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H.R. 6308 116th Congress House

Housing is a Human Right Act of 2020

Official title: To address root causes of homelessness, meet the needs of community members experiencing harms from homelessness, transition communities towards providing hous… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To address root causes of homelessness, meet the needs of community members experiencing harms from homelessness, transition communities towards providing housing for all, and ensure full democratic participation and inclusion of persons experiencing homelessness, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 19, 2020 Introduced by: Pramila Jayapal Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Advisory bodiesCrime preventionCriminal procedure and sentencingElections, voting, political campaign regulation
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Food assistance and reliefGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsHomelessness and emergency shelterHousing and community development fundingHousing discriminationHousing finance and home ownershipHousing for the elderly and disabledHousing supply and affordabilityIncome tax deductionsInterest, dividends, interest ratesLandlord and tenantLaw enforcement administration and fundingLibraries and archivesLicensing and registrationsLow- and moderate-income housingProperty taxPublic housingResidential rehabilitation and home repairSales and excise taxesState and local government operationsVoting rights
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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 19, 2020
Introduced in House
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Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, Education and Labor, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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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Housing is a Human Right Act of 2020

This bill establishes and expands programs to assist homeless and housing-unstable individuals and establishes new real property-related taxes to fund specified Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) programs.

HUD must establish the Community Development Block Grant Plus Program for state and local governments to assist homeless and housing-unstable individuals as well as cost-burdened households. These funds may be used only for certain activities that assist these populations, including the construction of new affordable housing.

The bill also establishes other grant programs to assist these individuals, such as by facilitating access to voting and libraries.

Governmental entities may not receive assistance under the bill unless they have, or are working to implement, policies that (1) do not criminally punish homeless individuals for sleeping outside or on public property, and (2) comply with constitutional protections for these individuals' property.

In addition, the bill establishes taxes on (1) the sale or exchange of real property of at least $10 million, (2) the sale or exchange of real property involving an anonymous entity, and (3) rent received by landlords that own large amounts of dwelling units. The revenue from these taxes must be credited to various HUD programs in specified percentages.

The Government Accountability Office must study (1) the allocation formula for Emergency Food and Shelter grants, (2) recipient compliance with various grant program guidelines, and (3) barriers related to access to essential documents that homeless and housing-unstable individuals face.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 12
D
Chu, Judy
California · Jul 31, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jul 21, 2020
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Jul 20, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 29, 2020
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jun 25, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jun 22, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 8, 2020
Blumenauer, Earl
· Mar 19, 2020
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Mar 19, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Mar 19, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Mar 19, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Mar 19, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 19, 2020
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 19, 2020
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