Ensuring Continued Access to Funding for Colonias Act

Bill: 119-hr-4498
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23]
Introduced: 2025-07-17
Policy area: Housing and Community Development
Latest action: action_date: 2025-07-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4498 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 17, 2025 Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas (for himself, Ms. De La Cruz , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas , and Ms. Escobar ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to update the eligibility requirements related to metropolitan statistical area population limits for the Community Development Block Grant Colonia Set-Aside Program.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring Continued Access to Funding for Colonias Act . 2. Amendment to the Colonia Set-Aside Program Section 916(e)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5306 note) is amended by striking 1,000,000 and inserting 2,000,000 .