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To allow public housing projects under the rental demonstration program to retain prior approval of housing plans, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill allows public housing projects participating in the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program to retain their previously approved housing plans after converting to the RAD program. Projects that retain this approval may continue using the same approval process for future housing plan modifications or updates. These projects remain subject to all original terms and conditions of their prior approvals and must still go through the standard certification process required for RAD program participation. This provision is designed to provide continuity for housing projects transitioning into the Rental Assistance Demonstration program.
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- Mar 9, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. · house
- Mar 9, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 9, 2026
Mr. Goldman of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To allow public housing projects under the rental demonstration program to retain prior approval of housing plans, 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 “Rental Assistance Demonstration Conversion Continuity Act” or the “RAD Conversion Continuity Act”.
SEC. 2. APPROVALS RELATED TO RENTAL ASSISTANCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.
(a) In General.—With respect to a public housing project under the rental assistance demonstration program, such project for which housing plans have been approved under section 7 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437e) may—
(1) retain such approval after conversion to the rental assistance demonstration program; and
(2) continue to use such approval process for any future approval.
(b) Requirements.—A project that retains approval pursuant to subsection (a) shall—
(1) continue to be subject to any terms or conditions of such approval; and
(2) go through the same process to receive a certification as such project initially was certified under section 9 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g).
(c) Rental Assistance Demonstration Program Defined.—In this section, the term “rental assistance demonstration program” means the program described under the heading “Rental Assistance Demonstration” in title II of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (division C of Public Law 112-55; 125 Stat. 673). <all>
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