H.R. 4874

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4874 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4874

To authorize funding of enriched resident services in federally 
assisted affordable housing, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 5, 2025

Mr. Aguilar (for himself, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Takano, Mr. Peters, Ms. Chu, 
Mr. Lieu, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Levin, 
Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Ruiz, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fields, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Evans 
of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Neguse, and Mr. Latimer) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial 
Services

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A BILL

To authorize funding of enriched resident services in federally 
assisted affordable housing, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Affordable Housing Resident Services 
Act''.

SEC. 2. AFFORDABLE HOUSING RESIDENT SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
through the Director of the Administration of Children and Families (in 
this Act referred to as the ``Director''), shall annually, as part of 
the Services Research Demonstration program, award grants on a 
competitive basis to eligible recipients as described in subsection 
(b).
(b) Eligible Recipients.--
(1) In general.--A grant under this section may only be 
made only to--
(A) an entity that has demonstrated experience and 
capacity in owning, managing, and operating qualified 
properties or delivering resident supportive services 
within qualified properties; or
(B) a tribe or tribal organization.
(2) Priority.--The Director shall give priority to mission-
driven, non-profit entities when awarding grants under this 
section.
(c) Terms of Grant.--Grants awarded under this section shall be 
funded for a term of 5 years.
(d) Voluntary Services.--An entity that receives a grant under this 
section may not require any resident to accept any services provided by 
such entity using such grant amounts.
(e) Eligible Activities.--
(1) In general.--An eligible recipient may use not more 
than 75 percent of any amount awarded under this section to 
cover the costs of activities undertaken by a service 
coordinator--
(A) increasing the access of residents to health 
services, including mental health services;
(B) providing educational opportunities for 
residents, including after-school programming, 
mentoring, tutoring, college and career readiness, and 
life skills training;
(C) enhancing the economic self-sufficiency of 
residents by providing financial literacy, housing 
stability, and homeownership opportunities or 
connecting residents with housing counselors approved 
by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
promote these services;
(D) assisting older adults to enable them to age in 
place, including by connecting them with services and 
supports to facilitate the ability to age in community, 
home modifications, accessibility upgrades, as well as 
home- and community-based services;
(E) enabling residents with disabilities to live 
independently and in integrated settings, including by 
providing home-and community-based services;
(F) assisting residents to receive public benefits 
for which they are eligible; and
(G) an additional activity as determined 
appropriate by the Director.
(2) Use of amounts for salary, benefits, and training.--Not 
less than 25 percent of any amounts awarded to an eligible 
recipient under this section shall be by such eligible 
recipient for salary, benefits, and training for service 
coordinators.
(f) Qualified Properties.--For purposes of this section, the term 
``qualified property'' means a property--
(1) assisted under--
(A) the low-income housing tax credit under section 
42 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
(B) the project-based rental assistance programs 
under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
1937, including units assisted by project-based 
vouchers under section 8(o)(13) of such Act;
(C) the program under section 236 of the National 
Housing Act;
(D) the below-market interest rate mortgage program 
under section 22(d)(3) of the National Housing Act;
(E) the rural rental housing program under section 
515 of the Housing Act of 1949;
(F) a program under title IV of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11361 et seq.), but 
only permanent supportive housing projects subsidized 
under such programs;
(G) section 1131 of Public Law 110-289;
(H) the supportive housing for the elderly program 
under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959;
(I) the supportive housing program for persons with 
disabilities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act;
(J) the Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS 
under subtitle D of title VIII of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et 
seq.);
(K) affordable housing units owned by public 
housing agencies that are not assisted under the 
Housing Act of 1937; or
(L) properties funded through, or who work in 
partnership with programs funded through, a community 
services block grant; or
(2) otherwise determined qualified by the Director.
(g) Selection Criteria.--Grants shall be awarded on a competitive 
basis, based on the following selection criteria:
(1) The extent to which a grant may enable an applicant to 
provide new types of enriched services, to provide services to 
more residents, or provide more effective services to 
residents.
(2) The extent to which an applicant can demonstrate the 
likelihood of achieving objective outcomes for its residents 
that are described in the application.
(3) The extent of experience with respect to eligible 
activities and a demonstrable track record in providing 
resident services.
(4) The extent of relationships and partnerships an 
applicant has with localities, non-profits, continuums of care, 
federally qualified health centers (as defined in section 861 
of the Social Security Act), and other health care providers 
that provide services or facilitate the provision of services 
that improve outcomes for residents.
(5) Any experience the applicant has with respect to 
development, ownership, and management of qualified properties 
for low-income families, seniors, and disabled persons.
(6) The selection of a diverse range of grantees, including 
minority business enterprises and owners of properties located 
in rural areas, persistent poverty areas, colonias, the United 
States territories, and other underserved areas.
(h) Coordination.--The Director shall coordinate with the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development as the Director determines 
appropriate.
(i) Use of Amounts.--
(1) In general.--The Director may reserve not more than 5 
percent of any amounts appropriated to carry out this section 
for technical assistance activities which support grantees 
under this program.
(2) Capacity building.--A recipient of grant funds under 
this section may reserve not more than 1 percent of amounts 
from each grant awarded for use to develop the capacity of the 
grantee associated with such grant.
(3) Caseworker capacity.--Amounts awarded to a grantee may 
be used by such grantee to finance the hiring of caseworkers to 
assist in carrying out eligible activities.
(j) Program Evaluation and Outcomes.--Each year, each grantee that 
receives amounts under this Act shall submit to the Director, and the 
Director shall post on a on a publicly accessible website, a 
description of each activity carried out by such grantee using amounts 
provided and the impact of such activity.
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