Invest in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) communities and redevelop our existing public housing supply.
If Democrats take back the House, Dan Goldman will lead the push to invest in New York City Housing Authority communities and redevelop existing public housing supply.
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Evidence
When Democrats take back the House this November, Dan will lead the push to: Invest in New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) communities and redevelop our existing public housing supply.
House data lists 217 Republicans and 212 Democrats, with the page last updated 4/22/26.
Goldman and Velázquez introduced the Public Housing Emergency Response Act, which would allocate $70 billion in funding for public housing capital repairs and upgrades throughout the country, with $32 billion expected to flow directly to NYCHA.
Congress.gov shows H.R.235 was introduced in the House on 01/06/2021 and its latest action was referral to the House Committee on Financial Services; the bill status is Introduced.
The House party breakdown shows 217 Republicans, 213 Democrats, 1 Independent, and 4 vacancies, with the page last updated 4/15/26. Republicans still hold the majority, so Democrats had not retaken the House in the lookback window.
Assessments
The promise was explicitly conditioned on Democrats taking back the House, which did not occur during the relevant period; Republicans retained House control. Goldman did make a concrete legislative effort by introducing public housing/NYCHA investment legislation that would have directed substantial funding to NYCHA, but the bill did not become law and the promised investment/redevelopment outcome was not delivered. Because there was a serious legislative attempt without delivery, this is best scored as never with an effort badge.
The promise was conditional on Democrats retaking the House, which had not occurred as of the cited April 22, 2026 House party breakdown. Goldman did make a concrete legislative effort by introducing public-housing repair legislation aimed at major NYCHA investment, but the cited bill did not advance beyond introduction/committee referral and did not deliver the promised investment or redevelopment outcome. Under the rules, a serious attempt without delivery is classified as never with an effort badge.