed primarily by Members and their families and staffs with the participation of the family that will own the home, involving and symbolizing the partnership of the public, private, and nonprofit sectors of society; (3) upon completion and initial occupancy of the homes in the fall of 1997, the Members, their families and staffs, each family that will own each house, and local and national leaders from the public and private nonprofit sectors of society should participate in an event to celebrate the occasion; (4) the Members and their families and staff should participate in similar house building activities of Habitat for Humanity in their own districts as part of National Homeownership Week; and (5) these occasions should be used to emphasize the importance of providing decent homes for all of the people in the United States.

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• Engrossed in House (text)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 20 May 1997

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• Engrossed in House (PDF)

  Engrossed in House · EN · 20 May 1997

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 20 May 1997

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 May 1997

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 13 May 1997

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 13 May 1997

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