H.R. 3521: Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-09-10 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair announced that pursuant to section 2 of H. Res. 974, further proceedings on the bill H.R. 3521 would be postponed.

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Where it came from: introduced 2007-09-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 75 (2008): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR3521 (2008-02-26), Agreed to. See all
Where it stands now: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair announced that pursuant to section 2 of H. Res. 974, further proceedings on the bill H.R. 3521 would be postponed. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2007

Plain summary

Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2007 - Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from imposing restrictions or limitations on the amount of management and related fees for a public housing project which the public housing agency (PHA) determines reasonable, unless such restriction or limitation: (1) is determined pursuant to a negotiated rulemaking convened by the Secretary no earlier than April 1, 2009, with representatives from interested parties; and (2) is effective only on or after January 1, 2011. Allows any PHA that owns or operates fewer than 500 public housing units under the United States Housing Act of 1937 to elect to be exempt from asset management requirements imposed by the Secretary. Prohibits the Secretary from imposing any requirement, regulation, or guideline relating to asset management that restricts or limits in any way the use by PHAs of amounts for Capital Fund assistance for costs of any PHA central office. Requires the Secretary to ensure that PHAs encourage the reasonable efforts of resident tenant organizations to represent their members and of tenants to organize. Requires guidance issued by the Secretary to encourage participation by residents in the implementation of asset management and the development of local policies for such purposes.

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Official text

Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2007

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] · 6 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3521, Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2007 (2007-10-02); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3521, Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2007 (2007-10-02)

Cosponsors on this site

Maxine Waters (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

Recorded votes

House roll call 75 (2008): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR3521 (2008-02-26): Agreed to
House roll call 76 (2008): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR3521 (2008-02-26): Agreed to
House roll call 77 (2008): On Motion to Table the Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair, HR3521 (2008-02-26): Passed

Words on this page, explained (2)

Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr3521.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr3521 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110