S. 2636 - Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008
Housing. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Harry Reid
- Summary:
- A bill to provide needed housing reform. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008
S. 2636 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to provide needed housing reform. (by CRS)
- Learn More
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- Title
- A bill to provide needed housing reform.
- Other Titles
- Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008
- Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2008
- Mortgage Disclosure Improvement Act of 2008
- Sponsor
- Harry Reid
- Co-Sponsors
- Sherrod Brown
- Benjamin Cardin
- Robert Menéndez
- Barbara Boxer
- Hillary Clinton
- Christopher Dodd
- Richard Durbin
- Dianne Feinstein
- Thomas Harkin
- Edward Kennedy
- John Kerry
- Frank Lautenberg
- Joseph Lieberman
- Barbara Mikulski
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson
- John Reed
- John Rockefeller
- Charles Schumer
- Ken Salazar
- Barack Obama
- Amy Klobuchar
- Robert Casey
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Jim Webb
- Subjects
- Housing
- Affordable housing
- Appropriations
- Bankruptcy
- Bonds
- Budgets
- Community development
- Community development banking
- Consumer credit
- Consumer education
- Consumer protection
- Consumers
- Counseling
- Damages
- Debtor and creditor
- Federal aid to housing
- Fees
- Finance
- Foreclosure
- Income tax
- Infrastructure
- Land banking
- Law
- Liability (Law)
- Loan defaults
- Losses
- Low-income housing
- Minimum tax
- Moderate income housing
- Mortgage interest rates
- Mortgages
- Natural resources
- Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation
- Public lands
- Real estate appraisal
- Residential rehabilitation
- Social services
- Tax deductions
- Taxation
- Welfare
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/13/2008 - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 2/13/2008 2/13/2008 Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. Put on a legislative calendar 2/14/2008 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 577. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Contributions
- January - February 2003 For $26,450 Against $252,745
- March - April 2003 For $87,500 Against $566,451
- May - June 2003 For $76,800 Against $681,158
- July - August 2003 For $27,050 Against $245,649
- September - October 2003 For $59,300 Against $246,748
- November - December 2003 For $42,600 Against $324,328
- January - February 2004 For $24,750 Against $207,812
- March - April 2004 For $53,850 Against $494,796
- May - June 2004 For $90,776 Against $530,070
- July - August 2004 For $46,777 Against $356,891
- September - October 2004 For $121,837 Against $839,257
- November - December 2004 For $21,100 Against $115,400
- January - February 2005 For $35,830 Against $181,411
- March - April 2005 For $90,000 Against $473,317
- May - June 2005 For $131,548 Against $378,360
- July - August 2005 For $23,300 Against $221,070
- September - October 2005 For $87,500 Against $404,895
- November - December 2005 For $80,470 Against $413,205
- January - February 2006 For $37,975 Against $149,465
- March - April 2006 For $107,540 Against $509,202
- May - June 2006 For $98,596 Against $587,247
- July - August 2006 For $42,900 Against $340,490
- September - October 2006 For $236,609 Against $656,893
- November - December 2006 For $23,000 Against $399,612
- January - February 2007 For $16,710 Against $324,049
- March - April 2007 For $57,850 Against $633,031
- May - June 2007 For $85,150 Against $551,836
- July - August 2007 For $53,421 Against $342,308
- September - October 2007 For $43,580 Against $461,299
- November - December 2007 For $54,169 Against $360,224
- January - February 2008 For $24,900 Against $303,361
- March - April 2008 For $39,100 Against $396,488
- May - June 2008 For $48,898 Against $589,050
- July - August 2008 For $55,570 Against $346,466
- September - October 2008 For $52,400 Against $350,378
- November - December 2008 For $25,900 Against $135,980
Votes
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $37,490 | $46,500 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $5,600 | $152,500 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $14,000 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $0 | $53,450 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $22,500 | $214,130 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $32,700 | $188,144 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $3,000 | $215,949 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $27,300 | $53,425 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $18,000 | $38,000 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $197,349 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $52,500 | $52,830 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $71,422 | $114,869 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $5,000 | $52,034 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $0 | $160,838 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $0 | $331,239 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $23,250 | $44,350 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $27,650 | $40,585 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $63,650 | $128,350 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $11,580 | $337,105 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $107,050 | $132,120 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $0 | $249,023 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $179,645 | $636,835 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $75,849 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $43,150 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $16,519 | $295,095 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $0 | $106,984 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $19,000 | $153,950 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $239,200 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $12,450 | $375,542 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $0 | $9,710 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $1,000 | $202,356 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $500 | $204,250 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $21,400 | $449,400 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $12,930 | $290,789 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $0 | $45,550 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $16,000 | $61,550 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $27,850 | $165,300 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $500 | $77,900 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $97,800 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $43,249 | $33,360 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $19,950 | $79,799 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $14,600 | $124,950 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $16,000 | $111,250 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $1,000 | $65,550 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $0 | $69,450 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $35,930 | $81,530 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $7,500 | $116,850 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $2,000 | $177,600 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $69,800 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $36,501 | $78,975 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $218,219 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $43,198 | $279,792 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $29,900 | $66,849 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $22,300 | $28,408 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $71,585 | $83,310 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $3,400 | $232,200 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $29,550 | $143,649 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $20,300 | $57,425 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $12,000 | $27,000 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $34,521 | $58,450 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $42,100 | $171,900 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $26,750 | $145,157 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $23,800 | $77,100 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $11,500 | $314,500 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $2,500 | $41,800 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $44,720 | $56,150 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $27,450 | $376,450 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $105,920 | $241,833 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $37,000 | $64,000 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $16,350 | $46,950 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $48,788 | $83,425 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $19,999 | $178,679 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $16,250 | $81,050 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $98,625 | $265,803 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $16,700 | $100,392 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $16,900 | $214,449 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $41,600 | $259,196 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $192,090 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $18,000 | $73,400 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $48,550 | $131,375 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $24,248 | $2,000 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $35,000 | $287,350 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $127,280 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $521,547 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $7,000 | $152,300 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $26,100 | $56,000 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $72,450 | $203,500 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $54,300 | $183,266 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $7,700 | $26,150 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $0 | $319,456 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $15,949 | $65,650 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $300 | $139,749 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $7,127 | $119,149 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $3,250 | $203,275 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $0 | $650 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $28,010 | $44,250 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $19,500 | $63,081 |
| Roger Wicker | R | MS | $3,300 | $145,674 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $4,000 | $42,500 |
