- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsor
- 1
- Latest action
- Mar 26, 2026
What it does
The Freedom to Build Act would require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish a voluntary designation for localities that adopt specific housing reforms or demonstrate sustained housing supply growth, with the designation lasting five years and renewable upon continued qualification. Localities would qualify by adopting at least three reforms from each of three categories—construction innovation, approval process efficiency, and property rights protections—or by meeting an affordability-adjusted housing supply growth target based on regional market conditions. Designated localities would receive priority consideration for competitive federal grants related to housing,…
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