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Jul 11, 2007

Summary and Text of Amendments Submitted to H.R. 1851 - Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007

Summary and Text of Amendments Submitted to the Rules Committee for

H.R. 1851 - Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007

Listed in Alphabetical Order

July 11, 2007 3:41 PM

 

 Sponsor and                              Summary of Amendment
 Text of Amendment  

Bordallo (GU)

#15

The amendment authorizes Section 8 vouchers for families who are admitted into the United States (including its territories) under the Compacts of Free Association (P.L. 108-188 and P.L. 99-658), specifically with the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Government of Palau.  Such vouchers would be funded by a specific appropriation and would not be counted against the allocations otherwise determined by formula for Public Housing Agencies.

Chabot (OH)

#11

The amendment would strike the authorization of appropriations for the creation of 20,000 new vouchers each year for years FY 2008 through FY 2012.

Chabot (OH)

#12

The amendment would prohibit any family that includes an individual convicted of a felony under State or Federal law from receiving assistance in the Section 8 program.

Chabot (OH)

#22

Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute.  The amendment would eliminate the Section 8 program.

Culberson (TX)

#3

The amendment states that under the Housing Innovation Program, residents, the local community, and elected officials must be notified by a PHA not later than 30 days before the first of the two public meetings.

Hensarling (TX)/Chabot (OH)

#10

The amendment requires that all adults in a household receiving Section 8 tenant assistance for more than 7 consecutive years must perform 20 hours per week of approved "work activities."  Exemptions are provided for senior citizens, the disabled, those already exempt from TANF work requirements, and those who cannot access child care.

Jackson-Lee (TX)

#6

(REVISED) The amendment provides that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall authorize and direct Public Housing Authorities to develop demonstration projects designed to increase employment and contracting opportunities relating to the maintenance, inspection, and management of section 8 rental properties for recipients of Section 8 vouchers.

Jackson-Lee (TX)

#7

(REVISED) The amendment requires that the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a pilot program of incentives and inducements to public housing agencies to develop effective means of reducing their section 8 waiting list times.

Jackson-Lee (TX)

#8

(REVISED) The amendment provides that for purposes of section 3(b) of this Act, ‘income” shall be determined without regard to any amounts or any benefits received by an applicant for a Section 8 voucher from a family member serving on active duty in combat theaters such as Iraq and Afghanistan.

Jackson-Lee (TX)

#9

(REVISED) The amendment provides that not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit a report and make recommendations to the Congress regarding the feasibility of establishing a pilot program of incentives and inducements to public housing agencies to develop effective means of reducing their Section 8 waiting list times.

King, Steve (IA)

#17

The amendment would require that documents disseminated by HUD in carrying out the program for Section 8 rental assistance be printed in English only.

Kucinich (OH)

#18

The amendment requires more accurate dust testing to the list of procedures in the biennial inspection and provides $34 million in funding for that requirement.

Markey (MA)/Pryce (OH)

#16

The first part of the amendment would make certain low-income tenants of the Heritage Apartments in Malden, Massachusetts eligible for enhanced housing vouchers after prepayment of a HUD mortgage and subsequent ownership transfer of the property without HUD restrictions that may jeopardize the housing affordability.  The second part of the amendment would allow for the transfer of Section 8 Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) contracts in Columbus, Ohio in the University District and in Cincinnati, Ohio in the Over-the-Rhine Community.

Miller, Gary (CA)/Chabot (OH)

#13

The amendment will impose a 7-year time limit on participation in the Section 8 program.  The amendment excludes the elderly and disabled from this requirement.  In addition, the amendment provides for a hardship exception.

Neugebauer (TX)

#2

The amendment will exempt qualified public housing agencies (PHAs) with 250 or fewer public housing units from the requirement of submitting an annual Public Housing Plan to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).  The amendment provides that eligible PHAs must continue to submit annual certifications to ensure compliance with civil rights requirements, and continue to submit a five-year Public Housing Plan.  Any PHA designated as “troubled” by HUD would be ineligible for this exemption.

Price, Tom (GA)/Capito (WV)/Brown-Waite (FL)/Campbell (CA)

#4

The amendment requires that, in order for an individual or household to receive Section 8 voucher assistance, the individual, or all adult members of the household, must provide secure identification to the PHA.

Price, Tom (GA)

#5

The amendment requires that spending in this legislation be offset by reductions in spending elsewhere.

Price, Tom (GA)

#19

The amendment clarifies that the rental history data that Section 9 of H.R. 1851 allows to be submitted to a credit bureau will be treated the same as any other data submitted to them.

Rush (IL)

#14

The amendment requires public housing agencies that distribute and oversee Section 8 housing vouchers to publish information on all means-tested federal services available to the Section 8 voucher-holder and their family based on their federal poverty level eligibility.

Velázquez (NY)

#23

(REVISED)  The amendment requires that public housing agencies selected for participation in the Housing Innovation Program must comply with voucher and public housing domestic violence provisions from the Violence Against Women Act.

Waters (CA)

#20

Manager's Amendment. The amendment  includes increased rent structure flexibility while maintaining affordability requirements, an increase up to 12.5% in first year permitted housing agency voucher reserves, provisions spelling out HUD responsibilities with respect to access to HUD programs for persons with Limited English Proficiency, modifications to voucher inspection requirements, and changes to the Housing Innovation Program.

Waters (CA)

#21

The amendment requires that public housing agencies selected for participation in the Housing Innovation Program must comply with voucher and public housing domestic violence provisions from the Violence Against Women Act.

Wicker (MS)

#1

The amendment would allow Mississippi Public Housing Authorities to comply with the United States Housing Act of 1937 without violating the conflict of interest clause of the Mississippi State Constitution, which prevents individuals from sitting on a board of directors from which such decisions of the board could directly benefit the individual.  To comply with the intent of the housing law, a separate advisory board will be created with a minimum of 6 tenants to offer advice and comment to the public housing agency.