H.R. 6298: Stop Tenant Organizing Promotion Act

112th Congress · introduced 2012-08-02 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-08-02 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Stop Tenant Organizing Promotion Act

Plain summary

Stop Tenant Organizing Promotion Act - Prohibits the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from carrying out, supporting, or otherwise providing any assistance to the Tenant Resource Network Program authorized under the Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998. Amends the Act to repeal the Secretary's authority to provide funding for the Program. Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of any funds currently allocated under the Program. Requires the funds to be covered into the General Fund of the Treasury and used only for reducing the federal budget deficit.

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Official text

Stop Tenant Organizing Promotion Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · 1 cosponsors

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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-112hr6298.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>

Record fed-us-cong112-hr6298 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112