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HR 273 112th Congress House Housing and Community Development Census and government statistics Government lending and loan guarantees Housing finance and home ownership Rural conditions and development

Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2011

Introduced: January 12, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Jan 12, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 12, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2011 - Amends the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the requirements for consideration as rural areas with respect to assistance for farm housing.

States that any area classified as "rural" or a "rural area" before October 1, 1990, and determined not to be "rural" or a "rural area" as a result of data received from or after the 1990, 2000, or 2010 (currently, only the 1990 or 2000) decennial census shall continue to be so classified until the receipt of data from the decennial census in the year 2020 (currently, 2010), if, as under current law, such area has a population of between 10,000 and 25,000, is rural in character, and has a serious lack of mortgage credit for lower and moderate-income families.

What's happening now March 23, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 8 Republican 3