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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10351 

To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, acting through 

the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, to publish 

guidelines and best practices for State zoning and local zoning frameworks, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 11, 2024 

Mr. FLOOD (for himself and Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 

acting through the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, to publish guidelines and best 

practices for State zoning and local zoning frameworks, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Housing Supply and 

5 Innovation Frameworks Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) As of 2021 in the United States, there was 

2 an estimated housing shortage of 3,890,000 homes. 

3 This housing supply shortage has resulted in a 

4 record number of cost-burdened households across 

5 regions and spanning the large and small cities, 

6 towns, and coastal and rural communities of the 

7 United States. 

8 (2) Several factors contribute to the under9 supply of housing in the United States, particularly 

10 workforce housing, including rising costs of con11 struction, a shortage of labor, supply chain disrup12 tions, and a lack of reliable funding sources. 

13 (3) Regulatory barriers at the State and local 

14 levels, such as zoning and land use regulations, also 

15 inhibit the creation of new housing to meet local and 

16 regional housing needs. 

17 (4) State and local governments are proactively 

18 exploring solutions for reforming regulatory barriers, 

19 but additional resources, data, and models can help 

20 adequately address these challenges. 

21 (5) While land use regulation is the responsi22 bility of State and local governments, there is Fed23 eral support for necessary reforms, and there is an 

24 opportunity for the Federal Government to provide 

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1 ments that wish to undertake necessary reforms in 

2 a manner that fits their communities’ needs. 

3 (6) Therefore, zoning ordinances or systems of 

4 land use regulation that have the intent or effect of 

5 restricting housing opportunities based on economic 

6 status or income without interests that are substan7 tial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory and that outweigh 

8 the regional need for housing are contrary to the re9 gional and national interest. 

10 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

11 In this Act: 

12 (1) AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—The term ‘‘afford13 able housing’’ means housing for which the monthly 

14 payment is not more than 30 percent of the monthly 

15 income of the household. 

16 (2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist17 ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary for 

18 Policy Development and Research of the Depart19 ment of Housing and Urban Development. 

20 (3) FRAMEWORK-RELATED TERMS.— 

21 (A) LOCAL ZONING FRAMEWORK.—The 

22 term ‘‘local zoning framework’’ means the local 

23 zoning codes and other ordinances, procedures, 

24 and policies governing zoning and land-use at 

25 the local level. 


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1 (B) STATE ZONING FRAMEWORK.—The 

2 term ‘‘State zoning framework’’ means the 

3 State legislation or State agency and depart4 ment procedures, or such legislation or proce5 dures in an insular area of the United States, 

6 enabling local planning and zoning authorities 

7 and establishing and guiding related policies 

8 and programs. 

9 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

10 the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 

11 SEC. 4. GUIDELINES ON STATE AND LOCAL ZONING FRAME12 WORKS. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 3 years after 

14 the date of enactment of this section, the Assistant Sec15 retary shall publish documents outlining guidelines and 

16 best practices to support production of adequate housing 

17 to meet the needs of communities and provide housing op18 portunities for individuals at every income level across 

19 communities with respect to— 

20 (1) State zoning frameworks; and 

21 (2) local zoning frameworks. 

22 (b) CONSULTATION; PUBLIC COMMENT.—During the 

23 one-year period beginning on the date of enactment of this 

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1 quired under the previous subsection, the Assistant Sec2 retary shall— 

3 (1) publish draft guidelines in the Federal Reg4 ister for public comment; and 

5 (2) establish a task force for the purpose of 

6 providing consultation to draft guidelines published 

7 under the previous clause, the members of which 

8 shall include— 

9 (A) planners and architects; 

10 (B) advocates with experience in affordable 

11 housing, community development efforts, and 

12 fair housing; 

13 (C) housing developers, including afford14 able and market-rate housing developers, manu15 factured housing developers, and other business 

16 interests; 

17 (D) community engagement experts and 

18 community members impacted by zoning deci19 sions; 

20 (E) public housing authorities and transit 

21 authorities; 

22 (F) members of local zoning and planning 

23 boards and local and regional transportation 

24 planning organizations; 


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1 (G) State officials responsible for housing 

2 or land use, including members of State zoning 

3 boards of appeals; 

4 (H) academic researchers; and 

5 (I) home builders. 

6 (c) CONTENTS.—The guidelines and best practices 

7 required under subsection (a) shall— 

8 (1) with respect to State zoning frameworks, 

9 outline potential models for updated State enabling 

10 legislation or State agency and department proce11 dures; 

12 (2) include recommendations regarding— 

13 (A) the reduction or elimination of parking 

14 minimums; 

15 (B) the increase in maximum floor area 

16 ratio requirements and maximum building 

17 heights and the reduction in minimum lot sizes 

18 and set-back requirements; 

19 (C) the elimination of restrictions against 

20 accessory dwelling units; 

21 (D) increasing by-right uses, including du22 plex, triplex, or quadplex buildings, across cities 

23 or metropolitan areas, including mechanisms, 

24 such as proximity to transit, to determine the 

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1 velopment that does not disproportionately bur2 den residents of economically distressed areas; 

