P.J.'s Act

Bill: 114-hr-968
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8]
Introduced: 2015-02-13
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Crime prevention

Housing and community development funding

Lighting and heating

Lighting, heating, cooling

Public housing
Latest action: action_date: 2015-02-13
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-02-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>P.J.'s Act</b></p> <p> Amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to make eligible for community development block grant assistance rehabilitation to improve public safety, including the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of security cameras, safety lighting, and building locking mechanisms in public housing.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 968 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2015 Mr. Jeffries (for himself, Mr. Capuano , and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To make the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of security cameras, safety lighting, and building locking mechanisms in public housing an eligible activity under community development block grant program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the P.J.'s Act . 2. Eligible activities Paragraph (4) of section 105(a) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5305(a)(4) ) is amended by inserting after energy efficiency the following: and rehabilitation to improve public safety, including the acquisition, installation, and maintenance of security cameras, safety lighting, and building locking mechanisms in public housing .