National Housing Emergency Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Jan 8, 2026
What it does
The National Housing Emergency Act of 2026 would require the President to declare a national housing emergency and use the Defense Production Act to boost domestic production of materials for residential construction and rehabilitation. It would temporarily suspend certain federal environmental and regulatory barriers to housing development, including duplicative reviews and benefit restrictions, while mandating that new or rehabilitated housing meet minimum code standards. The bill also establishes a Pro-Growth Requirement tying federal block grant funding to local actions that increase housing supply, such as zoning reforms and streamlined permitting, and prohibits state and local…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.