This Act may be cited as the Housing Accessibility and Voucher Expansion Now Act or the HAVEN Act.

(a) In general (1) United States Housing Act of 1937 The United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437View official source on GovInfo et. seq.) is amended— (A) in section 3(a)(1)(A), by striking 30 and inserting 20; (B) in section 8(o)(2)(A)(i), by striking 30 and inserting 20; and (C) in section 9(e)(2)(A)— (i) in clause (vi), by striking and at the end; (ii) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii) and by moving such clause 1 em to the right; and (iii) by inserting after clause (vi) the following: (vii) the amount of public housing rental income forgone by the public housing agency as a result of lowering the percentage of monthly adjusted income for the calculation of rental payments; and. (2) Housing Act of 1949 Section 521(a)(3) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(3)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1490a(a)(3)View official source on GovInfo) is amended by striking 30 in each place it occurs and inserting 20. (3) Housing Act of 1959 Section 202(c)(3) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(c)(3)U.S. Code — Title 12, Section 1701q(c)(3)View official source on GovInfo) is amended by striking 30 and inserting 20. (4) Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act Section 811(d)(3) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(d)(3)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 8013(d)(3)View official source on GovInfo) is amended by striking 30 and inserting 20. (b) Effect on recipients of assistance To the extent practicable, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall ensure that the adjustments made by subsection (a) do not reduce the number of recipients of the Federal rental assistance programs described in subsection (a).

(a) United States Housing Act of 1937 The United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437View official source on GovInfo et. seq.) is amended— (1) in section 9(c)(2)(A), by striking, and 2003 and inserting 2003, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter; and (2) in section 9(c)(2)(B), by striking, and 2003 and inserting 2003, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter. (b) Housing Act of 1959 Section 202(m) of the Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q(m)U.S. Code — Title 12, Section 1701q(m)View official source on GovInfo) is amended to read as follows: (m) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.. (c) Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act Subsection (m) of section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 8013(m)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 8013(m)View official source on GovInfo) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting, and such sums as necessary for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter.

The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 3601 and followingView official source on GovInfo) is amended— (1) in section 804, by striking or national origin each place it appears and inserting national origin, or lawful source of income; (2) in section 805— (A) in subsection (a), by striking or national origin and inserting national origin, or lawful source of income; and (B) in subsection (e), by striking or familial status and inserting familial status, or lawful source of income; (3) in section 806, by striking or national origin and inserting national origin, or lawful source of income; (4) in section 807(a), by striking or national origin and inserting national origin, or lawful source of income; and (5) in section 808(e)(6), by striking and family characteristics and inserting family characteristics, and lawful sources of income,.

Section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437f(o)View official source on GovInfo) is amended by adding at the end the following: (23) Housing navigation grant (A) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall establish a grant program to award housing navigation grants to public housing agencies. (B) Eligible uses A public housing agency that is awarded a grant under this paragraph shall use such grant to— (i) assist families receiving tenant-based assistance with the search to find a suitable dwelling unit; or (ii) engage with owners of dwelling units for the purpose of assisting such families in such search. (C) Subgrants A public housing agency that is awarded a grant under this paragraph may use such grant amounts to provide subgrants to nonprofit organizations to carry out the eligible uses described in subparagraph (B). (D) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this paragraph $20,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter..

Section 8(o)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(1)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437f(o)(1)View official source on GovInfo) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting subparagraphs (D) and (F); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (F) Use of small area fair market rents Effective for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, the area fair market rents used for purposes of subparagraph (B) shall be established by the Secretary by zip code areas..

Section 9(h)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(h)(1)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437g(h)(1)View official source on GovInfo) is amended by inserting applicants for admission to a project, after organizations,.

(a) Expanded vouchers (1) Funding There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for providing incremental vouchers for rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437f(o)View official source on GovInfo) in accordance with this section for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, the amount necessary to fund— (A) the number of incremental vouchers required to be allocated under paragraph (2); (B) annual renewals of the vouchers allocated under paragraph (2); and (C) administrative fees for vouchers allocated under paragraph (2). (2) Allocation (A) Incremental vouchers The Secretary shall allocate 500,000 incremental vouchers in fiscal year 2026 and 1,500,000 incremental vouchers in increments of 500,000 in each calendar year from 2027 through 2029 under this section to public housing agencies pursuant to section 213(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1439(d)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1439(d)View official source on GovInfo). (B) Selection criteria The Secretary shall, by notice in the Federal Register, establish selection criteria under section 213(d) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 1439(d)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1439(d)View official source on GovInfo) that prioritizes housing needs among eligible households and severe housing hardship, such as experiencing homelessness, overcrowding, or evictions. (b) Entitlement to vouchers (1) In general On and after the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this Act, any family that is otherwise eligible for tenant-based rental assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437f(o)View official source on GovInfo) shall be entitled to that rental assistance during any period that the family is an eligible household. (2) Funding There is appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary— (A) to provide assistance under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437f(o)View official source on GovInfo) in accordance with the entitlement under paragraph (1) of this subsection for each eligible household in the amount determined under such section 8(o); and (B) to provide administrative fees under section 8(q) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(q)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 1437f(q)View official source on GovInfo) in connection with each voucher for assistance provided pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. (c) Eligible household defined In this section, term eligible household means a family who has an income that does not exceed 80 percent of the area median income, as determined by a public housing agency.

Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall issue a rule to consider the timeliness of approval for both eligible families and landlords with respect to the Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP) or any successor assessment program, as described in part 985 of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations.