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- Rural Housing Programs - A Progress Report
- This report addresses the inadequate housing in rural America, which is the most serious problem and this is a status report on housing programs of the Farmers Home Administration.
- No-fault Eviction of Public Housing Tenants for Illegal Drug Use: A Legal Analysis of Department of Housing and Urban Development v. Rucker
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- Appropriations for FY2003: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
- 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.
- Coming to Washington, DC? Sources of Information on Temporary Housing
- This report will introduce a newcomer to the Washington, DC, metropolitan area to sources of general interest, neighborhoods, housing, and public transportation.
- Older Americans Act Nutrition Program
- This report discusses the elderly nutrition program of the Older Americans Act which provides grants to state agencies on aging to support congregate and home-delivered meals to persons 60 years and older. Funding and statistics of assistance are also addressed.
- Housing Issues in the 109th Congress
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- Individual Development Accounts (IDAs): Background and Current Legislation for Federal Grant Programs to Help Low-Income Families Save
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- Liability of Interactive Computer Service for Violating the Fair Housing Act
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- The Americans with Disabilities Act: Supreme Court Decisions
- This report is on The Americans with Disabilities Act: Supreme Court Decisions.
- Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program: Issues and Reform Proposals in the 110th Congress
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- The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: A Framework for Evaluation
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- Preservation of HUD-Assisted Housing
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- Veterans and Homelessness
- 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.
- Military Construction: Analysis of the President's FY2012 Appropriations Request
- 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.
- VA Housing: Guaranteed Loans, Direct Loans, and Specially Adapted Housing Grants
- This report discusses three types of housing assistance-the loan guaranty program, direct loan programs, and Specially Adapted Housing program-their origins, how they operate, and how they are funded. The report also has a section that discusses the default and foreclosure of VA-guaranteed loans.
- Changes to the Residential Mortgage Market: Legislation, Demographics, and Other Drivers
- This report provides an overview of the changing residential mortgage market, focusing on trends in housing prices, homeownership, mortgage characteristics, and financing. It also examines legislation and regulations designed to promote the efficient functioning of the mortgage market.
- Selected Legislative Proposals to Reform the Housing Finance System
- This report briefly explains the different approaches to housing finance reform offered by several legislative proposals, focusing on efforts to replace Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and to reform the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).
- Overview of Federal Housing Assistance Programs and Policy
- This report provides an overview of the history and evolution of federal housing assistance policy, a description of today's major federal housing assistance programs, and a discussion of issues and trends in federal housing assistance policy.
- VA Housing: Guaranteed Loans, Direct Loans, and Specially Adapted Housing Grants
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- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD): Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations
- This report discusses the fiscal year 2017 appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Transportation (DOT), and related agencies. Comparisons between previous and current funding levels and cuts proposed by the Trump Administration are also discussed.
- The Loan Limits for Government-Backed Mortgages
- This report contains brief program descriptions for each of the government-backed housing loan programs and discusses the maximum guarantee amounts for each. The government or quasi-government entities that insure or guarantee mortgages and are discussed in this report are the following: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, The Federal Housing Administration (FHA), The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service (RHS).
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request Fact Sheet
- This report provides a brief overview of the FY2019 budget request for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), with links to relevant Administration budget documents and CRS reports. A list of CRS analysts with expertise on various aspects of the HUD budget is also provided.