HRES 621
110th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
Block grants
Community development
Economics and Public Finance
Government Operations and Politics
Infrastructure
Poverty
Social Welfare
Urban affairs
Recognizing the community development block grant program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and its role as the Nation's largest and most visible source of financial assistance to support State- and local government-directed neighborhood revitalization, housing rehabilitation, and economic development activities.
Introduced: August 3, 2007
Introduced by:
Waters, Maxine
Democratic
· California
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To President
Became law
Aug 3, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Aug 3, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Supports the goals of the community development block grant (CDBG) program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Recognizes the importance of the CDBG program in reducing poverty and strengthening communities in the United States.
Urges states and entitlement communities to review their allocations of CDBG funds to ensure that special emphasis is placed on using such funds to eliminate poverty.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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