Public Housing
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COVID-19 Emergency Housing Relief Act of 2020 [HB-6326]
[Housing ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
To provide additional waivers and authorities to HUD and USDA to respond to the COVID-19 emergency, and for other purposes.
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PHA Public Health Flexible Funding Act of 2020 [HB-6296]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Allows public housing agencies to use certain federal funding to carry out certain operation and management activities that are designed to prevent or address the spread of infectious diseases, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
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Protecting Our Elderly Residents Act of 2020 [HB-6295]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to issue guidance limiting nonemergency and nonresident access to public housing and supportive housing for the elderly to limit the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
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Informed Resident Notification Act of 2020 [HB-6297]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish guidelines, requirements, and procedures for public housing agencies to promptly notify residents if any resident of the public housing project has tested positively for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
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Housing is a Human Right Act of 2020 [HB-6308]
[Housing ]
[Taxes ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Real Estate ]
[Poverty ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Libraries ]
[Property Tax ]
[Construction ]
[Human Rights ]
Establishes and expands programs to assist homeless and housing-unstable individuals and establishes new real property-related taxes to fund specified Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs. HUD must establish the Community Development Block Grant Plus Program for state and local governments to assist homeless and housing-unstable individuals as well as cost-burdened households. These funds may be used only for certain activities that assist these populations, including the construction of new affordable housing. The bill also
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Public Housing Fire Safety Act [HB-5969]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Creates a grant program, to be administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in certain public housing projects.
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Pathway to Stable and Affordable Housing for All Act [HB-5813]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
To provide direct appropriations for certain housing programs, and for other purposes.
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Resiliency Enhancement Act of 2020 [HB-5756]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Housing ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Healthcare ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Public Health ]
Extends the provision of disaster assistance for critical services to solid waste management, stormwater management, public housing, transportation infrastructure, and medical care. Such assistance is also extended to any major disaster in Puerto Rico or the U.S. Virgin Islands subsequent to Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria on or before September 30, 2022.
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Public Housing Emergency Response Act [S.3212]
[Housing ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes additional assistance from the Public Housing Capital Fund to public housing agencies for the development, financing, and modernization of public housing developments and for management improvements.
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Homelessness Emergency Declaration Act [HB-5609]
[Housing ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
[Public Health ]
[Disaster Relief ]
To authorize the President to declare a homelessness emergency, and for other purposes.
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CROWN Act of 2019 Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2019 [S.3167]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibits discrimination based on a person's hair texture or hairstyle if that style or texture is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin. Specifically, the bill prohibits this type of discrimination against those participating in federally assisted programs, housing programs, public accommodations, and employment. Persons shall not be deprived of equal rights under the law and shall not be subjected to prohibited practices based on their hair texture or style. The bill provides for enforcement procedures under the applicable
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CROWN Act of 2019 Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2019 [S.3167]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibits discrimination based on a person's hair texture or hairstyle if that style or texture is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin. Specifically, the bill prohibits this type of discrimination against those participating in federally assisted programs, housing programs, public accommodations, and employment. Persons shall not be deprived of equal rights under the law and shall not be subjected to prohibited practices based on their hair texture or style. The bill provides for enforcement procedures under the applicable
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ACHA Act Averting Crises in Housing Assistance Act [S.3088]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Human Services ]
Creates a mechanism for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to identify and rehabilitate public housing agency (PHA) properties that are failing and revises requirements for contracts between PHAs and HUD. After designating a property as failing based on its physical condition or residents' complaints, HUD must enter into an agreement with the PHA to establish an action plan to restore the property to good condition. HUD must require the PHA to notify the residents of the property of the timelines and deadlines established by the
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Public Housing Fire Safety Act [S.3090]
[Housing ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Creates a grant program, to be administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, for public housing agencies to install automatic sprinkler systems in certain public housing projects.
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Public Housing Residents Protection Act of 2019 [HB-5455]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Community Development ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Services ]
Requires public housing agencies (PHAs) to take certain actions when selling or leasing assets. Specifically, a PHA must ensure that such a sale or lease financially benefits the residents of the public housing project as well as the budget of the PHA. Further, if a buyer or lessee intends to derive a product or service from the asset, the PHA must require that the product or service be offered and provided to residents of the public housing project before being offered and provided to nonresidents. Additionally, a PHA must include certain information
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Housing. [SB-351]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Prohibits advertising a public housing unit and housing subject to an owner or renter occupancy requirement under chapter 201H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, or chapter 206E, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for rental purposes and requires county police departments to enforce the prohibition. Does not apply to any state agency advertising or publicizing a housing program under chapters 201H, 206E, and 356D, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Housing. [HB-476]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
Prohibits advertising of public housing units and housing subject to an owner or renter occupancy requirement under chapters 201H, 206E, and 356D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for rental purposes and requires county police departments to enforce the prohibition. Does not apply to any state agency advertising or publicizing a housing program under chapters 201H, 206E, and 356D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and any county agency for a housing program under chapter 201H, Hawaii Revised Statutes. (SD1)
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CROWN Act of 2020 Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act of 2020 [HB-5309]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Housing ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Prohibits discrimination based on a person's hair texture or hairstyle if that style or texture is commonly associated with a particular race or national origin. Specifically, the bill prohibits this type of discrimination against those participating in federally assisted programs, housing programs, public accommodations, and employment. Persons shall not be deprived of equal rights under the law and shall not be subjected to prohibited practices based on their hair texture or style. The bill provides for enforcement procedures under the applicable
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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2019 [HB-5319]
[Housing ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Community Development ]
To reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
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Pathway to Stable and Affordable Housing for All Act [S.2946]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
A bill to provide direct appropriations for certain housing programs, and for other purposes.