,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjag,mr4  
,poliqu9 7= himself & ,mr4 ,heck7       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,,resolution  ,express+       
support = ! designation ( ! mon? (      
,septemb] #bjag z ,national ,mon? =     
,r5t]s4  ,:]eas r5tal h\s+ is a vital   
compon5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates h\s+ m>ket1  
provid+ a place to live = ne>ly #dd     
million h\seholds & m ?an #aaa million  
,am]icans2 ,:]eas ! numb] ( h\seholds   
r5t+ _! homes increas$ by #i million ov]
 ! pa/ decade1 ! l>ge/ #aj-ye> ga9 on   
record2 ,:]eas ! dem& = r5tal h\s+ is   
expect$ to int5sify ov] ! com+ decade z 
memb]s ( ! #gh-million-mill5nial        
g5]ation =m h\seholds = ! fir/ "t1 & _m 
( ! #ge-million-baby-boom] g5]ation     
transition f home own]%ip to r5tal h\s+2
 ,:]eas ! annual m$ian income ( r5t]s is
 less ?an half t ( home[n]s2 ,:]eas ov] 
! pa/ #ae ye>s1 r5ts h gr[n fa/] ?an    

h\sehold incomes2 ,:]eas m ?an #aa      
million h\seholds 9 communities across !
 c\ntry pay 9 excess ( #ej p]c5t ( _!   
income on r5t & utilities1 mak+ !m      
sev]ely co/-burd5$ "u ,f$]al /&>ds2     
,:]eas ^! #aa million sev]ely co/-burd5$
 h\seholds include #ad million wom51 #h 
million *ildr51 #i million mill5nials1  
#b million s5ior citiz5s1 & ne>ly       
#hjj1jjj vet]ans2 ,:]eas sev]ely        
co/-burd5$ r5t]s are m likely to        
exp]i5ce poor heal? outcomes1           
educational setbacks1 loss ( jobs &     
productivity1 & great] food in/ability2 
,:]eas ne>ly #ac million r5t]s "w jobs t
 are ! eng9e ( ! ,nation's economy      
7e4g41 (fice & adm9i/rative1 food       
s]vice1 transportation1 build+ & gr\nds 
ma9t5ance1 con/ruction1 production1     
p]sonal c>e1 manag]s1 education1 &      
ca%i]s71 & yet devote m ?an #cj p]c5t ( 
_! income j to r5t2 & ,:]eas ! ,nation's
 l[e/ income r5t]s face a %ortage (     
af=dable & available r5tal homes3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               

,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 supports !       
designation ( ,national ,mon? = ,r5t]s  
to draw att5tion to ! r5tal af=dability 
crisis 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 urges a 
truly national ef=t involv+ all levels (
 gov]nm5t1 ! private sector1 & !        
philan?ropic community to exp& ! supply 
( af=dable r5tal homes to meet curr5t & 
expect$ dem&2  7#c7 recognizes !        
consid]able adv]se economic & social    
impact t unaf=dable r5ts h on families &
 communities2 &  7#d7 recognizes t exp&+
 access to af=dable r5tal homes w help  
/abilize families & communities1 promote
 equality ( opportunity1 & support      
great] economic gr[? & prosp]ity4