Campus Housing Affordability Act
Sponsored By: Representative Landsman
Introduced
Summary
Authorizes federal housing assistance for eligible college students. The bill would lift the ban and let the HUD Secretary waive rules so students living in institution-maintained student housing can receive tenant-based rental assistance.
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- Students and families: Students who live in campus housing and meet the Higher Education Act definition of enrollment could receive tenant-based rental assistance, and that assistance would not count as income for federal student aid, cooperative education earnings, national service living allowances, or child support.
- Housing agencies and campuses: The Department of Housing and Urban Development could waive Section 8 requirements to allow tenant-based vouchers for eligible students, changing how public housing agencies and institutions handle student housing eligibility.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More housing help for college students
This bill would let HUD waive rules so certain college students can get tenant-based housing vouchers. It would remove a prior ban in a 2006 appropriations law. The waiver would cover students who are enrolled in an institution of higher education, live in school-maintained student housing, and are otherwise eligible for a voucher. If enacted, that housing help would not count as income for federal student financial aid, for cooperative education income calculations, for certain national service living allowances, or for child support determinations. The change would take effect upon enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Landsman
OH • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 1/6/2026
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 2/3/2026
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