Urban Progress Act of 2016
Latest action (7 Jul 2016): Introduced
What this bill does
H.R. 5671, the Urban Progress Act of 2016, was a wide-ranging bill combining several previously separate proposals into one package aimed at underserved and urban communities. It would modify a HUD rental-assistance conversion program; make the Work Opportunity Tax Credit permanent and expand its wage limits and eligibility period for hiring ex-felons; raise the tax deduction limits for business start-up and organizational costs; create a new SBA grant program to help low-income communities attract retail and commercial investment; establish a Community College to Career Fund for job-training partnerships; authorize summer jobs grants for youth; create an interagency working group and research process on reducing child poverty; expand summer food assistance and child tax credits for low-income families; address community policing, including juvenile-record expungement, juvenile-justice grant programs, and grants to diversify police forces; and include several gun-related provisions covering trafficking penalties, background-check reporting requirements, and public-health research on gun violence.
The bill would affect low-income and urban communities, small businesses and start-ups, community colleges, state and local governments, law enforcement agencies, and individuals with juvenile or felony records, as well as federal agencies such as HUD, SBA, Labor, Education, and Justice that would administer the various grants and reporting requirements.
The bill was introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) on July 7, 2016, and referred to the House Judiciary Committee and several other committees. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the 114th Congress.
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Official summary
Urban Progress Act of 2016
This bill provides support (e.g. grant programs or tax credits) for:
• the Rental Assistance Demonstration program that improves public housing,
• qualified ex-felons and employers who hire them,
• economically disadvantaged communities,
• a training program for workers,
• a program for providing eligible youth with summer employment opportunities,
• a plan to reduce the number of children living in poverty,
Common questions
- What does H.R. 5671 do?
- H.R. 5671, the Urban Progress Act of 2016, was a wide-ranging bill combining several previously separate proposals into one package aimed at underserved and urban communities. It would modify a HUD rental-assistance conversion program; make the Work Opportunity Tax Credit permanent and expand its wage limits and eligibility period for hiring ex-felons; raise the tax deduction limits for business start-up and organizational costs; create a new SBA grant program to help low-income communities attract retail and commercial investment; establish a Community College to Career Fund for job-training partnerships; authorize summer jobs grants for youth; create an interagency working group and research process on reducing child poverty; expand summer food assistance and child tax credits for low-income families; address community policing, including juvenile-record expungement, juvenile-justice grant programs, and grants to diversify police forces; and include several gun-related provisions covering trafficking penalties, background-check reporting requirements, and public-health research on gun violence. The bill would affect low-income and urban communities, small businesses and start-ups, community colleges, state and local governments, law enforcement agencies, and individuals with juvenile or felony records, as well as federal agencies such as HUD, SBA, Labor, Education, and Justice that would administer the various grants and reporting requirements. The bill was introduced by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) on July 7, 2016, and referred to the House Judiciary Committee and several other committees. It did not receive a vote and did not advance further in the 114th Congress.
- Has H.R. 5671 become law?
- Not yet. As of 7 Jul 2016, H.R. 5671 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 5671?
- H.R. 5671 was sponsored by Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL2] (Democrat-IL), with 44 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 5671?
- Introduced (7 Jul 2016).
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