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H.R. 4258: Family Self-Sufficiency Act

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H.R. 4258: Family Self-Sufficiency Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-11-06 · 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 2017-11-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 22 (2018): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4258 (2018-01-17), 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

Plain summary

Family Self-Sufficiency Act This bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise the Family-Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program, an employment and savings incentive program for families that reside in public housing or have housing vouchers. Specifically, the bill: combines existing, separately operated FSS programs into a single program; extends program eligibility to tenants of certain privately owned properties subsidized with project-based rental assistance; revises program requirements related to eligibility, supportive services, and escrow deposits; and otherwise modifies the FSS program.

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Official text

Family Self-Sufficiency Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4258, Family Self-Sufficiency Act (2017-12-11)

Cosponsors on this site

Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong115-hr4258 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115