People across America faced a housing crisis long before the pandemic pushed millions of additional families into poverty.
Pramila is leading the way on another critical issue: Housing.
She just introduced the Housing is a Human Right Act, transformative legislation to authorize more than $300 billion for crucial housing infrastructure while reducing homelessness across America. If you agree that housing IS a human right, sign on to Pramila’s proposal as a citizen co-sponsor right now »
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People across America faced a housing crisis long before the pandemic pushed millions of additional families into poverty. One in four renters was spending half of their monthly income on rent, and nearly a million tenants are evicted each year. Homelessness keeps getting worse across the country. We desperately need the federal government to take bold action.
Supported by key affordable housing groups across America, that’s exactly what this bill does — takes immediate action to ensure everyone has a place to call home. Some of the important details include:
- Investing $100 billion in existing, critical housing grant programs
- Creating a new grant program to invest in humane infrastructure; providing municipalities with $6 billion a year through a flexible program that will allow them to address their most urgent infrastructure needs related to housing and homelessness
- Incentivizing local investments in humane, evidence-based models to support people experiencing homelessness, including alternatives to criminalization and penalization
- Providing $10 billion for FEMA emergency food and shelter grants
Pramila’s legislation meets the scale of the dire nationwide crisis. And together, we can pressure Congress to take immediate action. Help us put that pressure on by adding your name to the Housing is a Human Right Act today!
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We’re proud to say that this bold housing policy is endorsed by dozens of local, state, and national organizations, and it’s co-sponsored Members of Congress including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Jamaal Bowman and Barbara Lee. We hope you’ll join all of these advocates today by signing on as well.
In solidarity,
Team Jayapal
