Housing and Economic Development Act

Key Points

• This bill requires the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Economic Development Administration to work together more closely. It aims to help local communities that are trying to build housing and create jobs at the same time using money from both agencies.
• Currently, these two agencies often have different deadlines, rules, and paperwork for their grants. This bill would require them to create a formal agreement to match up their timelines and use the same definitions so that local leaders don't have to do the same work twice.
• The goal is to make it easier for cities and towns to get projects started by cutting through "red tape." By having clear points of contact at each agency, local officials can get answers faster when they are working on projects that involve both housing and business development.
• Within one year, the leaders of both agencies must send a report to Congress. This report will explain what else needs to change—whether through new laws or just better management—to make it even easier for these two parts of the government to collaborate on big construction projects.

Impact Analysis

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