Policy Positions
Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act
Civil Rights Council sought passage of the Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act. In the House of Representatives, House Resolution 1227 was co sponsored by Maxine Waters and Barney Frank. In the United States Senate, 12 Senators co-sponsored the partnering Senate Resolution 1668 the Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act: John Kerry, Chris Dodd, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Hillary Clinton, Dick Durbin, President Barack Obama, Bob Menendez, Mary Landrieu, Barbara Boxer, Bob Casey and Sherrod Brown.
The legislation was blocked in Committee by Richard Shelby and David Vitter
Community Development Block Grant
When the Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Act failed to clear the Senate Housing and Banking Committee Civil Rights Council partnered with Congress for passage of a $50 million Community Development Block Grant for Hurricane impacted communities.
Social Service Block Grant
Civil Rights Council currently supports increased expenditures for the Road Home program through a $500 million social service block grant. Road Home provides compensation for families and communities impacted by natural disasters.
The five Gulf Coast states -- Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, Florida -- are the primary beneficiaries of these kinds of expenditures.
Road Home faces a multi-billion dollar shortfall and if fully funded would be able to provide compensation for housing lost to hurricanes. Families receiving compensation from Road Home receive on average between $70 – 80,000 for a hurricane impacted home.
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