HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2017
Latest action · Jan 17, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 17, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2017
This bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to remove certain HUD employees from civil service or to reduce their grade or pay for misconduct or performance. HUD employees may challenge a removal or reduction in grade or pay by filing an appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board.
This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require an entity receiving section 8 housing assistance payments under a payment contract to: (1) maintain decent, safe, and sanitary conditions for dwelling units covered under such payment contract; and (2) comply with any standards under applicable state or local laws, rules, ordinances, or regulations relating to the physical condition of the dwelling units. HUD must, under certain conditions, take enforcement actions for violations of dwelling-unit physical condition standards.
HUD may provide tenant-based assistance for dwelling units covered under a section 8 payment contract if: (1) the dwelling units' owner has received a Notice of Default; or (2) the units pose an imminent health and safety risk to tenants. A Notice of Default cites deficiencies in the physical condition of a section 8 dwelling unit and provides a specified period of time for correction of such deficiencies.
HUD must issue a publicly available report on its website regarding Real Estate Assessment Center (REAC) inspections of all properties assisted, insured, or both, under a HUD program.
The Government Accountability Office must issue a report on its website regarding such REAC inspection areas that should be reformed and improved.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 17, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Jan 17, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1184 | HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2019 | Reintroduced Bill | Apr 11, 2019 |
| S 3398 | HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2016 | Reintroduction of | Sep 27, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reform the inspection process of housing assisted by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- HUD Inspection Process and Enforcement Reform Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Administrative remedies
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Employee performance
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing industry and standards
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Merit Systems Protection Board
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 17, 2017Introduced in Senate
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