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HR 1146 115th Congress House

Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a pilot program to make grants to eligible organizations to provide legal assistance to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a pilot program to make grants to eligible organizations to provide legal assistance to low-income families regarding housing disputes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Crime victimsDomestic violence and child abuseHousing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownership
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Housing supply and affordabilityIncome tax deductionsInterest, dividends, interest ratesLawyers and legal servicesLow- and moderate-income housingPoverty and welfare assistance
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 16, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 16, 2017

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act

This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Office of Community Planning and Development to carry out a program to make grants to organizations to provide legal services and other related supportive services on behalf of low-income families (including individuals and victims of domestic violence) who reside in a rental dwelling unit and have an income that does not exceed 80% of the median income for the area in which the family resides.

The following organizations may receive such grants:

  • nonprofit organizations that provide legal services to persons or families of limited income, including organizations that receive funding from the Legal Services Corporation;
  • legal clinics sponsored by law schools or other organizations; and
  • such other entities as HUD considers appropriate.

These grants may be used only to provide legal services and other related supportive services in connection with: (1) an eviction of such a family, (2) the prevention of such eviction, (3) a dispute between the landlord and a tenant who is a family member, or (4) enforcing the family's legal rights regarding tenancy or fair housing.

Funds for such program shall be derived from revenues resulting from amendments by this bill to the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the limitation on the mortgage interest deduction for the acquisition indebtedness of certain taxpayers.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 516 Related bill Tax Benefit for Homeownership Clarification Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 27, 2018
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 11, 2017
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 26, 2017
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Takano, Mark
California · Jun 26, 2017
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 20, 2017
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jun 20, 2017
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 7, 2017
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jun 6, 2017
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 6, 2017
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 12, 2017
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Mar 6, 2017
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Mar 6, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1146: Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1146/
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"H.R. 1146: Equal Opportunity for Residential Representation Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1146/.
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H.R. 1146, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1146/.
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