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S. 1344 115th Congress Senate

Family Self-Sufficiency Act

Official title: A bill to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 with publ… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 with public and private resources, to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 8, 2017 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Bank accounts, deposits, capitalElementary and secondary educationFinancial literacyHigher education
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Housing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownershipLow- and moderate-income housingPublic housing
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Jun 13, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 13, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 13, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Self-Sufficiency Act

This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise the Family-Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program, an employment and savings incentive program for families that reside in public housing or have housing vouchers. Specifically, the bill:

  • combines existing, separately operated FSS programs into a single program;
  • extends program eligibility to tenants of certain privately owned properties subsidized with project-based rental assistance;
  • revises program requirements related to eligibility, supportive services, and escrow deposits; and
  • otherwise modifies the FSS program.
 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4258 Family Self-Sufficiency Act
  • S 2155 Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jan 29, 2018
 D
Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Nov 8, 2017
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 13, 2017
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jun 13, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1344: Family Self-Sufficiency Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1344/
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"S. 1344: Family Self-Sufficiency Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1344/.
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S. 1344, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1344/.
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