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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