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HR 1981 108th Congress House

Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2003

Official title: To reauthorize the public and assisted housing drug elimination program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Introduced: May 6, 2003 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development AuthorizationCrime and Law EnforcementCrime preventionDepartment of Housing and Urban Development
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Drug abuseDrug abuse preventionDrug abuse treatmentDrugs and youthEconomics and Public FinanceFamiliesFederal aid to housingGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing subsidiesJuvenile delinquencyLow-income housingPublic housingResidential rehabilitationSchool-age child careSecurity measuresSocial WelfareViolenceYouth services
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
May 6, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 6, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E872)
May 6, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 23, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2003 - Amends the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to authorize appropriations for the assisted housing drug elimination program.

Limits activities for programs designed to reduce drug use in and around assisted low-income housing to: (1) providing drug abuse treatment through rehabilitation or relapse prevention; (2) providing education about the dangers and consequences of drug use or violent crime; (3) identifying drug users, and assisting drug use discontinuance through education or treatment programs; (4) providing after school youth activities; and (5) providing capital improvements and security services to discourage or eliminate drug use or violent crime.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 16 Independent 1
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Apr 20, 2004
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Sep 9, 2003
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 17, 2003
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 11, 2003
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 13, 2003
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 9, 2003
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 6, 2003
Ballance, Frank
· May 6, 2003
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 6, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 6, 2003
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 6, 2003
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 6, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· May 6, 2003
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 6, 2003
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · May 6, 2003
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 6, 2003
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 6, 2003
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· May 6, 2003
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 6, 2003
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 6, 2003
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 6, 2003
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Waters, Maxine
California · May 6, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1981: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1981/
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"H.R. 1981: Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Reauthorization Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1981/.
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