1、Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS22376February 13, 2006Changes to Section 8 Housing VoucherRenewal Funding, FY2003-FY2006Maggie McCartyDomestic Social Policy DivisionSummaryChanges enacted by Congress during the app
2、ropriations process in each of the pastseveral years have significantly altered the way that public housing authorities (PHAs)receive funding to administer the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program.Designed to curb growing federal expenditures, these new formulas have resulted inbudgets that have
3、 not kept up with cost growth for some local agencies and possiblysurplus funds for others. The Administration has proposed to reform the program,including the funding formula, each year since FY2003. No legislation has beenenacted, but bills were introduced in the 108th Congress and have been intro
4、duced in the109th Congress (H.R. 1999 and S. 771). This report describes changes in the formulathat were included in appropriations bills for FY2003 through FY2006; it will not beupdated. For more information on the Section 8 voucher program, see CRS ReportRL32284, An Overview of the Section 8 Housi
