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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7191 
To establish new units of public housing and private market affordable hous-
ing, to provide grants to combat gentrification and neighborhood desta-
bilization, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 21, 2022 
Ms. OMAR (for herself, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. JONES, Ms. JAYAPAL, Ms. OCASIO- 
CORTEZ, Ms. PRESSLEY, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, and Mr. BLUMENAUER) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Fi-
nancial Services 
A BILL 
To establish new units of public housing and private market 
affordable housing, to provide grants to combat 
gentrification and neighborhood destabilization, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homes for All Act 
of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds that— 
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(1) Every State and large metropolitan area in 
the United States is facing a shortage of affordable 
housing options for people who are very or extremely 
low-income. 
(2) More than 18 million households—1 in 6— 
are paying more than half of their income on hous-
ing and are considered severely cost-burdened. 
(3) The current affordable housing shortage 
facing the United States cannot be addressed solely 
by the private market, necessitating significant Fed-
eral intervention and investment. 
(4) The Federal Government must adopt a pol-
icy that guarantees the right to housing for all indi-
viduals, strengthen neighborhoods, and address the 
failures of the free market in housing by building 
new public housing and investing in private afford-
able housing. 
SEC. 3. CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PUBLIC HOUSING. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
fund the construction of 9,500,000 publicly owned dwell-
ing units over 10 years. 
(b) REPEAL OF FAIRCLOTH AMENDMENT.—Section 
9(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437g(g)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) (relating 
to limitation on new construction). 
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(c) FULL FUNDING OF PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING 
AND CAPITAL EXPENSES UNDER MANDATORY SPEND-
ING.—Subsection (c) of section 9 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(c)) is amended 
by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) FUNDING.—For fiscal year 2022 and each 
fiscal year thereafter, each public housing agency 
shall be entitled to assistance in the following 
amounts: 
‘‘(A) CAPITAL FUND.—From the Capital 
Fund under subsection (d), such amount as 
may be necessary to fully fund the capital needs 
of the agency for such fiscal year, as deter-
mined in accordance with such subsection. 
‘‘(B) OPERATING FUND.—From the Oper-
ating Fund under subsection (e), such amount 
as may be necessary to fully fund the operating 
needs of the agency for such fiscal year, as de-
termined in accordance with such subsection. 
‘‘(3) PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS.—For fiscal 
year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, there is 
appropriated— 
‘‘(A) for the Capital Fund, an amount 
equivalent to the aggregate of the amounts to 
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which each public housing agency is entitled 
under paragraph (2)(A); and 
‘‘(B) for the Operating Fund, an amount 
equivalent to the aggregate of the amounts to 
which each public housing agency is entitled 
under paragraph (2)(B).’’. 
(d) HOMES
FOR ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(ee) HOMES FOR ALL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be appropriated 
$80,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
through 2032 for annual contribution contracts for 
assistance under section 5(a)(2) to cover the devel-
opment costs for new public housing dwelling units 
that meet the requirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) PUBLIC HOUSING.—All dwelling units 
funded with amounts made available pursuant 
to this subsection shall comply with and be op-
erated in compliance with all requirements ap-
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plicable to public housing (as defined in section 
3(b)) and the requirements of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall 
issue regulations to ensure, to the extent prac-
ticable, 
that 
dwelling 
units 
funded 
with 
amounts made available pursuant to this sub-
section comply with the following: 
‘‘(i) USE.—Notwithstanding any pro-
vision of this Act, such units shall be oper-
ated as public housing during the entire 
useful life of such dwelling units and may 
not be sold or otherwise alienated by the 
public housing agency receiving such 
amounts during such useful life. 
‘‘(ii) 
LOCATION
AND
ACCESSI-
BILITY.—Such units shall be located in a 
manner that complies with such standards 
as the Secretary, in conjunction with the 
Secretary of the Department of Transpor-
tation, shall establish to ensure proper in-
tegration of housing and public transit and 
ensure that residents of such units have 
access to sufficient transportation options. 
Standards should ensure that such units 
should be integrated with public transit 
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and vehicle alternatives such as walking 
and biking and should accommodate dif-
ferences between a transit hub in a town 
or reservation compared with a large city. 
‘‘(iii) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
STAND-
ARDS.—Such units shall comply with such 
standards as the Secretary shall establish 
to ensure such units are designed, built, 
and operated according to the highest pos-
sible environmental standard, with a focus 
on minimizing energy costs and achieving 
carbon neutrality. 
