Pro-Housing Act of 2025

Sponsor: Patrick Ryan (Democratic-NY)January 31, 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Creates federal programs to help communities build more affordable housing and use unused government land.

This bill would create new federal programs to help local communities plan for and build more affordable housing. It would offer grants and low-cost loans to states and local governments, and allow unused federal land to be transferred for housing projects. These changes aim to increase housing options and make them more affordable for people across the country.

What Would Change

Today, there are no specific federal programs from HUD or GSA that offer competitive grants or direct loans for affordable housing development. There are also no programs to transfer unused federal property specifically for this purpose as proposed. If this bill becomes law, HUD would start offering grants and low-interest loans to states and local groups to plan and build affordable housing. $200 million is authorized to be appropriated each year from the government's budget year 2026 to 2031 for this purpose. The GSA would also begin transferring unused federal land to these state and local entities responsible for housing and urban development planning. This program would support housing projects for a five-year period.

Key Provisions

Authorizes $200 million to be appropriated each year from the government's budget year 2026 through 2031 for affordable housing programs.
Offers competitive grants to states, local governments, and other groups to plan for and build affordable housing.
Provides low-interest direct loans to states, local governments, and other groups for affordable housing projects.
Requires at least 20% of the grant and loan money to go to rural or exurban areas for housing.
Transfers unused federal land and buildings to state and local entities responsible for housing and urban development planning for affordable housing or mixed-use neighborhoods.
Requires communities receiving grants to contribute their own funds, ranging from 15% to 45% of the grant amount, based on population.

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Pro-Housing Act of 2025

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