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HR 655 113th Congress House Housing and Community Development Government trust funds Housing and community development funding Housing finance and home ownership

To authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program of the Department of the Treasury to demolish blighted structures, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 3, 2013 Introduced by: Joyce, David P. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Feb 13, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 13, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes a state or state agency to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program to demolish blighted structures.

What's happening now February 13, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 656 Related bill Restore our Neighborhoods Act of 2013
  • S 1122 Related bill Neighborhood Safety Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 3, 2013
VISCLOSKY, PETER
· Jun 3, 2013
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 16, 2013
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Apr 24, 2013
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Apr 23, 2013
Renacci, James
· Apr 15, 2013
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 10, 2013
Fudge, Marcia
· Feb 13, 2013
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 13, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 655: To authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program of the Department of the Treasury to demolish blighted structures, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-655/
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"H.R. 655: To authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program of the Department of the Treasury to demolish blighted structures, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-655/.
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H.R. 655, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-655/.
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[H.R. 655: To authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program of the Department of the Treasury to demolish blighted structures, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-655/)
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