Restoring Communities Left Behind Act
Latest action · Feb 6, 2023 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.
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Restoring Communities Left Behind Act
This bill directs the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a competitive 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;
- pre-purchase counseling and down payment assistance for prospective homebuyers;
- purchasing and developing vacant or distressed properties to create affordable rental housing and for other purposes; and
- improving parks, sidewalks, and street lighting.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 6, 2023 to Aug 20, 2024, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 6, 2023 |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Original | Feb 6, 2023 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Feb 6, 2023 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Feb 6, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 6, 2023 |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Original | Feb 6, 2023 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Feb 6, 2023 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Feb 6, 2023 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Feb 6, 2023 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Feb 6, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | Feb 6, 2023 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Mar 22, 2023 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 22, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Mar 22, 2023 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | May 15, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Feb 6, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H698)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Credit and credit markets
- Economic development
- Government information and archives
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing discrimination
- Housing finance and home ownership
- Housing supply and affordability
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Landlord and tenant
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Unemployment
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2023Introduced in House
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