United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1237 (101st)
Lower Income Housing Fair Rent Act of 1988
Original
Introduced
2 March 1989
Last action
15 March 1989 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Sponsors
Rep. Buechner, Jack [R-MO-2], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19], Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1], Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1], Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8], Rep. Patterson, Elizabeth [D-SC-4]
Subjects
Housing
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Lower Income Housing Fair Rent Act of 1988 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to exclude from the definition of income for purposes of rent and assistance payments all income earned by family members except the income of the two highest-earning family members.
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Timeline
2 March 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 March 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · undated · Official file
Documents
2 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 2 March 1989
Sponsors
- Rep. Buechner, Jack [R-MO-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Emerson, Bill [R-MO-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-19] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Collins, Cardiss [D-IL-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Martin, Lynn M. [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bustamante, Albert G. [D-TX-23] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hayes, James A. [D-LA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Livingston, Bob [R-LA-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Atkins, Chester G. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Patterson, Elizabeth [D-SC-4] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/1237
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/1237
- us · 101-hr-1237 · source updated 26 August 2025