Liberty City Rising Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5034 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5034 To reform the requirements regarding the safety and security of families living in public and federally assisted housing in high-crime areas. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 22, 2025 Ms. Wilson of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To reform the requirements regarding the safety and security of families living in public and federally assisted housing in high-crime areas. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Liberty City Rising Act''. SEC. 2. SAFETY STANDARDS FOR FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING IN HIGH-CRIME AREAS. (a) Public Housing.--Section 6(f)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(f)(2)) is amended-- (1) by striking ``The Secretary shall'' and inserting the following: ``(A) Safe and habitable.--The Secretary shall''; and (2) by adding at the end the following: ``(B) High-crime areas.-- ``(i) Definition.--In this subparagraph, the term `high-crime area' means a neighborhood or other small geographic area that the Secretary determines has a high incidence of violent crime, based on the most recent violent crime data available from a State, unit of local government, or other source determined appropriate by the Secretary, that lists the types of crimes and number of offenses committed in the area. ``(ii) Additional safety and security standards.--In addition to the standards under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall establish standards to ensure the safety and security of dwellings located in a high-crime area. ``(iii) Contents.--The standard