Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Mar 23, 2015
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Tenant Income Verification Relief Act of 2015
Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 with respect to annual review of low-income families' income for eligibility requirements for certain federal assisted housing programs.
Prohibits, after the initial review of any family's fix income, the public housing agency (PHA) or owner from being required to review its income for any year for which the family certifies, in accordance with specified requirements as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish.
Requires the PHA or owner to review each such family's income at least once every three years.
Requires PHAs to also review a family's income receiving Section 8 (rental assistance voucher program) at least once every three years (currently, at least annually).
Source last updated: Apr 7, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
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