H.R. 4737: To provide additional exemptions from the community service requirement for a resident of a public housing project.
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H.R. 4737: To provide additional exemptions from the community service requirement for a resident of a public housing project.
108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-25 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title
To provide additional exemptions from the community service requirement for a resident of a public housing project.
Plain summary
Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to include among the exemptions from the public housing community service requirement a resident who: (1) is 60 years or older (currently 62 years or older); (2) is in her third trimester of pregnancy; (3) is a parent or guardian of a child under the age of five and resides with the child; (4) has reported being the victim of domestic violence to a local law enforcement agency on at least one occasion during the previous 12 months and such agency has not found that the individual's report is without merit; (5) is unemployed and resides with a child under the age of 14 and the individual's spouse, who is employed full-time; (6) provides more than 20 hours per week of unpaid childcare to a child with respect to whom the individual is not a parent or guardian; or (7) is eligible to receive food stamps.
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Official text
To provide additional exemptions from the community service requirement for a resident of a public housing project.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] · 12 cosponsors
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Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] reported raising $2.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Words on this page, explained (1)
- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4737.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>
Record fed-us-cong108-hr4737 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108