HR 4498
Ensuring Continued Access to Funding for Colonias Act
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Bill overview
This bill updates the requirements for communities to qualify for funding through the Community Development Block Grant Colonia Set-Aside Program, which provides housing and community development assistance to rural, impoverished communities in designated ‘colonias.’ Specifically, it increases the population threshold for a community to be considered a ‘colonia’ from 1 million to 2 million residents. This change aims to ensure more eligible communities receive the necessary support.
Key provisions
- Increases the population threshold for designating a ‘colonia’ from 1 million to 2 million.
- Updates the Community Development Block Grant Colonia Set-Aside Program.
- Amends Section 916(e)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
Who is affected
- Rural communities designated as ‘colonias’
- Low-income residents of ‘colonias’
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Notable changes
- Changes the population criteria for colonia designation.
- Expands the potential number of communities eligible for funding.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 4498
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To amend the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to update the eligibility requirements related to metropolitan statistical area population limits for the Community Development Block Grant Colonia Set-Aside Program.
This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Continued Access to Funding for Colonias Act
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Section 916(e)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 5306 note) is amended by striking 1,000,000
and inserting 2,000,000
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