# 119-hr-5034: Liberty City Rising Act

119-hr-5034, Liberty City Rising Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5034
- Congress: 119
- Title: Liberty City Rising Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grant priority for public housing safety: benefit, low. 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 enac…
- Stronger safety rules in high-crime assisted housing: mixed, medium. 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 duri…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-5034 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5034)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-9497: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9497)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5034 (as of 2026-04-21).