,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #feeb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #a1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,lawler introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services1 
and in addition to the ,committee on    
,ways and ,means1 for a period to be    
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to require the ,government  
,accountability ,office to study and    
recommend a definition for workforce    
housing4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,housing for        
,america's ,middle ,class ,act of #bjbc4
  #b4 ,congressional findings ,the      
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 the lack of 
affordable housing in the ,united       
,states is an issue impacting millions  
of middle-class1 working ,american      
families2  7#b7 many of these families  
earn more annually than the income      

limits for certain ,federal housing     
financing and benefits2 and  7#c7 these 
families are often excluded from living 
in neighborhoods near their places of   
work1 schools1 shopping1 and healthcare 
due to a lack of affordability4  #c4    
,report to ,congress ,not later than    
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the ,comptroller
 ,general of the ,united ,states shall  
submit to the ,congress a report that-- 
7#a7 identifies issues with housing     
affordability for ,america's            
middle-income homeowners and renters1   
including identifying geographically    
where housing is the most unaffordable  
for these populations2  7#b7 identifies 
,federal housing programs1 including    
,federal tax credits1 grants1 credit    
programs1 and other programs that       
currently benefit lower-income          
households1 which are not available to  
middle-income households2  7#c7         
identifies any gaps in the inclusion of 
middle-income households in ,federal    

housing programs designed to promote    
affordability2  7#d7 sets forth         
recommendations for a definition of     
workforce housing based on income       
parameters in order to assist ,federal  
agencies in including middle-income     
households under existing ,federal      
programs2 and  7#e7 analyzes how such a 
definition could relate to incentives   
for workforce housing development       
through ,federal programs1 policies1 and
 other initiatives4