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H.R. 46: Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2009

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H.R. 46: Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-06 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 221 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR46 (2009-04-29), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 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.

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Official title

Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2009

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2009 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise requirements for the administrative fee payable to public housing agencies to cover the costs of administering family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Prescribes: (1) a base fee for a public housing agency serving 25 or more program participants equal to the costs of employing one full-time family self-sufficiency coordinator (prorated for an agency serving fewer than 25 such participants); and (2) an additional fee for an agency meeting minimum performance standards to cover the costs of employing a second coordinator if the agency has 75 or more participating families, and a third coordinator if it has 125 or more participating families. Permits the Secretary to reserve certain amounts to provide support to or reward family self-sufficiency programs that are particularly innovative or highly successful in achieving program goals.

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Official text

Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] · 0 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr46 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111