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Section 8 Bill Passes in House

On July 12, the House passed a bill to reform the Section 8 program.  Passed by a vote of 333 to 83, H.R. 1851 makes the funding formula more efficient and changes the rent calculation for Section 8 and public housing to expand work incentives and reduce administrative costs.  The bill also promotes use of vouchers for homeownership, increases voucher opportunities for low-income working rural families, and expands the number of families receiving vouchers by 20,000 a year for each of the next five years.  The bill now goes to the Senate.

For more information on this legislation, visit http://thomas.loc.gov/.