Josh Harder (D-CA)
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prioritize the award of certain housing grants to applicants located in, or serving, low-income communities.
A Democratic bill with 2 Republican cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prioritize certain housing grants. It defines a covered grant as any competitive grant involving the construction, modification, rehabilitation, or preservation of housing. The Secretary is authorized to give extra weight to applicants based on specific project locations. These priority projects would be located in or substantially and directly benefit a qualified opportunity zone.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +5
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
The bill focuses on providing housing resources to communities that serve low-income populations.
- Scored +5
Does this make housing cost less?
The bill prioritizes housing grants for projects in or benefiting low-income opportunity zones, which can increase housing supply and affordability.
- Scored +3
Would people in cities be better off under this?
Many opportunity zones are located in urban areas, which may see improved infrastructure and housing.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Support for Low-Income Communities: The Secretary may give additional weight to applicants whose projects are located in or directly benefit a community designated as a qualified opportunity zone (Section 1.b). This could provide more resources for the construction, modification, rehabilitation, or preservation of housing in these specific areas (Section 1.a).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill focuses on providing housing resources to communities that serve low-income populations. Would people in cities be better off under this? — Many opportunity zones are located in urban areas, which may see improved infrastructure and housing. Would business owners be better off under this? — Developers active in opportunity zones may benefit from prioritized federal grant funding.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — The bill prioritizes housing grants for projects in or benefiting low-income opportunity zones, which can increase housing supply and affordability. Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — Increased investment in low-income community housing can support long-term poverty reduction efforts. Is this likely to reduce homelessness? — By prioritizing housing construction and preservation, the bill may indirectly assist in addressing homelessness.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill empowers the Secretary of HUD to exercise discretion in prioritizing specific grant recipients.
- 3/9/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/4/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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Mike KellyRepublican · Pennsylvania