Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2016

Summary

Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2016 This bill amends the Housing Act of 1949 to direct the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to extend rural housing vouchers to any low-income household (including those not receiving rental assistance) residing in a property financed with a loan made or insured for housing and related facilities for elderly or other low-income persons and families which has been prepaid, or which has matured, after September 30, 2005. No owner of a property financed with such a loan, whether outstanding or fully paid, may refuse to lease an available dwelling unit in the property to a household on behalf of whom a rural housing voucher assistance is provided, and enter into a voucher contract respecting that unit, if a proximate cause of that refusal is the current or prospective tenant's status as a holder of such a voucher. USDA may contract to make, make, and renew annual assistance payments to owners of projects originally financed with such a loan that has matured on or after enactment of this bill, and at rental rates commensurate to income. USDA shall establish uniform requirements, terms, and conditions for any sale or transfer of a property financed with such a loan to any entity, including a nonprofit organization, seeking to acquire it with a similar loan and any low-income housing tax credit under the Internal Revenue Code. USDA may also establish a Multifamily Housing Revitalization Program for the preservation and revitalization of multifamily housing projects funded with such loans, as well as with loans for housing and related facilities for domestic farm labor, to ensure that those projects have sufficient resources to provide safe and affordable housing for low-income residents and farm laborers.

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Timeline

1. 12 April 2016

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 12 April 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 April 2016

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 12 April 2016 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 April 2016

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 12 April 2016

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 12 April 2016

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Sponsors

• Ann Kuster · D · Sponsor
• RICHARD NOLAN · D · Sponsor
• · hsba00 · Standing

Related records

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