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housing. Oppose legislation that <br />House Financial Services Committee, <br />seeks to limit local control over <br />Representative Waters. This would authorize $100 <br />affordable housing decisions. <br />billion for affordable housing infrastructure. Through <br />advocacy, HK will continue to make clear the need <br />to preserve local control over affordable housing <br />decisions. <br />(TPA) Worked with the City to monitor and provide <br />updates on numerous affordable housing bills, <br />including SB 50 (Wiener). TPA also worked with the <br />City to support the following bills: AB 11 (Chiu) which <br />would allow cities to create affordable housing and <br />infrastructure agencies, subject to approval by the <br />Strategic Growth Council, to fund affordable housing <br />developments; SB 5 (Beall), which would have <br />established the Affordable Housing and Community <br />Development Investment Program, which would <br />have provided funding for planning and construction <br />of locally approved affordable housing <br />developments; and AB 1482 (Chiu), which limited <br />rent -gouging and put other renter protections into <br />place. Ultimately, AB 11 was held in policy <br />committee; SB 5 was vetoed by Governor Newsom; <br />and, AB 1482 was signed into law. <br />Housing First Program <br />Support legislation that expands <br />(HK) In close coordination with cities from across the <br />funding for the Housing First Model <br />country and the National Alliance to End <br />to provide permanent housing for <br />Homelessness, HK has been at the forefront of <br />individuals that are homeless. <br />legislative efforts to provide critically needed <br />supportive services and permanent housing to <br />address homelessness. HK helped draft the <br />bipartisan, bicameral S 923/HR 1978 Fighting <br />Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act, <br />introduced by Senators Feinstein and Murkowski <br />and Representatives Lieu and Stivers, which funds <br />supportive housing models: HR 1856/S 2613 Ending <br />Homelessness Act, introduced by Senator Harris <br />and Representative Waters and S 3030, Eviction <br />Crisis Act which includes an emergency assistance <br />fund. HK also advocated in coalition for sustaining <br />the Homeless Assistance Grants at $2.777 billion. <br />Housing Choice Program <br />Support passing of FY 2018 <br />(HK) On vouchers, HK is working with the chair of <br />Access <br />appropriations bill with full funding <br />the House Financial Services Committee on <br />for the Housing Choice Voucher <br />legislation to provide housing, case management <br />Program and the program's <br />and social services, including new Special Purpose <br />administrative fees. <br />Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers. Additionally, <br />HK is advocating for expanding HUD-VASH veteran <br />vouchers (HR 2398/S 2061); and for providing family <br />unification vouchers to foster youth at risk of <br />homelessness as they transition to adulthood (HR <br />4300/S 2803). The FY 2020 appropriations package <br />included $23.9 billion for Tenant -based Rental <br />Assistance, $1.3 billion above the 2019 enacted <br />19C-20 <br />City of Santa Ana 2019 Legislative Scorecard <br />