HR 4816 · 114th Congress · Housing and Community Development

Small Public Housing Agency Opportunity Act of 2016

Introduced 2016-03-21· Sponsored by Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Prior to Referral.(2016-09-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Small Public Housing Agency Opportunity Act of 2016 This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to subject a small public housing agency (PHA) to the same requirements as a PHA. A small PHA is a PHA for which the sum of the number of public housing dwelling units and the number of vouchers under Section 8 (tenant-based assistance) it administers is 550 or fewer. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shall: carry out physical inspections of a small PHA public housing project at least once every three years, unless it is a troubled small PHA; determine the financial condition of a small PHA public housing program solely on the basis of the ratio of current assets to current liabilities; and determine management condition of a small PHA public housing program solely on the basis of the ratio of vacant unit months to eligible unit months. A small PHA administering Section 8 tenant-based assistance under the housing voucher program must make physical inspections of assisted units at least once every three years. HUD shall evaluate the management of a small PHA's voucher program solely on the basis of its lease-up rate or the budget utilization rate, which must…

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Cosponsors (20)

5 Democrats15 Republicans