HR 5104 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Pay For Success Affordable Housing Energy Modernization Act of 2014

Introduced Jul 14, 2014 Originated House Sponsor Dennis A. Ross R-FL

Latest action · Jul 14, 2014 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJul 14, 2014
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Pay For Success Affordable Housing Energy Modernization Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to establish a demonstration program under which, between enactment of this Act and September 30, 2017, the Secretary may enter into budget-neutral, performance-based agreements (for up to 12 years each) that result in a reduction in energy or water costs with appropriate entities to carry out projects for energy or water conservation improvements at up to 20,000 residential units in multifamily buildings participating in:

Section 8 project-based rental assistance programs under the United States Housing Act of 1937, other than Section 8 (voucher program) assistance;
supportive housing for the elderly programs under the Housing Act of 1959; or
supportive housing for persons with disabilities programs under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.

Specifies requirements for payment under an agreement, which shall be contingent on documented utility savings, as well as for eligibility, geographical diversity, and funding for the program.

Requires the Secretary to submit to specified congressional committees a detailed plan for the implementation of this Act.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2014 to Jul 23, 2014; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-MO	Ann Wagner	Original	Jul 14, 2014
D-MO	Emanuel Cleaver	Original	Jul 14, 2014
D-CT	James A. Himes	Original	Jul 14, 2014
D-MD	John K. Delaney	Original	Jul 14, 2014
R-WI	Sean P. Duffy	Original	Jul 14, 2014
D-PA	Matt Cartwright		Jul 23, 2014

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Financial Services Committee	Referred Jul 14, 2014

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 14, 2014Introduced in House
Jul 14, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Welfare Clause (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1); Commerce Clause (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3)

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6216.

Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 2074	Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014	Related bill	Feb 27, 2014
S 2262	Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014	Related bill	May 12, 2014
S 2438	Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015	Related bill	Jun 5, 2014

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a demonstration program to enter into budget-neutral, performance-based contracts for energy and water conservation improvements for multifamily residential units.
Short Titles as Introduced: Pay For Success Affordable Housing Energy Modernization Act of 2014

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 14, 2014Introduced in House

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