3.0.0 5085 2023-01-11T13:31:33Z 2023-01-11T13:31:33Z House HR 2016-04-27 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 27, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California:H.R. 5085.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 5 and Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution[Page H2067]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-04-27T14:01:00Z 2016-04-27 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2016-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-04-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] MAXINE WATERS D CA 43 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2016-05-25 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2016-05-25 False W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2016-05-25 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2016-05-25 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2016-05-25 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2016-05-25 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2016-05-25 False B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] CORRINE BROWN D FL 5 2016-05-25 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2016-05-25 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2016-05-25 False B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2016-05-25 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2016-05-25 False H000324 Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] ALCEE HASTINGS D FL L. 20 2016-05-25 False Q000023 Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] Mike Quigley D IL 5 2016-05-25 False V000131 Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] Marc Veasey D TX A. 33 2016-05-25 False R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2016-05-25 False C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2016-05-25 False H000636 Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] RUBEN HINOJOSA D TX 15 2016-05-25 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2016-05-25 False F000455 Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] Marcia Fudge D OH L. 11 2016-11-15 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2016-11-15 False C001080 Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] Judy Chu D CA 27 2016-11-15 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2016-11-15 False D000216 Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] ROSA DELAURO D CT 3 2016-11-15 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-17] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 17 2016-11-15 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2016-11-15 False Housing and Community Development Administrative law and regulatory procedures Administrative remedies Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime victims Crimes against women Department of Agriculture Disability and paralysis Domestic violence and child abuse Drug trafficking and controlled substances Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government information and archives Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Law enforcement administration and funding Public housing Rural conditions and development Sex offenses Violent crime Housing and Community Development 00 2016-04-27 Introduced in House 2016-05-09T21:29:52Z Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016

This bill amends the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 to replace the definition of "drug-related criminal activity" with "covered criminal activity" in connection with federally assisted housing, meaning any:

  • criminal activity that threatens the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by other tenants, employees, or the housing owner or a public housing agency (PHA); or
  • violent criminal activity off the premises by a tenant or any member of the tenant's household that poses risk of future harm to other tenants, employees, or the PHA or owner.

The bill requires a PHA or owner, when screening of applicants for federally assisted housing, to conduct an individualized review of the totality of the circumstances regarding an applicant's criminal background, including disability-related offenses, before denying a housing application.

A PHA or owner:

  • may not deny an application based on previous evictions or inconclusive evidence, and
  • must give an applicant household the option to remove a culpable member before denying an application.

The bill prohibits suspicionless drug and alcohol testing, and applies requirements similar to those for screening applicants to termination of tenancy and assistance for covered criminal activity.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shall require annual reports from PHAs and owners on the disposition of applications, especially denials.

The United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended, with respect to administrative procedures for a grievance concerning an eviction or termination of tenancy, to eliminate reference to drug-related criminal activity and specify only covered violent criminal activity.

A PHA may neither require nor request an applicant for admission to public housing to authorize the PHA to receive information from a drug abuse treatment facility.

A PHA may prohibit visitation of a public housing dwelling unit by a non-tenant on the basis of the non-tenant's criminal activity only if it is covered criminal activity, and other criteria are met.

The bill revises project-based and voucher assistance requirements for termination of tenancy and selection for section 8 (voucher) rental assistance to reflect only covered criminal activity and eliminate reference to drug-related activity.

The Department of Agriculture shall revise regulations for applicant screening and tenancy termination in specified rural housing programs to become substantially similar to HUD regulations for housing assistance programs.

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act is amended, with respect to the continuum of care program, to require a grant recipient's plan to describe how the recipient will collaborate with local criminal justice systems and the coordinated entry system to create pathways to housing for those cycling between homelessness and incarceration.

The bill authorizes bonuses or other incentives to collaborative applicants and PHAs whose applications propose innovative solutions for providing pathways to housing for formerly incarcerated individuals.

]]> Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016 Display Title Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To reform the screening and eviction policies for Federal housing assistance in order to provide fair access to housing, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Fair Chance at Housing Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5085ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5085ih.xml 2016-04-27 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.