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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 frame-
works, 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 Devel-
opment and Research, to publish guidelines and best 
practices for State zoning and local zoning frameworks, 
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 
Innovation Frameworks Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) As of 2021 in the United States, there was 
an estimated housing shortage of 3,890,000 homes. 
This housing supply shortage has resulted in a 
record number of cost-burdened households across 
regions and spanning the large and small cities, 
towns, and coastal and rural communities of the 
United States. 
(2) Several factors contribute to the under-
supply of housing in the United States, particularly 
workforce housing, including rising costs of con-
struction, a shortage of labor, supply chain disrup-
tions, and a lack of reliable funding sources. 
(3) Regulatory barriers at the State and local 
levels, such as zoning and land use regulations, also 
inhibit the creation of new housing to meet local and 
regional housing needs. 
(4) State and local governments are proactively 
exploring solutions for reforming regulatory barriers, 
but additional resources, data, and models can help 
adequately address these challenges. 
(5) While land use regulation is the responsi-
bility of State and local governments, there is Fed-
eral support for necessary reforms, and there is an 
opportunity for the Federal Government to provide 
support and assistance to State and local govern-
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ments that wish to undertake necessary reforms in 
a manner that fits their communities’ needs. 
(6) Therefore, zoning ordinances or systems of 
land use regulation that have the intent or effect of 
restricting housing opportunities based on economic 
status or income without interests that are substan-
tial, legitimate, nondiscriminatory and that outweigh 
the regional need for housing are contrary to the re-
gional and national interest. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) AFFORDABLE HOUSING.—The term ‘‘afford-
able housing’’ means housing for which the monthly 
payment is not more than 30 percent of the monthly 
income of the household. 
(2) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary for 
Policy Development and Research of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development. 
(3) FRAMEWORK-RELATED TERMS.— 
(A) LOCAL
ZONING
FRAMEWORK.—The 
term ‘‘local zoning framework’’ means the local 
zoning codes and other ordinances, procedures, 
and policies governing zoning and land-use at 
the local level. 
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