Accessible Housing: New Rules for Federally Funded Homes
A house committee must act next: committee consideration.
While the bill has support from disability advocates, it currently lacks Republican cosponsors and faces likely opposition from the construction industry over increased building costs.
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Home builders and developers who use any federal assistance, including loan guarantees or tax credits, must submit plans for accessibility review, meet ANSI visitability standards, and face potential lawsuits and punitive damages for noncompliance, which adds design, permitting, and legal risk for small building firms.
“An applicant for or recipient of Federal assistance for the design, construction, commissioning, contracting, or other arrangement for construction, of a covered dwelling unit shall submit for approval the architectural, interior design, and construction plans”
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Eleanor Smith Inclusive Home Design Act of 2026
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