H.R. 27: Small Public Housing Authority Act

108th Congress · introduced 2003-01-07 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-01-07 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Small Public Housing Authority Act

Plain summary

Small Public Housing Authority Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exempt certain small public housing agencies from the requirement to prepare an annual public agency plan.

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Official text

Small Public Housing Authority Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 27, Small Public Housing Authority Act (2004-03-22); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 27, Small Public Housing Authority Act (2004-03-22)

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Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr27.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr27 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108