Sponsor
Patrick Ryan
Representative · D-NY
Representative · D-NY
The bill expands MTW access to at least 15 more PHAs, offering potential housing-stability benefits for low-income renters and operational flexibility for PHAs, while raising the risk of added costs and possible reductions in standard tenant protections.
Public housing agencies (PHAs) will be able to join the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration because the law requires at least 15 additional PHAs be added, expanding program access for PHAs and the residents they serve.
Low-income renters served by participating PHAs could gain access to MTW flexibilities (for example, rent and subsidy innovations), which may improve housing stability or allow more tailored services.
Some PHAs or residents may face new or experimental MTW rules that reduce certain standard protections or change program rules, potentially limiting rights or altering benefit structures for affected tenants.
Taxpayers or HUD could incur increased administrative or program costs to expand MTW participation to at least 15 additional PHAs if funding for the expansion is not already provided.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Replaces the MTW enrollment cap "up to 30" with a floor "not less than 15," requiring at least 15 PHAs be added to the demonstration.
Official title: To amend the Omnibus Consolidated Rescissions and Appropriations Act of 1996 to remove the limit on the number of public housing agencies the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may add to the moving to work demonstration program.
Introduced January 31, 2025 by Patrick Ryan · Last progress January 31, 2025
Changes the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration enrollment language from a cap to a floor by replacing "up to 30" with "not less than 15." That means the statute would require at least 15 public housing agencies (PHAs) to be added to the MTW demonstration rather than allowing no more than 30. The amendment is narrowly focused: it adjusts the numeric authorization for program expansion but does not itself change other MTW rules, funding levels, or eligibility criteria.