Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 5
- Latest action
- Jul 23, 2025
What it does
The bill would require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to streamline environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act for certain housing-related activities by reclassifying them as exempt or categorically excluded actions, thereby reducing federal review burdens. It applies to a range of activities including tenant-based rental assistance, supportive services, operating costs, homebuyer assistance, pre-development costs, emergency aid, and various types of housing construction, rehabilitation, and acquisition—particularly infill projects and conversions of office buildings to residential use—provided they do not significantly alter environmental conditions…
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