S5516-118

Introduced

To establish a new Housing and Urban Development grant program to provide community land trusts and other community-based housing organizations an incentive to convert vacant housing into readily available housing for unhoused individuals.

118th Congress Introduced Dec 12, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish a new Housing and Urban Development grant program to provide community land trusts and other community-based housing organizations an incentive to convert vacant housing into readily available housing for unhoused individuals., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies. The main policy domain is Housing, Government Operations, Healthcare.

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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Vacant Property for the Unhoused Act.
  • Section id641530c425774d24a261eefebc72864a: 2. Grant program In this section: The term community land trust means a nonprofit organization— the primary purpose of which is the development and maintenance...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish a new Housing and Urban Development grant program to provide community land trusts and other community-based housing organizations an incentive to convert vacant housing into readily available housing for unhoused individuals., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies.

Key Policy Areas

Housing, Government Operations, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish a new Housing and Urban Development grant program to provide community land trusts and other community-based housing organizations an incentive to convert vacant housing into readily available housing for unhoused individuals., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies.

Policy Domains

Housing Government Operations Healthcare

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
Dec 12, 2024

Mr. Booker introduced the following bill; which was read twice …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Housing Government Operations Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_housing_and_urban_development"
→ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"community land trust" §id641530c425774d24a261eefebc72864a

a nonprofit organization— the primary purpose of which is the development and maintenance of housing that is permanently affordable to low- and moderate-income persons

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