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HR 671 98th Congress House

Shared Housing Resident Assistance Act

Official title: A bill to provide that elderly and handicapped individuals and families may use assistance provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to provide that elderly and handicapped individuals and families may use assistance provided under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or title V of the Housing Act of 1949 with respect to shared housing projects.

Introduced: January 6, 1983 See on congress.gov
Housing and Community Development Agriculture and Rural AffairsDisabledFederal aid to housingHousing and Housing Finance
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Housing for the agedHousing for the handicappedLow-income housingRural affairs legislationRural housingSocial Welfare
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This bill died when the 98th Congress ended
It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Jan 6, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Jan 6, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 8, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Shared Housing Resident Assistance Act - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 and the Housing Act of 1949 to prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture from requiring that a dwelling unit in a shared housing project for the elderly or handicapped contain more than one sanitary facility or item of equipment for food preparation or storage for all residents as a condition of eligibility for low-income housing assistance.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Aug 2, 1983
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jan 6, 1983
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 6, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 671: Shared Housing Resident Assistance Act. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-671/
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"H.R. 671: Shared Housing Resident Assistance Act." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-671/.
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H.R. 671, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-671/.
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