To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to permanently authorize the emergency safety and security grant program, and for other purposes.

This bill would make permanent a federal grant program that helps public housing agencies pay for safety and security items. Agencies could use the grants to buy, install, repair, or replace items such as security cameras, fencing, lighting, alarms, locks, doors, carbon monoxide and smoke detectors, and equipment for extreme temperatures. Agencies would apply to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and could submit a separate application for each type of use. Most agencies could receive no more than $250,000 per year, with exceptions for very large agencies or those with more than 5,000 units. The bill authorizes $225,000,000 each fiscal year for the program.

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Sponsors

• Daniel S. Goldman Democrat sponsor
• 4 cosponsors