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H.R. 5443: Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006

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H.R. 5443: Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-22 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006

Plain summary

Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to set forth exceptions to the requirement of initial inspection prior to occupancy, especially to allow assistance payments if failure to meet standards results only from non-life threatening conditions. Prescribes guidelines for income reviews and calculation of income. Directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to make an annual inflation adjustment to exclusions from such calculation. Instructs the Secretary to implement a Moving to Work Program in which selected public housing agencies may participate. Authorizes funding for tenant-based vouchers. Permits a public housing agency, at its discretion, to provide a single grant to be used only as a contribution toward the downpayment for the purchase of a dwelling, in lieu of monthly assistance payments.

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Official text

Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5443, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006 (2006-07-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5443, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2006 (2006-07-06)

Cosponsors on this site

Maxine Waters (D-CA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5443 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109