H.R. 1227 provides that HUD must reopen 3000 public housing units by August 1, bans HUD from demolishing any units until they open another one in its place, among other things.
Speaking as a resident of Orleans Parish, this is possibly the worst idea I've seen from any level of government since the storm - and that's saying something.
It will almost certainly pass, given the current makeup of Congress and support for the measure by Governor Blanco, but I would ask that anyone that is interested please drop a note to your congressmen and ask them to vote NO on HR 1227, the Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act of 2007.
http://www.visi.com/juan/congress/
thanks.