[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 168 Introduced in House (IH)]







111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 168

   To authorize 150,000 incremental vouchers for tenant-based rental 
assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
          help meet the housing needs of low-income families.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 6, 2009

  Mr. Rothman of New Jersey introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
   To authorize 150,000 incremental vouchers for tenant-based rental 
assistance under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
          help meet the housing needs of low-income families.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Opportunities Made Easier 
Act'' or the ``HOME Act''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN INCREMENTAL SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE VOUCHERS.

    (a) Provision of Incremental Vouchers.--Subject only to the 
appropriation of sufficient amounts pursuant to subsection (b), in 
fiscal year 2009 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
provide to public housing agencies tenant-based rental housing 
assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) for 150,000 incremental vouchers, and shall renew 
such vouchers in each fiscal year thereafter.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated--
            (1) for fiscal year 2009, such sums as may be necessary to 
        provide the incremental vouchers described in subsection (a); 
        and
            (2) in each fiscal year thereafter, such sums as may be 
        necessary to renew the vouchers described in subsection (a) for 
        that year.
Any amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain 
available until expended.
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