Cost of Living & Poverty

Poverty measures, public-assistance eligibility, and cost-of-living indicators.

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August 2026

Legislation

Bill passed chamber · Aug 7Passed Senate

Common Cents Act

Bill passed chamber · Aug 7Passed Senate

Common Cents Act

Bill passed chamber · Aug 7Passed Senate

Common Cents Act

Rulemaking

Notice · Food and Nutrition Administration · Aug 6FNA

SNAP Admin Cost Sharing RIA

Comment period closed · Department of Housing and Urban Development · Aug 6HUDClosed

FR-6607-N-01 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program—Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Inflation Factors for Public Housing Agency (PHA) Renewal Funding

Legislation

Bill introduced · Aug 6

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve the low-income housing credit.

Bill introduced · Aug 6

To provide for supplemental appropriations to increase the number of Americorps members and to increase the living allowances of such members, and for other purposes.

Bill introduced · Aug 6

Visitable Inclusive Tax credits for Accessible Living (VITAL) Act

Rulemaking

Comment period closing · Department of Housing and Urban Development · Aug 5HUDClosed

FR-6607-N-01 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program—Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Inflation Factors for Public Housing Agency (PHA) Renewal Funding

Notice · Department of Labor · Aug 5DOL

All Items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. City Average

Notice · Department of Labor · Aug 5DOL

All Items Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: U.S. City Average

Legislation

Bill introduced · Aug 5

A bill to prohibit sanctuary jurisdictions from receiving community development block grants, and for other purposes.

Bill introduced · Aug 5

A bill to recover unclaimed pandemic-era unemployment compensation funds held by financial institutions or escheated to State unclaimed property administrators, and for other purposes.

Rulemaking

Comment period closed · Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy · Aug 4EEREClosed

2026-05-04 Updating and Improving the Methodology for Assessing Affordability and Cost Effectiveness of Building Energy Codes; Request for information

Comment period closing · Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy · Aug 3EEREClosed

2026-05-04 Updating and Improving the Methodology for Assessing Affordability and Cost Effectiveness of Building Energy Codes; Request for information

Legislation

Bill introduced · Aug 3

To eliminate asset limits employed by certain federally funded means-tested public assistance programs, and for other purposes.

July 2026

Rulemaking

Comment period closing · Department of Housing and Urban Development · Jul 30HUDClosed

FR-6607-N-01 Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments Program—Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Inflation Factors for Public Housing Agency (PHA) Renewal Funding

Legislation

Bill introduced · Jul 30

A bill to eliminate asset limits employed by certain federally funded means-tested public assistance programs, and for other purposes.

Bill introduced · Jul 30

To increase child care supply availability and affordability and invest in home based child care, and for other purposes.

Rulemaking

Comment period closing · Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy · Jul 28EEREClosed

2026-05-04 Updating and Improving the Methodology for Assessing Affordability and Cost Effectiveness of Building Energy Codes; Request for information

Upcoming deadlines

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Operating Guidelines, Forms, Waivers, and Annual State Report on Verification of SNAP Participation

FNA · Comment closes · Aug 15

Special Financial Assistance

PBGC · Comment closes · Aug 18

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Changes in Federal-State Administrative Cost Sharing

FNA · Comment closes · Aug 25

Survey of Housing Starts, Sales, and Completions (SOC) Federal Register Notice

USBC · Comment closes · Sep 19

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