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HR 5090 97th Congress House Housing and Community Development Housing and Housing Finance Income Low-income housing Public housing

A bill to remove the limitation on the number of families with incomes between 50 percent and 80 percent of median area income who are eligible for federally assisted housing.

Introduced: November 21, 1981 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Dec 1, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Nov 21, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Nov 21, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to repeal provisions limiting the number of public housing units available to families with incomes between 50 and 80 percent of the median area income.

What's happening now December 1, 1981

Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 21, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5090: A bill to remove the limitation on the number of families with incomes between 50 percent and 80 percent of median area income who are eligible for federally assisted housing.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5090/
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"H.R. 5090: A bill to remove the limitation on the number of families with incomes between 50 percent and 80 percent of median area income who are eligible for federally assisted housing.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5090/.
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H.R. 5090, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-5090/.
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