Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006
Latest action · Jun 14, 2006 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to set forth exceptions to the requirement of initial inspection prior to occupancy, especially to allow assistance payments if failure to meet standards results only from non-life threatening conditions.
Prescribes guidelines for income reviews and calculation of income. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make an annual inflation adjustment to exclusions from such calculation.
Instructs the Secretary to implement a Moving to Work Program in which selected public housing agencies may participate.
Authorizes funding for tenant-based vouchers.
Permits a public housing agency, at its discretion, to provide a single grant to be used only as a contribution toward the downpayment for the purchase of a dwelling, in lieu of monthly assistance payments.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 22, 2006.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | May 22, 2006 |
| R-CT | Christopher Shays | Original | May 22, 2006 |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Original | May 22, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred May 22, 2006Markup Jun 14, 2006 |
| Housing and Insurance Subcommittee | Referred Jun 8, 2006Markup Jun 8, 2006 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2006Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 14, 2006Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 8, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
- Jun 8, 2006Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 8, 2006Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 2.
- May 22, 2006Introduced in House
- May 22, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4583 | Robert W. Ney R-OH | Jun 27, 2006 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 6, 2006H.R. 5443, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 14, 2006</p>
- Jul 6, 2006H.R. 5443, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 14, 2006
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 109-218 | POVERTY, PUBLIC HOUSING AND THE CRA: HAVE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT INCENTIVES HELPED PUBLIC HOUSING FAMILIES ACHIEVE THE AMERICAN DREAM?91 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Jun 20, 2006 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34002 | Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program: Issues and Reform Proposals Archived | Report | Feb 7, 2014 |
| RL33270 | The Section 8 Housing Voucher Program: Reform Proposals in the 108th and 109th Congresses Archived | Report | May 16, 2007 |
| RL32899 | Housing Issues in the 109th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 8, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reform the housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.
- Administrative procedure
- Building laws
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Consent decrees
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Earnings
- Economics and Public Finance
- Federal aid to housing
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government paperwork
- Home ownership
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing authorities
- Housing subsidies
- Income
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Low-income housing
- Performance measurement
- Public housing
- Relocation
- Rent
- Rental housing
- Residential rehabilitation
- Social Welfare
- Standards
- Welfare eligibility
- Welfare work participation
- Witnesses
- Working poor
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2006Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.