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HR 5835 114th Congress House

Fair Distribution of Affordable Housing Funds Act of 2016

Official title: To repeal the minimum State allocation requirement for the Housing Trust Fund established under section 1338 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 14, 2016 Introduced by: Foster, Bill Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Government trust fundsHousing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownershipHousing supply and affordabilityLow- and moderate-income housing
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 14, 2016
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 Latest action July 14, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Fair Distribution of Affordable Housing Funds Act of 2016

This bill amends the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to eliminate the minimum state allocation requirement with respect to amounts allocated by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to the Housing Trust Fund to be distributed to each state (including the District of Columbia) to provide affordable housing.


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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5835: Fair Distribution of Affordable Housing Funds Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5835/
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"H.R. 5835: Fair Distribution of Affordable Housing Funds Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5835/.
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H.R. 5835, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5835/.
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