Safe Temperature Act of 2021

Bill: 117-s-1576
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-05-12
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Housing and community development funding

Housing for the elderly and disabled

Housing industry and standards

Lighting, heating, cooling

Low- and moderate-income housing

Public housing
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-12
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-12
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Safe Temperature Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development to require units in public housing, supportive housing for the elderly, and dwellings receiving low-income housing choice voucher assistance to maintain a temperature level ranging from 71 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1576 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 12, 2021 Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To provide for a comfortable and safe temperature level in dwelling units receiving certain Federal housing assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Temperature Act of 2021 . 2. Comfortable and safe temperature level in Federally assisted housing (a) Public housing and project-Based assistance The United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 8(o)(13) ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(13) ), by adding at the end the following: (P) Maintaining temperature level in units The Secretary may require the owner of a dwelling unit receiving assistance under a housing assistance payment under this paragraph to ensure that the dwelling unit maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit. ; and (2) in section 9 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437g ), by adding at the end the following: (p) Use of funds To maintain temperate level in units With respect to a public housing dwelling unit, the Secretary may use amounts in the Capital Fund or the Operating Fund to ensure that the dwelling unit maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit. . (b) Supportive housing for the elderly Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 ( 42 U.S.C. 1701q ) is amended by striking the first and second subsection (m) and inserting the following: (m) Maintaining temperature in units The Secretary may require the owner of housing assisted under this section to ensure that each unit in that housing maintains a comfortable and safe temperature level ranging from 71 degrees to 81 degrees Fahrenheit. .