# 114-hr-5671: Urban Progress Act of 2016

114-hr-5671, Urban Progress Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5671
- Congress: 114
- Title: Urban Progress Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.
- Introduced: 2016-07-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 44
- Policy area: Social Welfare
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Urban Progress Act of 2016 This bill provides support (e.g. grant programs or tax credits) for: the Rental Assistance Demonstration program that improves public housing, qualified ex-felons and employers who hire them, economically disadvantaged communities, a training program for workers, a program for providing eligible youth with summer employment opportunities, a plan to reduce the number of children living in poverty, benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for children who attend summer school, families that have children and are under 150% of the poverty line, a process to expunge and seal certain youth criminal records, an effort in preventing juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity, and a program for increasing the racial diversity of law enforcement agencies. The bill also addresses gun violence, including by: (1) making trafficking in firearms a crime, (2) establishing firearm prohibitions for certain high-risk individuals, (3) establishing background check requirements, and (4) requiring gun owners to report a lost or stolen firearm to Department of Justice and local law enforcement authorities within 48 hours of discovery.

## Cosponsors (44)

- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] (D-MA), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2016-07-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- CORRINE BROWN (D-FL), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, David [D-GA-13] (D-GA), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2016-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2016-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2016-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2016-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2016-11-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5671 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5671)

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