# 119-s-1203: Housing Vouchers Fairness Act

119-s-1203, Housing Vouchers Fairness Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1203
- Congress: 119
- Title: Housing Vouchers Fairness Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Rental vouchers for high-growth, high-population areas.** This bill would create a new annual program to provide extra tenant-based rental assistance to public housing agencies that serve areas with more than 100,000 people and are among the 25 fastest-growing areas from 2012 to 2022. - Families and renters in targeted fast-growth places could get more help paying rent through additional tenant-based vouchers. - Public housing agencies that meet the area criteria could receive extra vouchers allocated by a formula that weighs area population, unmet affordability needs, and historical shortfalls from population growth. - The assistance would be distributed each year based on population served, local voucher shortfalls relative to housing affordability, and past under-allocation tied to population growth. *Authorizes $2.0 billion for fiscal year 2025 to start the program, with funds available for renewals thereafter until expended.*

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More rental vouchers in high-growth areas: benefit, medium. If enacted, you could get more rental help if you rent in a fast-growing area. The bill would create a new HUD tenant-based voucher program funded at $2 billion for fiscal year 2025. That money would be available for renewals in later years until spent. Eligible public housing agencies must serve a…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-1068: Putting Veterans First Act of 2025
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act
- 119-s-2377: EACH Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-1203 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1203)

## Related
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-1068: Putting Veterans First Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1068)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
- [119-s-2377: EACH Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2377)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1203 (as of 2025-12-21).