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HR 8539 117th Congress House Housing and Community Development

Housing Access Improvement Act

Introduced: July 27, 2022 Introduced by: Panetta, Jimmy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 27, 2022
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Housing Access Improvement Act

This bill increases from 20% to 50% the amount of funding for the Housing Choice Voucher program that a public housing agency (PHA) may use for project-based vouchers. (This program subsidizes rent for low-income recipients.)

Under current law, a PHA must use at least 80% of its funding for tenant-based vouchers (which subsidize recipients' rental of any private apartment that meets program guidelines) and may use up to 20% of its funding for project-based vouchers (which attach to a specific rental unit that the landlord commits to make available for voucher recipients for a contracted term).

What's happening now July 27, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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