‘‘(iv) 
TENANCY
RESTRICTIONS.—A 
public housing agency receiving assistance 
made available pursuant to this subsection 
shall not refuse to rent a dwelling unit de-
veloped with such assistance or otherwise 
discriminate in the rental of such a dwell-
ing unit based on an individual’s criminal 
record or immigration status. 
‘‘(v) ANTI-DISCRIMINATION.—A public 
housing agency receiving assistance made 
available pursuant to this subsection shall 
not refuse to rent a dwelling unit developed 
with such assistance or otherwise discrimi-
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nate in the rental of such a dwelling unit 
because of the sexual orientation or gender 
identity of any person. 
‘‘(vi) AFFIRMATIVELY
FURTHERING 
FAIR HOUSING.—A public housing agency 
receiving assistance made available pursu-
ant to this subsection shall comply with the 
final rule entitled ‘Affirmatively Fur-
thering Fair Housing’ (80 Fed. Reg. 
42272 (July 16, 2015)). 
‘‘(vii) 
SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES.—A 
public housing agency receiving assistance 
made available pursuant to this subsection 
shall develop a supportive services plan to 
ensure that residents have access to free, 
voluntary programs that address the needs 
of people experiencing chronic homeless-
ness and housing instability. Services pro-
vided should include assistance with ac-
cessing healthcare, employment, education, 
childcare, financial literacy and other com-
munity-based supportive services.’’. 
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SEC. 4. CONSTRUCTION OF PRIVATE MARKET AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING. 
(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this section to 
fund the construction of 2,500,000 private market afford-
able housing dwelling units over 10 years. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2022 through 2032 for crediting to the 
Housing Trust Fund under section 1338 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 
4568), which amounts shall be available only for assist-
ance for production of new dwelling units that comply with 
the requirements of such section 1338 and this section. 
(c) USE.—Notwithstanding any provision of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
seq.), all units developed using amounts made available 
pursuant to this section shall remain affordable housing 
units for the entire useful life of such dwelling units. 
(d) LOCATION
AND ACCESSIBILITY.—All dwelling 
units developed using amounts made available pursuant 
to this section shall be located in a manner that complies 
with such standards as the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development (in this subsection referred to as the 
‘‘Secretary’’), in conjunction with the Secretary of the De-
partment of Transportation, shall establish to ensure 
proper integration of housing and public transit and en-
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sure that residents of such units have access to sufficient 
transportation options. Standards should ensure that such 
units should be integrated with public transit and vehicle 
alternatives such as walking and biking and should accom-
modate differences between a transit hub in a town or res-
ervation compared with a large city. 
(e) ENVIRONMENTAL
STANDARDS.—All dwelling 
units developed using amounts made available pursuant 
to this section shall comply with such standards as the 
Secretary shall establish to ensure units are designed, 
built, and operated according to the highest possible envi-
ronmental standard, with a focus on minimizing energy 
costs and achieving carbon neutrality. 
(f) TENANCY
RESTRICTIONS.—A public housing 
agency receiving assistance made available pursuant to 
this section shall not refuse to rent a dwelling unit devel-
oped with such assistance or otherwise discriminate in the 
rental of such a dwelling unit based on an individual’s 
criminal record or immigration status. 
(g) ANTI-DISCRIMINATION.—A public housing agency 
receiving assistance made available pursuant to this sec-
tion shall not refuse to rent a dwelling unit developed with 
such assistance or otherwise discriminate in the rental of 
such a dwelling unit because of the sexual orientation or 
gender identity of any person. 
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(h) AFFIRMATIVELY FURTHERING FAIR HOUSING.— 
A public housing agency receiving assistance made avail-
able pursuant to this section shall comply with the final 
rule entitled ‘‘Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing’’ (80 
Fed. Reg. 42272 (July 16, 2015)). 
(i) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES.—A public housing agency 
receiving assistance made available pursuant to this sec-
tion shall develop a supportive services plan to ensure that 
residents have access to free, voluntary programs that ad-
dress the needs of people experiencing chronic homeless-
ness and housing instability. Services provided should in-
clude assistance with accessing healthcare, employment, 
education, childcare, financial literacy and other commu-
nity-based supportive services. 
SEC. 5. COMMUNITY CONTROL AND ANTI-DISPLACEMENT 
FUND. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development shall establish a program to be 
known as the ‘‘Community Control and Anti-Displacement 
Fund’’ to provide grants to local governments for the pur-
poses of combating gentrification and neighborhood desta-
bilization. 
(b) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall prioritize awards 
to local governments that propose projects or programs 
that encourage alternative ownership housing models that 
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