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119-hr-5034119th CongressWALLET

Liberty City Rising Act

Sponsored By: Representative Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

Introduced

Summary

Raises safety and security standards for federally assisted housing in areas HUD designates as high-crime. It creates rules to identify those areas, forces owners and public housing agencies to meet enhanced safety requirements, and gives grant priority to projects in high-crime neighborhoods.

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  • Families and tenants: Tenants in public and project-based housing in designated high-crime areas get strengthened safety features in their dwellings and access to anonymous tenant reporting hotlines.
  • Housing providers and public housing agencies: Owners and agencies must meet new contract and inspection obligations and incorporate the enhanced safety measures into housing quality checks.
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development and funding: HUD must identify high-crime areas within 90 days and publish safety standards within one year. The Capital Fund will prioritize grants and add an emergency safety and security funding priority for projects in those areas.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

Stronger safety rules in high-crime assisted housing

If enacted, HUD would decide which areas are “high-crime” within 90 days. Within one year, HUD would set safety rules for public housing and project-based assisted housing in those areas. Owners there would need to meet the new rules under their contracts, and housing agencies would check this during inspections. Tenants would get an anonymous hotline to report suspicious activity or crimes. Standards could include cameras, strong locks, lighting, or similar steps. The bill would take effect upon enactment, with these deadlines.

Grant priority for public housing safety

If enacted, HUD would give priority for Capital Fund grants to safety projects in public housing located in HUD-designated high-crime areas. This could help pay for cameras, locks, lighting, or similar upgrades. The bill sets a priority but does not add new funding. This would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

FL • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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