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HR 3828 111th Congress House Housing and Community Development Accounting and auditing Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government studies and investigations Housing and community development funding Housing finance and home ownership Low- and moderate-income housing

Suspend ACORN Certification Act of 2009

Introduced: October 15, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Suspend ACORN Certification Act of 2009 - Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), with respect to the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) or any of its specified related affiliates (covered organizations), to: (1) audit all assistance within HUD jurisdiction provided to ACORN at any time; (2) determine whether each such covered organization has used the assistance in accordance with all laws, regulations, and other terms and conditions; and (3) publish such determination in the Federal Register.

Bars covered organizations from being approved, certified, or authorized under the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 or otherwise to provide housing counseling in connection with any HUD program or to receive HUD assistance for housing counseling activities unless and until the Inspector General has made a determination, pursuant to such audit, that all such recipients of the assistance have used all of it in accordance with its terms and conditions.

Prohibits the HUD Secretary from providing any assistance within HUD jurisdiction for housing counseling activities to a covered organization unless and until the Inspector General has made such determination.

What's happening now October 15, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3828: Suspend ACORN Certification Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3828/
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"H.R. 3828: Suspend ACORN Certification Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3828/.
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