Congressman Cleaver, April 23, 2021, Cleaver, Warren Lead Coalition to Reintroduce Historic Legislation to Confront America’s Housing Crisis
United States Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO), along with U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), today led a bicameral coalition to reintroduce the American Housing and Economic Mobility Act to help bring down the costs for renters and buyers, level the playing field so working families everywhere can find a decent place to live at a decent price, reduce exclusionary zoning laws, and take a step towards addressing the effects of decades of housing discrimination on communities of color.
The American Housing and Economic Mobility Act has been endorsed by Americans for Financial Reform, Anti-Poverty Network of New Jersey, Autistic Self Advocacy Network, California Reinvestment Coalition, Center for Community Progress, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, Faith in Action Network, Housing Choice Partners, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, MA Communities Action Network, Metropolitan Interfaith Council on Affordable Housing , National CAPACD, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, National Community Stabilization Trust, National Consumer Law Center (on behalf of its low-income clients), National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA), National Fair Housing Alliance, National Housing Law Project, National Housing Resource Center, National Low Income Housing Coalition, National Urban League, National Women’s Law Center, New Jersey Citizen Action, Poverty & Race Research Action Council, Prosperity Now, UnidosUS, and Woodstock Institute.
