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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 7, 1997
Public Housing Tenant Integrity Act of 1997 - Amends title III (Unemployment Insurance) of the Social Security Act to repeal the termination date for certain provisions providing Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) access to State employment-related information. Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to: (1) authorize HUD to disclose certain tax return information to a requesting public housing agency for purposes of determining program eligibility or benefits; and (2) repeal the termination date for certain housing program disclosure authority. Amends the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 with respect to such IRC disclosures.
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Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-11] · R–MI
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Referred to House Banking and Financial Services
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Ways and Means
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E17-18)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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