A Just Society: A Place to Prosper Act of 2019
Latest action · Dec 18, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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.
- IntroducedNov 13, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
A Just Society: A Place to Prosper Act of 2019
This bill addresses housing affordability, access, security, and safety.
For example, the bill specifies that landlords that own more than five residential properties or more than two manufactured housing parks (1) may not raise rent by more than a certain percentage; (2) may evict tenants only for specified reasons, such as for missing rent for two or more consecutive months; and (3) must keep units in good repair.
The bill also prohibits a large-scale landlord or a landlord the Department of Housing and Development (HUD) has found to have committed certain acts, such as repeated evictions without cause, from purchasing a federally supported mortgage or mortgage-backed security or obtaining federally provided mortgage insurance.
The bill allows nonresident aliens to receive HUD housing assistance. The bill also prohibits discrimination based on an individual's source of income in the sale or rental of housing and other related real estate transactions.
Additionally, HUD may award grants for states and local governments to establish a right to counsel for tenants in eviction proceedings. The bill also authorizes additional grants and activities to evaluate and reduce lead and other hazards in housing.
The bill also (1) increases the federal share of costs for state highway projects in jurisdictions with laws or regulations that encourage equitable growth, and (2) decreases the federal share for projects in jurisdictions with laws or regulations that discourage equitable growth.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 13, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Nov 13, 2019 |
Committees 3
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 Nov 13, 2019 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 13, 2019 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Dec 18, 2019 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Nov 13, 2019 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Nov 14, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Dec 5, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9284)
- Nov 14, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Nov 13, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 13, 2019Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9283 | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY | Dec 5, 2019 |
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. 165, no. 181, November 13, 2019, page H8827.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To create an equitable and stable rental housing market, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- A Just Society: A Place to Prosper Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Business records
- Civil actions and liability
- Consumer affairs
- Environmental health
- Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises
- Government information and archives
- Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing discrimination
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Housing industry and standards
- Housing supply and affordability
- Immigration status and procedures
- Landlord and tenant
- Lawyers and legal services
- Life, casualty, property insurance
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public housing
- Real estate business
- Residential rehabilitation and home repair
- Securities
- State and local finance
- State and local government operations
- Transportation programs funding
- User charges and fees
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2019Introduced 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.
