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42 U.S.C. 12771: Set-aside for community housing development organizations

Created in 1990 by Public Law 101-625. Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it; 1 new law this Congress changed it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 6644 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act · became law · changed (a), (b)
  • H.R. 5798 HOME Reform Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (b)

How it got here

1992

  • Pub. L. 102–550 substituted "24" for "18" in first sentence and inserted after second sentence "If during the first 24 months of its participation under this subchapter, a participating jurisdiction is unable to identify a sufficient number of capable community housing development orga… · (a)
  • Pub. L. 102–550, §212(a), substituted "24" for "18". · (b)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.