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HR 5829 110th Congress House

Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008

Official title: To improve the Operating Fund for public housing of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 29, 2008 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Administrative feesAdministrative procedureAuthorizationCapital
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Capital investmentsCrime and Law EnforcementCrime preventionDepartment of Housing and Urban DevelopmentDrug abuseDrug abuse preventionDrug abuse treatmentDrug trafficDrugs and youthEconomics and Public FinanceFamiliesFederal aid to housingFinance and Financial SectorFirearmsFirearms controlGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing authoritiesHousing financeHousing managementIllegal aliensImmigrationLabor and EmploymentLandlord and tenantLawPrivate policePublic housingRental housingSocial WelfareViolenceWelfare work participationYouth services
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Apr 24, 2008
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 17, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 24, 2008

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008 - Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from imposing restrictions or limitations on the amount of management and related fees for a public housing project which the public housing agency (PHA) determines reasonable, unless such restriction or limitation: (1) is determined pursuant to a negotiated rulemaking convened by the Secretary no earlier than April 1, 2009, with representatives from interested parties; and (2) is effective only on or after January 1, 2011.

Allows any PHA that owns or operates fewer than 500 public housing units under the United States Housing Act of 1937 to elect to be exempt from asset management requirements imposed by the Secretary.

Prohibits the Secretary from imposing any requirement, regulation, or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use by PHAs of amounts for Capital Fund assistance for costs of any PHA central office.

Requires the Secretary to ensure that PHAs encourage the reasonable efforts of resident tenant organizations to represent their members and of tenants to organize.

Makes illegal immigrants ineligible for financial assistance under this Act.

Prohibits the Secretary from accepting as reasonable any management or related fees for enforcing a dwelling lease or other similar agreement that requires the registration of or prohibits the possession of firearms by an individual for personal protection or for sport, if the possession is not prohibited, or the registration is not required, by existing law.

Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to convert current community service requirements (and related exemptions) for adult residents of public housing projects to make them optional at the discretion of a PHA.

Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to authorize appropriations for FY2009-FY2011. Expands the scope of eligible activities that may be conducted under public and assisted housing drug elimination programs.


 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3521 Related bill Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2007
  • HR 6216 Related bill Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 29, 2008
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Apr 23, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5829: Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5829/
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"H.R. 5829: Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5829/.
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H.R. 5829, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5829/.
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