# 119-s-5405: Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act of 2026

119-s-5405, Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5405
- Congress: 119
- Title: Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Family stability and opportunity vouchers** creates a targeted voucher program to help young and vulnerable families move to neighborhoods with better schools and child care. It pairs new incremental vouchers with optional mobility services to support those moves.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More housing vouchers for families: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would create a new Housing Choice Voucher called Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers. HUD would competitively award funds to public housing agencies to provide up to 50,000 incremental vouchers each fiscal year from 2027 through 2032 and fees to cover administration and m…
- Who qualifies for new vouchers: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would set who can get the new vouchers. A family would qualify if it expects a child within 300 days or already has a child under age 6 and meets other section 8(o) rules. The family would also need to be homeless, unstably housed, living in a census tract with at least 30% pov…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-873: Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5405 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5405)

## Related
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-873: Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-873)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5405 (as of 2026-09-26).