Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status

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What it does

This final rule revises HUD's Section 214 regulations to require the verification of U.S. citizenship or the eligible immigration status of all applicants and recipients of assistance under a covered program regardless of age. The rule will also make prorated assistance a temporary condition pending verification of eligible status of all family members, where permitted by statute, as opposed to under HUD's current regulations where prorated assistance could continue indefinitely. These amendments bring HUD's regulations into greater alignment with the wording and purpose of Section 214 and align with the current Administration's priorities and regulatory reform efforts.

The Housing and Urban Development Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

24 CFR 5

Compared with

The Housing and Urban Development Department has published 10 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 10 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2501-AE16 since Jan. 1, 2025.

• Feb. 20, 2026 Proposed rule. Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status

What happens next and when

Effective date: December 14, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket HUD-2026-0199 on Regulations.gov
• Title 24 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register