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Congress·In Committee·H.R. 2494

To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to annually submit to the Congress a report that analyzes State and local strategies, activities, and plans that promote affordable housing, and for other purposes.

Affordable Housing: Annual Report on State and Local Strategies

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and has been sent to the House Committee on Financial Services for review. No further actions or hearings have been scheduled at this time. It is considered active but is not currently moving forward.

Legislative Progress

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Unlikely to pass

This bill is in the very early stages and has only been sent to a committee. While housing is a popular topic, most bills like this do not become law unless they get support from both parties.

Key Points

  • This bill tells the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to give Congress a yearly report. The report would explain which state and local plans are actually helping to make housing more affordable.
  • The goal is to help the federal government understand how to fix the housing crisis. Right now, many Americans spend more than a third of their income on rent, and there are not enough homes available for people to buy.
  • HUD already has a system that tracks local housing laws and zoning rules. This bill would require HUD to analyze that data and give Congress specific advice on which policies should be used in other parts of the country.
  • By identifying what works at the local level, lawmakers hope to create better federal programs. This could eventually lead to new rules or funding that makes it easier and cheaper to build homes across the United States.

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Mar 31, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Mar 31, 2025

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to annually submit to the Congress a report that analyzes State and local strategies, activities, and plans that promote affordable housing, and for other purposes.

Bill NumberHR 2494
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Cosponsors

(2)
D: 1R: 1

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