S 2592
107th Congress
Senate
Housing and Community Development
Affordable housing
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Counseling
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Economics and Public Finance
Employee training
Energy
Energy efficiency
Families
Family services
Federal aid to housing
Federal employees
Government Operations and Politics
Governmental investigations
Grandparents
Households
Housing authorities
LEGACY Act of 2002
Introduced: June 5, 2002
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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 S5054-5055)
Jun 5, 2002
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Living Equitably: Grandparents Aiding Children and Youth Act of 2002 (Legacy Act of 2002) - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out: (1) a five-year pilot program in connection with the supportive housing program to provide assistance to private nonprofit organizations for expanding the supply of intergenerational dwelling units for intergenerational families (families headed by an elderly person); and (2) a five-year demonstration program for section 8 rental assistance to families headed by a grandparent or relative who is raising a child.
Makes grandparent-headed and relative-headed families eligible for: (1) family unification assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937; (2) Home program ECHO units under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; and (3) fair housing initiatives education, counseling, and outreach under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987.
Amends the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to provide Department of Housing and Urban Development personnel with related training.
Directs the Secretary and the Director of the Bureau of the Census to conduct a joint study of such families' housing needs.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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Cosponsors
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