Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act
House Bill Would Speed Up HUD Environmental Reviews to Unlock More Housing Supply
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Tells the Housing Department to speed up environmental reviews for many housing-related actions, especially smaller or low-impact projects.
- Would treat things like rental help, supportive services, and pre-development costs as “exempt,” meaning less paperwork and faster approvals.
- Would give faster review paths for repairs and rehab of small homes and infrastructure, plus small new builds—like up to 4 units on a site, and some projects from 5 to 15 units.
- Also sets faster review paths for office-to-housing conversions (with limits) and “infill” housing on previously disturbed land up to 5 acres inside a city.
- Requires the Housing Department to report each year for 5 years (starting 2 years after the law starts) on whether review times and costs went down, especially for affordable housing.
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Milestones
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Votes
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
Unlocking Housing Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews Act
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