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HR 6644 - To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes - National Key Vote

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Title: To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that amends federal housing programs and expands available financing for affordable housing.

Highlights:

  • Amends federal housing programs, including by expanding available financing for affordable housing and providing grants for planning and community development activities (Sec. 1-2).

  • Increases the statutory maximum loan limits for mortgage insurance programs administered by the Federal Housing Administration for multifamily homes and requires the use of a more specific inflation index for such loans (Sec. 3).

  • Increases the maximum eligible income for the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) HOME Investment Partnerships Program (grants to states and localities to support housing for low-income households) and establishes a grant program to assist regional, state, and local entities with strategies to support affordable housing (Sec. 3).

  • Establishes additional provisions for housing programs, including (Sec. 4):

    • Exempts certain housing-related activities from the environmental review process, including certain construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of residential buildings;

    • Restricts veterans' disability benefits from being considered as income for purposes of determining eligibility for the Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program;

    • Establishes a pilot program to provide grants to public housing agencies (PHAs) and other owners of federally assisted housing to test the efficacy of temperature sensors to support compliance with temperature requirements;

    • Repeals the requirement that manufactured homes must be constructed with a permanent chassis; and

    • Authorizes HUD to conduct performance reviews of organizations that provide housing counseling services.

  • Expands oversight of HUD and PHAs, such as by requiring PHAs to post information about contracts on their websites (Sec. 5).

NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.

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Title: To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes

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