Michael Lawler (R-NY)
Public Housing Rent Reduction for First Responders Act
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Public Housing Rent Reduction for First Responders Act," aims to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937. The purpose is to reduce rent costs in public housing for specific public servants. The target groups include police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians. The legislation would change how rental payments are calculated for these specific families.
Yes
- Scored +5
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The bill specifically targets rent reductions for public housing residents, which often includes low-income families.
- Scored +5
Does this make housing cost less?
The bill provides rent relief for first responders living in public housing, aiding housing affordability for those specific families.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Rent Reduction for First Responders: Families where one or more members are police officers, firefighters, or emergency medical technicians would pay a different rent amount. Under Section 2, the rent would be the highest of either 15 percent of the family's monthly adjusted income or 5 percent of the family's monthly income.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill specifically targets rent reductions for public housing residents, which often includes low-income families.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — The bill provides rent relief for first responders living in public housing, aiding housing affordability for those specific families.
- 2/25/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.