Low Income

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Warm in Winter and Cool in Summer Act171S. 3186 (110th) Sanders
A bill to provide funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 200720H.R. 840 (110th) Carson
To amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to consolidate the housing assistance programs for homeless persons under title IV of such Act, and for other purposes.
Military Access to Housing Act of 200710H.R. 1481 (110th) Moran
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude amounts received as a military basic housing allowance from consideration as income for purposes of the low-income housing credit and qualified residential rental projects.
Affordable Housing Preservation Tax Relief Act of 200730H.R. 1491 (110th) Davis
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an incentive to preserve affordable housing in multifamily housing units which are sold or exchanged.
Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 200720H.R. 1851 (110th) Waters
To reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
Expanding American Homeownership Act of 200740H.R. 1852 (110th) Waters
To modernize and update the National Housing Act and enable the Federal Housing Administration to use risk-based pricing to more effectively reach underserved borrowers, and for other purposes.
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 200810H.R. 2786 (110th) Kildee
To reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for Native Americans.
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 200710H.R. 2895 (110th) Frank
To establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families.
Homes for Heroes Act of 200720H.R. 3329 (110th) Green
To provide housing assistance for very low-income veterans.
Mark-to-Market Extension and Enhancement Act of 200720H.R. 3965 (110th) Waters
To extend the Mark-to-Market program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.
Asset Management Improvement Act of 200810H.R. 6216 (110th) Sires
To improve the Operating Fund for public housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.
Housing Authority Funding Fairness Act of 2007H.R. 202 (110th) Rothman
To authorize the renewal of tenant-based rental assistance vouchers under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
Stabilizing Affordable Housing for the Future ActH.R. 44 (110th) Velázquez
To preserve affordable housing opportunities for low-income families, and for other purposes.
Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2007H.R. 174 (110th) Lee
To reauthorize the public and assisted housing drug elimination program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Public Housing Equal Treatment Act of 2007H.R. 1235 (110th) Velázquez
To amend section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to ensure that operating and capital assistance is provided for certain previously assisted public housing dwelling units.
Preservation Approval Process Improvement Act of 2007H.R. 1675 (110th) Bean
To suspend the requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding electronic filing of previous participation certificates and regarding filing of such certificates with respect to certain low-income housing investors.
Small Public Housing Authority ActH.R. 3067 (110th) Neugebauer
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt small public housing agencies from the requirement of preparing an annual public housing agency plan.
HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007H.R. 3524 (110th) Waters
To reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes.
Housing Assistance Authorization Act of 2007H.R. 4051 (110th) Waters
To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Urban League, the Raza Development Fund, the Housing Partnership Network, and the National Community Renaissance Program, and for other purposes.
Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008H.R. 5818 (110th) Waters
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make loans to States to acquire foreclosed housing and to make grants to States for related costs.

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