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Congress·In Committee·3 months ago

Congress directs HUD to draft model rules for single-stair apartment buildings and fund pilot tests

Also known as: Point-Access Housing Guidelines Act of 2025

Legislative Progress

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Impacts

Mixed Impacts(7)
Housing Assistance
Neutral
Renter
Neutral
Homeowner
Neutral
Disability Benefits
Neutral
Physical Disability
Neutral
Sensory Disability
Neutral
Child Tax Credit
Neutral
Positive Impacts(1)
Small Business Owner
Helps

Key Points

  • Congress would require HUD to write optional guidelines to help cities and states permit certain single-stair apartment buildings.
  • The guidance would cover fire safety (sprinklers, smoke detection, ventilation, safe exits) and other ways to meet safety rules.
  • HUD would also look at costs and housing affordability, including whether these designs could help add housing in expensive areas.
  • The bill says the guidance would not override local building codes; local governments could choose whether to use it.
  • HUD could give competitive grants to test pilot projects that study whether these buildings are safe and cost-effective.
HousingConsumer ProtectionInfrastructure

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions
Dec 1, 2025House

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Dec 1, 2025

Introduced in House

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

In the months after the bill becomes law

HUD begins outreach and consultation with fire safety and housing experts

Expect listening sessions, technical meetings, and draft recommendations that could influence local building codes even before final guidance is published.

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The Pew Charitable Trusts·4 months ago

States Advance Single-Stairway Reforms to Expand Housing

Explains the push to allow single-stair multifamily buildings, summarizes recent state reforms, and discusses safety and cost arguments—useful context for the HUD-guidelines-and-pilot-grants concept.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Point-Access Housing Guidelines Act of 2025

Bill NumberHR 6345
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(2)
D: 1R: 1

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