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HR 3677 112th Congress House

National Cooperative Development Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a national program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development.

Introduced: November 9, 2012 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Community life and organizationEconomic developmentHousing and community development fundingMinority and disadvantaged businessesWomen in business
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Jan 12, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
Dec 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Dec 15, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 12, 2012

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Cooperative Development Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to: (1) establish a National Cooperative Development Program to create jobs and increase economic development in underserved areas by promoting cooperative development; and (2) select, through a competitive process and enter into a grant agreement with, a national cooperative development center.

Defines "cooperative organization" as an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise.

Defines "cooperative development" as specified technical assistance for the establishment of cooperative organizations.

Requires the national center to select local cooperative development centers.

Authorizes the national center to establish up to three local cooperative development centers in each of FY2012-FY2016.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 9, 2012
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Aug 2, 2012
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Jan 24, 2012
BRADY, ROBERT
· Dec 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3677: National Cooperative Development Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-3677/
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