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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4660 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reclassify 
the application of certain requirements under the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 for housing-related activities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 23, 2025 
Mr. FLOOD (for himself and Mr. LICCARDO) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
to reclassify the application of certain requirements 
under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
for housing-related activities. 
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 ‘‘Unlocking Housing 
Supply Through Streamlined and Modernized Reviews 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
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(1) INFILL PROJECT.—The term ‘‘infill project’’ 
means a project that— 
(A) occurs within the geographic limits of 
a municipality; 
(B) is adequately served by existing utili-
ties and public services as required under appli-
cable law; 
(C) is located on a site of previously dis-
turbed land of not more than 5 acres and sub-
stantially surrounded by residential or commer-
cial development; 
(D) will repurpose a vacant or underuti-
lized parcel of land, or a dilapidated or aban-
doned structure; and 
(E) will serve a residential or commercial 
purpose. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
SEC. 3. NEPA STREAMLINING FOR HUD HOUSING-RELATED 
ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, in accord-
ance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, and 
section 103 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4333), expand and reclassify housing- 
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related activities under the necessary administrative regu-
lations as follows: 
(1) The following housing-related activities shall 
be subject to regulations equivalent or substantially 
similar to the regulations entitled ‘‘exempt activi-
ties’’ as set forth in section 58.34 of title 24, Code 
of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 1, 
2025: 
(A) Tenant-based rental assistance, as de-
fined in section 8(o) of the United States Hous-
ing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)). 
(B) Supportive services, including health 
care, housing services, permanent housing 
placement, day care, nutritional services, short- 
term payment for rent, mortgage, or utility 
costs, and assistance in gaining access to Fed-
eral Government and State and local govern-
ment benefits and services. 
(C) Operating costs, including mainte-
nance, security, operation, utilities, furnishings, 
equipment, supplies, staff training, and recruit-
ment and other incidental costs. 
(D) Economic development activities, in-
cluding equipment purchases, inventory financ-
ing, interest subsidies, operating expenses, and 
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similar costs not associated with construction or 
expansion of existing operations. 
(E) Activities to assist homebuyers to pur-
chase existing dwelling units or dwelling units 
under construction, including closing costs and 
down 
payment 
assistance, 
interest 
rate 
buydowns, and similar activities that result in 
the transfer of title. 
(F) Affordable housing pre-development 
costs related to obtaining site options, project 
financing, administrative costs and fees for loan 
commitment, zoning approvals, and other re-
lated activities that do not have a physical im-
pact. 
(G) Approval of supplemental assistance, 
including insurance or guarantee, to a project 
previously approved by the Secretary. 
(H) Emergency homeowner or renter as-
sistance for HVAC, hot water heaters, and 
other necessary uses of existing utilities re-
quired under applicable law. 
(2) The following housing-related activities shall 
be subject to regulations equivalent or substantially 
similar to the regulations entitled, (i) ‘‘categorical 
exclusions not subject to section 58.5’’ and (ii) ‘‘cat-
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egorical exclusions not subject to the Federal laws 
and authorities cited in sections 50.4’’ in section 
58.35(b) and section 50.19, respectively of title 24, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on January 
1, 2025, if such activities do not materially alter en-
vironmental conditions and do not materially exceed 
the original scope of the project: 
(A) Acquisition, repair, improvement, re-
construction, or rehabilitation of public facilities 
and improvements (other than buildings) if the 
facilities and improvements are in place and will 
be retained in the same use without change in 
size or capacity of more than 20 percent, in-
cluding replacement of water or sewer lines, re-
construction of curbs and sidewalks, and re-
paving of streets. 
(B) Rehabilitation of 1-to-4 unit residen-
tial buildings, and existing housing-related in-
frastructure, such as repairs or rehabilitation of 
existing wells, septics, or utility lines that con-
nect to that housing. 
(C) New construction, development, demo-
lition, acquisition, or disposition on up to 4 
scattered site existing dwelling units where 
there is a maximum of 4 units on any 1 site. 
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