H.R. 1696 119th Congress House

Puerto Rico Low-Income Housing Support Act

Official title: To amend the definition of extremely low-income families under the United States Housing Act of 1937.

Introduced: February 27, 2025 Introduced by: Pablo José Hernández Democratic · Puerto Rico See on congress.gov

Housing and Community Development Congressional oversightDisaster relief and insuranceHousing supply and affordabilityLow- and moderate-income housing

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Public housingPuerto Rico

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Feb 27, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Financial Services Committee
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Torres, Ritchie

New York · Feb 27, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1696: Puerto Rico Low-Income Housing Support Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1696/

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"H.R. 1696: Puerto Rico Low-Income Housing Support Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1696/.

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H.R. 1696, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1696/.

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