I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5591 
To establish a pilot program to convert blighted buildings into housing. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2025 
Mr. LICCARDO
(for himself, Ms. SALAZAR, Mr. OLSZEWSKI, and Mr. 
FITZPATRICK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To establish a pilot program to convert blighted buildings 
into housing. 
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 ‘‘Revitalizing Empty 
Structures Into Desirable Environments Act’’ or the ‘‘RE-
SIDE Act’’. 
SEC. 2. BLIGHTED BUILDING TO HOUSING CONVERSION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) ATTAINABLE HOUSING.—The term ‘‘attain-
able housing’’ means housing that— 
(A) serves households earning not more 
than 100 percent of the area median income, if 
a majority of the housing units are affordable 
to households earning not more than 80 percent 
of the area median income; or 
(B) serves households earning not more 
than 120 percent of the area median income, if 
the majority of the housing units are affordable 
to households earning not more than 60 percent 
of the area median income. 
(2) CONVERTED
HOUSING
UNIT.—The term 
‘‘converted housing unit’’ means a housing unit that 
is created using a covered grant. 
(3) COVERED
GRANT.—The term ‘‘covered 
grant’’ means a grant awarded under the Pilot Pro-
gram. 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means a participating jurisdiction, as that term 
is defined in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
12704). 
(5) HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PRO-
GRAM.—The term ‘‘HOME Investment Partnerships 
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Program’’ means the program under subtitle A of 
title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford-
able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12741 et seq.). 
(6) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘Pilot Pro-
gram’’ means the Blighted Building to Housing 
Conversion Program carried out under subsection 
(b). 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. 
(8) VACANT AND ABANDONED BUILDING.—The 
term ‘‘vacant and abandoned building’’ means a 
property— 
(A) that was constructed for use as a 
warehouse, factory, mall, strip mall, or hotel, or 
for another industrial or commercial use; and 
(B)(i) with respect to which— 
(I) a code enforcement inspection has 
determined that the property is not safe; 
and 
(II) not less than 90 days have 
elapsed since the owner was notified of the 
deficiencies in the property and the owner 
has taken no corrective action; or 
(ii) that is subject to a court-ordered re-
ceivership or nuisance abatement related to 
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