S 2584
107th Congress
Senate
Housing and Community Development
Affordable housing
Authorization
Congress
Economics and Public Finance
Federal aid to housing
Home ownership
Legislation
Poor
Public housing
Relocation
Settlement costs
Single family housing
Social Welfare
American Dream Downpayment Act
Introduced: June 5, 2002
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 5, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5049-5050)
Jun 5, 2002
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
American Dream Downpayment Act - Amends the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make grants to participating jurisdictions for downpayment assistance to low-income, first-time home buyers.
Amends the Housing Opportunity Program Extension Act of 1996 to authorize appropriations for the self-help housing homeownership program.
Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to extend, and authorize appropriations for, the HOPE VI program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1