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S. 1513 109th Congress Senate

HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to reauthorize the HOPE VI program for revitalization of severely distressed public housing, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 7, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 27, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 27, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to extend and authorize appropriations for the HOPE VI revitalization program.

Includes educational and relocation aims among HOPE VI purposes. Requires each HOPE VI grant recipient to establish, in partnership with local schools, a comprehensive educational reform and achievement strategy for transforming the neighborhood schools into high-performing schools.

Revises grant selection criteria.

Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to conduct funding-related site visits for HOPE VI applicants.

Requires: (1) public housing agencies to establish performance benchmarks for each of their HOPE VI projects; and (2) the Secretary to establish specified sanctions for failure to meet such benchmarks.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
Isakson, Johnny
· Mar 7, 2006
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 19, 2005
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 27, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1513: HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1513/
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