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HR3977119th CongressWALLET

Campus Housing Affordability for Foster Youth Act

Sponsored By: Representative Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]

Introduced

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.

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  • 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.

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Campus housing help for foster students

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 housing help would not count as income for federal or school financial aid, co-op work programs, living allowances under national service programs, or child support calculations. If enacted, this would take effect upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]

OH • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]

    NE • R

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]

    IA • R

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 6/12/2025

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

    PA • R

    Sponsored 6/17/2025

  • Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2025

  • Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 6/27/2025

  • Rep. Simon, Lateefah [D-CA-12]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 8/15/2025

  • Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 8/22/2025

  • Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 3/27/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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