# 119-hr-10063: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act

119-hr-10063, Green New Deal for Public Housing Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-09).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10063
- Congress: 119
- Title: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 41
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-09

## Summary

**Modernize and decarbonize public housing** while boosting resident power and local job pathways. This bill would push PHAs to make public housing energy efficient, zero-carbon over time, and more resident-led.

## Cosponsors (41)

- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2026-08-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Deep retrofit grants for public housing: benefit, high. If enacted, HUD would run a Green New Deal grant program to pay for deep retrofits, water upgrades, resilience work, EV charging, bike infrastructure, recycling programs, and publicly owned high-speed internet at least 100 Mbps up and down. Grants would fund insulation, heat-pump electrification, e…
- Resident power and housing expansion: benefit, high. If enacted, HUD would steer recurring funds to tenant organizations and require resident councils in projects with 50 or more units. Duly elected resident councils would get $40 per unit per year for participation activities and PHAs would get $25 per unit per year to support tenant participation;…
- Jobs, wages, and contractor rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, HUD workforce grants would fund training tied to registered apprenticeships, pre-apprenticeships, internships, certifications, and support services. Grants must partner with apprenticeship or labor groups and can pay participants at least $250 per week; up to 10% of a workforce grant ma…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10063 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10063)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10063 (as of 2026-10-09).