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HR 7739 117th Congress House Housing and Community Development

Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2022

Introduced: May 12, 2022 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2022

This bill reauthorizes through FY2032 the Community Development Block Grant and other specified programs that support affordable housing.

The bill also requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to assess alternative methods of calculating area median income (i.e., any metric used to refer to the median income level for a given area or jurisdiction for purposes of any program administered by HUD) and the use of alternative metrics in order to make housing more affordable for low-income families in urban areas.

What's happening now May 12, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Cosponsors 38
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Nov 3, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Sep 19, 2022
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Sep 13, 2022
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jun 7, 2022
Manning, Kathy
· May 31, 2022
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 17, 2022
Bass, Karen
· May 12, 2022
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 12, 2022
Bowman, Jamaal
· May 12, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· May 12, 2022
Butterfield, G. K.
· May 12, 2022
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 12, 2022
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · May 12, 2022
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 12, 2022
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 12, 2022
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · May 12, 2022
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · May 12, 2022
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · May 12, 2022
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 12, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· May 12, 2022
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · May 12, 2022
Lawrence, Brenda
· May 12, 2022
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Lieu, Ted
California · May 12, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· May 12, 2022
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 12, 2022
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Meng, Grace
New York · May 12, 2022
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 12, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 12, 2022
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · May 12, 2022
Perlmutter, Ed
· May 12, 2022
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 12, 2022
RUSH, BOBBY
· May 12, 2022
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 12, 2022
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · May 12, 2022
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · May 12, 2022
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 12, 2022
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 12, 2022
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 12, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7739: Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7739/
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"H.R. 7739: Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7739/.
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