US SB2900 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-1)
Status: Introduced on September 18 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-18 - 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 (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 18 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-18 - 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 (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Livable Communities Act of 2014 - Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) an Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities (OSHC) to review and coordinate federal policies that: encourage locally directed comprehensive and integrated planning and development at the state, regional, and local levels, and coordinated public investments through development of comprehensive regional plans; and provide long-term affordable, accessible, energy-efficient, healthy and location-efficient housing choices for all people, particularly low-income families. Requires the OSHC Director to establish a program to make comprehensive planning grants and community challenge grants to units of general local government or Indian tribes to carry out projects meeting specified criteria. Authorizes the Secretary of HUD to make or guarantee (up to 75% of) loans to eligible governmental, corporate, or partnership borrowers for infrastructure development projects used to support transit-oriented development. Requires the Director of the Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes to lead the federal initiative to support healthy housing and eradicate housing-related health hazards. Requires the Secretary to study how sustainable building features in housing, such as energy efficiency, affect: (1) the quality of the indoor environment, (2) the prevalence of housing-related health hazards, and (3) the health of the occupants.
Title
Livable Communities Act of 2014
Sponsors
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] | Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] |
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI] |
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI] | Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2014-09-18 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Subjects
Air quality
Building construction
Congressional oversight
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Economic development
Employee hiring
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing and community development
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public transit
Regional and metropolitan planning
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development
Urban and suburban affairs and development
Building construction
Congressional oversight
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Economic development
Employee hiring
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Housing and community development
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public transit
Regional and metropolitan planning
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Rural conditions and development
Urban and suburban affairs and development
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2900/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2900/BILLS-113s2900is.pdf |