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Section 8 Housing Voucher Reform

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides rental housing assistance to 2 million low-income American families. As a result of the economic crisis and increases in foreclosures and homelessness, the Section 8 program is more important now than ever before.

I introduced the Section Eight Voucher Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 3045) legislation to reform, improve and expand Section 8 so it can help meet the needs of American families facing economic challenges.

H.R. 3045 establishes a stable, fair and cost-effective funding system for the Section 8 program and ensures that no tenant is ever at risk of losing housing assistance due to unexpected budget shortfalls. It would also restore previous assistance levels by authorizing 150,000 new vouchers.

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Rep. Maxine Waters & HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan to Meet with Mayors of Six Local Cities

July 29, 2013

Press Release

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (CA-43) and the U.S. Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan will host a meeting with the mayors and city council members from the cities of Gardena, Hawthorne, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lomita and Torrance, and key stakeholders for a discussion about the ongoing impact of sequestration on local communities. The discussion will focus on the effect of sequestration on homelessness prevention programs, Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8), and the closure of multifamily HUD offices.

Issues: 43rd District Economic Security Housing Section 8 Housing Voucher Reform

Rep. Maxine Waters to Discuss Cuts in Federal Housing Funds

July 29, 2013

In The News

Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times

Leaders of six L.A. County cities will meet on Monday with U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Los Angeles) to discuss the effects of cuts in federal housing funds.

The cuts were brought on by the so-called "sequester": automatic reductions in federal spending that began in March as a result of Congress' inability to agree on long-term budget cuts.

Issues: 43rd District Housing Section 8 Housing Voucher Reform

Maxine Waters reaches out to big banks and Wall Street

October 15, 2012

In The News

By Anna Palmer and MJ Lee, POLITICO

Maxine Waters and big banks are rarely on the same page.

But as the California congresswoman prepares to become the top Democrat on the House Financial Services panel, she is engaging in an aggressive outreach effort with some of the very institutions that she has heavily criticized for their role in the financial crisis and recent home foreclosure scandals.

From organizing industry roundtables to one-on-one meetings with Wells Fargo's CEO to holding fundraisers targeting banking donors, Waters is opening the door to big banks and Wall Street.

Issues: Housing Helping Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure Stabilizing Neighborhoods Hurt by Foreclosure Section 8 Housing Voucher Reform Consumer Protection

Congresswoman Waters Reintroduces Section 8 Voucher Reform Bill

March 22, 2011

Press Release

Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), a senior member of the Financial Services Committee and a top congressional advocate for affordable housing, reintroduced H.R. 1209, The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA), late last week. The bill would reform the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, which provides rental housing assistance to 2 million low-income American families.

Issues: Housing Section 8 Housing Voucher Reform

Congresswoman Waters Expresses Concerns about Changes in Public Housing Programs

May 25, 2010

Press Release

FSC HUD TRA hearing

Issues: Housing Section 8 Housing Voucher Reform

Financial Services Committee Approves Section Eight Housing Voucher Reform

August 3, 2009

Press Release

Financial Services Committee Approves Section Eight Housing Voucher Reform

Issues: Housing Section 8 Housing Voucher Reform

Financial Services Committee Passes Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007