H.R. 5319: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-12-05 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-12-05 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · 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 Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2019

Plain summary

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2019 This bill provides federal housing assistance to Indians and Native Hawaiians. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2024 and otherwise revises housing assistance block grants for Indians and Native Hawaiians. Among other things, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must award competitive grants to eligible recipients of block grants to carry out affordable housing activities, such as housing rehabilitation projects. The bill authorizes HUD to guarantee housing loans for Indians and Native Hawaiians through FY2024. Additionally, the bill provides statutory authority for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which provides rental assistance and supportive services to Indians who (1) are veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, (2) are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and (3) live in or near an area where a tribe or tribally designated housing entity provides assistance for affordable housing. The program must be carried out by HUD in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under the program, grants must be made to entities eligible for housing assistance block grants. HUD may also make renewal grants to entities that have received prior program grants. The bill also requires the Department of Agriculture to set aside and reserve certain rural housing funds for Indian tribes.

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Official text

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · 35 cosponsors

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Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Tom Cole (R-OK), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Ed Case (D-HI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Adam Smith (D-WA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), James A. Himes (D-CT), Josh Harder (D-CA), Frank D. Lucas (R-OK), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Bill Foster (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

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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-116hr5319.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5319 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116