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H.R. 5077119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Aug 29, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2025
Introduced:
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HR 5077 would let cities use CDBG grants to build new affordable housing, not just fix existing units.
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HR 5077 would add "new construction of affordable housing" as an approved use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds, which currently can generally only be used to rehabilitate existing housing. It uses the affordable housing definition from existing housing law and updates related rules on serving low- and moderate-income residents to include new construction. The changes would apply only to funds appropriated after the law takes effect, not past grants.
Local and state governments that manage CDBG funds, housing developers partnering with them, and lower-income renters or homebuyers would be affected. Congress and HUD would also be affected in how they allocate and oversee these grants.
The change would expand how local governments can spend federal grant dollars, shifting some funds potentially from rehabilitation toward new construction. It could also change how HUD oversees compliance with low- and moderate-income service requirements.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.