House vote: H.R. 1122 // March 11, 2019Needed two-thirds to pass
Housing Choice Voucher Mobility Demonstration Act of 2019
Sponsor: Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
This bill authorizes the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a mobility demonstration program to enable public housing agencies (PHAs) to administer housing-choice rental-assistance vouchers in a manner designed to (1) encourage low-income families receiving such assistance to move to lower-poverty areas, and (2) expand access to opportunity areas. HUD shall require PHAs applying to participate in the program to submit a specified Regional Housing Mobility Plan.
Housing and Community Development Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 6.0% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 387 | 88.8% |
| Nay | Lost | 22 | 5.2% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 6.0% |