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HR 1648 98th Congress House Housing and Community Development Federal aid to housing Housing and Housing Finance Income Low-income housing Public housing Rent Rent subsidies Rental housing

Tenant Rental Contribution Act of 1983

Introduced: February 24, 1983 See on congress.gov
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Feb 24, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Feb 24, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tenant Rental Contribution Act of 1983 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to declare that income limits for occupancy and rents in public housing shall be fixed by the public housing agency and approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

Decreases from 30 to 25 the percentage of a tenant's adjusted income payable as rent for: (1) public housing under such Act; (2) rental housing assisted under the National Housing Act; or (3) rental housing assisted through the rent supplement program of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965.

Applies the definitions of the terms "income" and "adjusted income" under the United States Housing Act of 1937 to such other Acts. Amends such definitions to specify: (1) amounts to be excluded from "income"; and (2) amounts to be deducted from "income" to determine "adjusted income."

What's happening now February 24, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3