3.0.0 4237 2023-03-08T19:58:39Z 2023-03-08T19:58:39Z House HR 2021-06-29 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 29, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. PRESSLEY:H.R. 4237.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution[Page H3308]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-06-29T14:00:45Z 2021-06-29 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2021-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000617 Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] Ayanna Pressley D MA 7 N W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] MAXINE WATERS D CA 43 2021-06-29 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2021-06-29 True W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2021-07-06 False G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 2021-07-20 False L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2021-07-27 False H001081 Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] Jahana Hayes D CT 5 2021-07-27 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2021-08-13 False V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2021-09-03 False T000486 Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] Ritchie Torres D NY 15 2021-09-03 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 12 2021-09-10 False E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2021-09-10 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2021-09-21 False L000592 Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] Andy Levin D MI 9 2022-02-01 False N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2022-02-25 False Housing and Community Development Housing and Community Development 00 2021-06-29 Introduced in House 2022-01-05T20:26:45Z Tenant Empowerment Act of 2021

This bill generally expands the rights of tenants in federally assisted housing.

Specifically, the bill allows tenants to

  • place rent in an escrow account in the event that a housing project is found to be in violation of certain housing standards;
  • seek judicial enforcement of specified housing agreements; and
  • access information related to a housing project, including the ownership, specified reports, and contracts.

The bill also provides for continuing rental assistance payments for tenants if the property is in foreclosure.

]]> Tenant Empowerment Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To protect and empower residents of certain federally assisted rental housing, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Tenant Empowerment Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Tenant Empowerment Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4237ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4237ih.xml 2021-06-29 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.