Legislation

H.R. 5599, Fulfilling the Promise of the Housing Trust Fund Act
Introduced January 14, 2020

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Pay Back the Tax-payers Act of 2015
(Introduced January 27, 2015)
To prohibit contributions by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the Housing Trust Fund and the Capital Market Fund while such enterprises are in conservatorship or receivership.

H.R. 2441, Housing Trust Fund Elimination Act of 2011
Introduced July 7, 2011 by Rep. Edward R. Royce
A bill to terminate the Housing Trust Fund.

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Jobs for Main Street Act
Introduced (as an amendment to H.R. 2847) December 16, 2009
Funds the National Housing Trust Fund at $1 billion

Cosponsors     More information (coming soon)

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Summary of the Jobs for Main Street Act

H.R. 3221, The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008
Public Law No: 110-289; Approved by Congress on July 26, 2008; Signed by President Bush on July 30, 2008
Established the National Housing Trust Fund

HUD Guidance

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Trust Fund (HTF) Program
July 3, 2018

National Housing Trust Fund FAQs
May 11, 2016

National Housing Trust Fund FAQs
December 30, 2015

National Housing Trust Fund FAQs
August 14, 2015

Housing Trust Fund Final Rule
March 25, 2015

Housing Trust Fund Interim Rule
January 30, 2015

Proposed Rule: Housing Trust Fund Allocation Formula
December 4, 2009

HUD: Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Housing Trust Fund
August 2009

Related Resources 

FY 2017 CPD Formula Allocations
June 14, 2017

Housing Trust Fund Federal Register Allocation Notice 
May 5, 2016

Interim Final Rule on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Contributions to Housing Trust Fund, Capital Magnet Fund
December 16, 2014

FHFA Ends Temporary Suspension of Freddie Mac Contributions to Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund
December 11, 2014

FHFA Ends Temporary Suspension of Fannie Mae Contributions to Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund
December 11, 2014

Interim Final Rule on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Contributions to Housing Trust Fund, Capital Magnet Fund
December 11, 2014

CMF Letter to Mel Watt Requesting a Review on the Determination to Temporarily Suspend Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s contributions to the Housing Trust Fund and Capital Magnet Fund
August 1, 2014

Congressional Letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency in Support of Affordable Rental Housing and Rreforming the Mortgage Finance System
January 23, 2014

Memo to Mr. Royce: The Truth about the National Housing Trust Fund
National Housing Trust Fund Campaign, August 2, 2011

NCSHA's Comments on Housing Trust Fund Proposed Rule
December 28, 2010

LIHTC Working Group Letter Regarding Proposed Regulations for the National Housing Trust Fund
December 28, 2010

Dear Colleague Letter to Senate Leaders in Support of $1 Billion for the National Housing Trust Fund
January 20, 2010

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Press Release: Jobs for Main Street Legislation
December 15, 2009

NCSHA's National Housing Trust Fund Web Page

NLIHC Preliminary Estimates of State Allocation Amounts from NHTF for Every Billion Allocated and Invested
December 4, 2009