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Senate Bill 3969
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Improving Housing Access Act
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Introduced in Senate on Mar 3, 2026
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S. 3969 (Introduced-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 3969


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.


IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 3, 2026

Mr. Ricketts introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs


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.