The National Land Use Act: A Case for the Housing Sector At the closing of the 15th Congress, the National Land Use Act (NLUA) bill or SB 3091 reached second reading in the Senate before being stalled by a contention on the Maintenance and Operating Expenses and a request to study the bill anew. The current form of the bill is sponsored by Senators Escudero, Marcos Jr., Drilon, Honasan II, Cayetano, Estrada, and Legarda (Senate of the Philippines 2013, 94). It was not included in the agenda of the
Objective 6. The Fair Employment and Housing Act defines harassment because of sex as including sexual harassment, gender harassment, and harassment based on pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. The Fair Employment and Housing Commission regulations define sexual harassment as unwanted sexual advances, or visual, verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. This definition includes many forms of offensive behavior and includes gender-based harassment of a person of the same
In 1934, Congress created the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) to assist citizens with their housing needs. According to “Department of Housing and Urban Development” on Allgov.com, “In July 1947, the Housing and Home Finance Agency was established to help people buy homes following World War II. Two years later, the Housing Act of 1949 was enacted to help eradicate slums and promote redevelopment in urban areas.” The Department of Housing and Urban Development Act began with the Housing Act of
The Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, also known as the Wheeler Howard Act or the IRA, had a major impact on the everyday lives of Native American Tribes that were scattered across the United states. The Indian Reorganization Act provided the means and tools for tribes to form their own governments and constitutions. The IRA stopped the general allotment act that was put into effect by the Dawes of 1887. The Indian Reorganization Act granted the Secretary of Interior a tremendous amount of power
HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (CONTROL & LICENCING) ACT, 1966 This act is mainly to control, giving license for the business of housing development in Peninsular Malaysia, protection of the interest of purchasers and for matters connected herewith. This act was enacted on 1966 and has been revised for the first time on 16 August 1973. There are 7 parts in the act. 1. Part 1 : Preliminary 2. Part 2 : Licensing of Housing Developers 3. Part 3 : Duties of a Licensed Housing Developers 4. Part
After World War II returning veterans faced a shortage of affordable housing at home. The Housing Act of 1949 was passed in order to remedy the situation. Unfortunately, the act led to unforeseen complications that would exacerbate the urban crisis farther. Affordable high-rise housing built as a result of the act would force people who could afford it to move out into the growing suburbs and the poor devour the structures. As a result of displacement and previous Supreme Court decisions blockbusters
licensing, registration, or identification requirements. The National firearm act of 1934 regulating only fully automatic firearms like sub-machine guns is approved by Congress. Then Roosevelt wins approval of the National Firearms Act of 1938, which requires the licensing of interstate gun dealers, who must record their sales. It prohibits sales to individuals under accusation or convicted of crimes of violence. The Gun Control Act of 1968 was passed for the purpose of keeping firearms out of the
federal gun-control law was the National Firearms Act of 1934, which restrictive $200 tax on the manufacture or sale of machine guns and sawed-off shotguns. All sales were to be recorded in a national registry. Franklin D. Roosevelt wanted to prevent any mafia and bank robbers from purchasing “Tommy Guns” and sawed-off shotguns. Then in 1968 President Lyndon B. Johnson passed two gun-control acts; Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and the Gun Control Act of 1968 both of these prevented
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 JFM GM520 - Legal Political & Ethical Dimensions of Business April, 12 2010 The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 was passed by congress to strengthen the government’s control of the financial markets. It was preceded by the Securities Exchange Act of 1933 which was enacted during the Great Depression in hopes that the stock market crash of 1929 would not be repeated. The basic difference between the two acts was that the 1933 Act was to govern the original
Emergency Management begin in the 1800’s. New Hampshire had a fire that destroyed most of the city. The city needed financial aid to help with the recovery efforts. In 1803, a Congressional Act was passed in order to help the town recover from the devastating loss. This is an example of what would be the Federal government participation in a local disaster. In the 1930’s, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Bureau of Public Roads was given the ability to give disaster loans to aid in