Public Housing Tenant Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2015
Latest action · May 1, 2015 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.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Public Housing Tenant Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2015
Public Housing One-for-One Replacement and Tenant Protection Act of 2015
Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to: (1) demolition, disposition, or both pursuant to conversion of any public housing unit; and (2) the taking of public housing units through the use of eminent domain.
Exempts from specified requirements for demolition and disposition of public housing any public housing projects removed from a public housing agency (PHA) inventory under the program for conversion of demolished or distressed public housing dwelling units to tenant-based assistance.
Excludes real property containing dwelling units in public housing from federal regulations of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or any substantially similar regulations, with respect to:
- certain real estate; and
- implementing HUD requirements for demolition or disposition of public housing projects, and conversion of public housing to tenant-based assistance.
Public Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act of 2015
Reauthorizes for FY2016-FY2025 the public housing Capital and Operating Funds.
Authorizes HUD to guarantee notes or other obligations issued by PHAs to finance: (1) the rehabilitation of PHA public housing; (2) the modernization of such housing through energy efficiency improvements; or (3) the construction, rehabilitation, purchase, or conversion of public housing units to replace any demolished, disposed of, or converted.
Prescribes requirements for PHAs that utilize housing tax credits under the Internal Revenue Code for rental housing units.
Removes a specified limitation on the use of amounts from the Capital Fund or Operation Fund by a PHA to construct new public housing units.
Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2015
Requires HUD to make competitive grants to local governments, PHAs, or nonprofit entities owning a major housing project to implement transformational programs in eligible neighborhoods with a concentration of extreme poverty and severely distressed housing.
Together We Care Act of 2015
Requires HUD to establish a competitive grant pilot program for eligible entities to train public housing residents as home health aides and as providers of home-based health services for residents of public housing or federally-assisted rental housing who are elderly, disabled, or both.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 23, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Oct 23, 2015 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Oct 23, 2015 |
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 May 1, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 1, 2015Introduced in House
- May 1, 2015Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 65, May 1, 2015, page H2794.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3160 | Public Housing Tenant Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2017 | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 29, 2017 |
| HR 3467 | Together We Care Act of 2015 | Related bill | Sep 9, 2015 |
| S 3537 | Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2016 | Related bill | Dec 9, 2016 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To transform neighborhoods of extreme poverty by reforming the public housing demolition and disposition rules to require one-for-one replacement and tenant protections, and to provide public housing agencies with additional resources and flexibility to preserve public housing units, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Public Housing Tenant Protection and Reinvestment Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Act of 2015
- Public Housing One-for-One Replacement and Tenant Protection Act of 2015
- Public Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act of 2015
- Together We Care Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Allied health services
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Energy efficiency and conservation
- Government trust funds
- Home and outpatient care
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing for the elderly and disabled
- Income tax credits
- Medical education
- Property rights
- Public housing
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
