HR 927
116th Congress
House
Housing and Community Development
Building construction
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Housing and community development funding
Housing supply and affordability
Land use and conservation
Performance measurement
Public transit
Real estate business
Regional and metropolitan planning
Sustainable Communities Act of 2019
Introduced: January 30, 2019
Introduced by:
Torres, Norma J.
Democratic
· California
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Committees of jurisdiction
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