Expand federal housing assistance eligibility for qualified volunteer emergency responders through the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act.

Andrew R. Garbarino · New York · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 5.00 extraction confidence 96%

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Garbarino Introduces Volunteer First Responder Housing Act to Support Volunteer Emergency Responders

Garbarino introduced the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act, a bill intended to support volunteer emergency responders through housing assistance.

Media | Representative Andrew Garbarino
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Evidence

The site’s latest news listing shows "Garbarino Introduces Volunteer First Responder Housing Act" dated May 14, 2026, with the subhead "Garbarino Introduces Volunteer First Responder Housing Act to Support Volunteer Emergency Responders."

Garbarino publicly reintroduced the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act during the lookback window, showing active pursuit of the housing-eligibility expansion but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Representative Andrew Garbarino |
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The bill text includes section 204, "Improving volunteer first responder housing," which would let a qualified volunteer first responder qualify for USDA income deductions and HUD single-family property disposition programs. The Congress.gov page shows the bill status remained "Introduced" with latest action a referral on December 19, 2025.

A later housing package incorporated the same volunteer-first-responder housing provisions, but the measure remained only introduced and had not been enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.4856 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Revitalizing America’s Housing Act
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 4856 as still in introduced status, with its latest action being a House referral on December 19, 2025.

The broader housing vehicle carrying the volunteer-first-responder housing provisions had not advanced beyond introduction and referral by the refresh date, so the promised eligibility expansion was not enacted.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.4856 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): Revitalizing America’s Housing Act | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
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Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Garbarino publicly introduced the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act during the lookback window, and related housing legislation carried the same volunteer-first-responder provisions. But the cited bill and vehicle remained in introduced/referral status and were not enacted, so the promised expansion of federal housing assistance eligibility was not delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 97%

never same_term A for effort

Garbarino appears to have actively pursued the promised policy by introducing or reintroducing the Volunteer First Responder Housing Act and advancing related language in a broader housing bill during his current federal term. However, the cited evidence shows the relevant measures remained introduced/referred and were not enacted, so the promised expansion of federal housing assistance eligibility has not been delivered. Because there was a serious legislative attempt but no completed policy outcome, this is best scored as never with an effort badge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 84%