3.0.0 4145 2019-11-15T20:53:12Z 2019-11-15T20:53:12Z House H HR 2012-03-06 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. CHABOT:H.R. 4145.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 andThe U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: TheCongress shall have power to provide for the general Welfareof the United States [and] To make all laws which shall benecessary and proper for carrying into execution theforegoing powers, and all other powers vested by thisConstitution in the government of the United States, or inany department or officer thereof.[Page H1209]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Referred to 2012-04-26T14:50:40Z Referred to 2012-03-06T15:00:33Z 2012-04-26 hsba04 Housing and Insurance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. Committee 2012-03-06 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2012-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-03-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 N Housing and Community Development Border security and unlawful immigration Criminal justice information and records Employment and training programs Government information and archives Housing and community development funding Low- and moderate-income housing Poverty and welfare assistance Public housing Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs Housing and Community Development 00 2012-03-06 Introduced in House 2012-05-03T15:59:05Z Section 8 Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act of 2012 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 (USHA) to prohibit section 8 rental assistance (including tenant- and project-based assistance) from being provided to any family that includes a convicted felon or illegal alien.

Places a five-year limitation on section 8 rental assistance, disregarding any month during which such individual was a member of a disabled or elderly family so assisted.

Prohibits such assistance on behalf of any family, unless each member of the family who is 18 years of age or older performs at least 20 hours of work activities per week.

Requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to exempt from such prohibition any individual family member who meets certain requirements.

Requires a public housing agency (PHA), in providing such housing assistance, to give preference to families that include a member who is a veteran that will reside in the dwelling unit.

Declares that requirements relating to termination of housing assistance and termination of tenancy shall apply to any section 8 housing assistance provided, any housing assistance payments contract, and any tenant of a unit assisted.

Prohibits any requirement of USHA, or of any housing assistance payments contract under USHA, from being construed to annul, alter, affect, or exempt any person or housing assisted under it or under such a contract from complying with the laws of any state or local government.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the HUD Moving to Work demonstration program under the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 should be expanded to include significantly more PHAs.

Authorizes the use of unspent section 8 housing assistance payments for section 8 compliance measures.

Requires approved PHA plans, including modifications and amendments, to be made public at the PHA's office and in electronic form on the World Wide Web.

]]> Section 8 Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Section 8 Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To reform the program for rental assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and for other purposes. Display Title Section 8 Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act of 2012 Introduced in House 2012-03-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr4145ih/xml/BILLS-112hr4145ih.xml 2012-04-26 Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.