I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2842 To require the Department of Housing and Urban Development to inspect certain public housing developments to ensure compliance with housing quality and safety standards, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 25, 2023 Ms. MALLIOTAKIS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Department of Housing and Urban Develop- ment to inspect certain public housing developments to ensure compliance with housing quality and safety stand- ards, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Dignity in Housing 4 Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:59 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2842.IH H2842 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2842 IH SEC. 2. INSPECTIONS. 1 Subsection (f) of section 6 of the United States Hous- 2 ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(f)) is amended by add- 3 ing at the end the following new paragraph: 4 ‘‘(4) LARGE PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOP- 5 MENTS.— 6 ‘‘(A) BIENNIAL INSPECTIONS.—The Sec- 7 retary shall make inspections of each public 8 housing project consisting of 100 dwelling units 9 or more not less frequently than biennially to 10 determine whether the project is, and units in 11 the project are, maintained in accordance with 12 the requirements under paragraph (1). 13 ‘‘(B) INSPECTORS.—Inspections of a public 14 housing project required under this paragraph 15 shall be— 16 ‘‘(i) in addition to inspections required 17 by paragraph (3); and 18 ‘‘(ii) conducted by employees of the 19 Department of Housing and Urban Devel- 20 opment or such other inspectors as may be 21 obtained by the Secretary, but not includ- 22 ing any officers or employees or a public 23 housing agency or any agent of a public 24 housing agency. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:59 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2842.IH H2842 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2842 IH ‘‘(C) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—The Sec- 1 retary shall make the results of inspections pur- 2 suant to this paragraph publicly available on- 3 line.’’. 4 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:59 May 01, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2842.IH H2842 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS