HouseH.R. 10901119th Congress
Streamlining Affordable Housing Act of 2026
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 10901 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10901
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish
a formula grant program to provide grants to States to be used to
streamline assistance offered by such States to builders of affordable
housing, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 22, 2026
Mrs. Torres of California introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish
a formula grant program to provide grants to States to be used to
streamline assistance offered by such States to builders of affordable
housing, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Streamlining Affordable Housing Act
of 2026''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall, not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act, establish a program to provide formula grants to States to be used
to streamline financing support offered by such States to builders of
affordable housing.
(b) Use of Amounts.--A State that receives amounts under this
section shall use such amounts for the purposes of--
(1) consolidating entities and functions administered by
the State that provide financing support for affordable housing
financing under one entity; and
(2) streamlining the processes used to access financing
support for affordable housing that is offered by the State,
including providing technical assistance to builders and
creating a single, universal application process for builders
to receive financing support.
(c) Other Supplemental Uses.--States that are engaged in, or have
completed, each activity described in subsection (b) may also use
amounts provided under this section to--
(1) reorganize or restructure entities administered by the
State;
(2) hire personnel to carry out activities described in
this section;
(3) streamline permitting, zoning, or regulatory processes
to increase the supply of affordable housing in the State;
(4) streamline and improve the accessibility of the
processes used by the State to administer the Low Income
Housing Tax Credit; and
(5) engage in any other activity that the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development determines appropriate to support
the building of affordable housing.
(d) Allocation of Amounts.--
(1) In general.--To receive amounts under this section, a
State shall, each year, not later than 45 days after the
Secretary has provided a public notification of the
availability of funds as described in paragraph (3), notify the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development that the State is
opting into the grant program established under this section
for such fiscal year.
(2) Allocation.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall divide any
amounts appropriated under this subsection (f) between
the States that opt in to the grant program in
accordance with paragraph (1) and shall divide amounts
between such States based on the population of such
States.
(B) Minimum amount.--Subject to appropriations,
each State that opts into the grant program under this
section shall receive, to the maximum extent
practicable, a minimum amount of $500,000 for each
fiscal year, in addition to the amount determined under
subparagraph (A).
(3) Availability of amounts.--Not later than 45 days after
amounts become available under this section, the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development shall publish on a public website
of the Department a notification which describes--
(A) the availability of the amounts; and
(B) the minimum amount a State could receive under
a scenario in which every eligible State has opted into
the grant program.
(4) Notification for state.--Not later than 15 days after
the deadline described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall
publish the amount that each State will receive under this
section for the fiscal year.
(5) Distribution.--Not later than 90 days after the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development has notified a State
of its allocation under this section, the Secretary shall
distribute such allocation to the State.
(6) Amount reserved for administration.--The Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development may reserve not more than 3
percent of any amounts appropriated under subsection (f) to be
used by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to
administer the program under this section and to provide
technical assistance to States with respect to such program,
including sharing of best practices, promoting information-
sharing and collaboration among States, and supporting relevant
updates to the Guidelines on State and Local Zoning as
described in section 107 of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing
Act (42 U.S.C. 12705 note).
(e) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after each
disbursement of amounts as described in subsection (d)(5), the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit to the
Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, the
Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Financial
Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report that--
(1) describes activities undertaken by States using amounts
provided under this section;
(2) identifies best practices; and
(3) provides recommendations.
(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
$90,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 to 2029 to carry out this
section.
(g) State Defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' means each
of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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