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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6768 
To establish a competitive grant program supporting affordable housing 
planning and implementation activities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 16, 2025 
Ms. TLAIB introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To establish a competitive grant program supporting afford-
able housing planning and implementation activities, 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 Our Commu-
nities Act’’. 
SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION AS-
SOCIATED WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall, not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, establish a program to 
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award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities to 
assist planning and implementation activities associated 
with affordable housing. 
(b) USE OF AMOUNTS.— 
(1) BY REGIONAL PLANNING AGENCIES.—If an 
eligible entity that receives amounts under this Act 
is a regional planning agency or consortia of re-
gional planning agencies, such eligible entity shall 
use such amounts to assist planning activities with 
respect to affordable housing, including— 
(A) the development of housing plans; 
(B) the substantial improvement of State 
or local housing strategies; 
(C) the development of new regulatory re-
quirements and processes; 
(D) updating zoning codes; 
(E) increasing the capacity to conduct 
housing inspections; 
(F) increasing the capacity to reduce bar-
riers to housing supply elasticity and housing 
affordability; 
(G) the development of local or regional 
plans for community development; and 
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(H) the substantial improvement of com-
munity development strategies, including strate-
gies designed to— 
(i) increase the availability of afford-
able housing and access to affordable hous-
ing; 
(ii) increase access to public transpor-
tation; and 
(iii) advance sustainable or location- 
efficient community development goals. 
(2) BY STATES, INSULAR AREAS, METROPOLI-
TAN CITIES, AND URBAN COUNTIES.—If an eligible 
entity that receives amounts under this Act is a 
State, insular area, metropolitan city, or urban 
county, such eligible entity shall use such amounts 
to— 
(A) implement and administer housing 
strategies and housing plans; 
(B) implement and administer any plans to 
increase housing choice, address disparities in 
housing needs, and provide greater access to 
opportunity; 
(C) fund any community investments that 
support goals identified in a housing strategy or 
housing plan; 
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(D) implement and administer regulatory 
requirements and processes with respect to re-
formed zoning codes; 
(E) increase the capacity to conduct hous-
ing inspections; 
(F) increase the capacity to reduce bar-
riers to housing supply elasticity and housing 
affordability; 
(G) implement and administer local or re-
gional plans for community development; and 
(H) fund any planning to increase— 
(i) the availability of affordable hous-
ing and access to affordable housing; 
(ii) access to public transportation; 
and 
(iii) any location-efficient community 
development goals. 
(3) USE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—A eligi-
ble entity that receives amounts under this Act may 
not use more than 10-percent of such amounts for 
administrative costs. 
(c) COORDINATION.—To the extent practicable, the 
Secretary shall coordinate with the Federal Transit Ad-
ministrator in carrying out this Act. 
(d) ADDITIONAL USES OF AMOUNTS.— 
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(1) HOUSING
CONSTRUCTION.—Expenditures 
on new construction of housing shall be an eligible 
expense under this Act. 
(2) BUILDINGS
FOR
GENERAL
CONDUCT
OF 
GOVERNMENT.—Expenditures on building for the 
general conduct of government, other than the Fed-
eral Government, shall be eligible under this Act 
when necessary and appropriate as a part of a nat-
ural hazard mitigation project. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State, insular area, metropolitan 
city, or urban county, as such terms are defined 
in section 102 of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974; or 
(B) a regional planning agency or con-
sortia of regional planning agencies. 
(2) HOUSING PLAN.—The term ‘‘housing plan’’ 
means a plan to, with respect to an area within the 
jurisdiction of an eligible entity— 
(A) increase the amount of available hous-
ing to meet the demand for such housing and 
any projected increase in the demand for such 
housing; 
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(B) increase the affordability of housing; 
(C) increase the accessibility of housing for 
people with disabilities, including location-effi-
cient housing; 
(D) preserve or improve the quality of 
housing; 
(E) reduce barriers to housing develop-
ment; and 
(F) coordinate with transportation-related 
agencies. 
(3) HOUSING STRATEGY.—The term ‘‘housing 
strategy’’ means a housing strategy required under 
section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act. 
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