US HB2188 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on April 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on April 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-30 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
GRAND Act Generational Residences and Nurturing Dwellings Act Establishes in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) a program to provide assistance for each fiscal year to up to five eligible nonprofit organizations to expand the supply of specialized housing and social services for qualified elderly relatives, age 60 or older, who are raising a child of whom they are not a parent either by blood or marriage. States that nothing in this Act shall preclude a recipient of such assistance from applying for or receiving financial assistance under any other HUD program. Provides such assistance in the form of: financing for the construction, reconstruction, moderate or substantial rehabilitation, or acquisition of a structure or a portion of a structure to be used as specialized housing; tenant-based rental (voucher) assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for entities meeting certain criteria for use only by qualified relatives who are raising a child and are eligible for such assistance for rental of a dwelling unit that qualifies as specialized housing; elderly housing project rental assistance under the Housing Act of 1959 for entities entities meeting certain criteria in connection with dwelling units that qualify as specialized housing and are made available for occupancy only by qualified relatives who are raising a child and are eligible for occupancy in such housing; and help with ongoing operational expenses of any specialized housing, including costs of supportive services required for such housing.
Title
GRAND Act Generational Residences and Nurturing Dwellings Act
Sponsors
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY] | Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR] | Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
Rep. Ruben Hinojosa [D-TX] | Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA] | Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. John Lewis [D-GA] | Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM] | Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY] |
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY] | Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA] | Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ] |
Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-04-30 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. |
2015-04-30 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Adoption and foster care
Building construction
Child care and development
Family relationships
Housing and community development
Housing and community development funding
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Low- and moderate-income housing
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Building construction
Child care and development
Family relationships
Housing and community development
Housing and community development funding
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Low- and moderate-income housing
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2188/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2188/BILLS-114hr2188ih.pdf |