US Congress House Bill 861 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 17 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-17 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

NSP Termination Act - Rescinds and cancels permanently all unobligated balances remaining available, as of the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for assistance to states and local governments for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes and residential properties. (Thus, rescinds the third round of funding for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program [NSP].) Urges that all such rescinded and canceled amounts be retained in the Treasury General Fund for reducing the federal budget deficit. Subjects to possible rescission and permanent cancellation certain amounts allocated by the Secretary under the third round of funding for the NSP to specified states, including city, county, and municipal governments. Amends the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 to repeal emergency FY2008 appropriations for the Program. States that such appropriations, together with amounts made available for the Program in the HUD, Community Planning and Development, Community Development Fund under title XII of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, shall continue to be governed by any provisions of law applicable to such amounts as in effect before the repeal. Requires the Secretary to terminate the Program upon the obligation of all such amounts and outlays to liquidate them. Requires the Secretary to publish on the HUD website a statement as to: (1) termination of the NSP; and (2) the availability of a Member of Congress and state, county, and local officials to provide assistance in mitigating the impacts of foreclosed properties on an individual's community. Requires the Comptroller General to study the economic impacts of: (1) round three NSP funding on states and communities that would occur if it were not rescinded and canceled but remained available, and (2) actual round one and round two NSP assistance on those states and communities.

NSP Termination Act

Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]	Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]	Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]
Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]

