HOUSE 816117th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Restoring Communities Left Behind Act
- Last Action
- 2/4/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-04Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 2021-02-04Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H359)
- 2021-02-04Introduced in House
- 2021-02-04Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-04 (00)
Restoring Communities Left Behind Act
This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program for local partnerships to carry out neighborhood revitalization support activities in economically distressed areas. Eligible activities include
- weatherization and energy efficiency improvements;
- housing accessibility improvements for seniors and persons with disabilities;
- purchasing delinquent mortgages;
- purchasing and developing vacant or distressed properties to create affordable rental housing and for other purposes; and
- improving parks, sidewalks, and street lighting.
Cosponsors (20)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- BOBBY RUSH (D-IL)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- JAMES COOPER (D-TN)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- TIM RYAN (D-OH)
- Ritchie Torres (D-NY)
- Mondaire Jones (D-NY)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Andy Levin (D-MI)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- Ed Perlmutter (D-CO)
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT)
- BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)
Subjects
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Credit and credit markets
- Economic development
- Government information and archives
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing discrimination
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Housing supply and affordability
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Landlord and tenant
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Unemployment
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