WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Housing for the aged

H.R. 6751, The Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6751 would provide additional funds for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita....

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S. 2975, The Gulf Coast Multifamily and Assisted Housing Recovery Act

Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2975 would provide additional funds for affordable housing for low-income seniors, disabled persons, and others who lost their homes as a result of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita....

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H.R. 5758, The Reverse Mortgage Proceeds Protection Act

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5758 would prohibit authorized lenders of home equity conversion mortgages from requiring seniors to purchase an annuity with the proceeds of a reverse mortgage, and it would provide other consumer protections to reverse mortgage borrowers....

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S. 2736, The Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2008

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2736 would amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly....

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H.R. 5490, The Section 8 Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act of 2007

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5490 would reform the program for rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937....

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S. 2490, The Reverse Mortgage Proceeds Protection Act

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2490 would prohibit authorized lenders of home equity conversion mortgages from requiring seniors to purchase an annuity with the proceeds of a reverse mortgage, and it would provide other consumer protections to reverse mortgage borrowers....

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S. 2338, The FHA Modernization Act of 2007

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2338 would modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to more effectively reach underserved borrowers....

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S. 2325, The Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2325 would modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers....

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H.R. 4002, The Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2007

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 4002 would establish a program to preserve rural multifamily housing assisted under the Housing Act of 1949....

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S. 2244, The Lead Elimination, Abatement, and Poisoning Prevention Act of 2007

Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2244 would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out demonstration projects and outreach programs for the identification and abatement of lead hazards, it would establish the Joint Task Force on Lead-Based Hazards and the Task Force on Children's Environmental Health and Safety, and it would strengthen the authority of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development....

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H.R. 3915, The Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $4.33

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3915 would amend the Truth in Lending Act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to establish licensing and registration requirements for residential mortgage originators, and to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans....

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H.R. 3701, The Keeping Seniors Safe From Falls Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.12

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3701 would amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning falls among older adults....

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H.R. 3524, The HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $13.57

Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3524 would reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing....

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S. 1985, The Capital Access for Senior Homeowners Act of 2007

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1985 would improve access of senior homeowners to capital....

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P.L. 110-289, The Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $508.06

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3221 would provide needed housing reform....

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H.R. 3074, The Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $968.06

Wed, 18 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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S. 1805, The FHA Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2007

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1805 would amend the National Housing Act to increase the mortgage amount limits applicable to housing insured by FHA mortgage insurance....

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H.R. 2930, The Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $2.94

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2930 would amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly....

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P.L. 110-161, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $9942.04

Mon, 18 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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H.R. 1752, The Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1752 would modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers....

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H.R. 1852, The Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $37.82

Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 1852 would modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers....

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P.L. 110-202, The Safety of Seniors Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $1.69

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 845 would direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls....

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H.R. 1227, The Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $31.27

Wed, 28 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 1227 would assist in the provision of affordable housing to low-income families affected by Hurricane Katrina....

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H.R. 568, The Reverse Mortgages to Help America's Seniors Act

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 568 would amend section 255 of the National Housing Act to remove the limitation on the number of reverse mortgages that may be insured under the FHA mortgage insurance program for such mortgages....

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H.R. 391, To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to continue to insure, and to enter into commitments to insure, home equity conversion mortgages under section 255 of the National Housing Act

Wed, 10 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 391 would authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to continue to insure, and to enter into commitments to insure, home equity conversion mortgages under section 255 of the National Housing Act....

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