118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1257 — Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act of 2023

“A bill to authorize a new type of housing choice voucher to help achieve the goals of ending homelessness among families with children, increasing housing opportunities, and improving life outcomes of poor children.”

Housing and community development

Introduced Apr 25, 2023

Last action Mar 12, 2024

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Apr 25, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Apr 25, 2023

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Step 3

Committee

Mar 12, 2024

Step 4

Senate

Step 5

House floor

Step 6

Resolve Changes

Step 7

Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes a voucher program through which public housing agencies (PHAs) shall offer support services to help families who have children and are unstably housed, live in an area of concentrated poverty, or are at risk of being displaced from an opportunity area for children move to areas with access to high-performing schools or high-quality childcare and early education. The Department of Housing and Urban Development must provide assistance to PHAs on a competitive basis to implement the program.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 3 actions

Mar 12, 2024

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.

Apr 25, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Apr 25, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.