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The article focuses on the votes made by members of the U.S. House as of July 2013 concerning several issues. It mentions the decision of House members to amend the country's education law in relation to several issues including federal assistance, school performance, and democratic substitute. It states that the House tackled issues related to the special Olympics law. It also talks about the Fiscal 2014 Defense and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Appropriations bill.

The article reports on problems in housing, increasing health care costs and gasoline prices, citing key economic conditions in the U.S. as of July 2008. Legislators are focusing on housing legislation with virtually all Democrats and many Republicans proposing a mortgage relief and a housing market overhaul measure to address middle-class economic anxiety before the elections in November. Existing housing laws are cited.

Gives the views of an individual on the failure of the United States Congress to pass a housing authorization bill. Activities in Congress since the Republicans took over; Information on efforts made to overhaul the United States' housing system; Provisions of the 1996 PL 104-99, a stopgap spending bill; Process in attaching a provision to a spending bill. INSETS: Year-by-year programs;The year Congress passed the buck on defense funds by Pat Towell.

The article reports on the status of the housing bill HR 3221, a mortgage relief package, which responds to the housing and credit market crisis in the U.S. It says that it will be settled shortly after it received support when the House amended the bill on July 23, 2008, in which the Senate invoke cloture on July 25. The package will regulate finances of mortgage corporations Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the $3.92 billion grants, and will support struggling homeowners. INSET: Highlights of the Package.

Deals with the housing problem in the United States (US) Armed Forces. Aim of the US Congress privatize the repair and house building in the military; Efforts of the US Department of Defenses to remedy the problem in housing.

The article discusses disagreements between Republican and Democratic legislators on allocations that delayed action on the fiscal 2014 Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (HUD) appropriations bills in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives during the week of July 29, 2013. It is predicted that any domestic spending measure is not likely to pass either chamber before the start of fiscal 2014. House debates on proposals to the measure's transportation title are also cited.

The article looks at a housing package that was taking shape in the U.S. House, as chairman Barney Frank of the House Financial Services Committee began pushing bills through his panel that are expected to be bundled into a comprehensive housing bill. According to Frank, the legislative package might include an overhaul of the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). It mentions two small bills that have already received approval from the committee and are expected to become part of the package.

The article focuses on the status of several welfare reauthorization bills on the U.S. Congress as of January 2006. The bills include the Senate 667 reauthorization bill, House Resolution (HR) 240 and HR 4635. Overhaul bills for the 1996 welfare overhaul law were approved in 2005. There were several changes in the 1996 law proposed under the Senate reauthorization bill.

Focuses on a bill regarding the expansion of home ownership and regulation of manufactured housing. Changes included in the bill; Implication of the bill; Amendment added to the bill which was considered controversial; How the bill would reduce barriers to home ownership.

The article focuses on the appropriations for the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) of the U.S. It refers on the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of the U.S. which outlines the budget for the transportation and housing programs. It notes the estimation of the Republican Senate Appropriations staff that there would be a shortfall for the Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance program under a competitive range (CR).

The article reports on U.S. President Barack Obama's social initiative by way of a Housing and Urban Development Department rule requiring cities and states to further fair housing when using funds, as of July 13, 2015. Topics discussed include the views of the rule as a step against poverty and racial segregation, and as a social engineering experiment, and the Republicans' intent to block it. Also noted is the claim that the rule usurps local zoning authority to push racial housing quotas.

The article reports on the efforts being done by the U.S. Senate in July 2013 to attempt to pass its fiscal 2014 appropriations bill involving transportation and housing spending measures. It talks about a motion by U.S. senator from Pennsylvania Patrick J. Tommey to recommit the the Transportation-Housing and Urban Development (HUD) bill to the U.S. Appropriations Committee. It mentions the views of U.S. senator from Washington Patricia Lynn Murray on spending caps.

The article focuses on the support of the House Appropriations Committee for transportation and housing programs spending bill or House Regulation (HR) 5972 with discretionary funds of 51.6 billion U.S. dollars (USD) while the Highway Bill amount is still under negotiation. It mentions a limit on what agencies could obligate from the Airport Improvement Program and Highway Trust Fund to 103.6 billion USD. It also notes the Choice Neighborhodd program that will not be funded by the House bill.

The article provides an overview on the housing voucher expansion bill by the House in the U.S. It states that the legislation includes a measure approved by the Financial Services committee that would expand the availability of public housing vouchers. It suggests that the bill was part of the lawmakers' efforts to address the housing crisis.

The article offers information on the approval of the draft Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) appropriations bill by the Senate Appropriations Committee in the U.S. On July 30, 2009, legislators voted 30-0 in favor of the mandate. It would furnish 122 billion U.S. dollars worth of spending measure for housing and transportation programs of the government

The article reports on the approval given to the bill which widens the eligibility and increase the number of rent vouchers for low-income Americans on July 23, 2009 from the House Financial Services Committee in the U.S. According to the article, the bill changes the pattern used by housing agencies to calculate wage eligibility and would define tenant protections. It is stated that the bill intends to aid in fighting shortages in housing that have worsened the recession.

A summary is presented of the bill S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, prepared by the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, May 6, 2009.

The article reports that the House Financial Services Committee approved in September 2008 a bill, HR 6694, that will reinstate a mortgage assistance program previously eliminated under the housing law enacted in the U.S. in 2008. It analyzes the key stipulations of the bill, which will enable home sellers to provide downpayment assistance to buyers with Federal Housing Administration-backed mortgages.

