Search Results: keywords:"poverty guidelines"

  • H. R. 1696 — To amend the definition of extremely low-income families under the United States Housing Act of 1937.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:499

    H.R. 1696, titled the "Puerto Rico Low-Income Housing Support Act," aims to amend the definition of extremely low-income families under the United States Housing Act of 1937. The bill proposes that the poverty guidelines used for determining eligibility for housing assistance...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 1696 is a bill that wants to change how Puerto Rico's poor families get help to find homes, by using the same rules as in most of the United States. It also asks for a big report to see how well these families are being helped, and to think of ways to do even better.

  • H. R. 7230 — To amend the definition of extremely low-income families under the United States Housing Act of 1937.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:254

    H. R. 7230 aims to change how extremely low-income families are defined under the United States Housing Act of 1937. The bill proposes that the definition for public housing in Puerto Rico should use the same poverty guidelines as those used for the contiguous 48 states and...

    Simple Explanation

    Imagine there's a rule that helps people find homes if they don't have much money. H. R. 7230 says that families in a special place called Puerto Rico should use the same rules as some other places in the U.S. to know if they need that help.