US Congress House Bill 472 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)
Status: Introduced on January 12 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-06 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act This bill amends the Fair Housing Act to provide that nothing in federal law relating to protections for persons with disabilities prohibits a local, state, or federal government body from: requiring a reasonable minimum distance between residential recovery facilities within a particular area zoned for residential housing if such requirement is necessary to preserve the residential character of the area and allows for some of such facilities to be located within such area; and requiring that such a facility obtain an operating license or use permit or satisfy a set of consumer protection standards, which may include a maximum capacity requirement. A residential recovery facility is a residence that provides housing to individuals in recovery from drug or alcohol addiction with the promise of providing a clean and sober environment in return for direct or indirect payment to an owner, operator, or compensated staff person. Facilities receiving payments from a federal health care program, or via private insurance purchased on a federal exchange or federally subsidized, for either housing, recovery services, or testing or monitoring for drugs or alcohol shall ensure that residents: (1) are provided a safe living environment completely free from illicit drugs, alcohol, firearms, harassment, abuse, or harm; and (2) live in a licensed or registered residence that has committed to following standards approved by states and localities.

Safe Recovery and Community Empowerment Act

Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Mimi Walters [R-CA]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2017-01-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-12	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/472/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr472/BILLS-115hr472ih.pdf