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HR 1429 108th Congress House

One Strike and You're Out! Act of 2003

Official title: To protect tenants in public housing and housing assisted under the rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 who are … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To protect tenants in public housing and housing assisted under the rental assistance program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 who are victims from eviction by reason of criminal activity.

Introduced: March 31, 2003 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Crime and Law EnforcementCriminal statisticsEvictionFamilies
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Mar 25, 2003
Introduced in House
Mar 25, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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 Latest action April 10, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
One Strike and You're Out Act of 2003 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937, with respect to public housing and section 8 assisted housing, to provide for: (1) criminal activity eviction protections for victims of domestic or date violence; and (2) public housing agency reporting of evictions for domestic and dating violence.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 14 Independent 1
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 22, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 7, 2003
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 2, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Apr 1, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 31, 2003
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 31, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 31, 2003
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 26, 2003
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 26, 2003
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 26, 2003
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 26, 2003
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 26, 2003
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 26, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 25, 2003
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1429: One Strike and You're Out! Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1429/
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"H.R. 1429: One Strike and You're Out! Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1429/.
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H.R. 1429, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1429/.
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