Keeping Families Together Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1904
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced: 2019-06-19
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Housing and Urban Development

Housing and community development funding

Immigration status and procedures

Low- and moderate-income housing
Latest action: action_date: 2019-06-19
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-19
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Keeping Families Together Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development from implementing or enforcing a specified proposed rule that would require the verification of eligible immigration status of all housing assistance recipients under the age of 62.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1904 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 19, 2019 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from implementing, administering, or enforcing a proposed rule relating to verification of eligible status.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Keeping Families Together Act of 2019 . 2. Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may not implement, administer, enforce, or in any manner make effective the proposed rule of the Department of Housing and Urban Development entitled Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status (84 Fed. Reg. 20589 (May 10, 2019)), or any final rule based substantially on such proposed rule.