This bill requires cities and communities that receive federal housing grants to submit plans every five years identifying how they can adopt land-use policies that remove barriers to housing development. Specifically, grant recipients must report whether they have already adopted policies like allowing duplexes in single-family neighborhoods, reducing parking requirements, streamlining permitting processes, or allowing accessory dwelling units—and if not, explain their plans to do so. The legislation aims to address the nation's housing shortage, which Congress estimates costs the economy roughly $2 trillion annually in lost productivity and opportunity, while leaving millions of Americans cost-burdened. The bill takes effect one year after enactment and applies to recipients of Community Development Block Grants. Importantly, the submissions are not legally binding, cannot be used to enforce compliance, and are merely intended to encourage communities to consider housing-friendly zoning reforms.
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