Public Housing
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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
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Homes for Our Heroes Act of 2019 [HB-2399]
[Housing ]
[Veterans ]
[Human Services ]
To provide for greater transparency in the HUD-VASH supported housing program for homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
Introduced In House on 04/30/2019
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Marijuana in Federally Assisted Housing Parity Act of 2019 [HB-2338]
[Cannabis ]
[Housing ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Specifies that (1) an individual may not be denied occupancy of federally assisted housing on the basis of using marijuana in compliance with state law, and (2) the Department of Housing and Urban Development may not prohibit or discourage the use of marijuana in federally assisted housing if such use is in compliance with state law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Janice D. Schakowsky
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E478) on 04/18/2019
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Hardest Hit Housing Act of 2019 [HB-2295]
[Housing ]
[Finance ]
[Real Estate ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Authorizes through FY2023 additional funds for various housing programs, including grants to large public housing agencies for specified capital activities, grants for foreclosure mitigation counseling and legal assistance, and incremental vouchers for rental assistance for large public housing agencies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette D. Clarke
Introduced In House on 04/12/2019
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Digital Equity Act of 2019 [S.1167]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to establish grant programs for (1) promoting digital equity, (2) supporting digital inclusion activities, and (3) building capacity for state-led efforts to increase adoption of broadband by their residents. Specifically, the bill establishes the State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program to make distributions to states based on their populations, demographics, and availability and adoption of broadband. The bill also establishes the Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 04/11/2019
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ACCESS BROADBAND Act Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act [S.1046]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Community Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The office shall connect with communities that need access to high-speed internet and hold regional workshops to share best practices and effective strategies for promoting broadband access and adoption. The bill also requires the office to (1) develop targeted broadband training and presentations for various demographic communities through media; (2) develop and distribute
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Sponsored by: Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Wicker With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. With Written Report No. 116-274. on 10/01/2020
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A bill to require certain public housing agencies to absorb port-in housing choice vouchers, and for other purposes. [S.912]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
Requires a public housing agency that uses less than 95% of its budget authority in a given year to accept a housing choice voucher from a family that received the voucher from an agency in a different jurisdiction.
Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/27/2019
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National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1865]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
[Military ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Presented To President. on 12/20/2019
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Violence Against Women Extension Act of 2019 [HB-1741]
[Crime ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
Extends through March 31, 2020, 19 grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and subsequent legislation and administered by the Office on Violence Against Women within the Department of Justice.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 05/03/2019
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American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 [HB-1737]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Finance ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Rights ]
[Veterans ]
[Construction ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Addresses housing affordability and availability, makes certain changes to the estate and gift taxes, and contains other related provisions. The Department of Housing and Urban Development shall provide grants to (1) state and local governments that remove unnecessary barriers to building affordable units, (2) states to assist borrowers who have negative equity in their homes, (3) state housing finance agencies to construct affordable rental housing and prevent tenant displacement and harassment, and (4) eligible individuals (generally, lower income
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 04/12/2019
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American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019 [S.787]
[Housing ]
[Real Estate ]
[Taxes ]
[Economic Development ]
[Community Development ]
[Finance ]
[Human Rights ]
[Veterans ]
[Construction ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Addresses housing affordability and availability, makes certain changes to the estate and gift taxes, and contains other related provisions. The Department of Housing and Urban Development shall provide grants to (1) state and local governments that remove unnecessary barriers to building affordable units, (2) states to assist borrowers who have negative equity in their homes, (3) state housing finance agencies to construct affordable rental housing and prevent tenant displacement and harassment, and (4) eligible individuals (generally, lower income
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/13/2019
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Safe Housing for Families Act [S.755]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Safety ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Requires the installation of at least one carbon monoxide detector per floor in each unit of specified federally assisted housing. Specifically, the requirement applies to (1) supportive housing for the elderly and for persons with disabilities, (2) public housing, and (3) rental housing for which the owner receives low-income voucher assistance.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 03/12/2019
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CO ALERTS Act of 2019 Carbon Monoxide Alarms Leading Every Resident To Safety Act of 2019 [HB-1690]
[Housing ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in each unit of specified federally assisted housing, in accordance with certain standards. Specifically, the requirement applies to (1) supportive housing for the elderly and for persons with disabilities, (2) public housing, (3) rental housing for which the owner receives low-income voucher assistance, (4) housing for individuals with AIDS, and (5) certain rural housing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must provide guidance to public housing agencies on how to educate
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/11/2019
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ACCESS BROADBAND Act Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act [HB-1328]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The office shall connect with communities that need access to high-speed internet and hold regional workshops to share best practices and effective strategies for promoting broadband access and adoption. The bill also requires the office to (1) develop targeted broadband training and presentations for various demographic communities through media, (2) develop and distribute publications
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Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/09/2019
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Protecting Women Act of 2019 [HB-1239]
[Crime ]
[Human Rights ]
[Human Services ]
[Grants ]
[Funding ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Extends through FY2019 19 grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and subsequent legislation and administered by the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women.
Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019
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DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2019 [HB-1158]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Defense ]
[Aerospace ]
[Science ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020. The departments and agencies funded in the bill include the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce; the Department of Justice; science-related
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Sponsored by: Rep. James R. Langevin
Signed By President. on 12/20/2019
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Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2019 [S.291]
[Housing ]
[Poverty ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
Authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a mobility demonstration program to enable public housing agencies (PHAs) to administer housing-choice rental-assistance vouchers in a manner designed to (1) encourage low-income families receiving such assistance to move to lower-poverty areas, and (2) expand access to opportunity areas. HUD shall require PHAs applying to participate in the program to submit a specified Regional Housing Mobility Plan.
Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/31/2019
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WALL Act of 2019 [S.53]
[Immigration ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Taxes ]
[Construction ]
[Human Services ]
[Unemployment ]
[Poverty ]
[Public Safety ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Appropriates $25 billion for the construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. The amount shall remain available until expended. As offsets to the spending, this bill restricts the child tax credit, earned income credits, and lifetime learning credits to those with social security numbers and not prohibited from employment in the United States. Also, individuals who file taxes using an individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN) instead of a social security number shall pay a fee ($300 times the number of persons on the tax return issued
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Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/08/2019
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Safe Temperature Act of 2019 [S.17]
[Housing ]
[Senior Citizens ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
Allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development to require units in public housing and supportive housing for the elderly, as well as dwellings receiving low-income housing choice voucher assistance, to maintain a temperature level ranging from 71 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/03/2019
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Liberty City Rising Act [S.15]
[Housing ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Community Development ]
[Human Services ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish standards to ensure the safety and security of federally assisted housing in high-crime areas. Public housing agencies serving high-crime areas must establish anonymous hotlines for tenants to report suspicious activity and crimes in the community.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 01/03/2019