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Items 1 through 69 of 69

1. H.CON.RES.41 : Providing for a conditional adjournment of the House of Representatives.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 1/23/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/23/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.


2. H.CON.RES.259 : Providing for an adjournment or recess of the two Houses.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 11/15/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 11/15/2007 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent.


3. H.RES.177 : Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Financial Services in the One Hundred Tenth Congress.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 2/16/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Administration
Latest Major Action: 2/16/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.


4. H.R.127 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 1/4/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 1/4/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


5. H.R.415 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 1/11/2007)      Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Natural Resources
House Reports: 110-735
Latest Major Action: 7/17/2008 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 887.


6. H.R.726 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 1/30/2007)      Cosponsors (19)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/7/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.


7. H.R.1021 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 2/13/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Natural Resources; Senate Energy and Natural Resources
Senate Reports: 110-317
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2008 Senate floor actions. Status: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Note: For further action, see S.2739, which became Public Law 110-229 on 5/8/2008.


8. H.R.1066 : To increase community development investments by depository institutions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 2/15/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


9. H.R.1257 : To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide shareholders with an advisory vote on executive compensation.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 3/1/2007)      Cosponsors (27)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 110-88
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


10. H.R.1427 : To reform the regulation of certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 3/9/2007)      Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 110-142
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


11. H.R.1682 : To restore the financial solvency of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 3/26/2007)      Cosponsors (16)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.


12. H.R.2015 : To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 4/24/2007)      Cosponsors (184)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Administration; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/5/2007 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.


13. H.R.2046 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 4/26/2007)      Cosponsors (48)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/30/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection.


14. H.R.2227 : -- Private Bill; For the relief of Paul Green.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 5/8/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 5/8/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


15. H.R.2347 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 5/16/2007)      Cosponsors (44)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Education and Labor; House Oversight and Government Reform; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 110-277 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 8/3/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


16. H.R.2375 : To provide wage parity for certain prevailing rate employees in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 5/17/2007)      Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 5/24/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.


17. H.R.2461 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 5/23/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 5/23/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


18. H.R.2591 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 6/6/2007)      Cosponsors (32)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/12/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


19. H.R.2839 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 6/22/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 6/22/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


20. H.R.2895 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 6/28/2007)      Cosponsors (103)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 110-362
Latest Major Action: 10/15/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


21. H.R.3252 : To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the time limitation for corrections to wage and self-employment income records.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 7/31/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 8/8/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.


22. H.R.3525 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 9/14/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


23. H.R.3526 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 9/14/2007)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services; House Energy and Commerce; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
House Reports: 110-472 Part 1, 110-472 Part 2
Latest Major Action: 12/6/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


24. H.R.3685 : To prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 9/27/2007)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Administration; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Judiciary
House Reports: 110-406 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 11/13/2007 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 479.


25. H.R.3686 : To prohibit employment discrimination based on gender identity.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 9/27/2007)      Cosponsors (10)
Committees: House Education and Labor; House Administration; House Oversight and Government Reform; House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/17/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.


26. H.R.3838 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 10/16/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 10/16/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


27. H.R.3942 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 10/23/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 11/8/2007 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


28. H.R.3995 : To protect the interests of each resident of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded in class action lawsuits on behalf of such resident.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 10/30/2007)      Cosponsors (42)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 10/30/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


29. H.R.4299 : To extend the Terrorism Insurance Program of the Department of the Treasury, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 12/6/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services; Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Latest Major Action: 12/13/2007 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Note: For further action, see H.R.2761, which became Public Law 110-160 on 12/26/2007.


30. H.R.4546 : To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Acetoacetyl-2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroanilide.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 12/13/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/13/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


31. H.R.4547 : To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 3-Amino-4-methylbenzamide.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 12/13/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/13/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


32. H.R.4548 : To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Basic Blue 7.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 12/13/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/13/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


33. H.R.4549 : To extend the temporary suspension of duty on Basic Violet 1.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 12/13/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/13/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


34. H.R.4550 : To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 5-Chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methyl-2-naphthanilide.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 12/13/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/13/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


35. H.R.4551 : To extend the temporary suspension of duty on 5-Chloro-3-hydroxy-2-methoxy-2-naphthanilide.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 12/13/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 12/13/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


36. H.R.4891 : To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend for an additional 5 years the special immigrant religious worker program.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 12/19/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 12/19/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


37. H.R.5157 : To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to repeal the provisions prohibiting persons convicted of drug offenses from receiving student financial assistance.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 1/29/2008)      Cosponsors (85)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 3/11/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.


