To preempt State and local laws that prevent the construction of affordable housing on faith lands, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To preempt State and local laws that prevent the construction of affordable housing on faith lands, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies. The main policy domain is Housing, Foreign Policy, Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H37C7FAF7A2CE440483AB4111748733F7: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Faith in Housing Act of 2025.
- Section H2349103F2A194E10B3BA88F598A7E689: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: An underproduction in housing units relative to demand has led to a housing shortage of millions of homes in the...
- Section HCC5D81E40FF6479CA94153B2EDA258A2: 3. Preemption of State and local laws preventing affordable housing construction on faith lands In this section: The term affordable housing means— housing...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To preempt State and local laws that prevent the construction of affordable housing on faith lands, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies.
Key Policy Areas
Housing, Foreign Policy, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To preempt State and local laws that prevent the construction of affordable housing on faith lands, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- homeowners, renters, builders, and housing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Edwards) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
real estate— owned on or before January 1, 2023, by a house of worship
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