HR 8416
116th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Poverty and welfare assistance
State and local finance
Community Development Block Grant Equity Act of 2020
Introduced: September 29, 2020
Introduced by:
Cohen, Steve
Democratic
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 29, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Community Development Block Grant Equity Act of 2020
This bill revises the allocation formula used to distribute Community Development Block Grants to metropolitan cities, urban counties, and other areas. Among other changes, the formula (1) incorporates an area's rate of female-headed households with children, and (2) more heavily weights an area's relative poverty rate.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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