US HB5187 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 57-0)
Status: Introduced on November 20 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-24 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Authorizes additional funding for various housing assistance programs. Specifically, the bill authorizes additional funding for public housing agencies to maintain and improve public housing buildings; states and communities to reduce the risk of flood damage to housing; very low-income residents to improve and modernize rural housing; Indian tribes to develop housing and housing services; nonprofit organizations and community development financial institutions to conduct activities related to affordable housing and economic development; state housing finance agencies to provide supportive housing for individuals with disabilities; private nonprofit organizations to provide supportive housing for the elderly; and states, counties, and cities to develop and preserve affordable housing. The bill also requires that specified portions of funding made available under the bill be used for water and energy efficiency. In administering such funding made available under the bill, the relevant federal agencies must consult with grantees and recipients and meet with state and local government officials for the purpose of recommending and promoting funding opportunities and initiatives to include minority and women's business enterprises in such grant activities.

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Title

Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2020

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-12-24HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569.
2020-12-24HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-686.
2020-02-28HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 25.
2020-02-28HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2020-02-27HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-11-20HouseReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2019-11-20HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB2951 (Related) 2019-11-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
HB2 (Related) 2020-07-20 - Received in the Senate.

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