Housing

(Washington, DC) - Congressman Al Green (TX-09) today joined other members of Congress in a Washington, DC, press conference in support of ACORN's legal action to pressure FEMA to comply with a federal judges orders to immediately resume making housing benefits available to 11,000 survivors of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  FEMA is appealing the order.

(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) will host an event with the National Fair Housing Alliance tomorrow to enable members of Congress, Congressional staff, and others interested in fair housing issues to learn more about fair housing programs and their importance to American communities.  In spite of the passage of the Federal Housing Act almost 40 years ago, more than 4 million fair housing violations still occur annually.  The reception will specifically highlight the importance of fair housing education and enforcement in increasing housing choice and home o

(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) announced that he will introduce the Gulf Coast Housing Accessibility Act to address several of the housing issues faced by survivors of Hurricane Katrina.  The bill, which is companion legislation to a bill introduced by U.S.

(Washington, DC)--The House Financial Services Committee yesterday passed an amendment sponsored by Congressman Jim Ryun (KS-02) and Congressman Al Green (TX-09) to require the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to treat the Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) given to service-members the same as civilian Section 8 vouchers when determining residency eligibility in affordable housing units.   The Ryun-Green provision was amended to H.R. 5443, the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act.  The amendment passed the committee unanimously by a voice vote.

(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (TX-09) yesterday joined several of his colleagues on the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) at a press conference to discuss the findings of a new study that was conducted by the Center for Responsible Lending.  The report confirms that the highest cost home loans are much more likely to go to borrowers of color than to their white counterparts.  Other members attending the press conference included Representatives Mel Watt (NC-12), Barbara Lee (CA-09), Artur Davis (AL-07), Raul Grijalva (AZ-07)

(Washington, DC)--The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a measure to restore funding for fair housing programs that is similar to a recently passed House amendment introduced by Congressman Al Green.

Congressman Al Green's amendment to the Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) appropriations bill was co-sponsored by Representatives Barbara Lee, Alcee Hastings, and Raul Grijalva.

(Washington, DC)--Congressman Al Green (D-TX) teamed up with his colleague Representative Jim Ryun (R-KS) to introduce HR 3186, the Build Houses for Our Militarys Enlisted Servicemembers (Build HOMES) Act, to provide more access to quality affordable housing for our men and women in uniform.

(Washington, DC)--The House of Representatives passed an amendment offered by Representatives Al Green (TX-9) to increase funding to curb housing discrimination by $7.7 million. The amendment was accepted late Wednesday night during debate of the Transportation, Treasury, HUD and Judiciary appropriations by a vote of 231 to 191.