H.R. 9934

Housing BOOM Act

Sponsor: Lateefah Simon · 0 cosponsors

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I Boosting the Housing Supply

Sec. 112. Increased funding for housing opportunities for persons with AIDS program

The AIDS Housing Opportunity Act (42 U.S.C. 12901 et seq.) is amended—

(1) in section 854 (42 U.S.C. 12903), by adding at the end the following:

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(g) Prevailing wage requirements

(1) In general. All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors or subcontractors in the performance of construction, alteration, or repair work on a construction project assisted in whole or in part by funding made available under this subtitle shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on similar projects in the locality, as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of chapter 31 of title 40, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Davis-Bacon Act).

(2) Authority of the Secretary of Labor. With respect to the labor standards specified in this subsection, the Secretary of Labor shall have the authority and functions set forth in Reorganization Plan Numbered 14 of 1950 (64 Stat. 1267; 5 U.S.C. App.) and section 3145 of title 40, United States Code.

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(2) by amending section 863 (42 U.S.C. 12912) to read as follows:

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863. Authorization of appropriations

(a) In general. There is authorized to be appropriated $600,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out this subtitle.

(b) Additional amount. In addition to the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a), there is authorized to be appropriated $500,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out the Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America Initiative at the Department of Health and Human Services.

II Combating Homelessness

III Providing Tenant Support

IV Ensuring Fair Housing