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HR 4159 103th Congress House Housing and Community Development Earnings Families Finance and Financial Sector Health Health insurance Income Insurance premiums Public assistance programs Public housing Rent Rent subsidies Rental housing Social Welfare

Public Housing Rent Reform Act

Introduced: March 24, 1994 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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Became law
Apr 7, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Mar 24, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Mar 24, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Public Housing Rent Reform Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to: (1) revise public housing maximum rent provisions; and (2) exclude private health insurance payments and increase and expand earned income exclusions from related income eligibility determinations.

What's happening now April 7, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 18, 1994
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 18, 1994
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 24, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4159: Public Housing Rent Reform Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4159/
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