Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2009

Bill: 111-hr-46
Sponsor: Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2009-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing and community development funding
Poverty and welfare assistance
Public housing

Summary:
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 
Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2009 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise requirements for the administrative fee payable to public housing agencies to cover the costs of administering family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
 
Prescribes: (1) a base fee for a public housing agency serving 25 or more program participants equal to the costs of employing one full-time family self-sufficiency coordinator (prorated for an agency serving fewer than 25 such participants); and (2) an additional fee for an agency meeting minimum performance standards to cover the costs of employing a second coordinator if the agency has 75 or more participating families, and a third coordinator if it has 125 or more participating families.
 
 Permits the Secretary to reserve certain amounts to provide support to or reward family self-sufficiency programs that are particularly innovative or highly successful in achieving program goals.

action_date: 2009-01-06
text: 

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

Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2009 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise requirements for the administrative fee payable to public housing agencies to cover the costs of administering family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Prescribes: (1) a base fee for a public housing agency serving 25 or more program participants equal to the costs of employing one full-time family self-sufficiency coordinator (prorated for an agency serving fewer than 25 such participants); and (2) an additional fee for an agency meeting minimum performance standards to cover the costs of employing a second coordinator if the agency has 75 or more participating families, and a third coordinator if it has 125 or more participating families.

 Permits the Secretary to reserve certain amounts to provide support to or reward family self-sufficiency programs that are particularly innovative or highly successful in achieving program goals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-04-30
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2009-04-29
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-04-29
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 397 - 19 (Roll no. 221). (text: CR 4/28/2009 H4862)
action_date: 2009-04-29
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 397 - 19 (Roll no. 221).(text: CR 4/28/2009 H4862)
action_date: 2009-04-29
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4940)
action_date: 2009-04-28
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Baca objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2009-04-28
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 46.
action_date: 2009-04-28
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4862-4864)
action_date: 2009-04-28
text: Mr. Baca moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-01-06
text: Introduced in House