To create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined requirements, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined requirements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Government Operations, Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Livable Communities Act of 2024.
- Section idf690a8345a4f415395df5f6ee4c1bf5f: 2. Findings Congress finds that— key Federal programs can boost economic growth at the local and regional level through better coordination of housing,...
- Section id87b3c3e59622459fa865da1037063cdd: 3. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— to strengthen rural, suburban, and urban economies by enabling communities to establish goals for the future and to...
- Section id33f9cf3880f34980af28766e07b6b6ed: 4. Definitions In this Act: The term affordable housing means housing, the cost of which does not exceed 30 percent of the income of low-, very low-, and...
- Section id42a7a0bd6f374bd8a16df3a160095c9c: 5. Office of sustainable housing and communities There is established in the Department an Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities, which shall—...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined requirements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Government Operations, Transportation
Primary Purpose
This bill, To create livable communities through coordinated public investment and streamlined requirements, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Menendez (for himself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Wyden, Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_energy"
- → Secretary of Energy
- "administrator_of_epa"
- → Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
- "secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
- → Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
an infrastructure project that is used to support a transit-oriented development in an eligible area, including— property enhancement, including conducting environmental remediation, park development, and open space acquisition
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. The term State has the meaning given the term in section 5302 of title 49, United States Code. The term sustainable development means development that— fulfills a current and future social need of a community
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