Public Housing Disaster Relief Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-6276
Sponsor: Rep. Cazayoux, Donald J., Jr. [D-LA-6]
Introduced: 2008-06-17 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Disaster relief
Economics and Public Finance
Emergency Management
Federal aid to housing
Government liability
Housing subsidies
Law
Low-income housing
Public housing
Rental housing
Social Welfare
Violence

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: 
Public Housing Disaster Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to the Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds. Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development set-aside up to 2% of annual appropriations to provide assistance for emergencies and other disasters, and housing needs resulting from any litigation settlement, including a specified allocation to the Operation Safe Home program, administered by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for law enforcement efforts to combat violent crime on or near the premises of public and federally assisted housing.
 
(Currently such funds may be used for emergency assistance for any eligible use under the Operating Fund or the Capital Fund, or for tenant-based assistance).

action_date: 2008-06-18
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Public Housing Disaster Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to the Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds. Repeals the requirement that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development set-aside up to 2% of annual appropriations to provide assistance for emergencies and other disasters, and housing needs resulting from any litigation settlement, including a specified allocation to the Operation Safe Home program, administered by the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for law enforcement efforts to combat violent crime on or near the premises of public and federally assisted housing.

(Currently such funds may be used for emergency assistance for any eligible use under the Operating Fund or the Capital Fund, or for tenant-based assistance).


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-06-19
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5530)
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5530)
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6276.
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5530-5533)
action_date: 2008-06-18
text: Mr. Cazayoux moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-06-17
text: Introduced in House