Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Expand federal rental assistance, strengthen tenant protections, preserve affordable housing, and prevent displacement and homelessness.. Promised outcome: Greater access to safe, affordable housing and reduced displacement and homelessness.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official congressional press release about affordable housing in Pennsylvania's 12th District during Lee's House term.
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Her affordable housing agenda also includes expanding federal rental assistance, strengthening tenant protections, preserving affordable housing, and preventing displacement and homelessness.
The official press release states that Lee's affordable housing agenda includes expanding rental assistance, tenant protections, affordable housing preservation, and homelessness prevention.
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Law Number
Public Law 119-101
Date Approved
July 11, 2026
Full Title
An act to increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes.
Bill Number
H.R. 6644
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): H.R. 6644 became Public Law 119-101 during Lee's House term, creating an enacted housing-law vehicle relevant to affordable housing supply and preservation. This supports partial delivery, not full fulfillment of the broader rental-assistance and tenant-protection pledge.
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Jun 23, 2026, 07:25 PM | 119th Congress, 2nd Session
Roll Call Number: 224 | Bill Number: H. R. 6644
Status: Passed
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official House roll call shows final House passage of H.R. 6644 before enactment. The same roll-call page records Lee (PA) as voting Yea, tying her vote to the enacted partial housing package.
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by striking ``455,000'' and
inserting ``555,000'';
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted law increased the Rental Assistance Demonstration cap and added related tenant-rights and preservation provisions, a concrete but limited federal rental-assistance and preservation delivery.
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``(28) the new construction of affordable housing, within
the meaning given such term under section 215 of the Cranston-
Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The law made new affordable housing construction an eligible CDBG activity, directly addressing affordable housing supply, though not the full scope of universal rental assistance or tenant protections.
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deny any waiver request submitted
under subparagraph (A) by a recipient that
relocates or threaten to relocate individuals or
their property without providing emergency
shelter, rapid rehousing,
transitional housing, permanent supportive
housing, or other permanent housing options.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted law added a homelessness-related waiver rule that bars approval when people are relocated without shelter or housing options, providing a concrete but narrow protection against displacement into homelessness.
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Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (Introduced 07/25/2025)
Committees: House - Judiciary
Latest Action: House - 07/25/2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Lee sponsored the Eviction Right to Counsel Act to strengthen tenant protections against eviction, but Congress.gov shows it remained only introduced and referred, so this is documented effort rather than enacted delivery.