2023-2024 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB1708: Housing Is a Human Right Act of 2023
Legislative Summary
To address root causes of homelessness, meet the needs of community members experiencing harms from homelessness, transition communities towards providing housing for all, end penalization of homelessness, and ensure full democratic participation and inclusion of persons experiencing homelessness, and for other purposes.
Bill History
3/22/2023
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
3/22/2023
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
House of Representatives
12/17/2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Work and Welfare.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/22/2023)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Subcommittee on Work and Welfare(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 30
Primary Sponsor
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (29)
Grace Meng
Democrat
Ayanna Pressley
Democrat
Raul Grijalva
Democrat
Judy Chu
Democrat
Jamaal Bowman
Democrat
James McGovern
Democrat
Janice Schakowsky
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Earl Blumenauer
Democrat
Cori Bush
Democrat
Jesus Garcia
Democrat
Ritchie Torres
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
Barbara Lee
Democrat
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democrat
Suzanne Bonamici
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Yvette Clarke
Democrat
Ilhan Omar
Democrat
Jahana Hayes
Democrat
Greg Casar
Democrat
Ted Lieu
Democrat
Jimmy Gomez
Democrat
Delia Ramirez
Democrat
Al Green
Democrat
Shri Thanedar
Democrat
Mark DeSaulnier
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat