Expansion of housing choice voucher program

(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)) 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)). (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)) 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)) 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)) 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)) 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.