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Housing Issues in the 109th Congress

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Date: August 5, 2005
Creator: McCarty, Maggie; Perl, Libby; Foote, Bruce; Boyd, Eugene & Jackson, Pamela J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Housing Issues in the 108th Congress

Description: This report summarizes current housing issues, cites legislative proposals, and in some cases, presents brief pro/con discussions.
Date: January 24, 2005
Creator: Bourdon, E. Richard
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Emergency Food and Shelter Program

Description: The Emergency Food and Shelter (EFS) Program allocates funds to local communities to fund homeless programs including soup kitchens, food banks, shelters, and homeless prevention services. The EFS program is part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and after Hurricane Katrina struck, some questions have arisen about the use of EFS program funds for Presidentially-declared disasters. This report describes how the EFS program operates through a National Board, local boards, and loc… more
Date: September 29, 2005
Creator: Perl, Libby
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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GSE Reform: A New Affordable Housing Fund

Description: In this report, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are referred to by name, as GSEs, and as the right to borrow $2.25 billion each from the U.S. Treasury, exemption from state and local taxes, and exemption from the requirement to register securities offerings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
Date: November 28, 2005
Creator: Weiss, Eric
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Housing Assistance and Welfare: Background and Issues

Description: This paper will introduce the reader to federal housing assistance and welfare programs, the people they serve, how the programs interact and current issues.
Date: January 19, 2005
Creator: McCarty, Maggie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Housing Issues in the 109th Congress

Description: This report discusses the budget request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which would be a decrease of $2.8 billion, or almost 9%, from FY2005.
Date: May 4, 2005
Creator: Bourdon, E. Richard; Foote, Bruce E.; McCarty, Maggie; Boyd, Eugene & Jackson, Pamela J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Housing Issues in the 109th Congress

Description: This report discusses the budget request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which would be a decrease of $2.8 billion, or almost 9%, from FY2005.
Date: October 11, 2005
Creator: McCarty, Maggie; Perl, Libby; Foote, Bruce E.; Boyd, Eugene & Jackson, Pamela J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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HOPE VI: Background, Funding, and Issues

Description: Report on the history of the HOPE VI program, and the debate surrounding the future budget of the program.
Date: January 4, 2005
Creator: McCarthy, Maggie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): FY2006 Budget

Description: On July 21, 2005, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $34.8 billion FY2006 budget for HUD. Like the House version, the Senate bill rejects the President’s Strengthening America’s Communities Initiative (SACI). It increases funding above both the President’s request and the House version for HOPE VI, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)-related programs (including Section 108 loan guarantees), Native American Housing Block Grants, and Rural Housing and Economic Development.
Date: August 1, 2005
Creator: McCarty, Maggie; Foote, Bruce E. & Boyd, Eugene
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): FY2006 Budget

Description: On July 21, 2005, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $34.8 billion FY2006 budget for HUD. Like the House version, the Senate bill rejects the President’s Strengthening America’s Communities Initiative (SACI). It increases funding above both the President’s request and the House version for HOPE VI, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)-related programs (including Section 108 loan guarantees), Native American Housing Block Grants, and Rural Housing and Economic Development.
Date: July 14, 2005
Creator: McCarty, Maggie; Foote, Bruce E. & Boyd, Eugene
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): Formula and Estimated Allocations

Description: This report reviews how allotments of regular LIHEAP funding are determined and how these calculations change at different funding levels. Included is a description of the components of the new LIHEAP formula rates.
Date: December 6, 2005
Creator: Whittaker, Julie M. & Perl, Libby
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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