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(Washington, DC) – The House of Representatives, today, passed 2008 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Conference Report by a vote of 270-147. The Transportation and Housing Conference Report addresses the important challenges of keeping our transportation system safe and strong, ensuring that every American has adequate shelter, and doing so in a way that strengthens the economy and is environmentally responsible. This bill would also increase funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Fair Housing Initiative’s Program
(Washington, DC)--Today, the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee passed H.R.
(Washington, DC)--Today, the President signed S. 474, a bill sponsored and passed in the Senate by Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), to award a congressional gold medal to Texas medical legend, Dr. Michael E. DeBakey. Congressman Al Green (TX-09), joined by Congressmen Michael Burgess (TX-26) and John Culberson (TX-07), successfully passed the House version of the bill with overwhelming bipartisan support.
(Washington, DC)--Congressmen Al Green (D-TX) and Patrick McHenry (R-NC), members of the House Committee on Financial Services, today introduced the Mortgage Disclosure Simplification Act of 2007. This legislation will require mortgage lenders to give every borrower a one-page summary of important information regarding their loan.
(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) responded to the President’s veto of the bipartisan, bicameral SCHIP reauthorization bill.
(Washington, DC)--Today,Congressman Al Green (TX-09) passed S. 474, a bill sponsored and passed in the Senate by Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), to award a congressional gold medal to Texas medical legend, Dr. Michael E. DeBakey. On September 17, 2007, Congressman Al Green successfully passed his House version of this bill, H.R. 1154, with overwhelming bipartisan support.
(Washington, DC)--In response to the rule issued today by the Department of Housing and Urban Development terminating the ability of down payment assistance providers to participate in the Federal Housing Administration program, Representative Gary G. Miller, Chairwoman Maxine Waters, and Representative Al Green issued the following statement:
(Washington, DC)--On Tuesday, September 25, 2007, the House committee on Homeland Security considered H.R.
(Washington, DC)--Today, Congressman Al Green (TX-09) voted in favor of the bipartisan House-Senate agreement on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization. This legislation, which passed the U.S.
(Washington, DC)--Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1852 the “Expanding Home Ownership Act of 2007” by a vote of 348-72. This bill will revitalize the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a provider of mortgage insurance to low and moderate income families seeking the American dream of homeownership. Included in the bill were two important amendments passed by Congressman Al Green (TX-09) in the Financial Services Committee that would further comprehensive FHA reform and increase opportunities of home ownership for hard-working Americans.