A bill to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 with public and private resources, to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1344| Senate
| Updated: 6/13/2017
Roy Blunt
Republican Senator
Missouri
Cosponsors (5)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Housing and Community Development
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalElementary and secondary educationFinancial literacyHigher educationHousing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownershipLow- and moderate-income housingPublic housing
A bill to promote the development of local strategies to coordinate use of assistance under sections 8 and 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 with public and private resources, to enable eligible families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1344| Senate
| Updated: 6/13/2017
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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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Roy Blunt
Republican Senator
Missouri
Cosponsors (5)
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Housing and Community Development
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Bank accounts, deposits, capitalElementary and secondary educationFinancial literacyHigher educationHousing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownershipLow- and moderate-income housingPublic housing