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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3024
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 24, 2019Mr. Espaillat introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To prevent the breakup of families receiving certain Federal housing assistance, and for other
purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Families Under One Roof Act of 2019.
2.
Use of housing assistance by non-resident aliens
(a)
Eligibility of mixed status families
Paragraph (2) of section 214(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(b)(2)) is amended by striking any and inserting the family shall be eligible for financial assistance and the amount of.
(b)
Preservation of families
Subparagraph (A) of section 214(c)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a(c)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence, by striking the head of household or spouse and inserting any member; and
(2) in the second sentence—
(A) by striking a head of household and inserting such member; and
(B) by striking the head of household each place such term appears and inserting such member.