Bill > HR7701

This bill, titled the Public Housing Rent Reduction for First Responders Act, amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide rent reductions for certain public servants living in public housing. Specifically, it expands an existing provision that offered rent reductions to police officers to now include firefighters and emergency medical technicians, collectively referred to as "first responders." Under this bill, families where at least one member is a full-time, duly licensed police officer, firefighter, or emergency medical technician will pay rent that is the higher of 15% of their monthly adjusted income or 5% of their monthly income, a reduction from the standard rent calculation. The bill defines these terms to ensure clarity on who qualifies for this benefit, specifying that they must be employed full-time by a Federal, State, or local government or an agency thereof, including fire departments or emergency medical services responder units.