Community Housing Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- +13
- Latest action
- Jun 30
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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Law (Not started)
What it does
The Community Housing Act of 2026 would expand federal funding for affordable housing, increase fees on mortgage giants to support housing trusts, and establish new programs for rural renters and shared equity homeownership.
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Who is involved
US HR 9540
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]Lead sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]Co-sponsor
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]Co-sponsor
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]Co-sponsor
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large]
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15]
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9]
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
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