HR 5187
116th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
Building construction
Disability assistance
Emergency planning and evacuation
Energy efficiency and conservation
Environmental health
Floods and storm protection
Government lending and loan guarantees
Government trust funds
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Homelessness and emergency shelter
Housing and community development funding
Housing finance and home ownership
Housing for the elderly and disabled
Housing supply and affordability
Indian social and development programs
Low- and moderate-income housing
Minority and disadvantaged businesses
Public contracts and procurement
Public housing
Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2020
Introduced: November 20, 2019
Introduced by:
Waters, Maxine
Democratic
· California
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7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 24, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569.
Dec 24, 2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 116-686.
Feb 28, 2020
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 25.
Feb 28, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 27, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 20, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Nov 20, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2020
This bill authorizes additional funding for various housing assistance programs.
Specifically, the bill authorizes additional funding for
- public housing agencies to maintain and improve public housing buildings;
- states and communities to reduce the risk of flood damage to housing;
- very low-income residents to improve and modernize rural housing;
- Indian tribes to develop housing and housing services;
- nonprofit organizations and community development financial institutions to conduct activities related to affordable housing and economic development;
- state housing finance agencies to provide supportive housing for individuals with disabilities;
- private nonprofit organizations to provide supportive housing for the elderly; and
- states, counties, and cities to develop and preserve affordable housing.
The bill also requires that specified portions of funding made available under the bill be used for water and energy efficiency.
In administering such funding made available under the bill, the relevant federal agencies must consult with grantees and recipients and meet with state and local government officials for the purpose of recommending and promoting funding opportunities and initiatives to include minority and women's business enterprises in such grant activities.
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 569.
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