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HOUSE 3772117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2021

Last Action
11/1/2022

Actions

  • 2022-11-01Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • 2021-06-08Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.
  • 2021-06-08Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.
  • 2021-06-08Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.
  • 2021-06-08Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.
  • 2021-06-08Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Education and Labor, and Ways and Means, 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.
  • 2021-06-08Introduced in House
  • 2021-06-08Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-06-08 (00)

Housing is a Human Right Act of 2021

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.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Grace Meng (D-NY)
  • Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
  • Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
  • Judy Chu (D-CA)
  • Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
  • Jamaal Bowman (D-NY)
  • JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
  • JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
  • Cori Bush (D-MO)
  • Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
  • Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
  • Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
  • BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
  • Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
  • Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
  • Mondaire Jones (D-NY)
  • Kaiali'i Kahele (D-HI)
  • Henry Johnson (D-GA)

Subjects

  • Advisory bodies
  • Air quality
  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • Building construction
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Crime prevention
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Food assistance and relief
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Health care coverage and access
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Homelessness and emergency shelter
  • Housing and community development funding
  • Housing discrimination
  • Housing finance and home ownership
  • Housing for the elderly and disabled
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