Congress is bringing back yet another attempt to expand the Housing Choice Vouchers Program, otherwise known as Section 8, to make it easier for private landlords to participate. Called the Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2023, it is the reintroduction of a bill that has been brought up annually since 2020.
Introduced by Sen. Christopher Coons (D-Del.) and Reps Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) and Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR), it is has seen bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress.
"To ensure working-class families have access to affordable housing options, it is imperative that Congress work to remove burdensome barriers within the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) that limit landlord participation and where vouchers can be utilized," Cleaver said in prepared remarks.
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