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Search Results: keywords:"housing and urban development"

H. R. 8547 — To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a universal design standards certification system and to establish a refundable tax credit for individuals and groups that construct or renovate buildings and residences, and for other purposes.
May 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,976
H.R. 8547 proposes the creation of a certification system for universal design standards, led by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. This system aims to ensure buildings and residences are accessible to people of all abilities. The bill also introduces a refundable tax credit for...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8547 is like giving a sticker and a prize to people who make buildings easy for everyone to use, like making sure everyone can enter and move around easily. It also helps them get some money back if they spend on making those changes, but it's a little tricky because not all the rules are clear yet.
S. 4958 — To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to withdraw a final determination relating to energy efficiency standards for housing, and for other purposes.
August 01, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:530
S. 4958 instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to cancel a prior decision about energy efficiency standards for housing funded by their departments. The bill also prohibits these departments from using federal funds to...
Simple Explanation
S. 4958 is about going back to the old rules for energy saving in homes that get government help, and it stops some government departments from using money to follow new energy-saving rules. It also tells everyone that some states have already made their own energy-saving rules that are as good as or better than the federal ones.
H. R. 10179 — To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to States to develop and expand the industrialized construction of innovative residential dwelling units, and for other purposes.
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November 20, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,572
H.R. 10179, titled the “Innovative Housing Solutions and Affordability Act,” aims to help states develop and expand the industrialized construction of innovative homes. It requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to create a competitive grant program for states...
Simple Explanation
The bill is like a big helping hand from the government to make it easier for states to build cool new kinds of houses, like ones put together like puzzles or made with big machines that can print houses. The government is giving money to help with this, but they need to be careful to make sure it's used wisely and fairly.
H. R. 9345 — To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program to award amounts to eligible entities to pay for the cost of certain home maintenance or repair projects for veteran homeowners, and for other purposes.
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August 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,119
H. R. 9345, titled the “Safe Housing Assistance for Veterans Act,” proposes to establish a grant program through the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. This program would provide financial support to veteran homeowners by funding home maintenance or repair projects...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to help veterans fix and take care of their homes by giving money through a special program. It gives up to $15,000 to help with repairs, like fixing things that are broken or making homes safer, but only a few places will get this help, and some might not get enough money for big fixes.
H. R. 8026 — To modernize the formulas for allocation of Community Development Block Grant Program grants for entitlement communities to more effectively target such amounts for community development needs, and for other purposes.
April 16, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,431
H.R. 8026, known as the "CDBG Modernization Act of 2024," aims to improve the way grants are allocated under the Community Development Block Grant Program. The bill instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to study and revise allocation formulas to target funds more...
Simple Explanation
The "CDBG Modernization Act of 2024" is like a big plan to make sure money for fixing up neighborhoods goes to where it's needed most. This means changing the rules on how to decide which places get the money, sort of like updating a map to be fair and checked every so often to make sure everyone's happy.
H. R. 7908 — To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a Commission on Youth Homelessness, and for other purposes.
April 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:949
H.R. 7908 proposes the creation of a Commission on Youth Homelessness by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The commission will include diverse members with lived experience of homelessness, representatives from relevant government departments, and organizations...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7908 wants to create a special group to help kids and young adults who don't have homes. This group will figure out how to make life easier for them and tell grown-ups in charge what needs to be done.
H. R. 9028 — Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
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July 12, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:47,480
H.R. 9028 is a bill that allocates funding for the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, along with related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. The bill outlines detailed financial provisions for various programs and...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 9028 is like a big piggy bank that gives money to help fix roads and build houses for people, but it doesn't allow spending on things like fighting climate change or learning about race and fairness. Some people might not like that it also tells cities and towns they can’t use the money if they don’t follow certain rules.
H. R. 10351 — To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, to publish guidelines and best practices for State zoning and local zoning frameworks, and for other purposes.
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December 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,138
The bill, titled the Housing Supply and Innovation Frameworks Act, directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to develop and publish guidelines and best practices for state and local zoning frameworks. These guidelines aim to help increase housing supply by...
Simple Explanation
The Housing Supply and Innovation Frameworks Act is a plan to create easy-to-follow rules that help make more homes, especially near buses and trains. It wants to spend money to make these rules but doesn't say exactly how to use the money yet.
H. R. 8714 — To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to provide homeownership assistance grants, and for other purposes.
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June 12, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,487
H.R. 8714, also known as the “Home of Your Own Act of 2024,” aims to help people in the United States become homeowners by providing financial assistance through grants. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will set up a program that distributes funds to states and...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8714 is a plan to help people buy their first home by giving them money to help pay for things like the down payment and repairs. People who get this help also need to take a money class, and if they sell the home quickly, they might have to give some money back.
H. R. 10211 — To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to States, territories, and Indian tribes to support local resiliency offices, and for other purposes.
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November 21, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,546
The "Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience Act of 2024" (H.R. 10211) proposes to allow the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide grants to states, territories, and Indian tribes. These grants are intended to help establish and maintain local offices that focus on...
Simple Explanation
The Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resilience Act of 2024 is a plan to give money to places like states and tribes to help them stay strong and bounce back after storms or other big problems. It wants to make sure the money helps everyone, but it needs clear rules to make sure it's fair and helpful.
S. 3649 — To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to provide a disclosure notice to homebuyers of properties owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development that are located in special flood hazard areas, and for other purposes.
January 24, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:580
S. 3649 requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to give homebuyers important information when they are buying foreclosed homes, owned by the Department and located in flood-prone areas. The bill ensures that buyers are informed about potential flood risks by...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to make sure people buying certain homes know if they might get flooded. It tells homebuyers how much flood insurance could cost and if the house floods often.
H. R. 8186 — To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant and loan program that provides amounts to eligible entities to use to develop, create, or preserve qualifying affordable dwelling units, and for other purposes.
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April 30, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,378
H.R. 8186, also known as the "Healthy Affordable Housing Act," aims to help develop, create, or preserve affordable housing in areas lacking such options. The bill requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant and loan program to support...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8186 is a plan to give money to groups to help them build or keep homes that people can afford, especially in places near doctors, stores, and buses. It gives out a lot of money each year from 2024 to 2028 to make sure people have nice places to live.
S. 3905 — To amend title I of the National Housing Act to increase the loan limits and clarify that property improvement loans may be used for construction of accessory dwelling units.
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March 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,389
S. 3905 proposes changes to the National Housing Act to raise the loan limits for property improvements and to specify that loans can be used for building accessory dwelling units, like tiny homes or additional suites on a property. It introduces specific loan amounts for...
Simple Explanation
S. 3905 is about letting people borrow more money to fix up their homes or build small extra houses, like tiny homes, in their yards. It also talks about making sure these rules make sense for everyone and wants someone to check how much these little houses really cost.
H. R. 6905 — To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology to inspect buildings containing covered Federally assisted rental housing, and for other purposes.
December 22, 2023
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:818
H. R. 6905, also known as the "Building Collapse Prevention Act," aims to prevent the collapse of buildings that house Federally assisted rental housing in the United States. It requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to set up a program with the National...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 6905 wants to make sure that buildings where people live with help from the government are safe. It says that experts need to check the buildings for problems, especially if someone thinks something might be wrong or if a building falls down.
H. R. 9796 — To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to jointly award grants for the purposes of improving access to, developing, or expanding services that provide an individual with transportation to or from substance use disorder treatment or supportive services.
September 25, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,679
H.R. 9796, also known as the "Connections to Health Infrastructure and Emergency Recovery Services Act of 2024" or the "CHIERS Act of 2024," aims to improve transportation access for individuals needing substance use disorder treatment or supportive services. The bill directs the Secretaries...
Simple Explanation
The CHIERS Act of 2024 is about helping people get rides to places where they can get help if they're struggling with things like addiction. It wants to give money to groups so they can buy buses or cars and train drivers, making sure more people can get the treatment and support they need.
H. R. 10344 — To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program enabling communities to better leverage resources to address health, economic development, and conservation concerns through needed investments in parks, recreational areas, facilities, and programs, and for other purposes.
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December 10, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:10,339
H.R. 10344, also known as the “Community Parks Revitalization Act,” aims to empower the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a program to help communities improve parks and recreational areas. The bill authorizes grants for projects focusing on health,...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 10344 is a plan to help neighborhoods make their parks and playgrounds better by giving them money and loans for projects that help with health, jobs, and saving nature. It wants to especially help places in cities where there's a lot of crime, but there are worries because figuring out who gets the money can be tricky.
H. R. 10194 — To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing the proposed rule entitled Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing, which was published on February 9, 2023.
November 21, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:342
H.R. 10194, titled the “Flexibility in Housing Act of 2024”, aims to stop the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from finalizing, implementing, or enforcing a proposed rule called “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” that was published on February...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to stop a new rule that tries to ensure fair housing and make neighborhoods better for everyone. Instead, it wants to bring back an old rule about choosing where to live without extra federal guidance.
