Barbara Mikulski on Welfare & Poverty Democratic Jr Senator (MD)

Voted YES on welfare block grants.

Voted YES on eliminating block grants for food stamps.

Voted NO on allowing state welfare waivers.

Voted YES on welfare overhaul.

Tax credits to promite home ownership in distressed areas.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a community homeownership tax credit based upon an applicable percentage of each qualified residence's eligible basis. Makes such credit available to residences (including factory built homes) located:

1. in a census tract with a median gross income not exceeding 80 percent of the greater area or statewide median gross income;
2. in a rural area;
3. on an Indian reservation; or
4. in an area of chronic economic distress.