Family Stability and Opportunity Vouchers Act of 2026
Creates housing vouchers for families with young children facing homelessness, unstable housing or displacement, with optional help moving to areas with strong schools or child care.
In the House Financial Services Committee since Oct. 1, 2026, 7 days after it was introduced. Most bills never leave committee.
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What the bill would do, and why it matters
Some families with young children need help finding stable housing and reaching schools or child care. The bill would create a type of housing voucher for eligible families facing homelessness, unstable housing, concentrated poverty or displacement. It would also fund optional help moving to areas with qualifying schools or child care.
- INTRODUCED ONLY This bill has been introduced and possibly referred to a committee, but it has not passed any vote. Most introduced bills never become law — they die in committee without a hearing.
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- Creates vouchers for families with young children
Eligible families would need to meet existing housing-assistance requirements and either be expecting a minor child within 300 days or have a child under age 6. They would also need to be homeless, unstably housed, living in a census tract with a poverty rate of at least 30 percent, or at risk of displacement from an opportunity area or an area becoming one.
- Pairs vouchers with voluntary moving support
Agencies receiving assistance would have to offer services to help families move to opportunity areas with a high-performing school or high-quality child care and early education. Families could not be required to take part in those services to receive a voucher.
- Awards vouchers and service funding competitively
The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development would provide competitive assistance to public housing agencies for vouchers and mobility-service costs. Beginning with the second year of assistance, the Secretary would consider agency performance and give preference to agencies partnering with home visiting services when those services are available locally.
- Sets rules for services and voucher turnover
The Secretary would set criteria for opportunity areas, schools, child care and early education, and a minimum set of services and agency policies. When a voucher turns over, the agency would have to issue it to another eligible family and provide any available mobility services; the Secretary could reallocate assistance an agency does not use within a reasonable period.
The bill’s stated goals are to end homelessness among families with children, increase housing opportunities and improve life outcomes for poor children. It would direct housing assistance toward families facing housing instability or displacement and connect that assistance with access to schools or child care.
Written from the bill text.
The path it took, step by step
- IntroducedOCT 1, 2026HOUSEOCT 1, 2026By Rep. Neguse with 1 original cosponsorReferred to Financial Services
- SAME DAYNOWHouse committeeOCT 1, 2026FINANCIAL SERVICES NOWOCT 1, 2026In committee for 7 daysNo hearing yet
- 7 DAYS SO FARPassed the House—HOUSE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Senate committee—SENATE—
- Passed the Senate—SENATE FLOOR—Not scheduled
- Resolve differencesONLY IF NEEDEDBOTH CHAMBERSONLY IF NEEDEDSkipped if the other chamber passes the same text
- Signed into law—PRESIDENT—10 days to sign or veto
- OCT 12026OCT 1, 2026REFERREDHOUSEReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- OCT 12026OCT 1, 2026INTRODUCEDHOUSEIntroduced in House
At day 7, this bill is already older than 3% of the laws passed this Congress were when they were signed.
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Support from one state
Plus the sponsor, a Democrat. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Plus the sponsor, a Democrat. Every cosponsor is from one party.
Rep. Neguse’s record: sponsored 93 bills this Congress. 3 passed the House; 0 became law.
- Brian K. FitzpatrickR-PA-1ORIGINAL
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