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Improving Public Housing Agency Accountability Act

House

Improve accountability standards for public housing agencies through oversight-focused housing policy changes

Latest action: Thu Jan 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Annual Public Housing Inspections Accountability Act

House

Require annual accountability measures for public housing inspections under federal housing oversight

Latest action: Wed Feb 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Public Housing Rent Reduction for First Responders Act

House

Reduce public housing rent for first responders through a targeted housing assistance measure

Latest action: Wed Feb 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Public Housing Fire Safety Act

House

Establishes fire safety requirements for public housing through standards tied to residential fire protection

Latest action: Thu Jul 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

To require Federal monitors and receivers of public housing agencies to testify before the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.

House

Require federal monitors and receivers overseeing public housing agencies to testify before the House Financial Services and Senate Banking committees

Latest action: Wed Dec 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Green New Deal for Public Housing Act

House

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Latest action: Thu Aug 06 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Green New Deal for Public Housing Act

Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Latest action: Thu Aug 06 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

House

Appropriates FY2026 funding for transportation and housing programs at DOT, HUD, and related agencies, while setting conditions on how those funds may be used

Latest action: Mon Jul 21 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriates FY2026 funding for the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and related transportation and housing agencies, with limits on how funds may be used

Latest action: Thu Jul 24 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Build Housing with Care Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes a competitive HUD grant program for housing developments with co-located childcare and requires a GAO study on childcare access for public housing residents

Latest action: Wed Jan 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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No Free Rent for Freeloaders Act of 2025

House

Directs HUD to track public housing tenant noncompliance with community service and self-sufficiency rules and rescind matching management funds

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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CROWN Act of 2025

Senate

Prohibits discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyles associated with race or national origin in employment, housing, public accommodations, and federally assisted programs

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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CROWN Act of 2025

House

Prohibits discrimination based on race or national origin linked hair texture or hairstyles in employment, housing, public accommodations, and federally assisted programs

Latest action: Wed Feb 26 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027

House

Funds USDA, the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies for FY2027 while setting conditions on the use of appropriated funds

Latest action: Mon Jun 08 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Senate

Appropriates FY2026 funding for USDA, the Food and Drug Administration, rural development, nutrition assistance, and related agricultural agencies, while setting conditions on use of those funds

Latest action: Thu Jul 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Deliver Housing Now Act of 2025

House

Establishes a federal housing measure aimed at delivering housing more quickly under the Deliver Housing Now Act of 2025

Latest action: Fri Jan 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Respect State Housing Laws Act

Senate

Eliminates the 30-day notice requirement before landlords may start evictions in federally assisted or federally backed housing

Latest action: Thu Feb 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Puerto Rico Low-Income Housing Support Act

House

Establishes low-income housing support for Puerto Rico through a targeted housing assistance measure

Latest action: Thu Feb 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Respect State Housing Laws Act

House

Eliminates the 30-day notice requirement before landlords may start eviction proceedings in federally assisted or federally backed housing

Latest action: Wed Feb 25 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fostering the Future Act

House

Expands permitted Chafee foster care funds to cover supportive housing services for former foster youth using Section 8 Family Unification Program assistance

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644, with amendment.

House

Approves House concurrence in the Senate amendment to H.R. 6644 with a further House amendment

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

House

Establishes and revises a wide range of federal housing, mortgage, community development, and banking programs to expand housing supply and affordability

Latest action: Sat Jul 11 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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START Housing Act of 2025

House

Establishes the START Housing Act of 2025 to expand housing policy under House Financial Services Committee jurisdiction

Latest action: Wed Feb 12 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Housing Temperature Safety Act of 2025

House

Establishes federal housing temperature safety standards to protect residents in covered dwellings

Latest action: Wed Jan 22 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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ROAD to Housing Act of 2025

Senate

Expand housing supply and affordability by advancing reforms tied to development, zoning, and federal housing programs

Latest action: Fri Aug 01 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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ROAD to Housing Act of 2025

House

Expand rural housing development opportunities through measures tied to rural development and housing policy

Latest action: Wed May 20 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Build Housing with Care Act of 2025

House

Establishes a housing tax credit tied to standards for high quality child care facilities in residential development

Latest action: Thu Jan 23 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2025

House

Protects local zoning decisions by limiting federal interference with municipal land use authority

Latest action: Mon Mar 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Housing Vouchers Fairness Act

House

Establishes fairer housing voucher treatment by targeting how vouchers are handled in housing programs

Latest action: Mon Mar 31 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Homes for Young Adults Act of 2025

House

Establishes a housing measure aimed at expanding homes for young adults in 2025

Latest action: Thu Mar 27 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Upward Mobility Act of 2026

Senate

Establishes an upward mobility policy initiative aimed at improving economic advancement opportunities

Latest action: Wed Jun 03 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025

House

Expands housing choice by changing affordable housing policies reflected in the Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025

Latest action: Mon Mar 10 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025

Senate

Establishes affordable housing choice reforms to expand tenant access and landlord participation in housing assistance programs

Latest action: Thu Mar 06 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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The Housing Voucher Funding Reallocation Act

House

Require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to redirect unobligated tenant-based assistance funds to public housing agencies needing additional voucher funding

Latest action: Thu Jul 02 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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End Veteran Homelessness Act of 2025

House

Require the VA to provide case management for eligible HUD VASH veterans, protect housing aid when services are refused, and broaden HUD VASH eligibility for homeless veterans

Latest action: Tue Feb 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Let's Get to Work Act of 2025

Senate

Modifies and expands SNAP and HUD housing work requirements by raising the age cutoff, narrowing child-related exemptions, and applying ABAWD rules to public housing and vouchers

Latest action: Tue Jan 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients Act

House

Require states in TANF SNAP and certain public housing programs to screen or test adult applicants for drug use and deny benefits to those who test positive

Latest action: Thu Feb 20 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Let’s Get to Work Act of 2025

House

Modifies and expands SNAP and public housing work requirements, including older adults, parents with young children, and voucher households

Latest action: Fri Mar 14 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Equality Act

Senate

Amend federal civil rights law to prohibit discrimination based on sex sexual orientation and gender identity across employment housing public accommodations education and federally funded programs

Latest action: Tue Apr 29 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Justice for All Act of 2025

House

Prohibits discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and race related traits across education, housing, public accommodations, federally funded programs, and other civil rights settings

Latest action: Thu Feb 13 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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