HR 3637 105th Congress House

Children's Development Commission Act

Official title: To amend the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure mortgages for the acquisition, construction, or substantial rehabilitation of child care and development facilities and to establish the Children's Development Commission to certify such facilities for such insurance, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 14, 1998 See on congress.gov

Housing and Community Development Advice and consent of the SenateBuilding lawsChild developmentChild safety

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CongressCongressional reporting requirementsDay careEconomics and Public FinanceEmergency ManagementEnergyEquipment and suppliesFamiliesFederal advisory bodiesFederal aid to day care centersFederally-guaranteed loansFinance and Financial SectorFire preventionFoundationsGovernment Operations and Politics

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Apr 9, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

Apr 1, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

Apr 1, 1998

Introduced in House

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Latest action April 9, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Development Commission Act - Amends the National Housing Act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure mortgages for: (1) new or rehabilitated child care and development facilities, including mortgage insurance for fire safety equipment loans; and (2) purchase or refinance of existing child care and development facilities.

Establishes the Children's Development Commission which shall: (1) issue facility standards and compliance certifications; and (2) make loans not in excess of $50,000 for facility rehabilitation or renovation. Authorizes appropriations.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study of the availability of child care facility secondary mortgage markets.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Financial Services Committee
House of Representatives
Housing and Insurance Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Financial Services Committee

Cosponsors 8

Bishop, Sanford D.

Georgia · Aug 5, 1998

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Jul 16, 1998

Davis, Danny K.

Illinois · Jun 19, 1998

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Jun 19, 1998

FROST, MARTIN

· May 14, 1998

Lofgren, Zoe

California · May 14, 1998

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · May 14, 1998

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Apr 1, 1998

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