Sylvia Garcia (D-TX)
Improving Self-Sufficiency of Families in HUD-Subsidized Housing Act
A Democratic 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 "Improving Self-Sufficiency of Families in HUD-Subsidized Housing Act," directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to conduct a specific study. The study focuses on how public housing agencies have implemented work requirements through the Moving to Work demonstration. It requires looking at both the benefits and the challenges these requirements create for agencies and program participants. The scope includes evaluating effects on poverty, homelessness, earnings, and job retention. The Secretary must submit an initial report to specific Congressional committees within one year of enactment. This study is contingent upon certain determinations regarding the number of agencies available and the potential impact on low-income families.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +1
Does this make housing cost less?
The study examines the impacts of work requirements on homelessness rates and the administration of public housing.
- Scored +1
Is this likely to lift people out of poverty?
The study is specifically tasked with evaluating the effects of work requirements on poverty rates.
- Scored +1
Is this likely to reduce homelessness?
The study aims to consider how work requirements affect homelessness rates among program participants.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Information on Economic Outcomes: The study aims to consider benefits related to asset building, earnings growth, and job attainment and retention for program participants (Section 2(a)(2)(A)).
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Understanding Social Impacts: The study will look at how work requirements affect homelessness rates and poverty rates (Section 2(a)(2)(A)).
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Inclusion of Participant Voices: The study process includes gathering qualitative evidence through interviews with program participants and their resident councils (Section 2(a)(2)(B)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Potential Negative Impact of the Study Itself: The Secretary must determine that the study would not negatively impact low-income families receiving assistance through the specified public housing agencies before proceeding (Section 2(b)(2)).
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.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — The study examines the impacts of work requirements on homelessness rates and the administration of public housing. Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — The study is specifically tasked with evaluating the effects of work requirements on poverty rates. Is this likely to reduce homelessness? — The study aims to consider how work requirements affect homelessness rates among program participants.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The study seeks to understand the impact of work requirements on the earnings growth and asset building of low-income participants. Would people in cities be better off under this? — The study evaluates public housing agencies which are primarily located in urban areas.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — The bill directs a study to evaluate the effects of work requirements on job attainment and retention.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires the Secretary to submit a report of the study's findings to specific Congressional committees.
- 5/19/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.