HR 8539 · 117th Congress · Housing and Community Development

Housing Access Improvement Act

Introduced 2022-07-27· Sponsored by Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-20]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.(2022-07-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Housing Access Improvement Act This bill increases from 20% to 50% the amount of funding for the Housing Choice Voucher program that a public housing agency (PHA) may use for project-based vouchers. (This program subsidizes rent for low-income recipients.) Under current law, a PHA must use at least 80% of its funding for tenant-based vouchers (which subsidize recipients' rental of any private apartment that meets program guidelines) and may use up to 20% of its funding for project-based vouchers (which attach to a specific rental unit that the landlord commits to make available for voucher recipients for a contracted term).…

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Cosponsors (16)

16 Democrats