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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6327 
To exempt from the requirements of NEPA the provision of certain assistance 
for the construction or modification of residential housing on infill sites, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 28, 2025 
Mr. VINDMAN (for himself, Mr. FLOOD, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of Texas, 
and Mr. DOWNING) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee 
on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To exempt from the requirements of NEPA the provision 
of certain assistance for the construction or modification 
of residential housing on infill sites, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Rural Housing Regu-
latory Relief Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF NEPA TO THE PROVISION OF 
CERTAIN ASSISTANCE FOR THE CONSTRUC-
TION OR MODIFICATION OF RESIDENTIAL 
HOUSING ON INFILL SITES. 
(a) EXEMPTION.—Providing assistance under section 
501, 502, 504, 515, 533, or 538 of the Housing Act of 
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471, 1472, 1474, 1485, 1490m, or 
1490p–2) for the construction or modification of residen-
tial housing located on an infill site may not be considered 
a major Federal action under section 102(2)(C) of the Na-
tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4332(2)(C)). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than the date that is 5 years 
after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary 
of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report that— 
(1) determines whether the implementation of 
this section— 
(A) reduced the amount of time it takes to 
review an application for assistance described in 
subsection (a); and 
(B) reduced the administrative cost of pro-
viding such assistance; 
(2) describes how the implementation of this 
section affects the affordable housing sector in rural 
America; and 
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(3) includes any recommendations from the 
Secretary of Agriculture for future congressional ac-
tion regarding revisions to categorical exclusions or 
exemptions from the requirements of the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 
et seq.) related to the provision of assistance de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—This section does not affect 
any requirement under any law other than the National 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
GREENFIELD.—The 
term 
‘‘greenfield’’ 
means a site that has not been developed, including 
a woodland, farmland, and an open field. 
(2) INFILL SITE.—The term ‘‘infill site’’— 
(A) means a site that is served by existing 
infrastructure, including water lines, sewer 
lines, and roads; and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) a site that is served by existing in-
frastructure that only consists of a road; 
(ii) a site within a census tract des-
ignated as very high or relatively high risk 
for wildfire, coastal flooding, and riverine 
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flooding under the National Risk Index of 
the 
Federal 
Emergency 
Management 
Agency pursuant to section 206 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5136); and 
(iii) a greenfield. 
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