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Representative Barney Frank (D-MA-04)
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1774 points |
20 points |
79.7% points |
.200 points |
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| Birthplace | Bayonne, NJ |
| Residence | Newton, MA |
| Education | JD, Harvard University; BA, Harvard University |
| In Office | 26 years (Next election in 2008) |
| Experience | Massachusetts State House of Representatives |
| Website | http://www.house.gov/frank/ |
Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | 2:48 AM CST
Sunday, August 17, 2008 | 1:09 AM CST
Friday, August 15, 2008 | 2:28 PM CST
Thursday, August 14, 2008 | 12:30 PM CST
Thursday, August 14, 2008 | 12:27 PM CST
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H.R.415
5 points
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To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
Rules Committee Resolution on Monday, July 14, 2008
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H.R.6333
5 points
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitations on the deduction of interest by financial institutions which hold tax-exempt bonds.
Referred to House committee on Friday, June 20, 2008
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H.R.6306
5 points
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To authorize United States participation in, and appropriations for the United States contributions to, the fifteenth replenishment of the resources of the International Development Association and the eleventh replenishment of the resources of the African Development Fund, and for other purposes.
Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
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H.R.6308
5 points
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To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry.
Referred to House committee on Thursday, June 19, 2008
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H.R.1021
33 points
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To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resources study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating certain historic buildings and areas in Taunton, Massachusetts, as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
Senate floor actions on Wednesday, June 11, 2008
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H.R.6115
5 points
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To amend title 1, United States Code, to eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage.
Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
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H.R.6066
5 points
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To require, for the benefit of shareholders, the disclosure of payments to foreign governments for the extraction of natural resources, to allow such shareholders more appropriately to determine associated risks.
Referred to House committee on Thursday, May 15, 2008
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H.R.5830
5 points
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To create a voluntary FHA program that provides mortgage refinancing assistance to allow families to stay in their homes, protect neighborhoods, and help stabilize the housing market.
Placed on the Union Calendar on Monday, May 5, 2008
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H.R.5842
5 points
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To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.
Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, April 17, 2008
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H.R.5843
5 points
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To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes.
Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 17, 2008
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H.R.5767
5 points
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To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from proposing, prescribing, or implementing any regulation under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and for other purposes.
Referred to House committee on Thursday, April 10, 2008
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H.R.5157
5 points
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To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance.
Referred to House subcommittee on Tuesday, March 11, 2008
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H.R.5484
5 points
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income and employment taxes real property tax abatements for seniors and disabled individuals in exchange for services.
Referred to House committee on Monday, February 25, 2008
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H.R.5404
5 points
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To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a Federal grant program to provide increased health care coverage to and access for uninsured and underinsured workers and families in the commercial fishing industry, and for other purposes.
Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
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H.R.4891
5 points
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To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an additional 5 years the special immigrant religious worker program.
Referred to House committee on Wednesday, December 19, 2007
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H.R.4299
30 points
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To extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
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H.R.4546
5 points
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To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Acetoacetyl-2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroanilide.
Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
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H.R.4547
5 points
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To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 3-Amino-4-methylbenzamide.
Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
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H.R.4548
5 points
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To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Basic Blue 7.
Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
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H.R.4549
5 points
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To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Basic Violet 1.
Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
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H.R.4550
5 points
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To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 5-Chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-naphthanilide.
Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
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H.R.4551
5 points
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To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 5-Chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methoxy-2-naphthanilide.
Referred to House committee on Thursday, December 13, 2007
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H.R.3526
30 points
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To include all banking agencies within the existing regulatory authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to depository institutions, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, December 6, 2007
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H.CON.RES.259
9 points
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Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.
Passed/agreed to in Senate on Thursday, November 15, 2007
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H.R.3685
25 points
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To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Read the second time on Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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H.R.3942
5 points
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To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the disabled surviving spouse of an individual to elect to retain private health insurance as the primary payor of health insurance benefits under the Medicare Program.
Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, November 8, 2007
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H.R.3995
5 points
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To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident.
Referred to House committee on Tuesday, October 30, 2007
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H.R.3686
5 points
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To prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity.
Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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H.R.3838
5 points
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To temporarily increase the portfolio caps applicable to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, to provide the necessary financing to curb foreclosures by facilitating the refinancing of at-risk subprime borrowers into safe, affordable loans, and for other purposes.
Referred to House committee on Tuesday, October 16, 2007
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H.R.2895
30 points
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To establish the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund in the Treasury of the United States to provide for the construction, rehabilitation, and preservation of decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-income families.
