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)
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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
Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
supported this bill
opposed this bill
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 |
