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Veterans and Homelessness
Date: February 2, 2012
Creator: Perl, Libby
Description: This report discusses several issues relating to homelessness among veterans, which has become more prominent since the beginning of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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An Economic Analysis of Large-Scale Mortgage Refinancing Proposals: A Brief Overview of S. 3522 and S. 3085
Date: September 11, 2012
Creator: Hoskins, Sean M.
Description: This report provides a brief overview of policy proposals for the large-scale refinancing of mortgages for borrowers shut out of traditional financing methods.
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National Mortgage Servicing Standards: Legislation in the 112th Congress
Date: August 29, 2012
Creator: Hoskins, Sean M.
Description: This report analyzes the potential misaligned incentives in the servicer-mortgage holder relationship and the servicing standards that attempt to address each concern, the servicer-borrower relationship and the relevant servicing provisions, as well as the possible implications of reforming the servicing industry.
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The LIHEAP Formula: Legislative History and Current Law
Date: July 6, 2010
Creator: Perl, Libby
Description: This report discusses two types of formulas used to allocate funding to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). The two formulas are used in regards to two types of funding: regular and contingency.
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Homelessness: Targeted Federal Programs and Recent Legislation
Date: May 17, 2012
Creator: Perl, Libby
Description: This report describes the federal programs that are targeted to assist those who are homeless; includes recent funding levels; discusses current issues, including homelessness after the economic downturn and federal efforts to end homelessness; and provides information on recent legislation. Among active legislation are bills to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, which includes transitional housing for those who are homeless as a result of domestic violence and legislation that would, among other things, reauthorize the Education for Homeless Children and Youth program.
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD): FY2008 Appropriations
Date: February 14, 2008
Creator: Peterman, David Randall
Description: This report discusses the current legislative status of the appropriations bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related legislative activity.
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Residential Energy Tax Credits: Overview and Analysis
Date: September 25, 2012
Creator: Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.
Description: This report explores one policy option for promoting residential energy efficiency: tax credits. It begins by providing an overview of the current residential energy-efficiency tax credits. The report then goes on to provide an economic rationale for residential energy-efficiency tax incentives, introducing the concept of "market failures" and "market barriers" which may lead to suboptimal or "economically inefficient" investment in energy-efficiency technologies. The final sections of this report provide an economic analysis of the primary tax incentives for residential energy efficiency and briefly review various policy options.
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Military Construction: Analysis of the President's FY2012 Appropriations Request
Date: February 25, 2011
Creator: Else, Daniel H.
Description: This report explains government activities funded under the military construction appropriation, examines trends in military construction funding over the past few years, and outlines military construction issues extant in each of the major regions of U.S. military activity.
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Military Construction: Analysis of the FY2012 Appropriation and Authorization
Date: July 13, 2011
Creator: Else, Daniel H.
Description: This report explains those government activities funded under the military construction appropriation, examines trends in military construction funding over the past few years, and outlines military construction issues extant in each of the major regions of U.S. military activity.
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Appropriations for FY2004: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
Date: July 9, 2003
Creator: Snook, Dennis W
Description: Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This Report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies.
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