Homes for All Act of 2019 This bill provides funding for the construction of new public housing units, authorizes additional assistance for the construction of new affordable housing units, and otherwise addresses housing affordability. Specifically, the bill provides permanent, mandatory funding for the capital and operating funds available to public housing agencies (PHAs) and allows PHAs to use such funds to construct new public housing units. Under current law, a PHA generally may not use such funds to construct public housing units if doing so would result in a net increase of the number of public housing units owned, assisted, or operated by the PHA. The bill also (1) provides annual funding through FY2031 for the construction of new public housing units; and (2) authorizes additional assistance through FY2030 from the Housing Trust Fund for the construction of new, private-market, affordable housing units. A PHA may not discriminate, with respect to the rental of a unit developed with assistance under the bill, based on an individual's criminal record or immigration status. Additionally, a PHA receiving such assistance must meet specified requirements with respect to the new units regarding other forms of discrimination, supportive services, environmental standards, and accessibility. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a Community Control and Anti-Displacement Fund to award grants to local governments for the purpose of combatting gentrification and neighborhood destabilization.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9283)
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9283)
Housing and Community Development
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBuilding constructionCommunity life and organizationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEnergy efficiency and conservationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment trust fundsHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingHousing discriminationHousing supply and affordabilityImmigration status and proceduresLow- and moderate-income housingPedestrians and bicyclingPublic housingPublic transitSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Homes for All Act of 2019
USA116th CongressHR-5244| House
| Updated: 12/5/2019
Homes for All Act of 2019 This bill provides funding for the construction of new public housing units, authorizes additional assistance for the construction of new affordable housing units, and otherwise addresses housing affordability. Specifically, the bill provides permanent, mandatory funding for the capital and operating funds available to public housing agencies (PHAs) and allows PHAs to use such funds to construct new public housing units. Under current law, a PHA generally may not use such funds to construct public housing units if doing so would result in a net increase of the number of public housing units owned, assisted, or operated by the PHA. The bill also (1) provides annual funding through FY2031 for the construction of new public housing units; and (2) authorizes additional assistance through FY2030 from the Housing Trust Fund for the construction of new, private-market, affordable housing units. A PHA may not discriminate, with respect to the rental of a unit developed with assistance under the bill, based on an individual's criminal record or immigration status. Additionally, a PHA receiving such assistance must meet specified requirements with respect to the new units regarding other forms of discrimination, supportive services, environmental standards, and accessibility. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a Community Control and Anti-Displacement Fund to award grants to local governments for the purpose of combatting gentrification and neighborhood destabilization.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBuilding constructionCommunity life and organizationCriminal justice information and recordsDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEnergy efficiency and conservationExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment trust fundsHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingHousing discriminationHousing supply and affordabilityImmigration status and proceduresLow- and moderate-income housingPedestrians and bicyclingPublic housingPublic transitSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations