HR8678-118

Introduced

To amend certain Acts to adjust rental payments with respect to certain Federal rental assistance programs, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 11, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend certain Acts to adjust rental payments with respect to certain Federal rental assistance programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies. The main policy domain is Housing.

Who Benefits and How

homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H9756B0E2F641471297D2ECE58406E54F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Adjustments for Income-based Rental Costs Act or the FAIR Costs Act.
  • Section HBF47B789CCCF42C194A27BAB06DFF110: 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...
  • Section H57E0C54AE5B24C1AB20F765D637E331D: 3. 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....
  • Section H28A955EF73454995B7A1F16EE18477F3: 4. 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.)...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend certain Acts to adjust rental payments with respect to certain Federal rental assistance programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies.

Key Policy Areas

Housing

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend certain Acts to adjust rental payments with respect to certain Federal rental assistance programs, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies.

Policy Domains

Housing

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 11, 2024

Mr. Bowman (for himself and Mrs. Watson Coleman) introduced the …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Housing
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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