Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2007

Bill: 110-hr-3018
Sponsor: Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13]
Introduced: 2007-07-12 in the House
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Subjects: Administrative fees
Congressional reporting requirements
Economics and Public Finance
Evaluation research (Social action programs)
Federal aid to housing
Housing authorities
Law
Public housing
Rental housing
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-12
text: 
Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise requirements for the administrative fee payable to public housing agencies to cover the costs of administering family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
 
Prescribes: (1) a base fee for a public housing agency serving 25 or more program participants equal to the costs of employing one full-time family self-sufficiency coordinator (prorated for an agency serving fewer than 25 such participants); and (2) an additional fee for an agency meeting minimum performance standards to cover the costs of employing a second coordinator if the agency has 75 or more participating families, and a third coordinator if it has 125 or more participating families.
 
 Permits the Secretary to reserve certain amounts to provide support to or reward family self-sufficiency programs that are particularly innovative or highly successful in achieving program goals.

action_date: 2008-09-25
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Family Self-Sufficiency Act of 2007 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to revise requirements for the administrative fee payable to public housing agencies (PHAs) to cover the costs of administering family self-sufficiency programs in connection with the housing choice voucher program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
 
Prescribes: (1) a base fee for a PHA serving 25 or more program participants equal to the costs of employing one full-time family self-sufficiency coordinator (prorated for an agency serving fewer than 25 such participants); and (2) an additional fee for an agency meeting minimum performance standards to cover the costs of employing a second coordinator if the agency has 75 or more participating families, and a third coordinator if it has 125 or more participating families.
 
Requires the Secretary to publish a proposed rule specifying the performance standards applicable to funding such additional fees and agencies that have received HUD funding for more than three such coordinators between FY1998-FY2007.
 
Requires PHAs receiving such funds to collect and report to the Secretary information on the performance of their family self-sufficiency programs.
 
Directs the Secretary to: (1) conduct a formal and scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of well-run family self-sufficiency programs, using random assignment of participants to the extent practicable; and (2) submit interim and final reports to Congress. Authorizes appropriations for the evaluation.
 
 
 Permits the Secretary to reserve up to 10% of the amounts available for administrative fees to provide support to or reward family self-sufficiency programs that are particularly innovative or highly successful in achieving program goals.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2008-09-26
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
action_date: 2008-09-25
text: Considered as unfinished business.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mrs. Biggert objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3018.
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8703-8705; text of measure as introduced: CR H8703)
action_date: 2008-09-23
text: Ms. Moore (WI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2008-03-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
action_date: 2007-07-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2007-07-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-12
text: Introduced in House