2011-03-16 - House - On Passage (Y: 242 N: 182 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-16 - House - On Motion to Recommit with Instructions (Y: 153 N: 272 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2011-03-16 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 179 N: 246 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2011-03-16 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 178 N: 249 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2011-03-16 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 174 N: 248 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2011-03-16 - House - On Agreeing to the Amendment (Y: 183 N: 244 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2011-03-16 - House - On Motion to Rise and Recommend that the Enacting Clause Be Stricken (Y: 183 N: 240 NV: 9 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-17	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2011-03-16	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-03-16	House	On passage Passed by recorded vote: 242 - 182 (Roll no. 188).
2011-03-16	House	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 153 - 272 (Roll no. 187).
2011-03-16	House	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H1894)
2011-03-16	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Braley (IA) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the bill back to the House with an amendment to require that states give priority emphasis and consideration to rural areas when distributing Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds that were allocated by HUD and appropriated under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was removed.
2011-03-16	House	Mr. Braley (IA) moved to recommit with instructions to Financial Services. (consideration: CR H1893-1895; text: CR H1893)
2011-03-16	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H1893)
2011-03-16	House	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 861.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.197 On agreeing to the Maloney amendment (A008) Failed by recorded vote: 179 - 246 (Roll no. 186).
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.196 On agreeing to the Waters amendment (A007) Failed by recorded vote: 178 - 249 (Roll no. 185).
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.195 On agreeing to the Waters amendment (A006) Failed by recorded vote: 174 - 248 (Roll no. 184).
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.192 On agreeing to the Ellison amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 183 - 244 (Roll no. 183).
2011-03-16	House	UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was on the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings were postponed.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.198 On agreeing to the Castor (FL) amendments (A009) Agreed to by voice vote.
2011-03-16	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 170, the Comittee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Castor amendments en bloc.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.198 Amendments en bloc (A009) offered by Ms. Castor (FL). (consideration: CR H1888-1890; text as en bloc: CR H1888-1889)Amendments require a GAO study on the economic impacts of rounds 1, 2, and 3 of NSP funding.
2011-03-16	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Maloney amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Maloney demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2011-03-16	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 170, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Maloney amendment number 8.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.197 Amendment (A008) offered by Mrs. Maloney. (consideration: CR H1885-1888, H1892-1893; text: CR H1885-1886)Amendment sought to insert a list quantifying the number of vacant homes across the country and to add findings consisting of such numbers in each State as well as a statement that because Congress voted to terminate the NSP, those listed housing units may not be able to be rehabilitated and may remain vacant.
2011-03-16	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Waters demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2011-03-16	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 170, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment number 7.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.196 Amendment (A007) offered by Ms. Waters. (consideration: CR H1884-1885, H1891-1892; text: CR H1884)Amendment sought to direct the Secretary of HUD to conduct a study to determine the approximate number of foreclosed and abandoned properties that will not be purchased or rehabilitated in the district of each Member of Congress as a result of the rescission and termination of funding under the bill and to submit the findings to Congress.
2011-03-16	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Waters demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2011-03-16	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 170, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment number 6.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.195 Amendment (A006) offered by Ms. Waters. (consideration: CR H1883-1884, H1891; text: CR H1883)Amendment sought to require the Secretary of HUD to send a notice to NSP grantees that would have received funding under NSP, that the program had been terminated as well as the name and contact information for each recipient's Member of Congress for the purpose of requesting assistance in mitigating foreclosed properties.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.194 On agreeing to the Richardson amendment (A005) Failed by voice vote.
2011-03-16	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 170, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Richardson amendment number 5.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.194 Amendment (A005) offered by Ms. Richardson. (consideration: CR H1880-1883; text: CR H1880)Amendment sought to amend the effective date of H.R. 861 as follows: (1) the date of the expiration of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the Act; (2) the first date occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act on which both of the following conditions exist: (A) the percentage of existing mortgages on 1- to 4-family residential properties located in the United States and under which the outstanding principal balance exceeds the value of the property subject to the mortgage is 10 percent or less; (B) in the case of the State that, on such date, has the highest percentage, among all States, of existing mortgages on 1- to 4-family residential properties located in the State and under which the outstanding principal balance exceeds the value of the property subject to the mortgage, such percentage for such State is 15 percent or less.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.193 On agreeing to the Sanchez, Loretta amendment (A004) Failed by voice vote.
2011-03-16	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 170, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Loretta Sanchez amendment number 4.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.193 Amendment (A004) offered by Ms. Sanchez, Loretta. (consideration: CR H1879-1880; text: CR H1879)Amendment sought to add a new section with Congressional findings that if the rescinded and canceled amounts were instead made available for NSP, the Congress could have helped to rebuild neighborhoods where foreclosures were common.
2011-03-16	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ellison amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Ellison demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2011-03-16	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 170, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ellison amendment number 3.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.192 Amendment (A003) offered by Mr. Ellison. (consideration: CR H1878-1879, H1890-1891; text: CR H1878)Amendment sought to provide findings for the need for and efficacy of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.190 On agreeing to the Ellison amendment (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
2011-03-16	House	VACATED PROCEEDINGS - Mr. Ellison asked unanimous consent to vacate the proceedings by which his amendment numbered 1 printed in Part B of House Report 112-34, was postponed, to the end that the Chair put the question on the amendment de novo. Agreed to without objection.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.191 On agreeing to the Hurt amendment (A002) Agreed to by voice vote.
2011-03-16	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 170, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hurt amendment number 2.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.191 Amendment (A002) offered by Mr. Hurt. (consideration: CR H1877-1878; text: CR H1877)An amendment to ensure that all unobligated balances rescinded by the bill should be retained in the Treasury's General Fund for the purpose of deficit reduction.
2011-03-16	House	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ellison amendment, the Chair put the question on the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Ellison demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the amendment until later in the legislative day.
2011-03-16	House	DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 170, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ellison amendment number 1.
2011-03-16	House	H.AMDT.190 Amendment (A001) offered by Mr. Ellison. (consideration: CR H1875-1877, H1878; text: CR H1875)Amendment lists state-by-state funding allocations under the 3rd round for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program which are subject to possible rescission.
2011-03-16	House	On motion to rise and recommend that the enacting clause be stricken Failed by recorded vote: 183 - 240 (Roll no. 182).
2011-03-16	House	DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Ellison motion to rise and recommend that the enacting clause be stricken to H.R. 861.
2011-03-16	House	Mr. Ellison moved to rise and recommend that the enacting clause be stricken.
2011-03-16	House	GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 861.
2011-03-16	House	The Speaker designated the Honorable Charles F. Bass to act as Chairman of the Committee.
2011-03-16	House	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 170 and Rule XVIII.
2011-03-16	House	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 839 and H.R. 861 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measures will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. With respect to each measure, the resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read.
2011-03-16	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 170. (consideration: CR H1860-1896; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1873-1874)
2011-03-16	House	Rule H. Res. 170 passed House.
2011-03-15	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 170 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 839 and H.R. 861 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. With respect to each measure, the resolution provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall be considered as read.
2011-03-14	House	Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Financial Services, H. Rept. 112-32, Part II.
2011-03-11	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 16.
2011-03-11	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 112-32.
2011-03-09	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 24.
2011-03-09	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-03-02	House	Committee Hearings Held.
2011-03-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

HR170 (Related) 2011-03-16 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/861/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr861/BILLS-112hr861ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr861/BILLS-112hr861eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr861/BILLS-112hr861rh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011182
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011183
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011184
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011185
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011186
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011187
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011188