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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2126 
To authorize a grant program for the development and implementation of 
housing supply and affordability plans, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2021 
Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER (for herself, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, and Mrs. 
BEATTY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the 
Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To authorize a grant program for the development and imple-
mentation of housing supply and affordability plans, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Housing Supply and 
Affordability Act’’. 
SEC. 2. LOCAL HOUSING POLICY GRANT PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Housing and Urban De-
velopment. 
(2) COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLD.—The term 
‘‘cost-burdened household’’ means a household that 
spends not less than 30 percent of the income of the 
household on housing. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a State, a political subdivision of a State, 
a coalition of States or political subdivisions of 
States, an Indian Tribe, or a Native Hawaiian orga-
nization that— 
(A) demonstrates, with respect to the area 
under the jurisdiction of the State, political 
subdivision, coalition, Indian Tribe, or organiza-
tion— 
(i) rising housing costs or a reason-
able expectation that housing costs will rise 
in the area; and 
(ii) a housing supply shortage; 
(B) if applying for a planning grant— 
(i) intends to develop, or is in the 
process of developing, a housing policy 
plan; and 
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(ii) demonstrates an intent to use a 
portion of the planning grant to engage 
with community stakeholders and housing 
practitioners in developing a housing policy 
plan; and 
(C) if applying for an implementation 
grant— 
(i) has adopted and plans to imple-
ment, or is in the process of implementing, 
a housing policy plan; and 
(ii) demonstrates the engagement of 
community stakeholders and housing prac-
titioners in developing the housing policy 
plan. 
(4) HOUSING POLICY PLAN.—The term ‘‘hous-
ing policy plan’’ means a comprehensive plan of an 
eligible entity to, with respect to the area under the 
jurisdiction of the eligible entity— 
(A) increase the housing supply in the 
area, while avoiding the displacement of the 
residents of the area; 
(B) increase the affordability of housing in 
the area; and 
(C) reduce barriers to housing development 
in the area. 
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(5) IMPLEMENTATION GRANT.—The term ‘‘im-
plementation grant’’ means a grant awarded under 
subsection (c). 
(6) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 5304). 
(7) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘Native Hawaiian organization’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 2 of the Native Amer-
ican Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (25 
U.S.C. 3001). 
(8) PLANNING
GRANT.—The term ‘‘planning 
grant’’ means a grant awarded under subsection (b). 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 
acting through the Assistant Secretary for Commu-
nity Planning and Development, in coordination 
with— 
(A) the Office of Economic Resilience of 
the Office of Community Planning and Develop-
ment of the Department; 
(B) the Office of Policy Development and 
Research of the Department; 
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(C) the Office of Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity of the Department; 
(D) the Office of Housing of the Depart-
ment; and 
(E) the Office of Public and Indian Hous-
ing of the Department. 
(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any possession 
of the United States. 
(b) PLANNING GRANTS.—The Secretary may award 
grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for the 
purpose of developing and evaluating housing policy plans. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.—The Secretary may 
award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for 
the purpose of implementing housing policy plans. 
(d) RURAL AREA MINIMUM.—The Secretary shall 
award not less than 10 percent of the funds awarded to 
eligible entities under this section to eligible entities lo-
cated in rural areas. 
(e) APPLICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity desiring a 
grant under this section shall submit to the Sec-
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retary an application at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
(2) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to an eligi-
ble entity that— 
(A) has or is likely to develop a housing 
policy plan that will— 
(i) improve housing supply, afford-
ability, and accessibility for all individuals 
of every race and income level; 
(ii) reduce barriers to affordable hous-
ing development; and 
(iii) avoid the displacement of resi-
dents by new housing developments in the 
area under the jurisdiction of the eligible 
entity; 
(B) in developing or implementing a hous-
ing policy plan, intends to leverage and effi-
ciently use funds from— 
(i) another Federal, State, or local as-
sistance program relating to housing; or 
(ii) a private funding source; 
(C) intends to— 
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(i) increase the supply and afford-
ability of housing that is located— 
(I) near local transit options; and 
(II) in areas in which a signifi-
cant or expanding supply of jobs or 
demand 
for 
employment 
is 
con-
centrated; 
(ii) coordinate with local transpor-
tation and workforce agencies in accom-
plishing the increase described in clause 
(i); and 
(iii) where appropriate, coordinate pol-
icy development for, and analysis and im-
plementation of, the housing policy plan of 
the eligible entity at a regional scale to 
achieve a more equitable distribution of af-
fordable 
housing 
across 
jurisdictional 
boundaries; or 
(D) is a coalition of States or political sub-
divisions of States. 
(3) SCORING.—The Secretary shall base the de-
gree of priority given to an eligible entity that satis-
fies 1 or more subparagraphs under paragraph (2) 
on a scoring system established by the Secretary. 
(f) HOUSING POLICY PLAN GUIDANCE.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall issue 
guidance that includes recommended policies, strate-
gies, and reforms for eligible entities to adopt in 
housing policy plans to— 
(A) improve the elasticity of housing sup-
ply; 
(B) expand the supply and affordability of 
housing; 
(C) reduce barriers to housing develop-
ment; and 
(D) meaningfully reduce housing segrega-
tion by income and race. 
