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NAHMA Legislative News

The 112th Congress

NAHMA' s Legislative Interests

NAHMA 2011 Affordable Housing Priorities

For the 112th Congress and 44th President, NAHMA has compiled a list of affordable multifamily housing policy priorities which we believe are necessary to restore owners’ confidence in federal housing programs, streamline administration of the programs, and increase the choices of affordable communities of quality for low-income Americans. 

Authorizing Bills of Interest - 112th Congress (2011-12)

Below is a summary of legislation that NAHMA has considered. A general explanation of the bill is provided, as well as NAHMA’s position.

For more information on any of these bills, you may wish to visit the Library of Congress website at http://thomas.loc.gov/ . Simply enter the bill number under the “Search Bill Text 112th Congress (2011)” heading, and then click the “Search” button. You will then be able to view the text of the bill, find references to it in the Congressional Record, and track its progress using the bill status links.

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NAHMA Advocacy Legislation

Appropriations Bills

The Library of Congress website, Thomas, includes a helpful page which tracks the status of annual spending bills (i.e. appropriations bills). From this site, viewers can read the 2 key spending bills for housing, the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies bill and the Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, HUD, and Related Agencies bill, as well as the committee reports, and the final conference report. Viewers can track these important bills from their introduction until they are signed into law.

Budgets & Deficit Reduction

H.R. 1: FY 2011 Full Year Continuing Resolution

H.R. 4: Repealing 1099 Reporting Requirements

H.R. 31: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers Act of 2011

H.R. 60: Repealing 1099 Reporting Requirements

H.R. 144: Repealing 1099 Reporting Requirements

H.R. 201: Removing Reward for Section 8 Fraud Act

H.R. 233: No One Strike Eviction Act of 2011

H.R. 284: Veterans, Women, Families with Children, and Persons With Disabilities Housing Fairness Act of 2011

H.R. 408, S. 178: Spending Reduction Act

H.R. 559, S. 30: Extending the GO Zone Placed-In-Service Date

H.R. 584, S. 18: Repealing 1099 Reporting Requirements

H.R. 762: Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act of 2011

H.R. 967: Bed Bug Management, Prevention, and Research Act

H.R. 1209: Section 8 Voucher Reform Act

H.R. 1221: Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011

H.R. 1222: GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011

H.R. 1223: GSE Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act of 2011

H.R. 1224: GSE Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011

H.R. 1225: GSE Debt Issuance Approval Act of 2011

H.R. 1226: GSE Mission Improvement Act of 2011

H.R. 1227: GSE Risk and Activities Limitation Act of 2011

H.R. 1363: Department of Defense and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act

H.R. 1473: Department of Defense and Full Year Continuing Appropriations Act 2011

H.R. 1859: Housing Finance Reform Act of 2011

H.R. 2017: Continuing Resolution, FY 2012

H.R. 2112: FY 2012 Agriculture, T-HUD, and Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations Act

H.R. 2441: Elimination of the National Housing Trust Fund

H.R. 2495: Tax Equity and Middle Class Fairness Act of 2011

H.R. 2608: Continuing Resolution, FY 2012

H.R. 2761: Increasing the Flexibility in USDA-RHS’s Definition of “Rural”

H.R. 3076: Amending the LIHTC Student Rule to Include Formerly Homeless Youth

H.R. 3254: Affordable Communities Employment Act of 2011

H.R. 3502: Project Rebuild Act

H.R. 3539: HOPE VI Program Termination Act of 2011

H.R. 3603: Authorizing 150,000 Incremental Housing Choice Vouchers

H.R. 3619: Permanently Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2011

H.R. 3644: Private Mortgage Market Investment Act

H.R. 3661 & S. 1989: Extending the Flat Rate 9 percent LIHTC

H.R. 3765: Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011

FHA-Rural Regulatory Improvement Act of 2011

Section 8 Savings Act

Affordable Housing and Self-Sufficiency Improvement Act

HUD's Rental Assistance Demostration Pilot

American Jobs Act

Carried Interest

H. Res. 38: Reducing Non-Security Spending to FY 2008 Levels

H. J. Res. 44: FY 2011 Continuing Resolution

H. J. Res. 48: Additional Continuing Appropriations Amendments for FY 2011

H.J. Res. 79: Continuing Resolution

S. 317: Affordable Housing Preservation and Revitalization Act

S. 475: Enacting FY 2012 Budget Proposed Terminations

S. 624: Choice Neighborhoods Authorization Act

S. 627: Budget Control Act

S. 693: GSE Bailout Elimination and Taxpayer Protection Act

S. 945: Consolidating Duplicative and Overlapping Government Programs

S. 1596: FY 2012 T-HUD Appropriations

S. 1834: Residential Mortgage Market Privatization and Standardization Act of 2011

S. 1892: Housing Rights for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence Act

S. 1963: Mortgage Finance Act

S. 1925: Violence Against Woment Act of 2011

NAHMA Advocacy Issues

Affordable Housing Preservation

Bed Bugs

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Housing Market Reform

HOME Program

Limited English Proficiency

LIHTC

Regulatory Review

Rental Housing Working Group

Section 8

Specials Needs, Elderly, and Section 202/811 Programs

Additional Legislation

H.R. 287: Homes for Heroes Act of 2011

H.R. 627: Home Energy Loss Prevention Act

H.R. 1111: Decrease Spending Now Act

H.R. 3030: Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act of 2011

H.R. 3546: Senior Veterans Housing Assistance Act of 2011

H.R. 3298: Homes for Heroes Act of 2011

H.R. 3630: Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011

S. 1617: Healthy Housing Council Act

S. 1621: Livable Communities Act

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