Referred to Senate committee on Monday, October 15, 2007
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H.R.3525
5 points
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To require rapid implementation of guidelines and regulations regarding the accuracy of consumer information furnished to consumer reporting agencies that were required to be established by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and have not been implemented, to provide that the Federal Trade Commission shall take the lead in implementation of the guidelines and regulations, and for other purposes.
Referred to House committee on Friday, September 14, 2007
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H.R.2015
5 points
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To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
House committee/subcommittee actions on Wednesday, September 5, 2007
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H.R.2347
45 points
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A bill to authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, companies that sell arms to the Government of Iran, and financial institutions that extend $20,000,000 or more in credit to the Government of Iran for 45 days or more, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Friday, August 3, 2007
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H.R.3252
5 points
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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the time limitation for corrections to wage and self-employment income records.
Referred to House committee on Tuesday, July 31, 2007
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H.R.2839
5 points
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To amend the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 to require protection and advocacy systems to give notice to, and obtain the authorization of, an individual (or the individual's legal representative) before pursuing remedies on behalf of the individual.
Referred to House subcommittee on Friday, June 22, 2007
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H.R.1682
5 points
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To restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.
House committee/subcommittee actions on Tuesday, June 12, 2007
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H.R.2591
5 points
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To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under part B of the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no enrollment, and to exclude periods of COBRA and retiree coverage from such late enrollment penalty.
Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, June 6, 2007
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H.R.2375
5 points
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To provide wage parity for certain prevailing rate employees in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Referred to House subcommittee on Thursday, May 24, 2007
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H.R.1427
13 points
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To reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Thursday, May 24, 2007
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H.R.2461
5 points
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit distributions from individual retirement plans to be contributed to 529 plans without including the distribution in gross income.
Referred to House committee on Wednesday, May 23, 2007
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H.R.2227
5 points
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For the relief of Paul Green.
Referred to House committee on Tuesday, May 8, 2007
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H.R.2046
5 points
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To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the licensing of Internet gambling facilities by the Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, and for other purposes.
Referred to House subcommittee on Monday, April 30, 2007
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H.R.1257
45 points
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To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation.
Referred to Senate committee on Monday, April 23, 2007
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H.R.1066
30 points
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To increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes.
Referred to Senate committee on Wednesday, February 28, 2007
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H.RES.177
1 points
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Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Financial Services in the One Hundred Tenth Congress.
Referred to House committee on Friday, February 16, 2007
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H.R.726
5 points
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To amend title II of the Social Security Act to restrict the application of the windfall elimination provision to individuals whose combined monthly income from benefits under such title and other monthly periodic payments exceeds a minimum COLA-adjusted amount of $2,500 and to provide for a graduated implementation of such provision on amounts above such minimum amount.
Referred to House subcommittee on Wednesday, February 7, 2007
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H.CON.RES.41
9 points
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Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.
Passed/agreed to in Senate on Tuesday, January 23, 2007
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H.R.127
5 points
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To amend the National Housing Act to increase the mortgage amount limits applicable to FHA mortgage insurance for multifamily housing located in high-cost areas.
Referred to House committee on Thursday, January 4, 2007
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0 points
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An amendment numbered 2 printed in Part B of House Report 110-261 to strike 5 sections from Title V of the bill which expand the lending authority of the Farm Credit System.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 110-333 to clarify the certification process for acts of NBCR (nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological) terrorism; apply the reset mechanism to the NBCR deductible, and provide that the Consumer Price Index will be used to adjust for inflation the dollar amounts used in TRIA. The amendment also makes technical and conforming changes.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment comprised of the following amendments offered en bloc: Amendments nos. 2, as modified, 3, 6, 7, 11, 20, and 31 printed in the Congressional Record.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment offered pursuant to the Graves motion to recommit with instructions to clarify that Hard-to-House families shall include households consisting of or including an individual who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of not less than 90 days and who was discharged or released from such duty under conditions other than dishonorable.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-450 to make a number of technical and conforming changes as well as enhancemen ts to the bill including the following: (1) clarifies the definition of loan originator; (2) narrows the scope of the preemption provision to make it clear that states cannot use or adopt state laws against securitizers/assignees for violations of the national standards or to impose remedies outside of the unique Federal remedy established in the bill, and to make it clear that actions for fraud, misrepresentation, deception, false advertising or civil rights laws are not preempted; (3) clarifies the registration requirements for the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry; (4) allows consumers to obtain a cure from assignee or securitizer if creditor or other assignees cease to exist or go bankrupt; (5) clarifies the incentive compensation provision; and (6) adds a monthly disclosure requirement for mortgages.