3 (E) provisions regarding review of by-right 

4 development proposals to streamline review and 

5 reduce uncertainty, including— 

6 (i) nondiscretionary, ministerial re7 view; and 

8 (ii) entitlement and design review 

9 processes; 

10 (F) the reduction of obstacles to a range of 

11 housing types at all levels of affordability, in12 cluding manufactured and modular housing; 

13 (G) State model zoning regulations for di14 recting local reforms, including mechanisms to 

15 encourage adoption; 

16 (H) provisions to encourage transit-ori17 ented development, including increased permis18 sible units per structure and reduced minimum 

19 lot sizes near existing or planned public transit 

20 stations; 

21 (I) potential reforms to the public engage22 ment process, including— 

23 (i) meaningful access for persons with 

24 limited English proficiency and effective 


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1 communication improvements for persons 

2 with disabilities; 

3 (ii) leveraging of virtual meeting tech4 nologies; and 

5 (iii) proactive outreach in commu6 nities; 

7 (J) reforms to protest petition statutes; 

8 (K) the standardization, reduction, or 

9 elimination of impact fees; 

10 (L) cost effective and appropriate building 

11 codes; 

12 (M) models for community benefit agree13 ments; 

14 (N) mechanisms to preserve affordability, 

15 limit disruption of low-income communities, and 

16 prevent displacement of existing residents; 

17 (O) with respect to State zoning frame18 works, a model for a State zoning appeals proc19 ess, which would— 

20 (i) create a process for developers or 

21 builders requesting a variance, conditional 

22 use, or zoning district change or otherwise 

23 petitioning a local zoning or planning 

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1 peal a rejection to a State body or regional 

2 body empowered by the State; 

3 (ii) establish qualifications for com4 munities to be exempted from the appeals 

5 process based on their available stock of 

6 affordable housing; and 

7 (iii) establish a State zoning appeals 

8 board to consider appeals to a variance re9 jection and objectively evaluate petitions 

10 based on the potential for environmental 

11 damage and infrastructural capacity; 

12 (P) with respect to State zoning frame13 works, best practices on the disposition of land 

14 owned by State governments for affordable 

15 housing development; 

16 (Q) with respect to local zoning frame17 works— 

18 (i) the simplification and standardiza19 tion of existing zoning codes; 

20 (ii) maximum review timelines; and 

21 (iii) best practices for the disposition 

22 of land owned by local governments; and 

23 (R) other land use measures that promote 

24 access to new housing opportunities identified 

25 by the Secretary; and 


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1 (3) consider— 

2 (A) local housing needs, including ways to 

3 set and measure housing goals and targets; 

4 (B) a range of affordability for rental 

5 units, with a prioritization of units attainable to 

6 extremely low-income, low-income, and mod7 erate-income residents; 

8 (C) a range of affordability for homeown9 ership units attainable to low-income and mod10 erate-income residents; 

11 (D) with respect to State zoning frame12 works, distinctions between States providing 

13 constitutional or statutory home rule authority 

14 to municipalities and States operating under 

15 the Dillon rule, as articulated in Hunter v. 

16 Pittsburgh (207 U.S. 161 (1907)); 

17 (E) accountability measures; 

18 (F) the long-term cost to residents and 

19 businesses if more housing is not constructed; 

20 (G) barriers to individuals seeking to ac21 cess affordable housing in growing communities 

22 and communities with economic opportunity; 

23 (H) consistency with respect to fair hous24 ing and civil rights requirements; 


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1 (I) coordination between infrastructure in2 vestments and housing planning; 

3 (J) with respect to State zoning frame4 works, statewide mechanisms to preserve exist5 ing affordability over the long term, including 

6 support for land banks and community land 

7 trusts; 

8 (K) with respect to State zoning frame9 works, guidance to States on collecting and 

10 maintaining proactive data on the current rent11 al housing market and rental registries; 

12 (L) public comments described in sub13 section (b)(1); and 

14 (M) other considerations as identified by 

15 the Secretary. 

16 SEC. 5. REPORTING. 

17 Not later than 2 years after the date on which the 

18 Assistant Secretary publishes the guidelines and best prac19 tices for State and local zoning frameworks, the Assistant 

20 Secretary shall submit to Congress a report describing— 

21 (1) the States that have adopted a version of 

22 the guidelines and best practices, including those 

23 that developed and adopted a State zoning frame24 work; 


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1 (2) the localities that have adopted a version of 

2 the guidelines; 

3 (3) a summary of the modifications that each 

4 State has made in their State zoning framework; 

5 and 

6 (4) a general summary of the types of updates 

7 localities have made to their local zoning framework. 

8 SEC. 6. ABOLISHMENT OF REGULATORY BARRIERS CLEAR9 INGHOUSE. 

10 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Regulatory Barriers Clear11 inghouse established pursuant to section 1205 of the 

12 Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 

13 U.S.C. 12705d) is abolished. 

14 (b) REPEAL.—Section 1205 of the Housing and 

15 Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705d) 

16 is repealed. 

17 SEC. 7. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

18 There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec19 retary of Housing and Urban Development $5,000,000 for 

20 each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. 

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