Cap rents for units financed under the Homes Act at 25 percent of household adjusted gross income and limit annual rent increases to no more than 3 percent.

Tina Smith · Minnesota · Democratic

policy impact 0.85 specificity 0.97 extraction confidence 96%

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Occurrences

Evidence

The Guardian reports that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Tina Smith introduced the Homes Act in the House and Senate, and that the proposal would set rents based on tenants' incomes and preserve permanent affordability.

Confirms the Homes Act was introduced and broadly describes an income-based rent framework, but it does not verify the 25% AGI cap or the 3% annual increase cap.

partial same_term A for effort

AOC introduces legislation for low-cost housing programme backed by US funding
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 78%

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A New York Post commentary on the proposal says Ocasio-Cortez and Smith would cap rents at 25% of household income, reflecting the rent-control design discussed around the Homes Act.

Corroborates the 25% income cap in later commentary, but it is not an official legislative record and does not independently verify the annual 3% increase limit.

partial same_term A for effort

Tim's 'fundamental' free-speech fail, the West can win and other commentary
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 49%

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The report says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Tina Smith introduced the Homes Act in the House and Senate. It describes the bill as creating a social housing program with income-based rents and permanently affordable purchase prices.

Shows the campaign promise was turned into introduced legislation, but not enacted. This is concrete legislative action, not fulfillment.

never same_term A for effort

AOC introduces legislation for low-cost housing programme backed by US funding
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 93%

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This report on the Homes Act says rents would not exceed 25% of tenants' income. It also frames the measure as a new legislative proposal rather than a law already in force.

Corroborates the 25% rent-income cap in the proposal, but only as proposed policy. It does not show implementation or enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez propone una alternativa pública para solucionar el problema de la vivienda
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 86%

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The commentary describes Ocasio-Cortez and Smith's social-housing proposal as capping rents at 25% of household income, treating it as an unpassed plan rather than an enacted program.

Later commentary still treats the 25% cap as a proposal, which supports the conclusion that the promise was not delivered.

partial same_term A for effort

Tim's 'fundamental' free-speech fail, the West can win and other commentary
secondary · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 70%

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Assessments

never unknown A for effort

Smith appears to have materially advanced this promise by introducing the Homes Act in the Senate as a serious legislative effort. But the evidence consistently describes the 25%-of-income rent cap as part of a proposed bill, not an enacted federal program, and it does not show that the 3% annual rent-increase limit was ever put into force. In federal office context, sponsoring or introducing legislation counts as meaningful effort, but not as fulfillment when the promised policy was not enacted or implemented.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 94%

never unknown A for effort

Tina Smith co-sponsored and introduced the Homes Act with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in 2024, and reporting describes an income-based rent structure, but the evidence does not show the bill was enacted or that the specific 25% AGI cap and 3% annual increase limit were ever implemented. This was a serious legislative attempt, not a delivered outcome.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 90%