H.R. 7701, the Public Housing Rent Reduction for First Responders Act, would reduce rent costs for police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians living in federally assisted public housing. Under current law, public housing residents typically pay 30 percent of their adjusted income as rent; this bill would lower that to the higher of either 15 percent of adjusted income or 5 percent of total income for first responders who are full-time employees. The bill applies to officers and technicians employed by federal, state, local, or tribal governments. The legislation does not specify new funding requirements, as it works within the existing public housing framework by adjusting rent formulas for this specific group of workers. The bill was introduced in February 2026 and referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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