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HR 710 106th Congress House

Manufactured Housing Improvement Act

Official title: To modernize the requirements under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and to establish a balanced concensus proce… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To modernize the requirements under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and to establish a balanced concensus process for the development, revision, and interpretation of Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured homes.

Introduced: March 1, 1999 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Administrative feesAdministrative procedureAffordable housingBuilding construction
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 25, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Feb 11, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Feb 11, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 25, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Manufactured Housing Improvement Act - Amends the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 to revise Federal construction and safety provisions for manufactured homes based upon a consensus standards development process.

Eliminates the National Manufactured Home Advisory Council.

Revises related fee provisions to: (1) apply such fees to manufactured home manufacturers (currently fees apply to manufacturers, distributors, and dealers); and (2) establish in the Treasury the Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 8 Republican 7
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 14, 1999
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 1, 1999
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 14, 1999
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 6, 1999
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Smith, Adam
Washington · May 6, 1999
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Apr 26, 1999
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Apr 15, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 15, 1999
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 15, 1999
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 25, 1999
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 25, 1999
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 11, 1999
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 1, 1999
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 1, 1999
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 11, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 710: Manufactured Housing Improvement Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-710/
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"H.R. 710: Manufactured Housing Improvement Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-710/.
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H.R. 710, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-710/.
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