Bill Sponsor
House Bill 5793
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018
Active
Active
Passed House on Jul 10, 2018
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
May 15, 2018
Latest Action
Jul 11, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5793
Congress
115
Policy Area
Housing and Community Development
Housing and Community Development
Primary focus of measure is home ownership; housing programs administration and funding; residential rehabilitation; regional planning, rural and urban development; affordable housing; homelessness; housing industry and construction; fair housing. Measures concerning mortgages and mortgage finance may fall under Finance and Financial Sector policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Wisconsin
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on July 10, 2018
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
314
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2018

This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a mobility demonstration program to enable public housing agencies (PHAs) to administer housing-choice rental-assistance vouchers in a manner designed to: (1) encourage low-income families receiving such assistance to move to lower-poverty areas, and (2) expand access to opportunity areas.

HUD shall require PHAs applying to participate in the program to submit a specified Regional Housing Mobility Plan.

Text (4)
July 11, 2018
July 10, 2018
July 10, 2018
Actions (16)
07/11/2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
07/10/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/10/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 368 - 19 (Roll no. 314). (text: CR H6010-6011)
07/10/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 368 - 19 (Roll no. 314).(text: CR H6010-6011)
07/10/2018
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6025-6026)
07/10/2018
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
07/10/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5793.
07/10/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6010-6013)
07/10/2018
Mr. Huizenga moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
07/10/2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 628.
07/10/2018
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-809.
05/22/2018
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 53 - 0.
05/22/2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
05/15/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
05/15/2018
Introduced in House
04/17/2018
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Prior to Referral.
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:39:32 PM