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Jesse Gray Housing Act

Introduced: March 6, 1997 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 105th Congress ended
It never became law before the 105th Congress (1997–1998) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Mar 6, 1997
Introduced in House
Mar 6, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jesse Gray Housing Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a program to construct new public housing units. Authorizes appropriations.

Requires the Secretary to make financial assistance available for public housing projects, especially those likely to be disposed of or demolished.

Prohibits the Secretary from approving a project demolition application.

Reduces lower-income rent contribution and related amounts under: (1) the United States Housing Act of 1937; (2) the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; (3) the Housing Act of 1959; (4) the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965; (5) the National Housing Act; (6) the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978; (7) the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983; (8) the Low-Income Housing Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990; (9) the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997, (10) the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996; (11) the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992; (12) the Housing Act of 1949; (13) the Federal Home Loan Bank Act; (14) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; (15) the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; and (16) the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992. Excludes welfare or social security cost-of-living adjustments from such adjusted income determinations.

Directs the Secretary to prepare a Federal housing assistance report.

What's happening now March 14, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

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