Puerto Rico Low-Income Housing Support Act

Bill: 118-hr-7230
Sponsor: full_name: Rescom. González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
Introduced: 2024-02-05
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Latest action: action_date: 2024-02-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7230 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 5, 2024 Mrs. González-Colón (for herself and Mr. Torres of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the definition of extremely low-income families under the United States Housing Act of 1937.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Low-Income Housing Support Act . 2. Definition of extremely low-income families Clause (i) of section 3(b)(2)(C) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2)(C)(i) ) is amended— (1) by striking Puerto Rico or any other and inserting any ; and (2) by inserting before the closing parentheses the following: other than Puerto Rico and in the case of public housing agencies and projects located in Puerto Rico, the same poverty guidelines as used for the contiguous 48 States and the District of Columbia shall apply .