Housing And Community Development Funding
US Congress 116th Congress
FEMA Modernization Act of 2019 [HB-3060]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
[Public Safety ]
Revamps, modifies, and revises the organization, activities, and processes of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Among other things, it requires FEMA to divide its Office of Response and Recovery into an Office of Disaster Response and an Office of Disaster Recovery, and to report on its ability to support a state managed and locally executed casework management system to coordinate and deliver direct assistance to disaster survivors. Disaster Recovery Small Business Grant Act The bill establishes within the Small Business Administration
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry C. Johnson
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 06/28/2019
Spread the world
Gettr US Congress 116th Congress
✔
Commerce, Justice, Science, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-3055]
[Agriculture ]
[Defense ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Veterans ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Military ]
[Food ]
Provides continuing FY2020 appropriations to federal agencies through December 20, 2019, and extends several expiring health programs. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2020 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires after November 21, 2019. The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2019 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility and additional appropriations to various programs, including the 2020 Census, the
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Jose E. Serrano
Measure Laid Before Senate By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S6734-6736) on 11/21/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Families Under One Roof Act of 2019 [HB-3024]
[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to make low-income housing assistance available for otherwise qualifying families with at least one member who has eligible immigration status. Specifically, a family with at least one member who has been affirmatively established as eligible for assistance, and no member who has been affirmatively established as ineligible due to immigration status, is eligible for prorated assistance based on the number of family members with established eligibility. Current law specifies that any
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/24/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act [S.1644]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
A bill to ensure that State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 05/23/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Grandfamilies Act of 2019 [S.1660]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Social Security ]
[Poverty ]
Expands access to specified programs for children living with grandparents or other family members who are not their legal guardian. Specifically, the bill provides that a child of a relative eligible for Old-Age and Survivors Insurance benefits is eligible for such benefit payments if that child (1) began living with such relative before age 18, (2) receives at least 50% of their support from such relative, and (3) has lived with such relative pursuant to a court order for at least 12 months.Additionally, the bill revises the Temporary Assistance
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 05/23/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities Act [HB-3000]
[Immigration ]
[Crime ]
[National Security ]
[Public Safety ]
To ensure that State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 06/28/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Tribal HUD–VASH Act of 2019 [HB-2999]
[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Human Services ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Community Development ]
[Poverty ]
Provides statutory authority for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which provides rental assistance and supportive services to Native American veterans who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and living in or near an area where a tribe or tribally designated housing entity provides assistance for affordable housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is directed to use at least 5% of rental assistance amounts under the HUD-VASH program, which provides housing assistance to homeless veterans, for the Tribal HUD-VASH program. The
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Introduced In House on 05/23/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019 [HB-3018]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from implementing, administering, enforcing, or in any manner making effective the proposed rule titled Revised Requirements Under Community Planning and Development Housing Programs, published by HUD in Spring 2019, or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule. The rule allows, among other things, shelter providers under HUD programs that permit certain single-sex or sex-segregated facilities to establish a policy by which such providers may consider an individual's
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-185. on 08/13/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2019 [S.1605]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Makes certain individuals and households eligible for housing assistance in connection with a major disaster, including Hurricane Maria of 2017. To be eligible, an individual or household must be (1) occupying an otherwise unused or uninhabited property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documented ownership rights to and is not renting the property, or (2) residing or have resided in an area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documentary proof of residence. The Federal Emergency
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert P. Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 05/22/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
HEALS Act Help End Abusive Living Situations Act [S.1624]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
[Community Development ]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to consider the needs of survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking when awarding grants under the Continuum of Care Program, which provides funding for nonprofit providers and state and local governments to quickly rehouse homeless individuals and families.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/22/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2020 [HB-2914]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Makes certain individuals and households eligible for housing assistance in connection with a major disaster, including Hurricane Maria of 2017. To be eligible, an individual or household must be (1) residing on property located in the area for which the major disaster was declared but does not have documented ownership rights to and is not renting such property, or (2) residing or have resided in an area for which the major disaster was declared during the designated incident period. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) shall consider
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs. on 11/18/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2019 [S.1583]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Environmental ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to issue regulations regarding lead-based paint in certain federally assisted housing that was constructed prior to 1978 and in which a child younger than age six will reside. Specifically, HUD must require owners of such housing to (1) conduct, within specified time frames, risk assessment for lead-based paint hazards; (2) control the hazards; and (3) provide certain notice to residents. If a family with a child younger than age six occupies such housing in which lead-based paint hazards
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/21/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Bipartisan Disaster Recovery Funding Act of 2019 [HB-2761]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Office of Management and Budget, within 60 days, to release certain funding awarded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for mitigation activities under the Community Development Block Grant program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green
Introduced In House on 05/15/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Keeping Families Together Act of 2019 [HB-2763]
[Housing ]
[Immigration ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from implementing, administering, enforcing, or in any manner making effective the proposed rule titled Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status, issued on May 10, 2019, or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule. The rule requires that every member of a household receiving HUD housing assistance must be a U.S. citizen or noncitizen with eligible immigration status.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jamie Raskin
Reported (amended) By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-196. on 09/06/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act [HB-2741]
[Infrastructure ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
[Climate Change ]
[Environmental ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Reauthorizes a variety of programs and creates new programs for infrastructure development, including communication, drinking water, energy, or health care infrastructure. The bill provides support for communication infrastructure, such as funding to expand broadband internet access, or implement next generation 9-1-1 systems. In addition, the bill reauthorizes the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund through FY2024 and provides support for drinking water infrastructure, including support to: (1) remove and replace sources of lead in drinking water;
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Energy And Mineral Resources. on 06/04/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2021 through 2024. [SCR-12]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Social Security ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Finance ]
[Agriculture ]
This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2020 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2021-FY2024. The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2020-FY2024 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits, public debt, debt held by the public, and the major functional categories of spending. It also recommends levels and amounts for FY2020-FY2024 in the Senate for Social Security and Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses. The resolution includes reconciliation
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael B. Enzi
Committee On The Budget. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Enzi. Without Written Report. (text: Cr S2127-2135) on 04/01/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act of 2019 [HB-2657]
[Housing ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Poverty ]
Gives the highest preference under certain federally assisted housing programs to youths who are aging out of foster care, provided that the youths comply with specified educational, occupational, or training requirements. The bill provides exceptions to these requirements for certain youths, including those who are caregivers for young children or who have certain medical conditions. Current law already gives preference under certain federally assisted housing programs to youths who are aging out of foster care.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael R. Turner
Introduced In House on 05/09/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Bipartisan Disaster Recovery Funding Act of 2019 [S.1415]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Office of Management and Budget, within 60 days, to release certain funding awarded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development for mitigation activities under the Community Development Block Grant program.
Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/09/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Housing Accountability Act of 2019 [S.1270]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Community Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Poverty ]
Provides statutory authority for the requirement for an entity receiving low-income housing assistance payments for existing public housing units to maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions for any structure covered under a payment contract. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shall develop a process by which a Performance-Based Contract Administrator shall, on a semiannual basis, conduct a survey of the tenants of each such structure to identify consistent or persistent problems with the structure's physical condition or
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/01/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
National De-Escalation of Violence and Community Safety Training Act of 2019 [HB-2457]
[Crime ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
Requires the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the Department of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program for de-escalation of violence training in communities. Among other requirements, such training must include (1) techniques to de-escalate situations to avoid violence, (2) education about implicit bias, (3) communication and negotiation skills, and (4) scenario-based application of such de-escalation tactics. SAMHSA must establish the De-Escalation Advisory Board to advise and assist SAMHSA's
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 05/02/2019