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HR 1653 98th Congress House

Countercyclical Community Development Employment Assistance Act of 1983

Official title: A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide supplementary community development block grant assistance to communities with hig… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to provide supplementary community development block grant assistance to communities with high unemployment due to adverse national economic conditions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 23, 1983 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Community developmentFederal aid to citiesFederal aid to community developmentFederal-local relations
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Federal-state relationsHousing and Housing FinanceLabor and EmploymentLocal and Municipal GovernmentStatesUnemploymentUrban affairsUrban areas
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Feb 24, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 24, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Countercyclical Community Development Employment Assistance Act of 1983 - Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make supplementary community development grants to States, metropolitan cities, and urban counties which have high unemployment rates. Authorizes appropriations.

Requires 75 percent of the amount available for such grants during any calendar quarter to be allocated to metropolitan cities and urban counties based on the relative number of unemployed persons in each city or county exceeding the number representing nine percent unemployment.

Requires the Secretary to allocate the remaining amount available for supplementary grants to States for local governments, other than metropolitan cities and urban counties, experiencing high rates of unemployment and serious fiscal problems as a result of adverse economic conditions. Directs the Secretary to determine the amounts of grants to States on the basis of the relative number of unemployed persons in the local governments of each State exceeding the number representing nine percent unemployment.

Sets forth grant application requirements and procedures.

Allows funds provided under this Act to be used to supplement other Federal grant programs in lieu of local share requirements if the funded projects are consistent with community development objectives.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1653: Countercyclical Community Development Employment Assistance Act of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1653/
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"H.R. 1653: Countercyclical Community Development Employment Assistance Act of 1983." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1653/.
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