H.R. 7139

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7139 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7139

To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to address the payment 
of tenant-based assistance in cases where a family moves, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 16, 2026

Mr. Kiley of California introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Financial Services

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A BILL

To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to address the payment 
of tenant-based assistance in cases where a family moves, and for other 
purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Choice Voucher Fairness Act 
of 2025''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFERRING HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER BILLING.

Section 8(r) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437f(r)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
``(6) If an agency provides tenant-based assistance to a family on 
or after January 1, 2026 and such family moves to a dwelling unit 
located in an area outside of the area covered by such agency, such 
agency shall continue providing tenant-based assistance to such family 
unless the cost of providing rental assistance for such dwelling unit 
is greater than 10 percent more than the cost of providing rental 
assistance for such family when they lived in the area covered by such 
agency.''.
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