38. H.R.5404 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 2/13/2008)      Cosponsors (30)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


39. H.R.5484 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 2/25/2008)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 2/25/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


40. H.R.5767 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 4/10/2008)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 4/10/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


41. H.R.5830 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 4/17/2008)      Cosponsors (43)
Committees: House Financial Services
House Reports: 110-619
Latest Major Action: 5/5/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 386.


42. H.R.5842 : To provide for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 4/17/2008)      Cosponsors (23)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/17/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


43. H.R.5843 : To eliminate most Federal penalties for possession of marijuana for personal use, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 4/17/2008)      Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Judiciary; House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.


44. H.R.6066 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 5/15/2008)      Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 6/26/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee Hearings Held.


45. H.R.6115 : To amend title 1, United States Code, to eliminate any Federal policy on the definition of marriage.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 5/21/2008)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2008 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.


46. H.R.6306 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 6/19/2008)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2008 House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.


47. H.R.6308 : To ensure uniform and accurate credit rating of municipal bonds and provide for a review of the municipal bond insurance industry.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 6/19/2008)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Financial Services
House Reports: 110-835
Latest Major Action: 9/9/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 536.


48. H.R.6333 : 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 6/20/2008)      Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 6/20/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


49. H.R.6870 : To ensure that implementation of proposed regulations under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, does not cause harm to the payments system, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 9/11/2008)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Financial Services
House Reports: 110-910
Latest Major Action: 10/3/2008 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 585.


50. H.R.6965 : To extend the authorization of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 9/18/2008)      Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Financial Services
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2008 Received in the Senate.


51. H.R.7093 : To require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 9/25/2008)      Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 9/25/2008 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


52. H.AMDT.15 to H.R.556 Manager's amendment consists of the text of the amendment printed on pages H1997-H1998 in the Congressional Record for February 28, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 2/28/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/28/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.


53. H.AMDT.90 to H.R.1257 Amendment is technical in nature.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 4/18/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 4/18/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A003) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.


54. H.AMDT.208 to H.R.1427 Amendments en bloc consist of the text of the amendments, as modified, printed on pages H5427-5428 in the Congressional Record for May 17, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 5/17/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 5/17/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendments (A006) as modified Agreed to by voice vote.


55. H.AMDT.618 to H.R.3074 Amendment sought 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 7/24/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2007 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A022) Failed by recorded vote: 207 - 220 (Roll no. 713).


56. H.AMDT.702 to H.R.2419 Amendment strikes 5 sections from title V of the bill which expand the lending authority of the Farm Credit System.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 7/26/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 7/26/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A003) Agreed to by voice vote.


57. H.AMDT.801 to H.R.2761 Manager's amendment consists of the text of the amendment contained in House Report 110-333 and printed on page H10544 in the Congressional Record of Sept. 19, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 9/19/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/19/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 426 - 1 (Roll no. 881).


58. H.AMDT.815 to H.R.3121 Manager's amendment consists of the text of the amendment contained in House Report 110-351 and printed on pages H10972-H10973 in the Congressional Record for Sept. 27, 2007.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 9/27/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 9/27/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.


59. H.AMDT.843 to H.R.2895 Amendment establishes 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 10/10/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A001) Agreed to by recorded vote: 418 - 2 (Roll no. 955).


60. H.AMDT.844 to H.R.2895 Amendment adds 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 10/10/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.


61. H.AMDT.846 to H.R.2895 Amendment includes 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 10/10/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.


62. H.AMDT.847 to H.R.2895 Amendment allows 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 10/10/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.


63. H.AMDT.848 to H.R.2895 Amendment directs 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 10/10/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A006) Agreed to by voice vote.


64. H.AMDT.849 to H.R.2895 Amendment provides 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 10/10/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/10/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A007) Agreed to by voice vote.


65. H.AMDT.899 to H.R.3915 Amendment makes 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 11/15/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 11/15/2007 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.


66. H.AMDT.912 to H.R.3915 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 11/15/2007)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 11/15/2007 By unanimous consent, the Frank (MA) amendment was withdrawn.


67. H.AMDT.930 to H.R.3524 Amendment 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.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 1/17/2008)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 1/17/2008 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A008) Agreed to by voice vote.


68. H.AMDT.991 to H.R.2634 Amendment made various technical corrections within the bill's "Findings" section, and added under the eligibility criteria the requirement that a country must be complying with minimum standards for eliminating human trafficking; cooperating with American efforts to stop illegal immigration to the United States and be committed to free and fair elections.
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 4/16/2008)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 4/16/2008 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A001) as modified Agreed to by recorded vote: 424 - 0 (Roll no. 196).


69. H.AMDT.994 to H.R.2634 (See item 357 for amendment explanation.).
Sponsor: Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] (introduced 4/16/2008)      Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 4/16/2008 House amendment agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Frank (MA) amendment (A004) Agreed to by voice vote.


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