Search Results: keywords:"housing choice vouchers"

  • H. R. 8722 — To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide housing assistance for youth and young adults who are unstably housed.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:3,026

    H.R. 8722, titled the "Homes for Young Adults Act of 2024," proposes changes to the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 to aid young people who are homeless or struggling with unstable housing. The bill aims to ensure that those aged 18 to 30, or emancipated minors, can access housing...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8722 is a bill that wants to make it easier for young people, who don't have a stable place to live, to get help finding a home they can afford. It also looks to make sure everyone can understand the rules and get the same quality help, no matter where they live or what language they speak.

  • H. R. 2479 — To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide housing assistance for youth and young adults who are unstably housed.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:2,981

    H.R. 2479, titled the "Homes for Young Adults Act of 2025," aims to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to help provide housing assistance to young people who do not have stable housing. The bill plans to offer housing choice vouchers to eligible youth, improve access...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 2479 wants to help young people who don't have a home by giving them vouchers to find a place to live and making sure they can understand and choose what they want for their housing.

  • S. 1091 — To require certain public housing agencies to absorb port-in housing choice vouchers, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:506

    S. 1091, titled the “Rural Housing Accessibility Act”, aims to require certain public housing agencies to manage housing choice vouchers that are moved into their areas. Specifically, it mandates that a public housing agency that uses less than 95% of its budget must decide...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 1091 wants some special housing helpers to take care of families moving with special help tickets (vouchers) if they don't use all their money. First, these helpers can ask the old helpers to pay for just one year, and then it's up to them to continue helping the families.