H.R. 4738: Public Housing Community Service Incentive Act

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
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Public Housing Community Service Incentive Act

Plain summary

Public Housing Community Service Incentive Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide that each adult resident of a public housing project who performs eight hours per month of community service (not including political activities) within the community of his or her residence shall receive priority consideration for participation in any economic self-sufficiency programs sponsored by the public housing agency that administers the public housing project in which the adult resides.

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Official text

Public Housing Community Service Incentive Act

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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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr4738.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr4738 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108