H.R. 3424 · 114th Congress
Moving to Work Reform Act of 2015
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This bill prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from entering into or extending any Moving to Work agreement for any public housing agency (PHA) for participation in the Moving to Work Demonstration Program, unless the agreement is subject to specified terms and conditions set forth by this Act for its entire duration.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 29, 2015
Moving to Work Reform Act of 2015
This bill prohibits the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from entering into or extending any Moving to Work agreement for any public housing agency (PHA) for participation in the Moving to Work Demonstration Program, unless the agreement is subject to specified terms and conditions set forth by this Act for its entire duration.
(Under the Moving to Work Demonstration Program up to 30 selected PHAs, including Indian housing authorities, may administer the public or Indian housing program and the Section 8 housing assistance payments program in ways designed to reduce costs and achieve greater cost-effectiveness in federal expenditures, provide incentives for heads of households to become economically self-sufficient, and increase housing choices for lower-income families.)
Under such an agreement a PHA:
- may not establish any new rent policy that raises rent burdens for a significant portion of participating families, or causes specified other results, unless certain conditions are met;
- may use funds appropriated for renewal of tenant-based rental assistance only for payments assisting eligible families with housing costs;
- shall receive funding for renewal of tenant-based rental assistance under the same formula applied to nonparticipating PHAs;
- must provide ongoing housing assistance to substantially the same number of eligible low-income families as it could assist ordinarily but with average cost burdens no higher than those of families assisted under Sections 8 (low-income housing assistance) and 9 (Public Housing Capital and Operating Funds) of the United States Housing Act of 1937; and
- develop and implement a plan to expand families' access to neighborhoods with low crime, high-performing schools, or other indicators of high opportunity, if a disproportionately low share of PHA-assisted families lives in such neighborhoods.
HUD may not waive specified housing-related requirements.
HUD must conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the Demonstration Program to:
- analyze the risks and potential benefits of expanding it to additional agencies; and
- identify reforms, and selection criteria in case the Demonstration Program is expanded, that would improve its effectiveness in testing innovative policies while minimizing adverse effects on low-income families and ensuring efficient use of federal funds to meet the most pressing housing needs.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Moving to Work Reform Act of 2015
Latest action (Jul 29, 2015): Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Policy area: Housing and Community Development · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 29, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.