Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
Improving Housing Access Act
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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, known as the "Improving Housing Access Act," directs the Comptroller General of the United States to perform a specific study. The purpose of this study is to find ways to remove barriers and improve housing options for people who are elderly or disabled. It specifically looks at the potential impacts of providing capital advances for certain housing programs. These include the program for supportive housing for the elderly and the program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +4
Would people over 65 be better off under this?
The bill directs a study aimed at improving housing options and removing barriers for the elderly.
- Scored +4
Would people with disabilities be better off under this?
The bill directs a study to identify ways to improve housing and remove barriers for persons with disabilities.
- Scored +4
Would retired people be better off under this?
The study aims to improve housing access for elderly populations, which includes retirees.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Housing Options: The study aims to identify options to remove barriers and improve housing for persons who are elderly or disabled (Section 2).
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Supportive Housing for the Elderly: The bill directs the study to include potential impacts of providing capital advances for the program for supportive housing for the elderly under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 (Section 2, Subsection 1).
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Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities: The bill directs the study to include potential impacts of providing capital advances for the program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (Section 2, Subsection 2).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly mentioned 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 people with disabilities be better off under this? — The bill directs a study to identify ways to improve housing and remove barriers for persons with disabilities. Would retired people be better off under this? — The study aims to improve housing access for elderly populations, which includes retirees. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — The bill directs a study aimed at improving housing options and removing barriers for the elderly.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — The bill seeks to improve housing access for elderly and disabled populations through a study of capital advances. Does this expand the rights of people with disabilities? — The bill directs a study to identify ways to improve housing and remove barriers for persons with disabilities.
- 3/3/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate
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.