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H.R. 5244: Homes for All Act of 2019

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H.R. 5244: Homes for All Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-11-21 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9283)

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-11-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9283) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Homes for All Act of 2019

Plain summary

Homes for All Act of 2019 This bill provides funding for the construction of new public housing units, authorizes additional assistance for the construction of new affordable housing units, and otherwise addresses housing affordability. Specifically, the bill provides permanent, mandatory funding for the capital and operating funds available to public housing agencies (PHAs) and allows PHAs to use such funds to construct new public housing units. Under current law, a PHA generally may not use such funds to construct public housing units if doing so would result in a net increase of the number of public housing units owned, assisted, or operated by the PHA. The bill also (1) provides annual funding through FY2031 for the construction of new public housing units; and (2) authorizes additional assistance through FY2030 from the Housing Trust Fund for the construction of new, private-market, affordable housing units. A PHA may not discriminate, with respect to the rental of a unit developed with assistance under the bill, based on an individual's criminal record or immigration status. Additionally, a PHA receiving such assistance must meet specified requirements with respect to the new units regarding other forms of discrimination, supportive services, environmental standards, and accessibility. Finally, the bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a Community Control and Anti-Displacement Fund to award grants to local governments for the purpose of combatting gentrification and neighborhood destabilization.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Homes for All Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · 6 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] reported raising $8.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5244 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116