Veterans Housing Act
Latest action. Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate (provisions inserted in H.R. 15912 as passed 12/13/74).
(LATEST SUMMARY) Veterans Housing Act - Entitles veterans to a guaranteed, insured, or a direct loan, provided any prior GI loan has been paid in full, and the property has been disposed of by the veteran or any immediate veteran-transferee has agreed to the use of his veteran's entitlement. Permits the guarantee of loans by the Veterans' Administration on an automatic basis in the case of unsupervised lenders such as consumer credit institutions, finance companies and mortgage companies who meet Veterans' Administration regulatory standards. Increases the maximum home loan guarantee from $12,500 to $17,500. Authorizes the guarantee of loans to veterans for individual condominium units without the present prerequisite that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued insurance on at least one loan in the project. Increases the maximum loan guarantee to veterans for single-wide mobile home loans from $10,000 to $12,500; and for double-wide mobile home units from $15,000 to $20,000, with a maximum guarantee of $27,500 for a double-wide mobile home and an undeveloped lot. Authorizes the guarantee of used mobile home units which meet Veterans' Administration minimum requirements for construction, design, and general acceptability. Increases the maximum maturity of loans made by Federal credit unions from 10 years to the maximum maturities specified by Federal law. Provides the authority for the guarantee of a loan for the acquisition of a lot in making necessary site preparations for the placement of a mobile home unit which the veteran already owns. Removes the delimiting date presently in the law which prohibits guarantee of mobile home loans after July 1, 1975. Increases the maximum grant payable for specially adapted housing for qualified seriously service-connected disable veterans from $17,500 to $25,000.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to Senate with amendment(s)" stage on December 11, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate (provisions inserted in H.R. 15912 as passed 12/13/74).
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The record's latest action, on December 13, 1974: Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate (provisions inserted in H.R. 15912 as passed 12/13/74).
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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 has no outstanding steps 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?
RUPERT HARTKE (D-IN) introduced it on August 6, 1974, and 9 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 5 Democrats, 4 Republicans.
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 August 6, 1974, 19028 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 18899 days ago, on December 13, 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.
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Vote history
- SenateMeasure indefinitely postponed in Senate (provisions inserted in H.R. 15912 as passed 12/13/74).
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action