WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Katie Britt issued the following press release:

U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) today introduced the Pathways to a Thriving Household (PATH) Act (https://www.britt.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/SIL26700.pdf), legislation aimed at expanding workforce participation among federal housing assistance recipients.

The PATH Act seeks to codify a recent proposed rulemaking from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to allow well-performing public housing agencies (PHA) and owners to voluntarily implement work requirements for work-eligible adults receiving HUD assistance. The legislation targets only able-bodied, working-age individuals without dependents, a...