HR 1737 116th Congress House Housing and Community Development Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Appropriations Banking and financial institutions regulation Building construction Consumer credit Educational facilities and institutions Elementary and secondary education Energy efficiency and conservation Financial crises and stabilization Government information and archives Government lending and loan guarantees Higher education Housing and community development funding Housing discrimination Housing finance and home ownership Housing supply and affordability Indian social and development programs Labor standards Land use and conservation

To make housing more affordable, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 13, 2019 See on congress.gov

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Apr 12, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Mar 14, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Mar 13, 2019

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Education and Labor, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

Mar 13, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2019

This bill addresses housing affordability and availability, makes certain changes to the estate and gift taxes, and contains other related provisions.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development shall provide grants to (1) state and local governments that remove unnecessary barriers to building affordable units, (2) states to assist borrowers who have negative equity in their homes, (3) state housing finance agencies to construct affordable rental housing and prevent tenant displacement and harassment, and (4) eligible individuals (generally, lower income individuals who resided in low-income or historically racially segregated areas) to help them purchase their first homes.

The bill provides funding through FY2029 for the first-time homeowner grant program established by the bill, through FY2020 for the affordable rental housing construction program established by the bill, and through FY2020 for specified existing rural housing programs.

The bill also expands fair housing protections to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, source of income, veteran status, or an individual's perceived membership in a protected class (e.g., an individual's perceived race or sex).

Additionally, the bill modifies the estate tax in various ways, including by reducing the number of brackets to three, increasing the tax rates, and reducing the basic exemption amount. The bill also modifies provisions related to gift taxes and transfer taxes.

What's happening now April 12, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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