HR3133-119

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Housing Accessibility and Voucher Expansion Now Act or the HAVEN Act.

2. Adjustments to rental payments with respect to certain Federal rental assistance programs The United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et. seq.) is amended— in section 3(a)(1)(A), by striking 30 and inserting 20; in section 8(o)(2)(A)(i), by striking 30 and inserting 20; and in section 9(e)(2)(A)— in clause (vi), by striking and at the end; by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii) and by moving such clause 1 em to the right; and by inserting after clause (vi) the following: the amount of public housing rental income forgone by the public housing agency as a result of lowering the percentage of monthly adjusted income for the calculation of rental payments; and Section 521(a)(3) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(3)) is amended by striking 30 in each place it occurs and inserting 20. Section 202(c)(3) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(3)) is amended by striking 30 and inserting 20. Section 811(d)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(3)) is amended by striking 30 and inserting 20. To the extent practicable, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall ensure that the adjustments made by subsection (a) do not reduce the number of recipients of the Federal rental assistance programs described in subsection (a). (vii)the amount of public housing rental income forgone by the public housing agency as a result of lowering the percentage of monthly adjusted income for the calculation of rental payments; and .

3. Authorization of appropriations with respect to certain Federal rental assistance programs The United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et. seq.) is amended— in section 9(c)(2)(A), by striking , and 2003 and inserting 2003, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter; and in section 9(c)(2)(B), by striking , and 2003 and inserting 2003, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter. Section 202(m) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(m)) is amended to read as follows: There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. Subsection (m) of section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(m)) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting , and such sums as necessary for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter. (m)Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. .

4. Unlawful discrimination based on source of income The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amended— in section 804, by striking or national origin each place it appears and inserting national origin, or lawful source of income; in section 805— in subsection (a), by striking or national origin and inserting national origin, or lawful source of income; and in subsection (e), by striking or familial status and inserting familial status, or lawful source of income; in section 806, by striking or national origin and inserting national origin, or lawful source of income; in section 807(a), by striking or national origin and inserting national origin, or lawful source of income; and in section 808(e)(6), by striking and family characteristics and inserting family characteristics, and lawful sources of income,.

6. Use of small area fair market rents for housing choice voucher program Section 8(o)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(1)) is amended— in subparagraph (B), by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting subparagraphs (D) and (F); and by adding at the end the following: Effective for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the area fair market rents used for purposes of subparagraph (B) shall be established by the Secretary by zip code areas. (F)Use of small area fair market rentsEffective for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the area fair market rents used for purposes of subparagraph (B) shall be established by the Secretary by zip code areas. .

7. Technical assistance for applicants for admission to a public housing project Section 9(h)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(h)(1)) is amended by inserting applicants for admission to a project, after organizations,.

8. Expansion of housing choice voucher program There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for providing incremental vouchers for rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in accordance with this section for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, the amount necessary to fund— the number of incremental vouchers required to be allocated under paragraph (2); annual renewals of the vouchers allocated under paragraph (2); and administrative fees for vouchers allocated under paragraph (2). The Secretary shall allocate 500,000 incremental vouchers in fiscal year 2026 and 1,500,000 incremental vouchers in increments of 500,000 in each calendar year from 2027 through 2029 under this section to public housing agencies pursuant to section 213(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1439(d)). The Secretary shall, by notice in the Federal Register, establish selection criteria under section 213(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1439(d)) that prioritizes housing needs among eligible households and severe housing hardship, such as experiencing homelessness, overcrowding, or evictions. On and after the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, any family that is otherwise eligible for tenant-based rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) shall be entitled to that rental assistance during any period that the family is an eligible household. There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary— to provide assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) in accordance with the entitlement under paragraph (1) of this subsection for each eligible household in the amount determined under such section 8(o); and to provide administrative fees under section 8(q) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(q)) in connection with each voucher for assistance provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. In this section, term eligible household means a family who has an income that does not exceed 80 percent of the area median income, as determined by a public housing agency.

9. Section 8 Management Assessment Program Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue a rule to consider the timeliness of approval for both eligible families and landlords with respect to the Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) or any successor assessment program, as described in part 985 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations.