Yes in God's Backyard Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jan 7, 2026
What it does
The Yes in God's Backyard Act would authorize technical assistance and competitive grants to help faith-based organizations, institutions of higher education, and local governments increase the supply of affordable rental housing on their properties by removing barriers and supporting development for low-income, homeless, disabled, and other special needs populations. The bill establishes a technical assistance program funded at $25 million in FY2026 and $10 million annually from FY2027–FY2031, and a Challenge Grant program providing $50 million per year from FY2026–FY2031 to eligible governments that adopt policies to encourage such housing. Grants may be used for assessing barriers,…
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