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Green New Deal for Public Housing Act

USA117th CongressS-1218| Senate 
| Updated: 4/19/2021
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

Independent Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (6)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act This bill addresses energy efficiency and workforce development in the context of public housing. Specifically, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must award grants to public housing agencies (PHAs) and other eligible entities under a variety of new programs, including programs for facilitating workforce development and high-income employment transition; conducting physical needs assessments and subsequent energy efficiency retrofits; and making upgrades, replacements, and improvements for energy efficiency, building electrification, and water quality upgrades. Recipients of these grants must provide relocation assistance for residents who are displaced during construction and must ensure that they can return to their homes once retrofitting is completed. A certain percentage of the employment positions generated by these grant programs and other specified federal grant programs must be filled by low-income individuals, and a specified percentage of certain contracts associated with these programs must be awarded to businesses owned by residents of public housing. The bill also repeals a provision that prohibits a PHA from using HUD funds to construct or operate new public housing units if doing so would result in the PHA owning or operating more units than it did on October 1, 1999.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2876
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act
Apr 19, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2664
Introduced in House
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2876
    Green New Deal for Public Housing Act


  • April 19, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2664
    Introduced in House


  • April 19, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 19, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Housing and Community Development

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2664: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act
  • HR 117-659: Repeal the Faircloth Amendment Act of 2021
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesArchitectureBuilding constructionBuy American requirementsChild care and developmentClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency planning and evacuationEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental healthFamily servicesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHousing and community development fundingHousing industry and standardsIndian social and development programsInfrastructure developmentLabor marketLighting, heating, coolingLow- and moderate-income housingPublic contracts and procurementPublic housingRural conditions and developmentSolid waste and recyclingState and local government operationsWater qualityWater use and supply

Green New Deal for Public Housing Act

USA117th CongressS-1218| Senate 
| Updated: 4/19/2021
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act This bill addresses energy efficiency and workforce development in the context of public housing. Specifically, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must award grants to public housing agencies (PHAs) and other eligible entities under a variety of new programs, including programs for facilitating workforce development and high-income employment transition; conducting physical needs assessments and subsequent energy efficiency retrofits; and making upgrades, replacements, and improvements for energy efficiency, building electrification, and water quality upgrades. Recipients of these grants must provide relocation assistance for residents who are displaced during construction and must ensure that they can return to their homes once retrofitting is completed. A certain percentage of the employment positions generated by these grant programs and other specified federal grant programs must be filled by low-income individuals, and a specified percentage of certain contracts associated with these programs must be awarded to businesses owned by residents of public housing. The bill also repeals a provision that prohibits a PHA from using HUD funds to construct or operate new public housing units if doing so would result in the PHA owning or operating more units than it did on October 1, 1999.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-2876
Green New Deal for Public Housing Act
Apr 19, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-2664
Introduced in House
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 19, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-2876
    Green New Deal for Public Housing Act


  • April 19, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-2664
    Introduced in House


  • April 19, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 19, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Bernard Sanders

Bernard Sanders

Independent Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (6)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Alex Padilla (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Housing and Community Development

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2664: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act
  • HR 117-659: Repeal the Faircloth Amendment Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityAlternative and renewable resourcesArchitectureBuilding constructionBuy American requirementsChild care and developmentClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightElectric power generation and transmissionEmergency planning and evacuationEmployee hiringEmployment and training programsEnergy efficiency and conservationEnergy storage, supplies, demandEnvironmental healthFamily servicesGovernment studies and investigationsHazardous wastes and toxic substancesHousing and community development fundingHousing industry and standardsIndian social and development programsInfrastructure developmentLabor marketLighting, heating, coolingLow- and moderate-income housingPublic contracts and procurementPublic housingRural conditions and developmentSolid waste and recyclingState and local government operationsWater qualityWater use and supply