IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 475 
Expressing support for the designation of the month of September 2017 
as ‘‘National Month for Renters’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2017 
Mr. POLIQUIN (for himself and Mr. HECK) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing support for the designation of the month of 
September 2017 as ‘‘National Month for Renters’’. 
Whereas rental housing is a vital component of the United 
States housing market, providing a place to live for near-
ly 44 million households and more than 111 million 
Americans; 
Whereas the number of households renting their homes in-
creased by 9 million over the past decade, the largest 10- 
year gain on record; 
Whereas the demand for rental housing is expected to inten-
sify over the coming decade as members of the 78-mil-
lion-millennial generation form households for the first 
time, and many of the 75-million-baby-boomer generation 
transition from home ownership to rental housing; 
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Whereas the annual median income of renters is less than 
half that of homeowners; 
Whereas over the past 15 years, rents have grown faster than 
household incomes; 
Whereas more than 11 million households in communities 
across the country pay in excess of 50 percent of their 
income on rent and utilities, making them severely cost- 
burdened under Federal standards; 
Whereas these 11 million severely cost-burdened households 
include 14 million women, 8 million children, 9 million 
millennials, 2 million senior citizens, and nearly 800,000 
veterans; 
Whereas severely cost-burdened renters are more likely to ex-
perience poor health outcomes, educational setbacks, loss 
of jobs and productivity, and greater food instability; 
Whereas nearly 13 million renters work jobs that are the en-
gine of the Nation’s economy (e.g., office and administra-
tive, food service, transportation, building and grounds 
maintenance, construction, production, personal care, 
managers, education, and cashiers), and yet devote more 
than 30 percent of their income just to rent; and 
Whereas the Nation’s lowest income renters face a shortage 
of affordable and available rental homes: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘National 
Month for Renters’’ to draw attention to the rental 
affordability crisis in the United States; 
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(2) urges a truly national effort involving all 
levels of government, the private sector, and the 
philanthropic community to expand the supply of af-
fordable rental homes to meet current and expected 
demand; 
(3) recognizes the considerable adverse eco-
nomic and social impact that unaffordable rents 
have on families and communities; and 
(4) recognizes that expanding access to afford-
able rental homes will help stabilize families and 
communities, promote equality of opportunity, and 
support greater economic growth and prosperity. 
Æ 
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