Housing

HR 9014 — To increase the supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and to assess calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance, and for other purposes.

Yvette ClarkeD · New York · house

HR 9540 — To address the housing crisis through strong perpetual affordability provisions and shared equity housing models, bold investments to increase and preserve the national affordable housing supply, center inclusive local zoning and land use, provide relief for rural renters, and funding paths to homeownership.

Becca BalintD · Vermont · house

S 4861 — A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to discount FHA single-family mortgage insurance premium payments for first-time homebuyers who complete a financial literacy housing counseling program.

Gary PetersD · Michigan · senate

EO 13878 — Establishing a White House Council on Eliminating Regulatory Barriers to Affordable Housing

HR 7344 — Affordable Housing Supply Chain Clarity Act

Housing and Community Development

Sylvia GarciaD · Texas · house

HR 8877 — Improving Self-Sufficiency of Families in HUD-Subsidized Housing Act

Sylvia GarciaD · Texas · house

HR 8854 — To establish a pilot program for the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to evaluate the effectiveness of insuring mortgages made to finance improvements to convert basement spaces into safely habitable dwelling units, and for other purposes.

Gregory MeeksD · New York · house

HR 8127 — Permanent Housing Affordability Act

Finance and Financial Sector

Kim SchrierD · Washington · house

HR 7414 — Affordable Housing Bond Enhancement Act

Taxation

Rudy YakymR · Indiana · house

HR 7216 — Make American Housing Affordable (MAHA) Act of 2026

Taxation

Thomas KeanR · New Jersey · house

HR 7141 — Affordable Housing Guarantee Act

Armed Forces and National Security

Mariannette Miller-MeeksR · Iowa · house

Rule — Revising HUD's Noise Abatement and Control Regulations

This direct final rule revises the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) regulations governing noise abatement and control. This final rule amends these regulations to provide that relevant HUD program offices, based on project funding, rather than only the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), have the authority to issue approvals related to projects in unacceptable noise zones. This final rule also eliminates unnecessary noise surveillance and data provisions to reflect current HUD practices.

Notice — 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Service Coordinators in Multifamily Housing

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comment from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

Proposed Rule — Revising the Definition of “Manufactured Home” to Lower Housing Costs

This proposed rule would amend the definition of "manufactured home" in HUD's Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards (MHCSS), Model Manufactured Home Installation Standards (MMHIS), and Manufactured Home Installation Program (MHIP) to provide that a transportable section of a manufactured home serving as part of an upper floor of a manufactured home would not need to be transported or built on a permanent chassis.

HR 7791 — To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prioritize the award of certain housing grants to applicants located in, or serving, low-income communities.

Housing and Community Development

Josh HarderD · California · house

HRES 1436 — Condemning Omar Suleiman for celebrating the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and acknowledging that House Democrats invited him to serve as the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2019.

Beth Van DuyneR · Texas · house

HR 9011 — To authorize the Administrator of the General Services Administration, in coordination with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, to establish a pilot program and a grant program administered by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to facilitate the sale or transfer of underutilized Federal property to eligible entities for economic redevelopment, and for other purposes.

Wesley BellD · Missouri · house

HR 8941 — To amend the Housing and Community Development Act to prohibit grant funding to Sanctuary Cities and codify 'Mixed-Status' rule to prevent the prorating of housing assistance to households with illegal alien residents.

Chip RoyR · Texas · house

HR 8906 — To prohibit the purchase of American Housing supply by Foreign Countries, Adversaries, and Entities of Concern and to require the divestiture of existing housing ownership.

Chip RoyR · Texas · house

HRES 1263 — Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of the House from entering into certain agreements, contracts, or transactions with respect to prediction markets.

Congress

Ashley HinsonR · Iowa · house

HRES 1248 — Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives from participating in prediction markets in certain cases, and for other purposes.

Congress

Dina TitusD · Nevada · house

HRES 1232 — Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit individuals to wear denim clothing on the floor of the House on the last Wednesday of April of each year.

Congress

Gwen MooreD · Wisconsin · house

HRES 1007 — Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the use of artificial intelligence in the financial services and housing industries.

Finance and Financial Sector

Bryan SteilR · Wisconsin · house

Notice — Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Public and Indian Housing, is issuing a public notice of its intent to modify a Privacy Act system of records titled, Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) by: (1) reinstating two routine uses that were previously removed in error and that support the EIV user community; (2) updating the system manager and agency contact; (3) updating Authority for Maintenance of the System, and Record Source Categories and (4) reflecting system updates, including implementation of a new Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Report and replacement of the Income Discrepancy Report with the Income Validation Tool (IVT) built on the MicroStrategy platform. These updates are explained in the Supplementary Information section of this notice. EIV is used to verify program participants' and tenants' reported income, identify unreported income sources and/or amounts, and identify substantial annual income discrepancies among households that receive HUD-provided rental assistance through programs administered by HUD's Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) and the Office of Housing, Multifamily Housing Programs (MF).