Thread: QUESTION ON BILL HR1999

What happened to Bill HR 1999 that would give $10 million annually to La Raza?

It's still in committee. Hopefully it's stalled. We still have time to contact our Congressmen!!!

H.R.1999
Title: To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Council of La Raza and the Raza Development Fund.
Sponsor: Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [TX-15] (introduced 4/23/2007) Cosponsors (4), Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] - 5/16/2007 Rep Pastor, Ed [AZ-4] - 5/16/2007 Rep Renzi, Rick [AZ-1] - 4/23/2007 Rep Reyes, Silvestre [TX-16] - 5/16/2007

Latest Major Action: 4/23/2007 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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ALL ACTIONS:
4/23/2007:
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Hope Fund Act of 2007 (Introduced in House)

HR 1999 IH


110th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1999
To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Council of La Raza and the Raza Development Fund.


IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 23, 2007
Mr. HINOJOSA (for himself and Mr. RENZI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services


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A BILL
To authorize appropriations for assistance for the National Council of La Raza and the Raza Development Fund.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Hope Fund Act of 2007'.

SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE FOR NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA AND RAZA DEVELOPMENT FUND.

(a) Use- The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, to the extent amounts are made available pursuant to subsection (b), make a grant to the National Council of La Raza for the purpose of providing technical and financial assistance to local non-profit organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs serving low- and moderate-income households, particularly through organizations located in neighborhoods with substantial populations of income-disadvantaged households of Hispanic origin. Assistance provided by the Secretary under this section may be used by the National Council of La Raza or the Raza Development Fund to--

(1) provide technical and financial assistance for site acquisition and development, construction financing, and short- and long-term financing for housing, community facilities, and economic development;

(2) leverage capital from private entities, including private financial institutions, insurance companies, and private philanthropic organizations;

(3) provide technical assistance, training, support, and advice to develop the management, financial, and administrative capabilities of housing development organizations serving low-income households, including Hispanic households; and

(4) conduct such other activities as may be determined by the Secretary and the National Council of La Raza.

(b) Authorization of Appropriations- There is authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section--

(1) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and

(2) $10,000,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.

Heck, I think we should ask for $20,000,000 ALSO, we need it as much as that wacko group needs it, maybe even more!


Ken

Hello Fellow alipacers, regarding Hr1999. I recently found that VERIZON supports La Raza with HUGE amounts of $!.
Also a question: Does anyone here know if the SCHIP BILL includes ILLEGALS? This bill is for millions of uninsured children and families, giving the states the resources they need to enroll millions more uninsured children to get them the preventive care they need. This sounds wonderful, but I cannot suppoet a bill which includes ILLEGALS. No one I've contacted in GOVT. will answer this. And probably there is my answer! Anyone know? Thanks.

Here, read it for yourself:

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtex ... =h110-1999

Originally Posted by carolynne50

Hello Fellow alipacers, regarding Hr1999. I recently found that VERIZON supports La Raza with HUGE amounts of $!.
Also a question: Does anyone here know if the SCHIP BILL includes ILLEGALS? This bill is for millions of uninsured children and families, giving the states the resources they need to enroll millions more uninsured children to get them the preventive care they need. This sounds wonderful, but I cannot suppoet a bill which includes ILLEGALS. No one I've contacted in GOVT. will answer this. And probably there is my answer! Anyone know? Thanks.

SCHIP bill includes illegal aliens.