Website from hearing yesterday is HERE , includes links to written testimony and video of hearing.  Originally created and posted on the Or...

WSJ has story on 406-4 vote and bill content HERE . Thomas website for H.R. 5072 is HERE . Originally created and posted on the Oregon Ho...

On March 10th Tri-Met General Manager Fred Hansen testified before a House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Sustainability in Practic...

Was one hour of debate on Thursday AM. Doesn't look like single Republican voted for the bill. Bill will now move to Senate for action. ...

Update: Table below is derived from page 71 in testimony and shows use of homebuyer tax credit in Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. (14,000+ Or...

UPDATE 1: House Rule Committee Consideration; Conference Committee Report Now Available, Includes Earmarks. The HUD appropriations bill is ...

Washington Post news story HERE has account of what has been changed in bill. One of key changes is to provide a safe harbor to exclude lo...

The recovery bill in the House would increase FHA/GSE limits back to the temporary limits in place during 2008. A November 7, 2008 prior p...

Explanation of revenue provisions of the proposed legislation, scheduled for committee markup on Tuesday January 27th, is available HERE . N...

Check out the C-SPAN Flash video HERE from House floor on January 14th. Note that this would include ability to purchase HFA revenue bonds ...

They have established a web page HERE . It includes a press release, summary, and the text of the draft bill. NLIHC has a summary in their w...

No bill numbers yet, but discussion draft information has been posted at House Appropriations Committee website: Text of bill is HERE . (Cau...

Looks like its all promos for individual members right now, perhaps we will start seeing Committee Chairs getting wise and adding hearings t...

I blogged about NYC role in this recently, but Subcommittee of House Ways and Means Committee recently held a broader hearing on the subject...

LA Times story HERE about California member of U.S. House [D. Laura Richardson] who recently had a $550k home foreclosed upon. Story repor...

The House Government Reform Domestic Policy Subcommittee held two recent hearings discussing neighborhood impacts of foreclosures HERE and ...

The always entertaining Chair of the House Financial Services Committee Barney Frank spoke yesterday to a mid year legislative meeting of th...

Now that Thomas has the actual text of amendments available a couple of clarifications from yesterdays post 1. The Veterans amendment DID r...

Senator Tom Coburn, a Republican from Oklahoma, is a physician whose frequent legislative holds in the Senate have earned the well deserved ...

Sixteen witnesses were scheduled to testify at a Reforming Mortgage Practices hearing before House Financial Services Committee. I have as...