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Sustainable Communities Act of 2019

Introduced: December 4, 2019 Introduced by: Torres, Norma J. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jan 30, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sustainable Communities Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in coordination with the Department of Transportation, to create a Sustainable Communities Initiative to improve regional planning efforts that integrate housing and transportation decisions and improve land use and zoning.

As part of this initiative, HUD must administer two grant programs. Specifically, HUD must provide

  • Regional Integrated Planning grants for regional, multi-jurisdictional organizations and consortia in metropolitan areas to support improvements in, and coordination of, metropolitan-wide housing, transportation, energy, and land-use planning activities; and
  • Community Challenge Planning grants for units of local government to foster reform and reduce barriers, including through the reform of existing building codes and zoning ordinances, to achieve affordable, economically vital, and sustainable communities and discourage inefficient land-use patterns.
What's happening now February 7, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
Bustos, Cheri
· Dec 4, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Nov 21, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Nov 18, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 18, 2019
 D
Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Oct 30, 2019
Lawson, Al
· Oct 30, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Oct 28, 2019
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Oct 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 927: Sustainable Communities Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-927/
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"H.R. 927: Sustainable Communities Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-927/.
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H.R. 927, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-927/.
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