Public Housing Capital Repair Fund Act

Bill: 115-hr-3215
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2017-07-12
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Hazardous wastes and toxic substances

Housing and community development funding

Public housing

Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Latest action: action_date: 2017-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-07-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Public Housing Capital Repair Fund Act</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes the Public Housing Capital Fund Program under the United States Housing Act of 1937 through FY2020.</p> <p>The Department of Housing and Urban Development shall: (1) provide grants to public housing agencies (PHAs) for capital repairs that reduce health hazards in dwelling units, including mold hazards and lead-based paint hazards; and (2) make such grants to address the unmet capital needs of large, mid-size, and small PHAs.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3215 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 12, 2017 Mr. Serrano (for himself, Mr. Meeks , Mr. Engel , Ms. Velázquez , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Gonzalez of Texas , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Espaillat , Mr. Crowley , Mr. Al Green of Texas , Ms. Norton , Mr. Evans , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Ms. Jackson Lee , and Ms. Meng ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To authorize appropriations for the public housing Capital Fund for addressing urgent capital needs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Public Housing Capital Repair Fund Act . 2. Public housing capital fund (a) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000,000, for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2020, for the Public Housing Capital Fund Program under section 9(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g ). (b) Allocation and use Of any amounts appropriated pursuant to this section for each fiscal year, $600,000,000 shall be allocated by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for grants to public housing agencies for capital repairs that reduce health hazards in dwelling units, including mold hazards, lead-based paint hazards, and other health hazards as identified by the Secretary. The Secretary shall make such grants to address the unmet capital needs of large, mid-size, and small public housing agencies. Funds from such grants may be used only for eligible capital activities under such section 9(d).