3.0.0 5072 2023-01-01T20:19:00Z 2023-01-01T20:19:00Z House HR 2021-08-23 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 149 (Monday, August 23, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BERA:H.R. 5072.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H4354]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-08-23T21:00:40Z 2021-08-23 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2021-08-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-08-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] Ami Bera D CA 7 N Housing and Community Development Afghanistan Asia Conflicts and wars Energy assistance for the poor and aged Foreign labor Foreign language and bilingual programs Housing and community development funding Immigration status and procedures Landlord and tenant Military operations and strategy Public utilities and utility rates Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Housing and Community Development 00 2021-08-23 Introduced in House 2022-02-02T17:49:38Z Housing for Afghan Allies Act of 2021

This bill allows state and local governments receiving emergency rental assistance funds for unemployed persons, persons with hardship related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and persons at risk of homelessness to use some of those funds to provide rent and utility assistance to certain individuals and families from Afghanistan.

The funds may be used to provide such assistance to individuals and families who are citizens or nationals of Afghanistan, who are present within the United States, and who have been granted special immigrant status or have received priority 2 refugee designation.

A special immigrant is an immigrant who qualifies for a permanent residence after meeting certain criteria. A priority 2 refugee designation grants U.S. Refugee Admissions Program access to certain immigrants, including Afghan immigrants who do not qualify as special immigrants but who may be at risk because of their U.S. affiliation.

]]> Housing for Afghan Allies Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To authorize use of rental assistance amounts for individuals and families from Afghanistan, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Housing for Afghan Allies Act of 2021 Short Title(s) as Introduced Housing for Afghan Allies Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr5072ih/xml/BILLS-117hr5072ih.xml 2021-08-23 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.