H.R. 2695: American Public Housing Act of 2013
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H.R. 2695: American Public Housing Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-07-16 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-07-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
American Public Housing Act of 2013
Plain summary
American Public Housing Act of 2013 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to exempt from reduction, under any sequestration ordered by the President, the following Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) accounts: Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Fund Program Account, Native American Housing Block Grants, Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant, Project-Based Rental Assistance, Public Housing Capital Fund, Public Housing Operating Fund, and Tenant-Based Rental Assistance.
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Official text
American Public Housing Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] · 26 cosponsors
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André Carson (D-IN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Grace Meng (D-NY), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Bill Foster (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] reported raising $17.9 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- Ballot initiative
- A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
- 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-113hr2695.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr2695 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113