National Homestead Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Banking and Currency.
National Homestead Act - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to transfer any real property to local public housing agencies without charge: (1) which is improved by a single-family dwelling; (2) which the Secretary holds title; (3) which is not occupied and (4) which is suitable for use and requested by the Agency for use in a local homestead program. Provides for the establishment of homestead programs to be carried out by such agencies. Directs the Secretary to approve any such program which provides for: (1) the conveyance of residential property by the local public housing agency to qualified applicants on a conditional basis, in return for the payment by the applicant of a nominal fee, not to exceed $100; and (2) an agreement whereby the applicant agrees to occupy such property as a principal residence for a period of not less than three years and to rehabilitate the property as may be necessary to meet the requirements of applicable State and local law. Sets forth the qualifications for applicants in such programs. Requires local public housing agencies to give preference to qualified low-and moderate-income applicants. States that after the applicant has occupied such property for the required three-year period and has rehabilitated and maintained it and otherwise complied with the terms of his or her agreement, the Secretary shall convey to the applicant fee simple title to the property. Authorizes the Secretary to issue such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out his functions under this Act. Directs the Secretary to conduct a continuing evaluation of programs carried out pursuant to this Act and, commencing with the third fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, to transmit to the Congress an annual report containing a summary of his evaluation of such programs and his recommendations for the future conduct of such programs. Authorizes to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on February 28, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on February 28, 1974: Referred to House Committee on Banking and Currency.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
ANDREW YOUNG (D-GA) introduced it on February 28, 1974. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on February 28, 1974, 19187 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19187 days ago, on February 28, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers