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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8327 
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry 
out a rent stabilization program to provide short-term financial assistance 
to extremely low-income families at risk of eviction, and for other pur-
poses. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 11, 2022 
Mr. TORRES of New York (for himself and Mr. GOMEZ) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment to carry out a rent stabilization program to provide 
short-term financial assistance to extremely low-income 
families at risk of eviction, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stable Families Act 
of 2022’’. 
SEC. 2. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to 
make funds available to State, local, territorial, and Tribal 
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governments (in this section referred to as ‘‘eligible grant-
ees’’) for the purpose of providing financial assistance and 
housing stabilization services to extremely low-income 
households to prevent evictions, homelessness, and other 
housing instability. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—An eligible grantee 
receiving assistance under this section may distribute all 
or a portion of such assistance to private nonprofit organi-
zations, other government entities, public housing agen-
cies, Tribally designated housing entities, or other entities 
as determined by the Secretary to carry out programs in 
accordance with this section. 
(c) DESIGNATION.—An eligible grantee that receives 
a grant under this section may designate 1 or more enti-
ties to carry out programs in accordance with this section. 
(d) HOUSEHOLD ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A household that is eligible 
to receive assistance under a program established 
under this section (in this section referred to as an 
‘‘eligible household’’) shall be— 
(A) extremely low-income, as defined in 
section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)); 
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(B) at risk of housing instability and expe-
riencing a short-term crisis, as attested to in 
writing by the household, which may include— 
(i) a decline in household income; 
(ii) a family or health crisis; 
(iii) unexpected expenses; 
(iv) unsafe or unhealthy living condi-
tions; or 
(v) any other event as determined by 
the Secretary; and 
(C) obligated to pay rent on a residential 
dwelling or experiencing homelessness, as de-
fined in section 103 of the McKinney-Vento 
Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302). 
(2) HOUSING TYPE.—Assistance under a pro-
gram established under this section shall be provided 
to eligible households regardless of housing type, or 
lack thereof, including— 
(A) rental properties, hotels, or motels 
where the households are covered by State, 
Tribal, or local eviction laws; 
(B) manufactured housing; 
(C) mobile homes; 
(D) single rooms; and 
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