SB 116-31: Public Housing Sustainability Act - Failed

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Public Housing Sustainability Act

SENATE BILL

To keep federal housing programs funded and expand availability of affordable homes.

Be it enacted,

Section I: Purpose

1. Atlasia must sufficiently maintain and fund its public housing programs and ensure that -
a. Homelessness is minimized in all regions to the eventual point of non-existence.
b. Affordable, safe, and permanent housing is available to all residents regardless of class or credit status.
c. Youth-centered care programs are accessible to all in need of such services.
d. Renters are guaranteed a stable cost of rent and cost-of-living assistance.
e. Prospective home buyers have access to low-interest mortgage loans and cost assistance options.

Section II: Support

1. The Subdepartment of Housing and Urban Development shall be directed to -
a. Increase funding for the following federal projects by a minimum of 5%.
i. Real Estate Revivification Program (RERP)
ii. Hubert H. Humphrey Helping Hand to the Homeless Grant Program
iii. National Housing Construction Program
iv. National Hostel Program

b. Review the cost-effectiveness and sustainability of the following projects.
i. Loan programs structured under the Urban Investment and Redevelopment Act.
ii. The Home Buyer Assistance Fund structured under the Home Buyer Assistance Stabilization Act.

c. Submit to the President a detailed report concerning the efficacy of all active housing programs.
i. At the discretion of the President, any federal housing assistance program described by the Subdepartment of Housing and Urban Development as underfunded or understaffed may receive an additional budget increase pursuant to the Federal Budget.

Section III: Implementation

1. This act shall take effect on November 1st, 2023.

Sponsor: NYE (originally Pyro)
Occupying: Slot 16

[NewYorkExpress]

This legislation will keep public housing sustainable and affordable for years to come.

I'd appreciate Pyro dropping by to say a few more words about this one, quite honestly.

[Pyro]

This legislation will keep public housing sustainable and affordable for years to come.

I'd appreciate Pyro dropping by to say a few more words about this one, quite honestly.

Most of the proposals in this bill are relatively minor changes designed to boost existing federal housing programs, review cost-effectiveness and sustainability of two under-discussed funding initiatives, and provide for budget increases as recommended by the SubD of Housing. I would encourage this Senate further expand upon this bill to help minimize homelessness and guarantee housing to all.

[Coastal Elitist]

How do you guarantee housing? You need to make sure someone can pay for the housing and a lot of homeless people have drug and mental health issues. I don't see how this will help they'll likely just end up on the streets again

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

motion for a final vote

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

A final vote is beginning.

Aye

[West_Midlander]

Nay.

The bill doesn't seem sufficiently fleshed out re: its aims.

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

Aye

[NewYorkExpress]

Nay. WestMidlander is right. This bill isn't fleshed out enough and no one offered any amendments to improve it.

[Dr. MB]

abstain

[At-Large Senator LouisvilleThunder]

Nay

[Utah Neolib]

Abstain

[Coastal Elitist]

Nay

[Pyro]

Nay. WestMidlander is right. This bill isn't fleshed out enough and no one offered any amendments to improve it.

Why ask for a statement if you intended to vote against this, anyway?

[NewYorkExpress]

Nay. WestMidlander is right. This bill isn't fleshed out enough and no one offered any amendments to improve it.

Why ask for a statement if you intended to vote against this, anyway?

I didn't intend to vote against this. I was expecting someone to offer an amendment to improve the bill.

[Pyro]

Nay. WestMidlander is right. This bill isn't fleshed out enough and no one offered any amendments to improve it.

Why ask for a statement if you intended to vote against this, anyway?

I didn't intend to vote against this. I was expecting someone to offer an amendment to improve the bill.

Although I do concur with the desire to see deliberation prior to a vote, I disagree with the notion that this bill is presently not in a satisfactorily passable state. However, I am not a senator, so this is up to you.

[fhtagn]

Nay

[FT-02 Senator A.F.E. 🇵🇸🤝🇺🇸🤝🇺🇦]

Abstain

Whilst I welcome more efforts at creating more public housing in Atlasia, I believe this bill is too bare-bones for me to sufficiently support it.

[Vice President Christian Man]

Aye but if the sponsor wants to redraft it, it should be redrafted.

[LAKISYLVANIA]

Aye

[Deep Dixieland Senator, Muad'dib (OSR MSR)]

Nay

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Fails 4-6-3-5.

Wall of Shame Vote 27:

Griffin up to 23, Lord Richard up to 7, Sirius up to 5, Razze up to 3, Devout up to 1