The article focuses on the Homes for Heroes Act, a bill sponsored by Democrat Al Green of Texas. Being pushed by the Democrats, the bill is for returning Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. White House Officials say the bill would duplicate programs of the Housing and Urban Development Department and recommend that U.S. President George W. Bush would veto the bill. A statement from Green addressed to President Bush is also presented.

The article reports that the U.S. House approved a bill that would allow some housing authorities to manage their development projects separately. The bill would also increase the number of units that public housing agencies can manage to 500 before they are required to manage their portfolios using the required asset management system.

The article discusses various reports published within the issue including one about problems in the real estate market and credit markets by Adriel Bettelheim and another about a housing bill that would create a regulatory scheme for mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

The article reports that the U.S. House passed the legislation expanding the federal government's involvement in affordable-housing construction despite oppositions from the Republicans and the White House. The bill would create a national housing trust fund that will help in building, refurbishing or maintaining 1.5 million affordable housing units over 10 years. The fund's financial resource will be accumulated through the federal Housing Administration (FHA) and portfolios of mortgage lending.

The article presents an overview of House Resolution (HR) 2786 passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on September 6, 2007. The bill reauthorizes the program for housing assistance for Native Americans and authorizes an annual funding of $624 million to the Indian Housing Block Grant. Amendments to the bill are discussed including one by Republican Steve King of Iowa which prohibits the use of funding from the bill to employ illegal immigrants.

The article reports on the provision on the U.S. House energy bill which mandates that new residential and commercial buildings must have a total overall energy savings of 30% by 2010 and 50% in 2020. The Alliance to Save Energy is said to be mainly responsible for the House efficiency mandate. The National Association of Home Builders, the Building Owners and Managers Association International and the National Association of industrial and Office Properties lobby against the new mandate.

The article reports on the approval of the $104.4 billion fiscal 2008 Transportation-Housing appropriations measure by the U.S. House. A vote of 268-153 lead to the enactment of the measure. The legislation would offer $4.1 billion more than U.S. President George W. Bush requested and $4.4 billion more than passed in fiscal 2007.

The article focuses on two housing measures approved by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee that would make significant changes to Section 8 low-income housing vouchers and help middle- and low-income families finance mobile home purchases. HR 2139 which was approved by voice vote would expand the government's ability to back mortgages for mobile homes. HR 1851 would direct the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allocate voucher money based on housing data in 2006.

The article reports on a bill approved by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on May 3, 2007 that would amend the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) mortgage lending practices and designate agency surpluses for an affordable housing fund. Committee Chairman Barney Frank won adoption of an amendment that would restructure the bill's affordable housing-fund provisions. It notes that a series of Republican amendments intended to weaken the bill's provisions failed on roll call votes.

Reports on the approval of a bill that would reauthorize the HOPE VI program which demolishes and rebuilds dilapidated public housing complexes by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on May 24, 2006. Budget proposed by President George W. Bush for the program for fiscal 2007; Background on the program; Target number of units of public housing to be demolished under the program.

The article reports on a bill passed by the U.S. House that would expand housing benefits for disabled veterans in the U.S. on November 10, 2005. The bill was sponsored by U.S. Representatives John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Stephanie Herseth (D-S.D.). Provisions from other veterans' bills that include a housing program for Indians of North America were incorporated by the bill.

Reports on the approval of House Rule 4471 which provides a home loan program for Indian reservations in the U.S. on June 21, 2004. Efforts of Republican Rick Renzi of Arizona, sponsor of the bill, to ensure the approval of the bill; List of legislators who supported the bill; Factor that hinders the development of American Indian housing projects.

Presents an update on the Fiscal 2004 budget appropriations for several administrative agencies in the U.S. as of September 13, 2003. Synopsis of spending policies of the Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Environmental Protection Agency and the Americorps; Decision of the House and Senate Appropriations to rebuff the proposal of U.S. President George W. Bush to convert Section 8 subsidized housing vouchers into a block grant program; Breakdown of agency allocations.

Reports on the approval of two housing and urban development bills by the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. Provisions of the bills; Proponents of the bills; Information on the HOPE VI housing program.

Provides information on the 2003 military construction bill for family housing in the U.S. Provisions of the bill; Benefits of the bill; Value of the appropriations for military construction.

Reports on the housing bills and an executive branch nomination approved by the U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee in September 2002. Purpose of the bill; Provisions aimed at simplification of housing payment requirements; Approval of a bill that would reauthorize a federal housing assistance program for American-Indians.

Reports that the U.S. House Financial Services Committee is set to approve a legislative bill the week of June 24, 2002 that would overhaul housing regulations and authorize money for various programs. Aim of the bill; Amendment to the bill considered during deliberations; Reason U.S. Representative Richard H. Baker (R-La.) switched his vote for the bill from no to yes.

Discusses the state of veterans, environment and housing appropriations bill in the U.S. for fiscal 2003. Budget for the bill; Outlook for the bill; Issues that need to be discussed in the debate over the bill.

Deals with a United States legislative bill on veterans affairs, housing and urban development in 2001. Budget allotted for the bill; Discussion and outlook on the bill; Role of the Federal Emergency Management Agency proposed by President George W. Bush.

Highlights the passage of a legislative bill aimed at promoting home ownership among the aged, disabled and the poor by the United States Congress on December 5, 2000. Amendment made to the bill; Provisions of the bill.