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119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Aug 6, 2026
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S. 5284In CommitteeHousing and Community Development

Green New Deal for Public Housing Act

Sponsor: Sen. Sanders, Bernard (I-VT)6 cosponsorsIntroduced Aug 6, 2026
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In plain English

S. 5284, sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), establishes grants to improve architectural design and environmental performance in public housing while creating pathways for public housing residents to gain employment and economic opportunities. The bill expands the Section 3 program to prioritize hiring residents for housing-related jobs, strengthens the Family Self-Sufficiency program to help residents build assets and increase earnings, and establishes resident councils to give public housing residents a voice in program decisions. The bill also modifies federal regulations governing public housing programs and sets out congressional findings on the need for these improvements.

What’s in the bill (11 sections)
  • Sec. 2. Purposes
  • Sec. 3. Definitions
  • Sec. 4. Congressional findings and sense of congress for improved
  • Sec. 4. Improved architectural design in government housing programs
  • Sec. 5. Declaration of policy
  • Sec. 6. Green new deal public housing grants
  • Sec. 5. 703 of title 24, Code
  • Sec. 5. 152 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations,
  • Sec. 7. The section 3 program for economic opportunities
  • Sec. 8. Family self-sufficiency program
  • Sec. 9. Resident councils
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Aug 6
Aug 6
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Aug 6
Aug 6
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Aug 6
SENATERead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Aug 6
Introduced in Senate

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New Bill: Senator Bernard Sanders introduces S. 5284: Green New Deal for Public Housing Act - Quiver Quantitative
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