# 119-hr-3977: Campus Housing Affordability for Foster Youth Act

119-hr-3977, Campus Housing Affordability for Foster Youth Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3977
- Congress: 119
- Title: Campus Housing Affordability for Foster Youth Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would allow campus housing support for students who are or were in foster care.** The bill would remove a long-standing ban and create a waiver so tenant-based housing aid can serve eligible students living in institution-maintained on-campus housing without that assistance being counted as income for certain federal purposes. - Students and foster youth: Eligible students who are or were in foster care or who were emancipated could receive tenant-based housing assistance while living in on-campus housing. That aid would not count as income for federal student financial aid, cooperative education program earnings, National and Community Service living allowances, or child support calculations. - Housing agencies: The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development would get explicit waiver authority to let tenant-based assistance be provided to these students by waiving applicable Section 8(o) requirements. - Colleges and campus housing: The waiver applies only to students enrolled at institutions of higher education as defined in the Higher Education Act and living in on-campus housing maintained by their institution.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Campus housing help for foster students: benefit, high. This bill would remove a federal restriction that blocks housing aid for students. HUD could waive normal rules so a college student in school-run on-campus housing could get tenant-based assistance. The student would need to be a current or former foster youth, or an emancipated minor. That housin…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3977 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3977)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
- [119-hr-979: AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-979)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3977 (as of 2026-04-21).