Renters Caucus

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Chair and Founder of the Congressional Renters Caucus, along with housing advocates and members of the Renters Caucus, unveiled the first-ever Renters Agenda. The Renters Agenda is a sweeping set of policy pillars with corresponding bills to protect and uplift America's 44 million renters. Read the Renters Agenda HERE. Watch the press… Read more »

LOS ANGELES, CA – Today U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), chair and founder of the Congressional Renters Caucus, released the following statement on the retirement of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge: “On behalf of the Renters Caucus, I want to thank Secretary Fudge for her years of service and dedication to creating a more equitable and affordable housing system.… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), Chair and Founder of the Renters Caucus, joined Rep. Becca Balint (VT-AL) to introduce the Community Housing Act (CHA), an ambitious plan that invests over $500 billion in federal programs that fund the construction of affordable and deeply affordable housing. The CHA embraces perpetually affordable housing through a… Read more »

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, Congressman Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), founder and chair of the Congressional Renters Caucus, and Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-FL),  alongside eight Members of Congress, sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), lauding the Commission for their proposal to crack down on junk fees for goods and services and calling for the inclusion of… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Founder and Chair of the first-ever Congressional Renters Caucus, along with Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA), and Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced innovative legislation to help millions of cost-burdened renters at a time when housing costs are skyrocketing as the gap between incomes and housing costs grows. The… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Jimmy Gomez (CA-34), founder and chair of the first ever Congressional Renters Caucus, led the majority of the Renters Caucus in urging House leadership to significantly increase funding for rental assistance in the government spending package. In a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the members call the GOP’s reliance on… Read more »