the supply of affordable housing, affordable housing programs continue to be chronically underfunded despite their success at providing safe housing to families in need. (16) Chronic underfunding of the Public Housing Capital Fund has led to a backlog of more than $26,000,000,000 in capital repairs and deteriorating conditions for residents. (17) Without Federal investments, many more families would be homeless, living in substandard or overcrowded conditions, or struggling to meet other basic needs because too much of their limited income would be used to pay rent. (18) Low Federal spending caps required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 ( Public Law 112–25 ) have decreased funding for affordable housing and community development programs. (19) These austere spending caps threaten affordable housing and community development for millions of low income families. (20) Even renters with housing subsidies often face barriers to finding housing providers willing to rent to them. (21) Under current Federal law, housing discrimination against a renter is illegal if it is based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, or disability. (22) Renters should be protected against housing discrimination through stronger enforcement of fair housing laws. (23) Despite various clarifying memos from HUD, the re-entry community continues to face barriers in trying to secure access to federally assisted housing. 40102. Sense of Congress The Congress— (1) supports lifting the spending caps required by the Budget Control Act of 2011 and robustly funding programs to increase access to affordable housing and address homelessness at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other Federal agencies