Tribal Veterans Voucher Flexibility Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10753 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10753

To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a 
program to reallocate vouchers, on a voluntary basis, under the Tribal 
               HUD-VASH program, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 6, 2026

    Mr. Crane (for himself and Ms. Davids of Kansas) 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 establish a 
program to reallocate vouchers, on a voluntary basis, under the Tribal 
               HUD-VASH program, 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 ``Tribal Veterans Voucher Flexibility 
Act''.

SEC. 2. TRIBAL HUD-VASH VOUCHER REALLOCATION.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development (hereafter referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
establish a program to reallocate unused vouchers, on a voluntary 
basis, under the Tribal HUD-VASH program.
    (b) Reallocation.--The program established under subsection (a) 
shall include procedures for Indian Tribes and Tribally Designated 
Housing Entities--
            (1) that have any unused vouchers under the Tribal HUD-VASH 
        program and do not anticipate needing such assistance in the 
        following fiscal year to voluntarily notify the Secretary of 
        such unused vouchers, including through digital, phone, or mail 
        correspondence; and
            (2) that have a need for vouchers under the Tribal HUD-VASH 
        program to notify the Secretary of such need, for which the 
        Secretary may reallocate such vouchers.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee 
on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Subcommittee 
on Transportation, Housing, Urban Development, and Related Agencies of 
the House of Representatives a report that describes--
            (1) the number of vouchers unused by each Tribe or Tribally 
        Designated Housing Entity under the Tribal HUD-VASH program;
            (2) each Tribe or Tribally Designated Housing Entity that 
        receives reallocated vouchers as described in subsection 
        (b)(2);
            (3) the number of Tribes and Tribally Designated Housing 
        Entities that do not have enough vouchers under the Tribal HUD-
        VASH program;
            (4) recommendations on ways to better distribute unused 
        vouchers under the Tribal HUD-VASH program among Tribes and 
        Tribally Designated Housing Entities seeking additional 
        vouchers; and
            (5) an assessment on the possible need to increase overall 
        vouchers under the Tribal HUD-VASH program.
    (d) Effect on Allocation.--There shall be no effect on 
consideration for the allocation of vouchers with respect to an Indian 
Tribe or Tribally Designated Housing Entity that elects to have unused 
vouchers reallocated pursuant to subsection (b)(1).
    (e) Tribal HUD-VASH Program Defined.--In this section, the term 
``Tribal HUD-VASH program'' means the demonstration program established 
under paragraph (5) under the heading ``Tenant-based rental 
assistance'' under the heading ``Public and Indian Housing'' in title 
II of division K of the Consolidated and Further Continuing 
Appropriations Act, 2015 (Public Law 113-235; 128 Stat. 2732).
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