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; 11 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Apr 16, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Apr 16, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jul 23, 2024 | |
| D-VT | Becca Balint | Aug 20, 2024 |
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 Feb 6, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 6, 2023Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H698)
- Feb 6, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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 H698 | Marcy Kaptur D-OH | Feb 6, 2023 |
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. 169, no. 24, February 6, 2023, page H710.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 816 | Restoring Communities Left Behind Act | Reintroduction of | Feb 4, 2021 |
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.
- 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
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.
