HR3989-118

Introduced

To prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on household pets owned by residents of dwelling units in public housing, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 9, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on household pets owned by residents of dwelling units in public housing, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies. The main policy domain is Housing.

Who Benefits and How

homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H6D252BD04F844AB8B8F773C8C8FD0DDF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pets Belong With Families Act.
  • Section H0FC5FB67CCB64D63A595DF57F373F5E3: 2. Prohibition on breed restrictions Section 31 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437z–3) is amended by striking subsection (b) and...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on household pets owned by residents of dwelling units in public housing, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies.

Key Policy Areas

Housing

Primary Purpose

This bill, To prohibit public housing agencies from imposing breed restrictions on household pets owned by residents of dwelling units in public housing, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies.

Policy Domains

Housing

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies
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homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:
homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 9, 2023

Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Crow, Mr. Blumenauer, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Housing
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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