US SB2076 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on July 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on July 10 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Limits the authority of public housing agencies (PHAs) to deny or terminate federally assisted housing based on criminal conduct by the applicant or tenant. Specifically, PHAs may deny or terminate assistance based only on criminal conduct that threatens the health or safety of other tenants or the employees or owner of the PHA, excluding misdemeanors and certain other lesser criminal offenses. Furthermore, with respect to applicants, a denial may be based only on a felony conviction other than a conviction for a drug offense for which the individual served less than 10 years. Before denying or terminating assistance based on criminal conduct, a PHA must conduct an individualized review and consider specified factors, including evidence of rehabilitation. PHAs must also give the household an opportunity to remove the culpable member before proceeding with the denial or termination. Additionally, PHAs may not drug test applicants or tenants as a condition of assistance. Under current law, PHAs must deny, and may terminate, federally assisted housing upon a determination that any household member is illegally using a controlled substance. Current law also allows PHAs to take such actions if there is reasonable cause to believe that a household member's illegal use of a controlled substance or abuse of alcohol may interfere with the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other residents. Further, tenants evicted on the basis of drug-related criminal activity are not eligible under current law for federally assisted housing for three years, unless the tenant successfully completes a rehabilitation program.
Title
Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA] | Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-07-10 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3685 (Related) 2019-07-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Advisory bodies
Criminal justice information and records
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Housing and community development
Housing discrimination
Housing industry and standards
Judicial review and appeals
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
Advisory bodies
Criminal justice information and records
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Evidence and witnesses
Government information and archives
Housing and community development
Housing discrimination
Housing industry and standards
Judicial review and appeals
Landlord and tenant
Low- and moderate-income housing
Public housing
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2076/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2076/BILLS-116s2076is.pdf |