,,iv #aaeth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #gd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #bg1 #bjag,ms4 ,lee 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,maxine ,waters of ,california1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1 and ,mr4 ,ellison7 submitted the following concurrent resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 and in addition to the ,committees on the ,budget1 and the ,judiciary1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,,concurrent ,,resolution ,affirming the right of all renters to a safe1 affordable1 and decent home4 ,whereas housing is a basic human right2 ,whereas evidence-based research has shown that families with safe1 decent1 and affordable homes are better able to find employment1 achieve economic mobility1 perform better in school1 and maintain improved health2 ,whereas investing in affordable housing strengthens our economy1 creates jobs1 boosts families' incomes1 and encourages further development2 ,whereas far too many families living in urban1 suburban1 and rural communities struggle to afford their rent each month1 putting them at increased risk of eviction and homelessness2 ,whereas according to the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development 7,,hud7 point-in-time count of #bjaf1 there were #edi1ibh people in the ,united ,states experiencing homelessness on any given night1 including over #abj1jjj children2 ,whereas homelessness has become so pervasive that some ,states and cities have declared that homelessness has reached a state of emergency2 ,whereas major progress towards the national goals for ending homelessness in our ,nation has stalled in the absence of increased funding2 ,whereas a shortage of affordable housing exists in every ,state and major metropolitan area2 ,whereas a full-time worker earning the ,federal minimum wage cannot afford a modest two-bedroom apartment in any ,state1 metropolitan area1 or county in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas over half of all renters are cost-burdened1 paying more than #cj percent of their income for housing1 and #ga percent of extremely low-income households are severely cost-burdened1 paying more than half of their income for housing2 ,whereas rapidly rising rents across the country have pushed many long-time residents and families out of the communities they call home2 ,whereas closed waiting lists and long waits mean only a quarter of the families who qualify for housing assistance actually receive it2 ,whereas the role of ,federal affordable housing investments is even more important given the limited ability of the private market alone to address these needs2 ,whereas various programs at the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development help to subsidize housing for more than #d1jjj1jjj low-income families1 including the ,public ,housing program1 the ,section #h ,housing ,choice ,vouchers 7,,hcv7 program1 the ,section #h ,project-,based ,rental ,assistance program1 the ,section #bjb ,supportive ,housing for the ,elderly program1 the ,section #haa ,supportive ,housing for ,persons with ,disabilities program1 and the ,housing ,opportunities for ,persons with ,,aids 7,,hopwa7 program2 ,whereas despite leveraging billions of dollars in private resources to preserve and expand the supply of affordable housing1 affordable housing programs continue to be chronically underfunded despite their success at providing safe housing to families in need2 ,whereas chronic underfunding of the ,public ,housing ,capital ,fund has led to a backlog of more than #bf1jjj1jjj1jjj in capital repairs and deteriorating conditions for residents2 ,whereas without ,federal investments1 many more families would be homeless1 living in substandard or overcrowded conditions1 or struggling to meet other basic needs because too much of their limited income would be used to pay rent2 ,whereas low ,federal spending caps required by the ,budget ,control ,act of #bjaa 7,public ,law #aab-be7 have decreased funding for affordable housing and community development programs2 ,whereas these austere spending caps threaten affordable housing and community development for millions of low income families2 ,whereas even renters with housing subsidies often face barriers to finding housing providers willing to rent to them2 ,whereas under current ,federal law1 housing discrimination against a renter is illegal if it is based on race1 color1 religion1 sex1 familial status1 national origin1 or disability2 ,whereas renters should be protected against housing discrimination through stronger enforcement of fair housing laws2 and ,whereas despite various clarifying memos from ,,hud1 the re-entry community continues to face barriers in trying to secure access to federally assisted housing3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 supports lifting the spending caps required by the ,budget ,control ,act of #bjaa and robustly funding programs to increase access to affordable housing and address homelessness at the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development 7,,hud7 and other ,federal agencies2 7#b7 opposes any cuts to ,federal investments in affordable housing programs at the ,department of ,housing and ,urban ,development and other ,federal agencies2 7#c7 supports increased funding to the ,public ,housing ,capital ,fund to address the backlog of capital repairs for public housing2 7#d7 supports expanded funding for the ,national ,housing ,trust ,fund to boost the supply of affordable housing available to extremely low-income families2 7#e7 supports efforts to preserve and rehabilitate existing housing to maintain and increase the available stock of affordable housing and proposals by local entities to prevent any net loss of overall affordable housing units receiving ,federal subsidies2 7#f7 supports strengthened ,federal fair housing laws2 7#g7 affirms that renters may not be barred from federally assisted housing solely on the basis of a criminal record2 7#h7 supports expansion of renters' rights1 including the right of tenants to organize tenant associations2 and 7#i7 affirms that housing is a basic human right4