STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1610

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.C.R. No. 139

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 139 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO INTRODUCE AND SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO AMEND TITLE IV-A OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT TO ALLOW TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES FUNDS TO BE USED BY STATES TO BUILD TRANSITIONAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge Hawaii's Congressional Delegation to introduce and support legislation to amend title IV-A of the Social Security Act to allow Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds to be used by states to build transitional supportive housing and affordable rental housing.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Business Economic Development & Tourism – Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center, AARP Hawaii, The Institute for Human Services and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Human Services.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting a first BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED clause requesting the Hawaii Congressional delegation to consider redirecting unspent TANF funds to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to be used in the State where the unspent TANF funds originated for the purpose of developing affordable; and

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 139, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 139, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

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JOHN M. MIZUNO, Chair