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Version 13 · Reported to Senate without amendment, 2nd committee reporting · Sep 26, 2007
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Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to extend through FY2012 the authorization of appropriations for housing assistance for Native Americans and loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing.
Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to: (1) make the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands of the state of Hawaii eligible for loan guarantees; and (2) extend through FY2012 the authorization of appropriations for the credit subsidy to cover the costs of federal guarantees for financing for tribal housing activities.
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Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · D–HI
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 388.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Dodd without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Dodd without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs pursuant to the order of May 27, 1988, for a period not to exceed 60 days.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan without amendment. With written report No. 110-126.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan without amendment. With written report No. 110-126.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 272 - 150, 1 Present (Roll no. 205). (text: CR 3/27/2007 H3164-3165)
House roll call 205 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 272 - 150, 1 Present (Roll no. 205).(text: CR 3/27/2007 H3164-3165)
House roll call 205 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3205-3206)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 835, the Chair put the question on adoption of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Campbell demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on adoption of the bill until later in the legislative day.
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H3191)
DEBATE - Pursuant to section 2 of H. Res. 269, the House proceeded further with debate H.R. 835.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3190-3191)
Pursuant to section 2 of H. Res. 269, the Chair announced that further proceedings on H.R. 835 would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 835.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 835 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 269. (consideration: CR H3164-3167)
Rule H. Res. 269 passed House.
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 269 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 835 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 262 - 162 (Roll no. 173). (text: CR H2769-2770)
House roll call 173 · Individual votesFailed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 262 - 162 (Roll no. 173).(text: CR H2769-2770)
House roll call 173 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2785)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 835.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2769-2772)
Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 23.
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-50.
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-50.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E275)
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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