Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
Housing for America’s Middle Class Act of 2026
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
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, titled the "Housing for America's Middle Class Act of 2026," directs the Government Accountability Office to conduct a specific study. The Comptroller General is tasked with investigating the challenges middle-income households face when seeking affordable housing. The study must identify geographic areas where housing is particularly unavailable or unaffordable for these households. Additionally, the report must list Federal housing programs and tax credits that are currently unavailable to middle-income households due to their income levels. Finally, the GAO is required to recommend parameters for a consistent Federal definition of "worksforce housing" and analyze potential ways to include this segment in Federal programs.
Yes
- Scored +3
Would middle-income households be better off under this?
The bill seeks to identify pathways to make housing more accessible for middle-income earners.
- Scored +3
Does this make housing cost less?
The bill initiates a study to identify and address barriers to housing for middle-income households.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Identification of Obstacles: The study aims to identify specific obstacles middle-income households face when trying to secure affordable housing (Section 2(a)(1)). This could help officials understand exactly what is preventing people from finding homes.
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Geographic Insight: The bill requires identifying specific areas where housing is the most unaffordable or unavailable for middle-income households (Section 2(a)(2)). This information could highlight where help is needed most.
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Program Accessibility Analysis: The GAO will list Federal housing programs, grants, and loan programs that are currently unavailable to middle-income households because of their income status (Section 2(a)(3)). This could reveal gaps in current assistance.
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Clearer Definitions and Future Eligibility: The study will recommend parameters to create a clear and consistent Federal definition for "workforce housing" (Section 2(a)(4)). It also analyzes how to modify or develop new programs to include this group if funding is provided (Section 2(a)(5)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly mentioned in the 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 middle-income households be better off under this? — The bill seeks to identify pathways to make housing more accessible for middle-income earners.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this make housing cost less? — The bill initiates a study to identify and address barriers to housing for middle-income households.
- 3/3/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced in Senate
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.