Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2025 amends the Housing and Community Development Act's list of eligible Community Development Block Grant activities. It adds the new construction of affordable housing, using the definition in section 215 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, and updates the related public services limitation language to include new construction along with rehabilitation. The change applies only to amounts appropriated after enactment. The practical effect is to let CDBG grantees use future funds directly for building affordable housing, not just rehabilitation or other eligible community development activities.
Who Benefits and How
Affordable housing developers benefit because new construction can become an eligible CDBG-funded activity. Low-income households benefit if local governments use future CDBG funds to expand affordable housing supply. Local governments administering CDBG funds benefit from a broader eligible-use category for housing production. Community development organizations benefit from a new federal funding path for affordable housing construction projects.
Who Bears the Burden and How
HUD CDBG administrators must update guidance and oversight for new affordable housing construction uses. CDBG grantees must ensure new construction projects meet affordable housing definitions and program requirements. Federal taxpayers bear the cost if future CDBG appropriations are redirected into construction projects. Other CDBG activity sponsors may face competition for funds when local grantees prioritize new housing construction.
Key Provisions
- Adds new construction of affordable housing as an eligible CDBG activity.
- Uses the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act definition of affordable housing.
- Modifies related statutory language to include new construction with rehabilitation.
- Applies the change only to amounts appropriated after enactment.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Adds new construction of affordable housing as an eligible Community Development Block Grant activity for funds appropriated after enactment.
Key Policy Areas
Housing, Community Development, Federal Grants
Primary Purpose
Adds new construction of affordable housing as an eligible Community Development Block Grant activity for funds appropriated after enactment.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Affordable housing developers
- Low-income households
- Local governments administering CDBG funds
- Community development organizations
Identified Costs
- HUD CDBG administrators
- CDBG grantees
- Federal taxpayers
- Other CDBG activity sponsors
Sponsors
Maxine Waters
D-CA | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Waters introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Affordable housing developers, Low-income households
Local governments administering CDBG funds
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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