Recognizing that stable housing keeps families together.

This resolution asserts that stable housing is a fundamental human right, providing a secure and consistent space vital for family well-being, emotional health, and access to opportunities. It defines stable housing broadly to include protection against substandard conditions and eviction, recognizing its crucial role in keeping families together, regardless of immigration status, race, or economic class. The resolution highlights the current national housing affordability crisis, which disproportionately impacts vulnerable families.

The resolution specifically condemns a proposed rule by the Trump administration that would ban families with mixed immigration status from federal housing programs like public housing and Section 8. This rule is criticized for forcing nearly 80,000 families, including 37,000 children, to choose between separation or eviction, thereby increasing homelessness and undermining housing stability. It also notes that the rule would subject U.S. citizens in mixed-status families to a flawed verification system, jeopardizing their housing security.

The House of Representatives affirms that federal housing programs should keep families together, regardless of immigration status, and that mixed-status families should continue receiving prorated benefits without threat of forced separation. It calls for the withdrawal of the proposed rule and urges significant new investments in federal housing programs to address the crisis. Furthermore, the resolution requests the Government Accountability Office to report on the rule's impact on family separation, homelessness, and housing affordability, including for U.S. citizen children.