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H.R. 4461 110th Congress House

Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2008

Official title: To promote and enhance the operation of local building code enforcement administration across the country by establishing a competitive Federal matching grant program.

Introduced: February 7, 2008 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Building lawsDepressed areasEconomics and Public FinanceEmployee training
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 10, 2008
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 9, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 9, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6266-6268)
Jul 9, 2008
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6266-6268)
Jul 9, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4461.
Jul 9, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6266-6269)
Jul 9, 2008
Mr. Moore (KS) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 24, 2008
Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity Discharged.
Jun 24, 2008
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jun 24, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 28, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Dec 12, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Dec 12, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 10, 2008

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2008 - Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award $1 million grants, on a competitive basis and with federal matching funds, to qualified local building code enforcement departments to increase staffing, provide staff training, increase staff competence and professional qualifications, support individual certification or departmental accreditation, or for capital expenditures specifically dedicated to department administration.

Allows the Secretary to waive specified non-federal matching fund requirements and to institute new ones, by regulation, based upon the level of economic distress of the local jurisdiction in which the local building code enforcement department seeking such grant is located.

Sets forth criteria for rating and ranking of grant proposals.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2458 Community Building Code Administration Grant Act of 2007
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 1
R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 14, 2008
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 14, 2008
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 29, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 2008
Boyda, Nancy
· Jan 28, 2008
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 12, 2007
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Dec 12, 2007
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