110th Congress > House > Vote 1453

Date: May 07, 2008

Result: 225-190 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 278

Vote Subject Matter: Social Welfare / Domestic Social Policy

Sponsor: TOWNS, Edolphus (D-NY)

Bill number: HR5937

Question: Table Motion to Reconsider

Description: To facilitate the preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units

Bill summary: (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), upon request of the owner of a multifamily housing project to which specified contracts are subject, to: (1) convert such contracts to a contract for project-based rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and (2) treat the contemplated resulting contract as eligible for initial renewal under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997, if certain conditions are met. Deems the owner to be in compliance with income-targeting requirements of the United States Housing Act of 1937 by serving low-income families. Considers each family residing in an assisted dwelling unit on the date of such conversion to meet the applicable requirements for income eligibility and occupancy.

Bill titles: To facilitate the preservation of certain affordable housing dwelling units.

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