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Puerto Rico Low-Income Housing Support Act
To amend the definition of extremely low-income families under the United States Housing Act of 1937.
Summary
The bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to change how poverty guidelines are applied to extremely low-income housing programs in Puerto Rico. Specifically, it requires that Puerto Rico public housing agencies and projects use the same poverty guidelines as the contiguous 48 states and the District of Columbia, rather than a separate standard for Puerto Rico. The bill also requires the Comptroller General to submit a report within 180 days assessing efforts by the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Puerto Rico's government to connect low-income families with housing assistance and affordable housing. The report must include an assessment of how federal disaster recovery funds are used to rebuild low-income housing after natural disasters in Puerto Rico and recommendations to improve federal and local housing programs serving extremely low-income families.
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- Feb 27, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. · house
- Feb 27, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2025
Mr. Hernandez (for himself 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Puerto Rico Low-Income Housing Support Act”.
SEC. 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”.
SEC. 3. REPORT ON LOW INCOME HOUSING ACCESS IN PUERTO RICO.
(a) In General.—The Comptroller General shall, not later than 180 day after the date of the enactment of this section, submit a report to the Congress about efforts made by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in collaboration with the Government of Puerto Rico, to connect low-income families residing in Puerto Rico with—
(1) housing assistance available in Puerto Rico; and
(2) affordable dwelling units, including dwelling units that are part of a housing project assisted under the United States Housing Act of 1937.
(b) Contents.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include—
(1) an assessment of how the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration (PRPHA) identify and address housing needs for extremely low-income families that reside in Puerto Rico;
(2) an assessment how the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development uses Federal disaster recovery funds to rebuild and expand low-income housing after natural disasters in Puerto Rico, including hurricanes and earthquakes; and
(3) recommendations to improve the effectiveness of Federal and local housing programs that serve extremely low-income families that reside in Puerto Rico. <all>
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