SECTION 8 VOUCHER REFORM ACT
Amendments
Enact (H.R. 1851), H7735, H7745, H7747, H7749, H7751, H7752, H7754, H7759 [12JY]
Bills and resolutions
Enact (H.R. 1851): consideration (see H. Res. 534), H7654 [11JY]
Letters
Provisions: Saul N. Ramirez, Jr., National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials, H7722 [12JY]
———several organizations, H7722, H7723 [12JY]
———Sunia Zaterman, Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, H7722 [12JY]
Motions
Enact (H.R. 1851), H7758 [12JY]
Remarks in House
Dept. of HUD: access to certain programs and documents for persons with limited English proficiency funding, H7748 [12JY]
———allow solicitation of new applications by public housing agencies to participate in the Housing Innovation Program, H7729, H7730 [12JY]
Enact (H.R. 1851), H7726-H7760 [12JY], H8273 [23JY], E1576 [20JY]
———consideration (H. Res. 534), H7719-H7726 [12JY]
———corrections in engrossment, H7760 [12JY]
———motion to recommit, H7758 [12JY]
Housing: allow public housing agencies to withhold portions of section 8 housing voucher payments intended for landlords if tenants report serious code violations, H7730 [12JY]
———assist low-income families in obtaining decent, safe, and affordable housing by converting section 8 housing choice voucher program into a flexible voucher program, H7729 [12JY]
———clarify public housing agency requirements relative to reporting tenant rental payments to credit reporting agencies, H7730 [12JY]
———payment of administrative fee to public housing agencies to cover costs of family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the Dept. of HUD housing choice voucher program, H7727 [12JY]
Immigration: prohibit illegal immigrants from claiming section 8 housing funds, H7723, H7724 [12JY]
Malden, MA: make tenants of the Heritage Apartments eligible for enhanced housing vouchers after prepayment of Dept. of HUD mortgage and transfer of the property, H7751, H7752 [12JY]
Ohio: allow transfer of U.S. Housing Act section 8 housing assistance payment contracts in Franklin and Hailton Counties, OH, H7751, H7752 [12JY]
U.S. Housing Act: implement work requirement for adults in a household receiving section 8 vouchers for at least 7 years, H7754, H7755 [12JY]
———impose time limitation on section 8 assistance with certain exceptions, H7750, H7751 [12JY]
———require public housing agencies participating in the Public Housing Innovation Program comply with Violence Against Women Act domestic violence protections, H7749 [12JY]
———require valid personal identification to prevent illegal immigrants from claiming section 8 housing funds, H7758 [12JY]
———strike funding for new section 8 vouchers, H7752, H7753 [12JY]
Reports filed
Consideration of H.R. 1851, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 534) (H. Rept. 110-227), H7654 [11JY]
Provisions: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1851) (H. Rept. 110-216), H7430 [28JN]
Texts of
H. Res. 534, consideration of H.R. 1851, provisions, H7719 [12JY]