# 119-hr-9677: Grad Student Affordable Housing Act of 2026

119-hr-9677, Grad Student Affordable Housing Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-24).

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- As of: 2026-07-24
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9677
- Congress: 119
- Title: Grad Student Affordable Housing Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-24

## Summary

**Would create a HUD program to give tenant-based housing vouchers to graduate and professional students to improve housing affordability.** The vouchers would cover 80% of a unit's fair market rent and eligibility would use income rules tied to federal student aid assessments.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Housing vouchers for grad students: benefit, high. If enacted, HUD would set up a tenant-based voucher program within one year. Covered graduate students who are selected would get a voucher that pays 80% of the fair market rent for the unit they choose. You would need to apply to HUD and meet the covered graduate student rules. HUD would decide ho…
- Income caps for graduate students: benefit, low. If enacted, a "covered graduate student" would be someone in a graduate or professional program who meets set income caps. Dependent students would qualify if one parent's adjusted available income is $40,000 or less, or if two parents' combined adjusted available income is $80,000 or less. Indepen…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7273: NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-9677 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9677)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-7273: NASA Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7273)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9677 (as of 2026-07-24).