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Housing Choice Voucher Fairness Act of 2025
To amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to address the payment of tenant-based assistance in cases where a family moves, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to modify how tenant-based rental assistance, known as housing choice vouchers, is handled when families move to areas outside their housing agency's service territory. Under the amendment, agencies must continue providing rental assistance to families who move to such areas, unless the cost of assistance in the new location exceeds the previous cost by more than 10 percent.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Kiley, Kevin [R-CA-3] (R-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Kevin Kiley’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- SOVEREIGN NATION $17,700
- NULL $14,855
- LECAVALIER CELLARS $13,200
- STARKEY HEARING TECHNOLOGIES $13,200
- BRODIE GENERATIONAL CAPITAL PARTNERS $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Kevin Kiley → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Jan 16, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. · house
- Jan 16, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 16, 2026
Mr. Kiley of California 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 address the payment of tenant-based assistance in cases where a family moves, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Housing Choice Voucher Fairness Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. TRANSFERRING HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER BILLING.
Section 8(r) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(r)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(6) If an agency provides tenant-based assistance to a family on or after January 1, 2026 and such family moves to a dwelling unit located in an area outside of the area covered by such agency, such agency shall continue providing tenant-based assistance to such family unless the cost of providing rental assistance for such dwelling unit is greater than 10 percent more than the cost of providing rental assistance for such family when they lived in the area covered by such agency.”. <all>
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