,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dbad ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #bg1 #bjai,mr4 ,zeldin 7for himself and ,mr4 ,duffy7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to require verification of immigration status for receipt of assisted housing benefits1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,preserving ,qualified ,housing ,assistance ,act of #bjai4 #b4 ,mandatory immigration status verification for assisted housing benefits ,section #bad7;d7 of the ,housing and ,community ,development ,act of #aihj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adcf;a7d77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking ,immigration and ,naturalization ,service each place it appears and inserting ,secretary of ,homeland ,security2 and 7#b7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by striking may request verification of the declaration and inserting shall request verification of the declaration4