118th Congress Housing and Community Development
H.R. 1708: Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2023
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Summary
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.
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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 additional taxes on (1) the sale or exchange of real property if the amount realized from the transaction is 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 Program grants, and (2) recipient compliance with various grant program guidelines.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Earl Blumenauer D-OROriginal
- Jamaal Bowman D-NYOriginal
- Cori Bush D-MOOriginal
- Suzanne Bonamici D-OROriginal
- Yvette Clarke D-NYOriginal
- Judy Chu D-CAOriginal
- Raúl Grijalva D-AZOriginal
- Jesús García D-ILOriginal
- Barbara Lee D-CAOriginal
- James McGovern D-MAOriginal
- Grace Meng D-NYOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NYOriginal
- Ayanna Pressley D-MAOriginal
- Janice Schakowsky D-ILOriginal
- Rashida Tlaib D-MIOriginal
- Ritchie Torres D-NYOriginal
- Bonnie Watson Coleman D-NJOriginal
- Ilhan Omar D-MN
- Jahana Hayes D-CT
- Gregorio Casar D-TX
- Ted Lieu D-CA
- Jimmy Gomez D-CA
- Delia Ramirez D-IL
- Al Green D-TX
- Shri Thanedar D-MI
- Mark DeSaulnier D-CA
- Henry Johnson D-GA
- Melanie Stansbury D-NM
Who scored on this bill
- 1Pramila Jayapal SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Pramila Jayapal.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, 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.