What Is the Faircloth Amendment?

It's both one of the most important obstacles to expanding public housing in the U.S., and not important at all. JARED BREY FEBRUARY 9, 2021 (Photo by Zach Korb / CC BY-NC 2.0) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Last summer, the House of Representatives passed the Moving Forward Act, a $1.5 trillion plan to upgrade the national infrastructure and combat climate change by reducing demand for fossil fuels. The bill incorporated a handful of amendments related to housing and homelessness offered by a group of Congressional Democrats. One of those amendments, introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), would have repealed the Faircloth Amendment, a 1990s-era rule that prevents the expansion of public housing in the United States. Repealing the amendment would remove a legal obstacle to a series of ambitious housing plans that progressives have rallied behind in the last few years

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