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Introduced
01/31/2019
01/31/2019
In Committee
01/31/2019
01/31/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration to encourage families receiving the voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas. This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a mobility demonstration program to enable public housing agencies (PHAs) to administer housing-choice rental-assistance vouchers in a manner designed to (1) encourage low-income families receiving such assistance to move to lower-poverty areas, and (2) expand access to opportunity areas. HUD shall require PHAs applying to participate in the program to submit a specified Regional Housing Mobility Plan.
AI Summary
This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a housing choice voucher mobility demonstration program. The program aims to encourage low-income families receiving housing choice voucher assistance to move to lower-poverty areas and expand access to opportunity areas. The bill requires participating public housing agencies (PHAs) to submit a Regional Housing Mobility Plan detailing their strategies, such as providing mobility-related services like counseling and landlord outreach. The bill also allows PHAs to use administrative fees and housing assistance funds to support the demonstration program, and provides HUD the authority to waive or specify alternative requirements to the existing housing laws to facilitate the program's implementation. Finally, the bill requires HUD to evaluate the effectiveness of the demonstration program and disseminate the findings.
Committee Categories
Housing and Urban Affairs
Sponsors (6)
Todd Young (R)*,
Roy Blunt (R),
Maggie Hassan (D),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Marco Rubio (R),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (on 01/31/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/291/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s291/BILLS-116s291is.pdf |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s291/BILLS-116s291is.pdf.pdf |
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