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HRES 886 115th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the Brooke rule is essential to ensuring affordable rent levels for families receiving Federal rental assistance.

Introduced: June 15, 2018 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Family servicesHousing supply and affordabilityLow- and moderate-income housing
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May 10, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 10, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 10, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Affirms that the Brooke rule (a benchmark for measuring housing affordability) is essential for ensuring affordable rents for families receiving federal rental assistance.

Rejects the Trump Administration's "Making Affordable Housing Work Again" proposal and other efforts to undermine such rule.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 15, 2018
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 15, 2018
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 25, 2018
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· May 25, 2018
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · May 25, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 25, 2018
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 25, 2018
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 25, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 886: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Brooke rule is essential to ensuring affordable rent levels for families receiving Federal rental assistance.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-886/
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"H. Res. 886: Expressing the sense of Congress that the Brooke rule is essential to ensuring affordable rent levels for families receiving Federal rental assistance.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-886/.
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H. Res. 886, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HRES-886/.
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