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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 28, 1993
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: FHA Multifamily Reforms Title II: Enhance Program Flexibility Subtitle A: Office of Public and Indian Housing Subtitle B: Office of Community Planning and Development Subtitle C: Community Partnerships Against Crime Title III: Technical and Other Amendments Subtitle A: Public and Assisted Housing Subtitle B: Multifamily Housing Housing and Community Development Act of 1993 - Title I: FHA Multifamily Reforms - Amends the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 to revise provisions regarding the management and disposition of Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - held multifamily properties and mortgages. (Sec. 103) Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987 to eliminate the multifamily property disposition demonstration program. (Sec. 104) Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Secretary) to carry out a Resolution Trust Corporation marketing disposition multifamily property demonstration program. (Sec. 105) Amends the National Housing Act to authorize civil money penalties against general partners and certain managing agents of multifamily projects. Title II: Enhance Program Flexibility - Subtitle A: Office of Public and Indian Housing Freeze - Bases ongoing administrative fee costs for the certificate and voucher programs on FY 1993 rent levels. (Sec. 202) Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to raise the cap for severely distressed public housing grants. Revises specified program provisions. (Sec. 203) Establishes a temporary earned income disallowance from public housing rent determinations. Subtitle B: Office of Community Planning and Development - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to increase eligible economic activities under the loan guarantee program, including loan guarantees for colonias. (Sec. 211) Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to revise the HOME investment partnerships program, including provisions regarding State agency participation, removal of first-time homebuyer limitations, and certain threshold requirements. (Sec. 212) Reduces the single family HOPE program matching requirement. Subtitle C: Community Partnerships Against Crime - Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to retitle chapter 2 of subtitle C of title V as the Community Partnerships Against Crime Act of 1993. Expands the scope of anti-crime grant activities. Increases and extends authorizations of appropriations. Obligates funds for public housing agency technical assistance. Title III: Technical and Other Amendments - Subtitle A: Public and Assisted Housing - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to make specified public housing provisions applicable to Indian housing. Subtitle B: Multifamily Housing - Makes technical amendments to specified housing programs.
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Sen. Riegle, Donald W., Jr. [D-MI] · D–MI
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Became Public Law No: 103-233.
Became Public Law No: 103-233.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3949)
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S3949)
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
The title of the measure was amended to that of similar measure H.R. 4067. Agreed to without objection.
A similar measure H.R. 4067 was laid on the table without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 4067. Agreed to without objection.
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1825-1839)
Mr. Gonzalez asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
Measure laid before Senate. (consideration: CR 11/18/93 S6190-16208)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 275.
Committee on Banking. Reported to Senate by Senator Riegle with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-174. Additional views filed.
Committee on Banking. Reported to Senate by Senator Riegle with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 103-174. Additional views filed.
Committee on Banking. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee on Banking. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9698, S9706-9719)
Introduced in Senate
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