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H.R. 1982: Rural Housing and Economic Development Improvement Act of 2007

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H.R. 1982: Rural Housing and Economic Development Improvement Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-04-20 · 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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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-04-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 631 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1982 (2007-07-16), Passed. See all
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Rural Housing and Economic Development Improvement Act of 2007

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.) Rural Housing and Economic Development Improvement Act of 2007 - Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, through the Office of Rural Housing and Economic Development, to implement an assistance program to support innovative housing and economic development activities in rural areas by: (1) Indian tribes; (2) state housing finance agencies; (3) state community or economic development agencies; (4) local nonprofit organizations; and (5) community development corporations. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to require, as a condition of initial or continuing assistance under this Act for any housing or economic development activity, that each member of a family so assisted (or of a family applying for such assistance) who is 18 years of age or older, or is the spouse of the head of household, has a valid Social Security number. Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013.

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Official text

Rural Housing and Economic Development Improvement Act of 2007

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] · 6 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1982, Rural Housing and Economic Opportunity Act of 2007 (2007-06-01); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1982, Rural Housing and Economic Opportunity Act of 2007 (2007-06-01)

Cosponsors on this site

Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)

Recorded votes

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Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr1982 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110