Sentences with phrase «making public housing agencies»

Today U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez introduced legislation aimed at making public housing agencies more responsive in future natural disasters.

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At today's Wiki White House at Google (also sponsored by the New America Foundation and Wired), Ellen Miller made a great point: as far as government information goes, «public» information should ultimately mean «online» information — citizens should not have to dig through paper in some government office to find out what an agency (or an officeholder) is up to.

The new fellows follow an initial group of 18 chosen last year who came up with ways to digitize disaster recovery efforts, make more government data available to the public for free, and eliminate duplication while speeding up the adoption of new technology by government agencies, Obama told a White House event attended by most of his Cabinet.

The order, which the White House did not immediately make public, will kick off what will likely be a lengthy process to undo the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2015 to clarify which bodies of water are covered by the Clean Water Act.

But while the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is due to issue a report soon on public access at U.S. research agencies, it reportedly will make general recommendations and will not require an NIH - style policy.

On March 9, Republicans on the House of Representatives» Science, Space and Technology Committee approved bills that would bar scientists with current EPA grants from serving on agency advisory committees and require that all scientific data used to justify new regulations be made public.

Usually, the tenant pays up to 30 percent of their income in rent and a local public housing agency makes up the difference.

The country's largest public housing agency says it's made major progress responding to residents» requests for repairs.

(c) The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and subject to the provisions of section 306, is authorized to insure up to 100 per centum of any mortgage (including advances on such mortgage during construction) in accordance with the provisions of this section upon such terms and conditions as he may prescribe and make commitments for insurance for such mortgage prior to the date of its execution or disbursement thereon, except that no mortgage of any public agency shall be insured under this section if the interest from such mortgage is exempt from Federal taxation.

Last year, Republicans in the House of Representatives made a unanimous decision to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's finding that greenhouse - gas pollution threatens public health.

On May 13, 2014, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel Watt made his first public speech addressing FHFA's strategic plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the government sponsored enterprises or GSEs).

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel Watt made his first public speech addressing FHFA's strategic plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that improves liquidity in the present single - family housing finance Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Mel Watt made his first public speech addressing FHFA's strategic plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac that improves liquidity in the present single - family housing finance housing finance market.