H.R.3524: HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Mr. Frank (MA) asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Financial Services have until 12:00 p.m. on Jan. 3 to file a report on H.R. 3524. Agreed to without objection.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-507.

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 308.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 922 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3524 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. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to cinsider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill.

Rule H. Res. 922 passed House.

TWO-MINUTE AUTHORITY - Ms. Waters asked unanimous consent that, during consideration of H.R. 3524 pursuant to H. Res. 922, the Chair may reduce to two minutes the minimum time for electronic voting under clause 6 of rule 18 and clauses 8 and 9 of rule 20. Agreed to without objection.

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 922.

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3524 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. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. It shall be in order to cinsider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill.

House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 922 and Rule XVIII.

The Speaker designated the Honorable Hilda L. Solis to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.

GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 3524.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H.Res. 922, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Waters amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Waters amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Waters demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H.Res. 922, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Neugebauer amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Neugebauer amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Neugebauer demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H.Res. 922, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Mahoney amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H.Res. 922, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sessions amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Sessions amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Sessions demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H.Res. 922, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Lee amendment.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H.Res. 922, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the King (IA) amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the King(IA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. King(IA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions in H.Res. 922, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Capito amendment.

POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Capito amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Capito demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.

The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3524.

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.

Mr. Graves moved to recommit with instructions to Financial Services.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Graves motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the bill back to the House with an amendment clarifying that Hard-to-House families shall include households consisting of or including an individual who served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States for a period of not less than 90 days and who was discharged or released from such duty under conditions other than dishonorable.

The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.

On motion to recommit with instructions Agreed to by recorded vote: 372 - 28 (Roll no. 17).

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 271 - 130 (Roll no. 18).

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 3524.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.