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To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study that identifies options to remove barriers and improve housing for persons who are elderly or disabled.
Summary
The Improving Housing Access Act would direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study within one year of enactment. The study would identify options to remove barriers and improve housing for elderly and disabled persons. The study would specifically examine potential impacts of providing capital advances to two federal housing assistance programs: the Section 202 supportive housing program for the elderly and the Section 811 supportive housing program for persons with disabilities.
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- Feb 17, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. · house
- Feb 17, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 17, 2026
Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study that identifies options to remove barriers and improve housing for persons who are elderly or disabled.
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 “Improving Housing Access Act”.
SEC. 2. IMPROVING HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED.
The Comptroller General of the United States shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, conduct a study that identifies options to remove barriers and improve housing for persons who are elderly or disabled, including any potential impacts of providing capital advances for—
(1) the program for supportive housing for the elderly under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959; and
(2) the program for supportive housing for persons with disabilities under section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act. <all>
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