S. 4646 — To provide grants to State and local governments that enact right to counsel legislation for low-income tenants facing eviction, and for other purposes.
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July 09, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:838
S. 4646, known as the "Eviction Right to Counsel Act of 2024," aims to create a fund to provide grants to state and local governments that pass laws giving free legal representation to low-income tenants facing eviction. The bill establishes the "Eviction Right to Counsel...
Simple Explanation
Imagine that the government wants to help people who can't afford a lawyer when their house is in trouble. They will give money to places that make sure these people can get a lawyer for free when they need it the most.
S. 4146 — To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish grant programs relating to neighborhood revitalization, and for other purposes.
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April 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,559
S. 4146 aims to establish grant programs through the Department of Housing and Urban Development to support neighborhood revitalization projects, particularly by addressing blighted properties. It authorizes grants for land banks and local governments to track and manage...
Simple Explanation
S. 4146 is a plan to help fix up neighborhoods by giving money to groups that take care of old, broken buildings, but some people are worried that it doesn't say clearly how the money will be watched or shared to make sure it's fair.
H. R. 7280 — An Act To require the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to testify before the Congress annually, and for other purposes.
July 22, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:311
H. R. 7280, known as the “HUD Transparency Act of 2024,” requires the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to testify before Congress every year by October 1st. The testimony is to be presented to both the House Committee on Financial Services...
Simple Explanation
The HUD Transparency Act of 2024 is a plan that says the person in charge of checking money and projects at a big government housing department must talk to special groups in Congress every year to explain how they are stopping bad things from happening and making sure everything works well.
H. R. 8302 — To establish a commission to review the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and make recommendations for legislative reforms, and for other purposes.
December 19, 2024
Status:Reported in House
Congress:118
Words:4,126
H.R. 8302 aims to set up a commission to review and evaluate the programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The commission will focus on identifying the effectiveness, complexity, and potential overlap of current HUD programs and will suggest...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8302 wants to make a special team to look at housing programs and find better ways to help people get homes. This team will check out how things are working now and give new ideas to make housing better and cheaper for everyone.
H. R. 8285 — To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to provide financial assistance to certain educators to make down payments on certain homes, and for other purposes.
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May 07, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,933
H.R. 8285, known as the "Educator Down Payment Assistance Act of 2024", proposes to help educators buy their first homes by providing grants. The bill instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to distribute these grants through eligible entities to educators,...
Simple Explanation
The Educator Down Payment Assistance Act of 2024 is a plan to give teachers some money to help them buy their first house, but they have to live in it and keep working as teachers for at least three years. The government plans to give out $30 million to help pay for this.
H. R. 8117 — To assist applicants for community development block grant recovery assistance not having traditionally accepted forms of documentation of ownership of property to prove such ownership, and for other purposes.
April 23, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:672
H.R. 8117, also known as the “Heirs Empowerment and Inheritance Rights Act of 2024,” aims to help people applying for disaster recovery and mitigation assistance through Community Development Block Grants who do not have traditional documents to prove they own their property....
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8117 wants to help people, who need money to fix their homes after a disaster, show they own their land even if they don't have regular papers, by using things like letters from schools instead. It makes sure these new ways are easy to get and read, and people don't have to pay for a notary.
S. 4796 — Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes.
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July 25, 2024
Status:Reported to Senate
Congress:118
Words:54,832
The bill S. 4796 allocates funds for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies. It covers various appropriations, including funding for transportation infrastructure, public housing...
Simple Explanation
This bill is like a plan to use money to fix roads and help people find homes, but it needs to make sure the money is spent wisely and fairly. It’s a bit like setting rules for a big piggy bank to make sure everyone shares and no one cheats.
H. R. 8624 — To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture to withdraw a final determination relating to energy efficiency standards for housing, and for other purposes.
June 05, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:587
H.R. 8624, also known as the "Helping Owners with Unaffordable Shoddy Edicts Act of 2024" or the "HOUSE Act of 2024," aims to revoke a final decision on energy efficiency standards for housing made by the Secretaries of Housing and Urban Development and Agriculture. The bill prohibits these...
Simple Explanation
The HOUSE Act of 2024 is a plan to stop certain parts of the government from making or using special rules about saving energy in homes. It also says that more than half of the states need to agree on better energy-saving rules before new rules are made.

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