Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Modular Housing Production Act
A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Modular Housing Production Act," directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to review Federal Housing Administration construction financing programs. The review aims to find barriers that prevent modular home developers from using these programs. The Secretary must identify regulatory issues, such as construction draw schedules, and administrative measures to help these developers. Within one year, the Secretary is required to publish a report recommending changes to reduce these barriers. Following the report, the Secretary must also initiate a rulemaking process regarding alternative draw schedules for these loans. Additionally, the Secretary may award a grant to study a standardized uniform commercial code for modular homes.
Yes· 3 of 8
- Scored +5
Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill specifically aims to help modular home developers by easing financing and regulatory hurdles.
- Scored +5
Does this make housing cost less?
The bill seeks to increase the production of modular homes by improving their access to construction financing, which can help increase housing supply.
- Scored +4
Does this make it easier to run a small business?
The bill targets the removal of regulatory and programmatic barriers that currently restrict modular home developers from accessing financing.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Identifying barriers to modular home construction: The Secretary is tasked with identifying regulatory and programmatic features that restrict modular home developers from participating in construction financing programs (Section 3(a) and Section 3(b)(1)). This could help make it easier for these developers to access funding.
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Improving loan structures: The Secretary is required to examine alternative draw schedules for construction financing loans provided to modular and manufactured home developers (Section 3(d)(1)). This could potentially ease the financial process for developers during the construction phase.
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Streamlining design and innovation: The Secretary may award a grant to study a standardized uniform commercial code which evaluates the utility of a system for serializing and securing modules to streamline design and construction and improve innovation (Section 4(a)(1)).
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Coordinating codes with financing: The study of a standardized code could include ways to coordinate that code with financing incentives (Section 4(a)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly detailed 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 business owners be better off under this? — The bill specifically aims to help modular home developers by easing financing and regulatory hurdles. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Increased modular home production may lead to more affordable housing options for low-income families. Would middle-income households be better off under this? — Improved housing production methods can contribute to more stable and affordable housing markets for middle-income families. Would people in cities be better off under this? — Increased housing production capacity can help address housing shortages in urban areas.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this make it easier to run a small business? — The bill targets the removal of regulatory and programmatic barriers that currently restrict modular home developers from accessing financing. Is this likely to create jobs? — By reducing barriers for modular home developers, the bill aims to facilitate more construction and development activity.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — The bill seeks to increase the production of modular homes by improving their access to construction financing, which can help increase housing supply.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — Expanding modular home production can increase housing availability in various areas, including rural communities.
- 7/28/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Jim BanksRepublican · Indiana