What is the focus of the program?

The House voted Thursday to overhaul the housing voucher program, the federal government’s largest effort to help low-income families find affordable housing.
    The legislation, passed 333-83, seeks to make housing vouchers available to more families, makes it easier for people to use vouchers for first-time home purchases and creates incentives for employment and higher education.
     The bill, said House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, makes "significant improvements in one of the most important social programs in the federal government." It next goes to the Senate and must also overcome opposition from the Bush administration, which has objected to formula changes that affect how funds are allocated among local public housing authorities.