HR 816 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Restoring Communities Left Behind Act

Introduced Feb 4, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Marcy Kaptur D-OH

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Latest action · Feb 4, 2021 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 4, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Restoring Communities Left Behind Act

This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program for local partnerships to carry out neighborhood revitalization support activities in economically distressed areas. Eligible activities include

  • weatherization and energy efficiency improvements;
  • housing accessibility improvements for seniors and persons with disabilities;
  • purchasing delinquent mortgages;
  • purchasing and developing vacant or distressed properties to create affordable rental housing and for other purposes; and
  • improving parks, sidewalks, and street lighting.

Cosponsors 53

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2021 to Apr 6, 2022; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-MIAndy LevinOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-MOCori BushOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-COEd PerlmutterOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 4, 2021
R-MIFred UptonOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-TNJim CooperOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-GUMichael F. Q. San NicolasOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-NYRitchie TorresOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalFeb 4, 2021
D-ILMarie NewmanFeb 8, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonFeb 8, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsFeb 8, 2021
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsFeb 18, 2021
D-PABrendan F. BoyleFeb 18, 2021
D-ILDanny K. DavisFeb 18, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoFeb 18, 2021
D-CODiana DeGetteFeb 18, 2021
D-MIElissa SlotkinFeb 18, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreFeb 18, 2021
D-MNIlhan OmarFeb 18, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyFeb 18, 2021
D-COJoe NeguseFeb 24, 2021
D-VTPeter WelchFeb 24, 2021
D-WIMark PocanMar 2, 2021
D-NYBrian HigginsMar 29, 2021
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerMar 29, 2021
D-TXVicente GonzalezApr 14, 2021
D-MARichard E. NealApr 16, 2021
D-NYAntonio DelgadoJun 28, 2021
D-PADwight EvansJul 13, 2021
D-GALucy McBathJul 20, 2021
D-TXLizzie FletcherJul 21, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickFeb 11, 2022
D-AZAnn KirkpatrickFeb 25, 2022
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceApr 6, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Feb 4, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 4, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H359)
  3. Feb 4, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

In the Congressional Record 2

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H3889Marcy Kaptur D-OHJul 26, 2021
HouseDebate and remarks H359Marcy Kaptur D-OHFeb 4, 2021

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: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: To provide for the general welfare of the United States

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 21, February 4, 2021, page H387.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 837Restoring Communities Left Behind ActReintroduced BillFeb 6, 2023
S 2300Restoring Communities Left Behind ActRelated billJul 21, 2022
HR 4497Housing is Infrastructure Act of 2021Related billNov 1, 2022

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a grant program to help revitalize certain localities, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Restoring Communities Left Behind Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2021Introduced in House

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