POSITIVE Housing & Affordability 118th Congress

H.R.7782 Green New Deal for Public Housing Act

Green New Deal for Public Housing — retrofits and expands public housing with green infrastructure and energy efficiency (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

42 USC 1437 mandates safe public housing; 42 USC 1437g authorizes Capital Fund for modernization needs.

42 U.S.C. § 1437 — U.S. Housing Act of 1937: federal policy to remedy unsafe housing and shortage of decent dwellings

42 U.S.C. § 1437g — Public Housing Capital Fund authority for modernization and rehabilitation

Green New Deal for Public Housing — retrofits and expands public housing with green infrastructure. The public housing capital backlog exceeds $70 billion (HUD) and green retrofits reduce both energy costs for residents and carbon emissions.