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H.R. 835: Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007

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H.R. 835: Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007

110th Congress · introduced 2007-02-06 · Native Americans · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 388.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-02-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 205 (2007): On Passage, HR835 (2007-03-28), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 388. 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

Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007 - Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to extend through FY2012 the authorization of appropriations for housing assistance for Native Americans and loan guarantees for Native Hawaiian housing. Amends the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 to: (1) make the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands of the state of Hawaii eligible for loan guarantees; and (2) extend through FY2012 the authorization of appropriations for the credit subsidy to cover the costs of federal guarantees for financing for tribal housing activities.

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Official text

Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment, 2nd committee reporting)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 835, Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007 (2007-02-21); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 835, Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007 (2007-02-21); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 835, Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007 (2007-05-17); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 835, Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007 (2007-05-17); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 835, Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007 (2007-09-26); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 835, Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2007 (2007-09-26)

Cosponsors on this site

Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Maxine Waters (D-CA)

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.
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr835 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110