Rental Assistance Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5222
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
Introduced: 2014-07-28
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing finance and home ownership

Housing supply and affordability

Low- and moderate-income housing

Public contracts and procurement

Public housing
Latest action: action_date: 2014-07-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-07-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Rental Assistance Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act of 2014 - Modifies funding requirements for the Rental Assistance Demonstration, provided in the Department of Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, 2012, for voluntary conversion of properties assisted via public housing agencies from the Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds, or assisted under the moderate rehabilitation program to properties with assistance under a project-based subsidy contract or the voucher program.</p> <p>Increases from 60,000 to 150,000 the maximum number of units currently receiving specified assistance required to be so converted.</p> <p>Extends through FY2016 the eligibility for the conversion of assistance of owners of certain assisted properties for which an event after October 1, 2006 has caused or results in the termination of rental assistance or affordability restrictions and the issuance of tenant protection vouchers.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5222 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 28, 2014 Ms. Kelly of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To increase the unit cap on the rental assistance demonstration of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rental Assistance Housing Preservation and Rehabilitation Act of 2014 . 2. Amendments to rental assistance demonstration (a) Amendments The matter in the heading Rental Assistance Demonstration in title II of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of Public Law 112–55 ; 125 Stat. 673) is amended— (1) by striking (except for funds allocated under such section for single room occupancy dwellings as authorized by title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act) each place such phrase appears; (2) in the third proviso by inserting in excess of amounts made available under this heading after associated with such conversion ; (3) in the fourth proviso— (A) by striking 60,000 and inserting 150,000 ; and (B) by striking or section 8(e)(2) ; and (4) in the penultimate proviso by striking and 2013 and inserting through 2016 . (b) Applicability The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply only to any amounts that are made available for fiscal year 2014 or any fiscal year thereafter for carrying out the demonstration program established under the heading referred to in subsection (a).