I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5436 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 13, 2023 Mr. Espaillat (for himself, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mr. García of Illinois , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Tlaib , Ms. Bush , and Mr. Bowman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To waive certain requirements for Community Development Block Grant amounts used for public services activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to homelessness and emergency rental assistance needs, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expand Emergency Housing Act . 2. Public service expenditure cap (a) In general Section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5305 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) Waiver of requirement The requirement described in subsection (a)(8) shall not apply to amounts appropriated for fiscal year 2024 used for public services activities to prevent, prepare for, and respond to homelessness and emergency rental assistance needs. . (b) Revision of rule The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this section, issue a rule that revises section 570.207 of title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations to exclude emergency grant payments made over a period of up to 6 consecutive months to the provider of such items or services on behalf of an individual or family from the meaning of the term income payments .