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HR 458 110th Congress House

Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2007

Official title: To repeal the requirements under the United States Housing Act of 1937 for residents of public housing to engage in community service and to complete economic self-sufficiency programs.

Introduced: February 28, 2007 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Labor and EmploymentPublic housingSocial WelfareSocial workWelfare work participation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 11, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Jan 12, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 12, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 11, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to repeal its public housing community service and family self-sufficiency requirements.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 27, 2007
 D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Feb 28, 2007
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 28, 2007
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 28, 2007
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 6, 2007
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 30, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 458: Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-458/
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"H.R. 458: Public Housing Tenants Respect Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-458/.
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H.R. 458, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-458/.
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