Current Legislation and Policy

Bill to Simplify Housing Program Administration Contains a Few Promising Proposals, But Numerous Problematic Ones

Legislation introduced in September seeks to reduce administrative burdens and complexities for small local public housing agencies (PHAs) that operate the federal low-income housing programs. PHAs would realize administrative savings under the bill, but it likely would also produce unintended and undesirable consequences. Read more

Related:National and State Housing Data Fact Sheets

Legislative Tools

These materials include CBPP fact sheets and side-by-side comparisons for recent Congressional proposals to revise federal rental assistance programs, and Congressional materials that are not available on official websites.

Affordable Housing and Self-Sufficiency Improvement Act (AHSSIA)

• Comparison of Current Law, Dec. 2010 SEVRA Draft, and April 13, 2012 AHSSIA Draft
• AHSSIA Interested Parties Memo
• AHSSIA Legislative Text
• Committee One Pager on AHSSIA
• Committee Section-by-Section Summary
• Committee Explanation of Changes

Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA)

• December 2010 SEVRA Discussion Draft
• 810 Groups Urge Senate Banking Committee to Act on Section 8 Reform

Moving to Work

• Proposal to Greatly Expand "Moving To Work"Initiative Risks Deep Cuts in Housing Over Time
• Expansion of HUD's "Moving-To-Work"Demonstration Is Not Justified
• Memo on Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA) Response to CBPP MTW Analysis
• Testimony: Will Fischer on Insurance, Housing, and Community Opportunity

Relevant Off the Charts Blogs:

• New Guide to Help Families Use Housing Vouchers to Move to High-Opportunity Neighborhoods
• Housing Block Grant Proposal Would Likely Pave the Way for Deep Cuts
• Making the Poorest of the Poor Pay More for Housing
• Congress Should Promptly Pass Core Provisions in SESA

Resources

NLIHC Congressional District Profiles

Half in Ten video example of stories

Video on the Impact of Housing Assistance