I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3024 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 24, 2019 Mr. Espaillat introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To prevent the breakup of families receiving certain Federal housing assistance, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Families Under One Roof Act of 2019 . 2. Use of housing assistance by non-resident aliens (a) Eligibility of mixed status families Paragraph (2) of section 214(b) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 1436a(b)(2) ) is amended by striking any and inserting the family shall be eligible for financial assistance and the amount of . (b) Preservation of families Subparagraph (A) of section 214(c)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 1436a(c)(1)(A) ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence, by striking the head of household or spouse and inserting any member ; and (2) in the second sentence— (A) by striking a head of household and inserting such member ; and (B) by striking the head of household each place such term appears and inserting such member .