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment numbered 13 printed in House Report 110-450 to allow regulators to fine mortgage originators, assignees and securitizers who more than occasionally (`pattern or practice') violate the minimum standards for loans established in the bill at least $1 million, $25,000 per loan. Proceeds would be held in trust by the US Treasury for the benefit of borrowers who have no other avenue for obtaining a remedy.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement or enforce the requirement under section 12(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-369 to establish a state minimum allocation percentage, under which every state will receive at least one half of one percent (.5%) of the total funds available each year that are allocated to states, Indian Tribes, and insular areas. Allocations to all other states would be reduced pro rata to bring these states up to this .5% minimum. The amendment would also provide that the local jurisdiction in each state that is slated to receive the largest amount by formula in such state would be entitled to receive such funds directly [notwithstanding the bill's provision that jurisdictions entitled to their state in any year that nationwide funding is less than $2 billion]. The amendment includes a technical clarification to ensure that the mixed income limitation capping the number of units initially rented to extremely low income families at 50% applies to all of the units in a project [not just those units assisted by trust fund dollars]. The amendment would provide that the exception to the mixed income rule applies to all `elderly only' projects, not just those projects of 25 or fewer units.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment numbered 2 printed in House Report 110-369 to add additional flexibility to permitted fund uses, by allowing a grantee to use up to 10% of their funds for project operating accounts to cover shortfalls for projects assisted with trust fund dollars, to facilitate affordability for families below the SSI income limit.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment numbered 4 printed in the Congressional Record.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 110-369 to include among the factors for consideration in selecting applicants to receive Trust Fund grant amounts, a consideration of the extent to which the design, construction, and operation of the housing reduces utility costs for residents.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment numbered 5 printed in House Report 110-369 to allow grantees to give preference to public employees, including first responders and teachers, who cannot afford to live in high-cost areas. These workers would have to meet the income eligibility requirements stated in the text of H.R. 2895. No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment numbered 6 printed in House Report 110-369 to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish an internet-based `Green Housing Clearinghouse' including best practices, technical recommendations and other informational material regarding green building techniques. Additionally, grantees would be required to self-certify how many of the total units they built with money from the national affordable housing trust fund were green.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment numbered 7 printed in House Report 110-369 to provide that, for the purpose of increasing accountability, previous grant recipients applying for new grants must include in their applications progress reports for projects for which they used funds in the previous fiscal year.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 110-351 to require that homes insured by wind/water policies comply with existing model building codes from the International Code Council pursuant to request from the National Association of Home Builders; (2) require that specific technologies be used for mapping floodplains (such as geospatial technologies); (3) add a professional mapping association to the Mapping A dvisory Council; (4) prohibit FEMA from enforcing a penalties assessed aga inst individual condo owners where the condo complex is underinsured regarding flood coverage; (5) direct FEMA to develop a plan to verify that the r ecipients of Homeowner Assistance Grants in Mississippi and Road Home Grants in Louisiana, funded by HUD Community Development Block Grants, maintain flood insurance on their properties as required as a condition of the grants; and (6) codify recommendations in a recently released GAO report (GAO 07-1078) with respect to the National Flood Insurance Program's payments to insurance companies for their administrative costs without requiring the companies to report their costs or to comply with the existing audit requirements.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment numbered 1 printed in House Report 110-586 to make various technical corrections within the bill's `Findings' section, and adds under the eligibility criteria the requirement that a country must also be complying with minimum standards for eliminating human trafficking; must be cooperating with American efforts to stop illegal immigration to the United States; and be committed to free and fair elections.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment to exclude any country whose government has business interests with Iran.
No Action on
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0 points
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An amendment numbered 3 printed in the Congressional Record making sundry changes to the bill.
No Action on
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H.R.2352
3 points
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To enhance the safety of elementary schools, secondary schools, and institutions of higher education.
House Committee on Education and Labor Granted an extension for further consider... on Friday, August 1, 2008
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H.R.2964
0 points
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To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat nonhuman primates as prohibited wildlife species under that Act, to make corrections in the provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses under that Act, and for other purposes.
Read twice on Friday, August 1, 2008
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H.J.RES.62
18 points
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To honor the achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the United States, and for other purposes.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders on Thursday, July 31, 2008
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H.R.6701
3 points
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To provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events that have advanced civil rights in America.
Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
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H.R.6720
3 points
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To establish the Commission on Comprehensive Strategies for the Placement of Natural Gas Infrastructure, and for other purposes.
Referred to House committee on Thursday, July 31, 2008
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