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119-hr-10688119th CongressWALLET

Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act of 2026

Sponsored By: Representative Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a new Family Stability and Opportunity Voucher program that provides targeted housing choice vouchers and mobility services so families with children can move to "opportunity" areas with better schools and child care. The bill would set rules for who is eligible, what mobility supports PHAs must offer, and how funds are awarded and capped through 2032.

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  • Families with children: Eligible families are those with a child under age 6 or expecting within 300 days and who are homeless, unstably housed, living in high-poverty tracts, or at risk of displacement. They would get a voucher plus voluntary counseling and supports to help move to areas with high-performing schools or high-quality early care.
  • Public housing agencies and local partners: PHAs compete for incremental vouchers and extra fees to pay mobility supports. The Secretary gives preference to PHAs that partner with home visiting programs and can recapture funding if a PHA fails to use awards.
  • Children and local schools: The program focuses moves to defined "opportunity areas" so children gain access to higher-quality schools and early education through mobility services and local partnerships.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

More housing vouchers for families

If enacted, the bill would create a new Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers program and fund incremental Section 8 vouchers. Congress would authorize such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2027–2032 and limit awards to not more than 50,000 new vouchers per year. HUD would award vouchers and administration fees competitively to public housing agencies and, from year two, give preference to PHAs that partner with home-visiting programs where available. The HUD Secretary would be able to recapture unobligated FSOV funds and reallocate them to other PHAs under new rules.

Moving help and program rules

If enacted, HUD would have to publish proposed FSOV definitions and mobility service rules for public comment within 180 days. PHAs that receive FSOV funds would have to offer mobility-related services to each selected eligible family to help them move to opportunity areas with access to strong schools or child care. PHAs could not require families to use those services to keep their voucher. When an FSOV-funded voucher turns over, the PHA would reissue it to another eligible family and offer any available mobility services to that family.

Who qualifies for family vouchers

If enacted, the bill would make families eligible if they meet Section 8 rules and either have a child under age 6 or expect a child by birth or adoption within 300 days. The family would also need to be homeless, unstably housed, live in a census tract with at least 30 percent poverty, or be at risk of displacement from a qualifying opportunity area. The bill defines 'unstably housed' to include moving at least twice in the prior 12 months, housing inaccessible for a disabled member, fleeing violence, or living in dangerous or life‑threatening housing. The HUD Secretary would set criteria for opportunity areas, high-performing schools, and high-quality child care.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]

CO • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 10/1/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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