To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to eligible entities to select pre-reviewed designs of covered structures of mixed-income housing for use in the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5907 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5907

 To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award 
 grants to eligible entities to select pre-reviewed designs of covered 
 structures of mixed-income housing for use in the jurisdiction of the 
                eligible entity, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 4, 2025

  Ms. Bynum (for herself, Mr. Steil, Mr. Fitzgerald, and Mr. Pappas) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award 
 grants to eligible entities to select pre-reviewed designs of covered 
 structures of mixed-income housing for use in the jurisdiction of the 
                eligible entity, 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. ACCELERATING HOME BUILDING ACT.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Affordable housing.--The term ``affordable housing'' 
        means housing for which the total monthly housing cost payment 
        is not more than 30 percent of the monthly household income for 
        a household earning not more than 80 percent of the area median 
        income.
            (2) Covered structure.--The term ``covered structure'' 
        means--
                    (A) a low-rise or mid-rise structure with not more 
                than 25 dwelling units; and
                    (B) includes--
                            (i) an accessory dwelling unit;
                            (ii) infill development;
                            (iii) a duplex;
                            (iv) a triplex;
                            (v) a fourplex;
                            (vi) a cottage court;
                            (vii) a courtyard building;
                            (viii) a townhouse;
                            (ix) a multiplex; and
                            (x) any other structure with not less than 
                        2 dwelling units that the Secretary considers 
                        appropriate.
            (3) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means--
                    (A) a unit of general local government, as defined 
                in section 102(a) of the Housing and Community 
                Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a));
                    (B) a municipal membership organization; and
                    (C) an Indian tribe, as defined in section 102(a) 
                of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
                (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)).
            (4) High opportunity area.--The term ``high opportunity 
        area'' has the meaning given the term in section 1282.1 of 
        title 12, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
        regulation.
            (5) Infill development.--The term ``infill development'' 
        means residential development on small parcels in previously 
        established areas for replacement by new or refurbished housing 
        that utilizes existing utilities and infrastructure.
            (6) Mixed-income housing.--The term ``mixed-income 
        housing'' means a housing development that is comprised of 
        housing units that promote differing levels of affordability in 
        the community.
            (7) Pre-reviewed designs.--The term ``pre-reviewed 
        designs'', also known as pattern books, means sets of 
        construction plans that are assessed and approved by localities 
        for compliance with local building and permitting standards to 
        streamline and expedite approval pathways for housing 
        construction.
            (8) Rural area.--The term ``rural area'' means any area 
        other than a city or town that has a population of less than 
        50,000 inhabitants.
            (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Housing and Urban Development.
    (b) Authority.--The Secretary may award grants to eligible entities 
to select pre-reviewed designs of covered structures of mixed-income 
housing for use in the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, except that 
such grant awards may not be used for construction, alteration, or 
repair work.
    (c) Considerations.--In reviewing applications submitted by 
eligible entities for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall 
consider--
            (1) the need for affordable housing by the eligible entity;
            (2) the presence of high opportunity areas in the 
        jurisdiction of the eligible entity;
            (3) coordination between the eligible entity and a State 
        agency; and
            (4) coordination between the eligible entity and State, 
        local, and regional transportation planning authorities.
    (d) Set-aside for Rural Areas.--Of the amount made available in 
each fiscal year for grants under this section, the Secretary shall 
ensure that not less than 10 percent shall be used for grants to 
eligible entities that are located in rural areas.
    (e) Reports.--The Secretary shall require eligible entities 
receiving grants under this section to report on--
            (1) the impacts of the activities carried out using the 
        grant amounts in improving the production and supply of 
        affordable housing;
            (2) the pre-reviewed designs selected using the grant 
        amounts in their communities;
            (3) the number of permits issued for housing development 
        utilizing pre-reviewed designs; and
            (4) the number of housing units produced in developments 
        utilizing the pre-reviewed designs.
    (f) Availability of Information.--The Secretary shall--
            (1) to the extent possible, encourage localities to make 
        publicly available through a website information on the pre-
        reviewed designs selected and submitted to the Secretary by 
        eligible entities receiving grants under this section, 
        including information on the benefits of use of those designs; 
        and
            (2) collect, identify, and disseminate best practices 
        regarding such designs and make such information publicly 
        available on the website of the Department of Housing and Urban 
        Development.
    (g) Design Adoption and Repayment.--The Secretary may require an 
eligible entity to return to the Secretary any grant funds received 
under this section if the selected pre-reviewed designs submitted under 
this section have not been adopted during the 5-year period following 
receipt of the grant, unless that period is extended by the Secretary.
    (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to 
        the Secretary such sums as are necessary to carry out this 
        section.
            (2) Technical assistance.--The Secretary may set aside not 
        more than 5 percent of amounts appropriated under paragraph (1) 
        in a fiscal year to provide technical assistance to grant 
        recipients under this section and pre-grant technical 
        assistance for prospective applicants.
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