# 114-hr-4908: Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2016

114-hr-4908, Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4908
- Congress: 114
- Title: Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2016-04-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN), 2016-04-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6431: Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6428: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premium increases for 2017.
- 114-hr-6211: Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2016
- 114-hr-6149: POWER Act
- 114-hr-6037: Sam Farr Peace Corps Enhancement Act
- 114-hr-5628: Timber Innovation Act of 2016

## Sources
- [114-hr-4908 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4908)

## Related
- [114-hr-6431: Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6431)
- [114-hr-6428: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit Medicare part B premiu…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6428)
- [114-hr-6211: Fair Housing for Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survivors Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6211)
- [114-hr-6149: POWER Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6149)
- [114-hr-6037: Sam Farr Peace Corps Enhancement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6037)
- [114-hr-5628: Timber Innovation Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5628)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4908 (as of 2025-11-18).