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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 6623 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6623
To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to revise
the formula for allocation of community development block grant funds,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 11, 2025
Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to revise
the formula for allocation of community development block grant funds,
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 ``Community Development Block Grant
Equity Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. CDBG FORMULA.
(a) Revision of Formula.--Section 106 of the Housing and Community
Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5306) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)--
(A) by striking the subsection designation and all
that follows through the end of paragraph (3) and
inserting the following:
``(b)(1) The Secretary shall determine the amount to be allocated
to each metropolitan city, which shall be the amount that bears the
same ratio to the allocation for all metropolitan areas as the average
of the ratios between--
``(A) the poverty rate per person in families and elderly
households in that city and such poverty rate in all
metropolitan areas;
``(B) the extent of female-headed households with children
under age 18 in that city and the extent of such households in
all metropolitan areas;
``(C) the extent of housing that was constructed before
1950 and is occupied by a household in poverty in that city and
the extent of such housing in all metropolitan areas; and
``(D) the extent of housing overcrowding in that city and
the extent of housing overcrowding in all metropolitan areas.
``(2) The Secretary shall determine the amount to be allocated to
each urban county, which shall be the amount that bears the same ratio
to the allocation for all metropolitan areas as the average of the
ratios between--
``(A) the poverty rate per person in families and elderly
households in that urban county and such poverty rate in all
metropolitan areas;
``(B) the extent of female-headed households with children
under age 18 in that urban county and the extent of such
households in all metropolitan areas;
``(C) the extent of housing that was constructed before
1950 and is occupied by a household in poverty in that urban
county and the extent of such housing in all metropolitan
areas; and
``(D) the extent of housing overcrowding in that urban
county and the extent of housing overcrowding in all
metropolitan areas.
``(3) In determining the average of ratios under paragraphs (1) and
(2)--
``(A) the ratio under subparagraph (A) of such paragraphs
shall be counted five times;
``(B) the ratio under subparagraph (C) of such paragraphs
shall be counted three times; and
``(C) each of the other ratios shall be counted once.'';
and
(B) in paragraph (6)--
(i) by striking subparagraph (B);
(ii) by striking ``(A)''; and
(iii) by redesignating clauses (i) through
(iii) as subparagraphs (A) through (C),
respectively; and
(2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking the second and third
sentences and inserting the following: ``The allocation for
each State shall be the amount that bears the same ratio to the
allocation for such areas of all States available under this
paragraph as the average of the ratios between--
``(A) the poverty rate per person in families and
elderly households in the nonentitlement areas in that
State and such poverty rate in the nonentitlement areas
of all States;
``(B) the extent of female-headed households with
children under age 18 in the nonentitlement areas in
that State and the extent of such households in the
nonentitlement areas of all States;
``(C) the extent of housing that was constructed
before 1950 and is occupied by a household in poverty
in the nonentitlement areas in that State and the
extent of such housing in the nonentitlement areas of
all States; and
``(D) the extent of housing overcrowding in the
nonentitlement areas in that State and the extent of
housing overcrowding in the nonentitlement areas of all
States.
In determining the average of the ratios under the preceding
sentence, the ratio under clause (A) shall be counted five
times, the ratio under clause (C) shall be counted three times,
and each of the other ratios shall be counted once.''.
(b) Definitions.--Subsection (a) of section 102 of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking the first sentence and
inserting the following: ``The term `poverty' means having an
income that does not exceed the poverty level.'';
(2) by striking paragraphs (11) through (16); and
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (17) through (24) as
paragraphs (11) through (11) through (18), respectively.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 103 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
(42 U.S.C. 5303) is amended by striking the last sentence and inserting
the following: ``For purposes of assistance under section 106, there is
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026 an amount equal to
$3,425,000,000, as adjusted by adding to such amount a percentage
thereof equal to any percentage increase, over the immediately
preceding 4 calendar quarters ending before the commencement of such
fiscal year, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-
U) and, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, the amount that is
equal the amount authorized under this sentence for the immediately
preceding fiscal year, as adjusted by adding to such amount a
percentage thereof equal to any percentage increase, over the
immediately preceding 4 calendar quarters ending before the
commencement of such fiscal year to which such authorization applies,
in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U)''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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