(2) POLICIES.—The guidance issued under 
paragraph (1) shall include recommendations for 
policies, strategies, and reforms to— 
(A) encourage and support the repurposing 
of land or structures for housing development; 
(B) allow for a greater variety of housing 
types; 
(C) revise land use policies to allow for the 
development of more housing; 
(D) streamline approval processes for 
housing development; 
(E) provide financial incentives to support 
affordable housing development; and 
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(F) support inclusive engagement with 
community members relating to reforms to ex-
pand housing supply. 
(3) AREAS.—The guidance issued under para-
graph (1) shall include recommendations for policies, 
strategies, and reforms for urban, suburban, and 
rural areas. 
(g) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (3), an 
eligible entity that receives a grant under this sec-
tion shall provide non-Federal contributions in an 
amount equal to the amount of the grant. 
(2) ELIGIBLE MATCHING FUNDS.—If an eligible 
entity uses funds from another Federal assistance 
program relating to housing in developing or imple-
menting a housing policy plan for which the eligible 
entity also receives a grant under this section, any 
non-Federal contribution made by the eligible entity 
as part of that Federal assistance program shall be 
counted towards the requirement under paragraph 
(1). 
(3) REDUCED
MATCHING
REQUIREMENT.— 
Based on the available resources of an eligible enti-
ty, the Secretary may reduce the amount of non- 
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Federal contributions required to be provided by the 
eligible entity under paragraph (1). 
(h) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) PLANNING GRANTS.—An eligible entity re-
ceiving a planning grant shall use funds from the 
planning grant to finance activities to help develop 
and evaluate a housing policy plan for the area 
under the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, includ-
ing— 
(A) quantifying existing and projected 
housing needs for households of every income 
level, including extremely low-income families, 
as defined in section 3(b) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)); 
(B) documenting the characteristics of— 
(i) the housing in the area; 
(ii) the households of the area, includ-
ing cost-burdened households; and 
(iii) housing underproduction in the 
area; 
(C) developing strategies to increase the 
housing supply and the variety of housing types 
in the area to satisfy the housing needs of the 
population of the area; 
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(D) analyzing population and employment 
trends in the area and documenting projections 
of those trends; 
(E) considering strategies to minimize dis-
placement of low-income families, as defined in 
section 3(b) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)), as a result of re-
development in the area; 
(F) providing for participation and input 
from community members, community groups, 
local builders, local realtors, nonprofit housing 
advocates, and local religious groups; and 
(G) creating a schedule of programs and 
actions to implement the recommendations of 
the housing policy plan, including a plan for 
adopting actions through a local implementing 
ordinance or another regulatory process, such 
as a land use plan or a comprehensive plan. 
(2) 
IMPLEMENTATION
AND
PLANNING 
GRANTS.—An eligible entity receiving a grant under 
this section shall use a portion of the funds from the 
grant to submit the report required under subsection 
(j)(1). 
(i) LEARNING NETWORK.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Secretary awards the first 
planning grant or implementation grant under this 
section, the Secretary shall establish a learning net-
work to— 
(A) facilitate problem-solving relating to 
the development and implementation of housing 
policy plans; and 
(B) disseminate best practices and effec-
tive strategies and policies to improve local 
housing supply and affordability. 
(2) ACCESSIBILITY.—The learning network es-
tablished under paragraph (1) shall be accessible 
to— 
(A) eligible entities that receive a grant 
under this section; and 
(B) eligible entities that submit an applica-
tion under subsection (e). 
(j) REPORTS AND STUDY.— 
(1) GRANT
RECIPIENT
REPORTS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date on which an eligible en-
tity receives a grant under this section, and not less 
frequently than quarterly thereafter for a 3-year pe-
riod, the eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary 
a report that includes— 
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(A) a description of the expenditures the 
eligible entity has made with funds from the 
grant; 
(B) for an eligible entity receiving a plan-
ning grant, a summary of the progress of the 
eligibility entity towards finalizing a housing 
policy plan; and 
(C) for an eligible entity receiving an im-
plementation grant, data relating to the success 
of the implementation of the housing policy 
plan of the eligible entity. 
(2) SECRETARY STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall conduct a study on— 
(i) the impact of implementation 
grants and planning grants on the areas 
under the jurisdiction of eligible entities re-
ceiving those grants; and 
(ii) successful strategies from housing 
policy plans that were impactful in— 
(I) expanding the housing supply; 
and 
(II) increasing the quantity of 
quality and affordable housing, while 
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avoiding the displacement of the resi-
dents of an area. 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Secretary completes the 
study required under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a report on the study. 
(k) APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated, and there are appropriated, to the 
Secretary, out of any money in the Treasury not 
otherwise appropriated, $300,000,000 for each of 
fiscal years 2022 through 2026 to carry out this 
Act. 
(2) EMERGENCY DESIGNATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The amounts provided 
by this section are designated as an emergency 
requirement pursuant to section 4(g) of the 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (2 
U.S.C. 933(g)). 
(B) DESIGNATION
IN
SENATE.—In the 
Senate, this section is designated as an emer-
gency requirement pursuant to section 4112(a) 
of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the con-
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current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2018. 
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