[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4874 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4874
To authorize funding of enriched resident services in federally
assisted affordable housing, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 5, 2025
Mr. Aguilar (for himself, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Takano, Mr. Peters, Ms. Chu,
Mr. Lieu, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Levin,
Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fields, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Evans
of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Neguse, and Mr. Latimer) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial
Services
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A BILL
To authorize funding of enriched resident services in federally
assisted affordable housing, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Housing Resident Services
Act''.
SEC. 2. AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENT SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting
through the Director of the Administration of Children and Families (in
this Act referred to as the ``Director''), shall annually, as part of
the Services Research Demonstration program, award grants on a
competitive basis to eligible recipients as described in subsection
(b).
(b) Eligible Recipients.--
(1) In general.--A grant under this section may only be
made only to--
(A) an entity that has demonstrated experience and
capacity in owning, managing, and operating qualified
properties or delivering resident supportive services
within qualified properties; or
(B) a tribe or tribal organization.
(2) Priority.--The Director shall give priority to mission-
driven, non-profit entities when awarding grants under this
section.
(c) Terms of Grant.--Grants awarded under this section shall be
funded for a term of 5 years.
(d) Voluntary Services.--An entity that receives a grant under this
section may not require any resident to accept any services provided by
such entity using such grant amounts.
(e) Eligible Activities.--
(1) In general.--An eligible recipient may use not more
than 75 percent of any amount awarded under this section to
cover the costs of activities undertaken by a service
coordinator--
(A) increasing the access of residents to health
services, including mental health services;
(B) providing educational opportunities for
residents, including after-school programming,
mentoring, tutoring, college and career readiness, and
life skills training;
(C) enhancing the economic self-sufficiency of
residents by providing financial literacy, housing
stability, and homeownership opportunities or
connecting residents with housing counselors approved
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to
promote these services;
(D) assisting older adults to enable them to age in
place, including by connecting them with services and
supports to facilitate the ability to age in community,
home modifications, accessibility upgrades, as well as
home- and community-based services;
(E) enabling residents with disabilities to live
independently and in integrated settings, including by
providing home-and community-based services;
(F) assisting residents to receive public benefits
for which they are eligible; and
(G) an additional activity as determined
appropriate by the Director.
(2) Use of amounts for salary, benefits, and training.--Not
less than 25 percent of any amounts awarded to an eligible
recipient under this section shall be by such eligible
recipient for salary, benefits, and training for service
coordinators.
(f) Qualified Properties.--For purposes of this section, the term
``qualified property'' means a property--
(1) assisted under--
(A) the low-income housing tax credit under section
42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(B) the project-based rental assistance programs
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1937, including units assisted by project-based
vouchers under section 8(o)(13) of such Act;
(C) the program under section 236 of the National
Housing Act;
(D) the below-market interest rate mortgage program
under section 22(d)(3) of the National Housing Act;
(E) the rural rental housing program under section
515 of the Housing Act of 1949;
(F) a program under title IV of the McKinney-Vento
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.), but
only permanent supportive housing projects subsidized
under such programs;
(G) section 1131 of Public Law 110-289;
(H) the supportive housing for the elderly program
under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959;
(I) the supportive housing program for persons with
disabilities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act;
(J) the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS
under subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et
seq.);
(K) affordable housing units owned by public
housing agencies that are not assisted under the
Housing Act of 1937; or
(L) properties funded through, or who work in
partnership with programs funded through, a community
services block grant; or
(2) otherwise determined qualified by the Director.
(g) Selection Criteria.--Grants shall be awarded on a competitive
basis, based on the following selection criteria:
(1) The extent to which a grant may enable an applicant to
provide new types of enriched services, to provide services to
more residents, or provide more effective services to
residents.
(2) The extent to which an applicant can demonstrate the
likelihood of achieving objective outcomes for its residents
that are described in the application.
(3) The extent of experience with respect to eligible
activities and a demonstrable track record in providing
resident services.
(4) The extent of relationships and partnerships an
applicant has with localities, non-profits, continuums of care,
federally qualified health centers (as defined in section 861
of the Social Security Act), and other health care providers
that provide services or facilitate the provision of services
that improve outcomes for residents.
(5) Any experience the applicant has with respect to
development, ownership, and management of qualified properties
for low-income families, seniors, and disabled persons.
(6) The selection of a diverse range of grantees, including
minority business enterprises and owners of properties located
in rural areas, persistent poverty areas, colonias, the United
States territories, and other underserved areas.
(h) Coordination.--The Director shall coordinate with the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development as the Director determines
appropriate.
(i) Use of Amounts.--
(1) In general.--The Director may reserve not more than 5
percent of any amounts appropriated to carry out this section
for technical assistance activities which support grantees
under this program.
(2) Capacity building.--A recipient of grant funds under
this section may reserve not more than 1 percent of amounts
from each grant awarded for use to develop the capacity of the
grantee associated with such grant.
(3) Caseworker capacity.--Amounts awarded to a grantee may
be used by such grantee to finance the hiring of caseworkers to
assist in carrying out eligible activities.
(j) Program Evaluation and Outcomes.--Each year, each grantee that
receives amounts under this Act shall submit to the Director, and the
Director shall post on a on a publicly accessible website, a
description of each activity carried out by such grantee using amounts
provided and the impact of such activity.
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