S5078-118

Introduced

To establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 18, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Civil Rights, Housing.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers 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, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Homes Act of 2024. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
  • Section id6d6eae44ca4a456b9c8f14b204b54496: 2. Findings and purposes Congress finds that the national protracted housing crisis has existed for decades and only continues to worsen, with the lack of...
  • Section idb0132fdafbfa48e2824f8013161d339d: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term affordable housing means housing that complies with the standards established under section 7(c). The term at risk of...
  • Section idbcf342937779411f91da7e78996de278: 4. Establishment of authority There is established within the Department of Housing and Urban Development an independent authority to be known as the Housing...
  • Section id7ff25408d0a14a50a2e852bc13b80979: 5. Purposes of the authority The purposes of the Authority shall be to— acquire real estate, public land, corporate-owned vacant properties, including vacant,...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Civil Rights, Housing

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish an independent entity within the Department of Housing and Urban Development to acquire and maintain distressed real estate to stabilize communities and increase the supply of affordable housing, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Civil Rights Housing

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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financial institutions, investors, and borrowers: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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financial institutions, investors, and borrowers: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 18, 2024

Ms. Smith (for herself, Mr. Welch, and Mr. Merkley) introduced …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Civil Rights Housing
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_labor"
→ Secretary of Labor
"administrator_of_epa"
→ Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury
"secretary_of_education"
→ Secretary of Education
"secretary_of_agriculture"
→ Secretary of Agriculture
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services
"secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
→ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"unreasonable rent increase" §id35bb9716ebb74935b18cac5747902ae3

an increase in rent that exceeds the lesser of— 3 percent per year

"low-income family" §idb0132fdafbfa48e2824f8013161d339d

a family that satisfies the definition of the term persons of low income in section 102(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a))

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