2008 Housing Policy Analyses
Statement: Barbara Sard, Director of Housing Policy, on House Action on Foreclosure Legislation
Testimony: Barbara Sard on Section 8 Voucher Reform Act
Ways and Means Committee Housing Tax Package Improves Significantly On Senate Version: But Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis Will Require Other Measures
Senate Housing Legislation Highly Disappointing: Three-Fifths of Cost of Senate Bill Goes For Tax Cuts That Will Do Little or Nothing to Address the Foreclosure Crisis
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 billsHUD Budget Contains Major Funding Shortfalls: Congress Needs to Add $6.5 Billion to Administration’s Request to Avoid Cuts In Assistance for Low-Income Families
House Bill Makes Significant Improvements In “Hope VI” Public Housing Revitalization Program
Preliminary Analysis of the HUD Provisions of the Omnibus Appropriations Bill for FY 2008