Updated 10/20/08
Slideshow:
Powerpoint overview of SEVRA bills
10/6/08
Testimony: Barbara Sard, How to Promote Housing Integration and Choice Through the Section 8 Voucher Program
3/10/08
Senate Bill Would Update and Streamline Housing Voucher Program; Improves on House Bill Passed With Strong Bipartisan Support
Comparison of Section 8 Bills and Current Law
Powerpoint overview of SEVRA bills (updated)
Revised 1/30/08
House Bill Makes Significant Improvements In “Hope VI” Public Housing Revitalization Program
Revised 7/26/07
Bipartisan Legislation Would Build On Housing Voucher Program's Success: But Worthwhile Reform Bill Holds Risks From Expanded Deregulation Authority
» comparison with current law
3/9/07
Testimony: Barbara Sard Before the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
11/2/06
Fixing the Housing Voucher Formula: A No-Cost Way to Strengthen the "Section 8" Program
» state fact sheets
» technical appendix
Revised 8/16/06
Bipartisan Bill in House Would Make Marked Improvements in Housing Voucher Program: But Bill’s Waiver Provision Raises Concerns
» Side-by-side comparison with Administration proposal and current law
Revised 8/1/06
Rent Changes in Housing Bill Will Help Many Tenants
7/13/06
Inspector General Reports On HUD’s Moving to Work Demonstration Raise Serious Questions
Revised 8/23/05
HUD Data Show Housing Voucher Costs Leveled Off Starting In 2003 As Rental Market Cooled
» Fact Sheet | Methodology
5/9/05
Administration Housing Proposal Lays Groundwork For Planned Funding Reductions
Fact Sheet | Appendix
5/3/05
Newly Proposed Housing Legislation Would Leave Public Housing Agencies Vulnerable To Substantial Funding Cuts and Shifting HUD Mandates
8/16/04
Response to HUD Secretary Jackson’s New York Times Column on Housing Vouchers
Revised 10/14/04
Large Families Face Higher Rent Burdens And Fewer Housing Opportunities Under New HUD Rent Rules
Press Release: HTML, PDF
Local Data:  HTML
10/14/04
Funding Instability Threatens to Erode Business Community’s Confidence In The Housing Voucher Program
9/16/04
Hasty Changes To HUD's "Fair Market Rents" Would Disrupt Housing Assistance
Revised 9/16/04
Impacts Of 2005 Proposed Fair Market Rents
8/16/04
Response to HUD Secretary Jackson’s New York Times Column on Housing Vouchers
7/15/04
Local Consequences Of HUD's Fiscal Year 2004 Voucher Funding Policy
Press Release: HTML, PDF, 4pp.
Survey Results: HTML, PDF, 18pp.
Glossary of Terms: HTML, PDF, 4pp.
Revised 7/15/04
Further Action By HUD Needed to Halt Cuts In Housing Assistance for Low-income Families
Fact Sheet: HTML, PDF, 2pp.
7/9/04
Frequently Asked Questions About the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2005 Housing Voucher Proposal
6/11/04
The Myth of Spiraling Voucher Costs
4/7/04
Administration’s Budget Would Undermine Key “Asset-Building” Program For Lower-Income Working Families While Helping Wealthy Families Build Savings Through Expensive New Tax Breaks
3/24/04
Is the Superwaiver the Only Way?
Revised 3/24/04
Administration Seeks Deep Cuts In Housing Vouchers and Conversion of Program to a Block Grant
3/23/04
"Family Self-Sufficiency" Program Imperiled By HUD's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Request
3/23/04
“Superwaiver” Provision in House TANF Reauthorization Bill Could Significantly Weaken Public Housing, Food Stamps, and Other Low-Income Programs
3/16/04
HUD’s Reliance on Rent Trends for High-End Apartments to Criticize the Housing Voucher Program is Mistaken
3/16/04
Passing the Buck: The Administration’s “Flexible Voucher Program” Would Compel Housing Agencies to Impose Deep Cuts In 2005 and Subsequent Years
Revised 3/8/04
Press Release:
President’s Budget Would Slash Major Housing Program By 30 Percent By 2009
Revised 3/8/04
Fact Sheet:
Administration Proposal Could Cause Loss of 250,000 Housing Vouchers in 2005
2/2/04
Nearly All Recent Section 8 Growth Results From Rising Housing Costs and Congressional Decisions To Serve More Needy Families
6/10/03
Answers To Questions Raised During Assistant HUD Secretary Liu's Housing Voucher Block Grant Testimony
5/15/03
Fact Sheet: Block Grant Would Undermine Housing Voucher Program
5/14/03
Housing Voucher Block Grant Bills Would Jeopardize An Effective Program And Likely Lead To Cuts In Assistance For Low-Income Families
4/17/03
Flexibility Provided To States Under Housing Voucher Block Grant Would Be Accompanied By Major Constraints
Revised 4/1/03
Block Granting The Housing Voucher Program Would Reduce Its Capacity To Help Low-Income Families And Undermine Housing Choice
Revised 4/1/03
Funding Adjustments Under A Housing Voucher Block Grant Would Be Unlikely To Keep Pace With Program Needs
3/17/03
Administration Uses Misleading Arguments To Justify Proposed Housing Voucher Block Grant
Revised 6/11/02
"Superwaiver" Would Grant Executive Branch and Governors Sweeping Authority to Override Federal Laws (PDF)
4/15/02
Housing Strategies to Strengthen Welfare Policy and Support Working Families
Revised 4/8/02
Outline of How Federal Housing Programs Can Help Provide Employment and Training Opportunities and Support Services to Current and Former Welfare Recipients
3/12/02
A Housing Perspective on TANF Reauthorization and Support for Working Families