Make college housing assistance an eligible form of student housing assistance under NAHASDA.

Troy Downing · Montana · Republican

policy impact 0.46 specificity 0.78 extraction confidence 82%

Occurrences

SEC. 4. STUDENT HOUSING ASSISTANCE. Section 202(3) of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ... is amended by inserting "including college housing assistance," after "self-sufficiency and other s"

The bill would amend NAHASDA to include college housing assistance within eligible student housing assistance activities.

nahasda-modernization-act-final-text.pdf
primary · other · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

Section 4, “Student housing assistance,” would amend 25 U.S.C. 4132(3) by inserting “including college housing assistance,” after “self-sufficiency and other services,”.

Downing’s NAHASDA modernization bill text directly contains the promised amendment, but it is bill text rather than enacted law.

partial same_term A for effort

nahasda-modernization-act-final-text.pdf
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

Downing announced that he introduced legislation to modernize and reauthorize NAHASDA, including the Indian Housing Block Grant program, through 2032.

This is concrete action by Downing on NAHASDA during his House term, with bipartisan cosponsors and Senate counterparts noted, but it reports introduction only, not enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

Downing Introduces Native American Housing and Self-Determination Modernization Act | Representative Troy Downing
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

The U.S. Code text in effect on June 21, 2026 lists housing services under paragraph (3) without the phrase “college housing assistance”; amendment notes end with 2008 changes.

As of the most recent official U.S. Code text found, the promised college-housing language had not been codified into NAHASDA.

unresolved same_term A for effort

25 U.S.C. 4132: Eligible affordable housing activities
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

In the lookback window, Downing said the House passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and that his Whole-Home Repairs Act was included in the package.

The latest lookback-window housing update from Downing concerns Whole-Home Repairs, not the NAHASDA college-housing provision, so it does not show delivery of this specific promise.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Downing’s Whole-Home Repairs Act Included in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Set to Become Law
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 76%

Congress.gov shows H.R. 6644 text as engrossed in the House; searches of the official text found no “student” or “college” housing language.

The official H.R. 6644 text available on Congress.gov does not contain the promised NAHASDA college-housing amendment and is not listed there as enacted law.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.6644 - Housing for the 21st Century Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 72%

Assessments

never same_term A for effort

Downing introduced NAHASDA modernization legislation during his current House term, and the bill text directly included the promised amendment to make college housing assistance eligible. However, the evidence shows introduction only, not enactment or codification; the current U.S. Code text still lacks the college housing assistance language, and the cited housing package did not include this specific NAHASDA provision. This is a serious same-term legislative effort, but the promised policy outcome has not been delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%