Recognizing that stable housing keeps families together.
Housing: Resolution to Protect Mixed-Status Families
This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and is being reviewed by the House Committee on Financial Services. It is considered active, but no future meetings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill listed for this measure.
Legislative Progress
This is a non-binding resolution introduced by the minority party to protest an executive branch policy. It will likely not be brought for a vote by House leadership.
Key Points
- This resolution states that having a safe and stable home is a basic human right. It argues that federal housing programs should focus on keeping families together, regardless of the immigration status of individual family members.
- The proposal specifically speaks out against a Trump administration plan to ban mixed-status families from federal housing. These are households where some members are U.S. citizens or legal residents and others are not. Currently, these families receive a smaller amount of aid that only covers the legal residents.
- Supporters say the administration's rule would force 80,000 families to choose between splitting up or losing their homes. This change could lead to homelessness for nearly 37,000 children, many of whom are U.S. citizens.
- The resolution claims the rule would also affect millions of U.S. citizens who do not have immigrants in their homes. It says these citizens would be forced to put their personal information into a government database to prove their status, which could lead to errors and lost housing.
- The resolution calls for the government to cancel the rule change and instead spend more money on housing vouchers and programs that help people find homes quickly. It also asks for an official report on how the rule would impact family separations and the national housing crisis.
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Submitted in House
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Recognizing that stable housing keeps families together.
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