; Whereas chronic underfunding of the Public Housing Capital Fund has led to a backlog of up to $70,000,000,000 in capital repairs and deteriorating conditions for residents; Whereas 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; Whereas 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; Whereas these austere spending caps threaten affordable housing and community development for millions of low-income families; Whereas even renters with housing subsidies often face barriers to finding housing providers willing to rent to them; Whereas 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; Whereas 68,000,000 Americans believe they have been treated differently in their search for housing based on their race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, or disability; Whereas renters and others experiencing housing need should be protected against housing discrimination through stronger enforcement of fair housing laws; and Whereas despite various clarifying guidance from HUD, the reentry community continues to face barriers in trying to secure access to federally assisted housing: Now, therefore, be it