Improving Self-Sufficiency of Families in HUD-Subsidized Housing Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8877 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8877

 To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct a
  study on the implementation of work requirements by public housing
                   agencies, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2026

 Ms. Garcia of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred
                 to the Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL

 To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct a
  study on the implementation of work requirements by public housing
                   agencies, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Self-Sufficiency of
Families in HUD-Subsidized Housing Act''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVING SELF-SUFFICIENCY OF FAMILIES IN HUD-SUBSIDIZED
              HOUSING.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Study.--Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary of
        Housing and Urban Development shall conduct a study on the
        implementation of work requirements implemented prior to the
        date of enactment of this Act by public housing agencies
        described in paragraph (4) participating in the Moving to Work
        demonstration authorized under section 204 of the Departments
        of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
        Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1437f
        note).
            (2) Scope.--The study required under paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) consider the short-, medium-, and long-term
                benefits and challenges of work requirements on public
                housing agencies described in paragraph (4) and on
                program participants who are subject to such
                requirements, including the effects work requirements
                have on homelessness rates, poverty rates, asset
                building, earnings growth, job attainment and
                retention, and public housing agencies' administrative
                capacity; and
                    (B) include quantitative and qualitative evidence,
                including interviews with program participants
                described in subparagraph (A) and their respective
                resident councils.
            (3) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
        Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate
        and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of
        Representatives a report on the initial findings of the study
        required under paragraph (1).
            (4) Public housing agencies described.--The public housing
        agencies described in this paragraph are public housing
        agencies that, as part of an application to participate in the
        demonstration authorized under section 204 of the Departments
        of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and
        Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 (42 U.S.C. 1437f
        note), submit a proposal identifying work requirements as an
        innovative proposal.
    (b) Determination.--The requirement under subsection (a) shall
apply if the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines
that--
            (1) there are a sufficient number of public housing
        agencies described in subsection (a)(4) such that the Secretary
        of Housing and Urban Development can rigorously evaluate the
        impact of the implementation of work requirements described in
        that subsection; and
            (2) the study would not negatively impact low-income
        families receiving assistance through a public housing agency
        described in subsection (a)(4).
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