Streamlining Rural Housing Act of 2025

Key Points

• Congress would require HUD and USDA to sign an agreement within 180 days to better coordinate on housing projects they both fund.
• The agencies would look for ways to avoid duplicate environmental reviews by picking a lead agency and accepting the other agency’s approved reviews.
• The bill says the agencies must still follow existing environmental rules (as they stood on January 1, 2025), rather than weakening them.
• HUD and USDA would also study whether they can share one joint physical inspection process, so properties aren’t checked twice.
• The agencies must create a working group with builders, housing groups, agencies, and residents, and report back to Congress within 1 year with improvement ideas that don’t cut safety or shift costs to tenants.