Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-3018
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Wexton, Jennifer [D-VA-10]
Introduced: 2019-05-23
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Congressional oversight

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Homelessness and emergency shelter

Housing and community development funding

Housing discrimination

Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Latest action: action_date: 2019-08-13
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 143.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from implementing, administering, enforcing, or in any manner making effective the proposed rule titled <i>Revised Requirements Under Community Planning and Development Housing Programs</i>, published by HUD in Spring 2019, or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule.</p> <p>The rule allows, among other things, shelter providers under HUD programs that permit certain single-sex or sex-segregated facilities to establish a policy by which such providers may consider an individual's sex to determine accommodation within or admission to a shelter or its facility.</p>

action_date: 2019-08-13
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from implementing, administering, enforcing, or in any manner making effective the proposed rule titled <i>Revised Requirements Under Community Planning and Development Housing Programs</i>, published by HUD in Spring 2019, or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule.</p> <p>The rule allows, among other things, shelter providers under HUD programs that permit certain single-sex or sex-segregated facilities to establish a policy by which such providers may consider an individual's sex to determine accommodation within or admission to a shelter or its facility.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3018 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Ms. Wexton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from implementing a proposed rule regarding requirements under Community Planning and Development housing programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibition The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not implement, administer, enforce, or in any manner make effective the proposed rule entitled Revised Requirements Under Community Planning and Development Housing Programs , published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Spring 2019 (Docket No. FR–6152), or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 143 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3018 [Report No. 116–185] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 23, 2019 Ms. Wexton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services August 13, 2019 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. Norton , Mr. Cox of California , Ms. Pressley , Mr. Lawson of Florida , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Escobar , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Hill of California , Mr. Higgins of New York , Ms. Velázquez , Mr. Kennedy , Ms. DelBene , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Speier , Ms. Moore , Ms. Haaland , Mr. Ted Lieu of California , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Case , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Schneider , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Espaillat , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Beyer , Mr. Soto , Mr. DeSaulnier , Mr. Crist , Mr. Moulton , Ms. Brownley of California , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Raskin , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Meng , Ms. Titus , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Ms. Castor of Florida , Ms. Omar , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Roybal-Allard , and Mr. Blumenauer August 13, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 23, 2019 A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from implementing a proposed rule regarding requirements under Community Planning and Development housing programs.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Equal Access to Shelter Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibition on implementation of rule The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not implement, administer, enforce, or in any manner make effective the proposed rule entitled Revised Requirements Under Community Planning and Development Housing Programs , published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Spring 2019 (Docket No. FR-6152; RIN: 2506-AC53), or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule.

August 13, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed