To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a pilot program to recapture and reallocate rental assistance for veterans, and for other purposes.

Daniel Meuser

Republican · PA · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

2026-08-27

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10168 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10168 To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a pilot program to recapture and reallocate rental assistance for veterans, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 27, 2026 Mr. Meuser introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a pilot program to recapture and reallocate rental assistance for veterans, 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 ``Veterans Housing Opportunity Act''. SEC. 2. HUD-VASH NATIONAL POOL PILOT PROGRAM. (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affaris, shall establish a pilot program to be known as the ``HUD-VASH National Pool Pilot Program''. (b) Recapture and Reallocation.-- (1) In general.--Under the pilot program, the Secretary-- (A) shall identify public housing agencies with chronically underutilized HUD-VASH voucher assistance, as determined by the Secretary; (B) may recapture such voucher assistance; and (C) may reallocate such assistance to redistribute HUD-VASH voucher assistance to public housing agencies through a process established by the Secretary. (2) Notice to phas with underutilization.--Upon a finding that a public housing agency is chronically underutilizing HUD- VASH voucher assistance as described in paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary shall-- (A) notify such public housing agency of the underutilization; and (B) provide such public housing agency with a period of time, as determined by the Secretary, to utilize such voucher assistance before recapturing and reallocating pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1). (c) Availability of Vouchers.--The HUD-VASH voucher assistance that is reallocated pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(C) shall be made available to veterans that are-- (1) homeless; or (2) at risk of homelessness, as determined by the Secretary. (d) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report that describes-- (1) HUD-VASH voucher utilization rates; (2) housing outcomes for veterans; (3) impacts of the pilot program on the administration of HUD-VASH vouchers; and (4) whether the pilot program has improved the efficiency of the HUD-VASH voucher program. (e) Sunset.--The pilot program established by this section shall terminate on the date that is 5 years after the date of the enactment of this section, except as provided in subsection (f). (f) Participants After Termination.--Any individual that receives a HUD-VASH voucher under the pilot program, and retains such voucher after the sunset described in subsection (d), shall retain such voucher under the standard HUD-VASH program described in section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)) and any implementing regulations. (g) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Chronically underutilized.--The term ``chronically underutilized'' means sustained underutilization over a meaningful period of time, as determined by the Secretary. (2) HUD-VASH voucher assistance.--The term ``HUD-VASH voucher assistance'' means rental assistance provided-- (A) under section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)); or (B) any similar assistance made under an appropriations Act. (3) Public housing agency.--The term ``public housing agency'' has the meaning given the term in section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)). (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (5) Veteran.--The term…

``veteran'' has the meaning given the term in section 2002 of title 38, United States Code. <all>

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