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H.R. 9584House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

The Housing Voucher Funding Reallocation Act

To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reallocate unobligated funding for tenant-based assistance to public housing agencies which are in need of more funding for tenant-based assistance.

Sponsored by Michael LawlerRep. Michael Lawler (R-NY)
Introduced July 2, 2026

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The Housing Voucher Funding Reallocation Act changes the 1937 Housing Act so that unused voucher money is not left idle. It requires the HUD secretary to collect any unspent tenant‑based assistance funds from public housing agencies each year and reassign those funds to agencies that have fully used their allocations. This aims to direct more voucher resources to agencies that need them, affecting public housing agencies and the low‑income households they serve.

Key Provisions

  • At the end of each fiscal year, HUD must take back any tenant‑based voucher money that a public housing agency (PHA) received but did not spend (excluding administrative fees).
  • The reclaimed money must then be given to other PHAs that used all of their voucher funding during that year.

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Financial Services Committee

July 2, 2026

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Introduced in House

July 2, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Financial Services Committee

July 2, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued July 2, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9584

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 2, 2026

Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL

To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reallocate unobligated funding for tenant-based assistance to public housing agencies which are in need of more funding for tenant-based assistance.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the The Housing Voucher Funding Reallocation Act.

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Reallocation of voucher funding

Section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended by adding at the end the following:

(24)

Reallocation of amounts

The Secretary shall, at the end of each fiscal year—

(A)

recapture from each public housing agency any amounts provided to such public housing agency for tenant-based assistance under paragraph (1)(A), not including any administrative fees or other amounts made available under subsection (q), that such public housing agency did not obligate during such fiscal year; and

(B)

provide amounts recaptured under subparagraph (A) to public housing agencies that used all of the amounts provided to them for tenant-based assistance under paragraph (1)(A).

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