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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4874 
To authorize funding of enriched resident services in federally assisted 
affordable housing, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 5, 2025 
Mr. AGUILAR (for himself, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. PETERS, Ms. CHU, 
Mr. LIEU, Mr. NADLER, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. VEASEY, 
Mr. LEVIN, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. NORTON, Mr. FIELDS, Mrs. 
DINGELL, Mr. EVANS of Pennsylvania, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. NEGUSE, and 
Mr. LATIMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize funding of enriched resident services in 
federally assisted affordable housing, 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 ‘‘Affordable Housing 
Resident Services Act’’. 
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SEC. 
2. 
AFFORDABLE 
HOUSING 
RESIDENT 
SERVICES 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, acting through the Director of the Ad-
ministration of Children and Families (in this Act referred 
to as the ‘‘Director’’), shall annually, as part of the Serv-
ices Research Demonstration program, award grants on 
a competitive basis to eligible recipients as described in 
subsection (b). 
(b) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A grant under this section 
may only be made only to— 
(A) an entity that has demonstrated expe-
rience and capacity in owning, managing, and 
operating qualified properties or delivering resi-
dent supportive services within qualified prop-
erties; or 
(B) a tribe or tribal organization. 
(2) PRIORITY.—The Director shall give priority 
to mission-driven, non-profit entities when awarding 
grants under this section. 
(c) TERMS OF GRANT.—Grants awarded under this 
section shall be funded for a term of 5 years. 
(d) VOLUNTARY SERVICES.—An entity that receives 
a grant under this section may not require any resident 
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to accept any services provided by such entity using such 
grant amounts. 
(e) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible recipient may use 
not more than 75 percent of any amount awarded 
under this section to cover the costs of activities un-
dertaken by a service coordinator— 
(A) increasing the access of residents to 
health services, including mental health serv-
ices; 
(B) providing educational opportunities for 
residents, including after-school programming, 
mentoring, tutoring, college and career readi-
ness, and life skills training; 
(C) enhancing the economic self-sufficiency 
of residents by providing financial literacy, 
housing stability, and homeownership opportu-
nities or connecting residents with housing 
counselors approved by the Secretary of Hous-
ing and Urban Development to promote these 
services; 
(D) assisting older adults to enable them 
to age in place, including by connecting them 
with services and supports to facilitate the abil-
ity to age in community, home modifications, 
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accessibility upgrades, as well as home- and 
community-based services; 
(E) enabling residents with disabilities to 
live independently and in integrated settings, 
including by providing home-and community- 
based services; 
(F) assisting residents to receive public 
benefits for which they are eligible; and 
(G) an additional activity as determined 
appropriate by the Director. 
(2) USE OF AMOUNTS FOR SALARY, BENEFITS, 
AND TRAINING.—Not less than 25 percent of any 
amounts awarded to an eligible recipient under this 
section shall be by such eligible recipient for salary, 
benefits, and training for service coordinators. 
(f) QUALIFIED PROPERTIES.—For purposes of this 
section, the term ‘‘qualified property’’ means a property— 
(1) assisted under— 
(A) the low-income housing tax credit 
under section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986; 
(B) the project-based rental assistance pro-
grams under section 8 of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937, including units assisted 
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by 
project-based 
vouchers 
under 
section 
8(o)(13) of such Act; 
(C) the program under section 236 of the 
National Housing Act; 
(D) the below-market interest rate mort-
gage program under section 22(d)(3) of the Na-
tional Housing Act; 
(E) the rural rental housing program 
under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949; 
(F) a program under title IV of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 
U.S.C. 11361 et seq.), but only permanent sup-
portive housing projects subsidized under such 
programs; 
(G) section 1131 of Public Law 110–289; 
(H) the supportive housing for the elderly 
program under section 202 of the Housing Act 
of 1959; 
(I) the supportive housing program for 
persons with disabilities under section 811 of 
the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act; 
(J) the Housing Opportunities for Persons 
With AIDS under subtitle D of title VIII of the 
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Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous-
ing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.); 
(K) affordable housing units owned by 
public housing agencies that are not assisted 
under the Housing Act of 1937; or 
(L) properties funded through, or who 
work in partnership with programs funded 
through, a community services block grant; or 
(2) otherwise determined qualified by the Direc-
tor. 
(g) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Grants shall be awarded 
on a competitive basis, based on the following selection 
criteria: 
(1) The extent to which a grant may enable an 
applicant to provide new types of enriched services, 
to provide services to more residents, or provide 
more effective services to residents. 
(2) The extent to which an applicant can dem-
onstrate the likelihood of achieving objective out-
comes for its residents that are described in the ap-
plication. 
(3) The extent of experience with respect to eli-
gible activities and a demonstrable track record in 
providing resident services. 
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(4) The extent of relationships and partnerships 
an applicant has with localities, non-profits, contin-
uums of care, federally qualified health centers (as 
defined in section 861 of the Social Security Act), 
and other health care providers that provide services 
or facilitate the provision of services that improve 
outcomes for residents. 
(5) Any experience the applicant has with re-
spect to development, ownership, and management 
of qualified properties for low-income families, sen-
iors, and disabled persons. 
(6) The selection of a diverse range of grantees, 
including minority business enterprises and owners 
of properties located in rural areas, persistent pov-
erty areas, colonias, the United States territories, 
and other underserved areas. 
(h) COORDINATION.—The Director shall coordinate 
with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
as the Director determines appropriate. 
(i) USE OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director may reserve 
not more than 5 percent of any amounts appro-
priated to carry out this section for technical assist-
ance activities which support grantees under this 
program. 
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(2) CAPACITY BUILDING.—A recipient of grant 
funds under this section may reserve not more than 
1 percent of amounts from each grant awarded for 
use to develop the capacity of the grantee associated 
with such grant. 
(3) CASEWORKER CAPACITY.—Amounts award-
ed to a grantee may be used by such grantee to fi-
nance the hiring of caseworkers to assist in carrying 
out eligible activities. 
(j) PROGRAM EVALUATION AND OUTCOMES.—Each 
year, each grantee that receives amounts under this Act 
shall submit to the Director, and the Director shall post 
on a on a publicly accessible website, a description of each 
activity carried out by such grantee using amounts pro-
vided and the impact of such activity. 
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