Tribal Housing Continuity Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Tribal Housing Continuity Act creates a shutdown funding bridge for Native housing programs. During a fiscal year 2026 lapse in discretionary appropriations for HUD, the bill appropriates $1.6 billion for salaries and expenses needed to issue, process, and respond to requests for information and notices of funding opportunity under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act, take administrative actions needed to implement NAHASDA programs, guarantee and pay under section 184 Indian housing loan guarantees, guarantee and pay under section 184A Native Hawaiian housing loan guarantees, and administer amounts already obligated to Tribes under NAHASDA. HUD must report to Congress within 90 days after the start of any lapse describing actions taken using the money.
Who Benefits and How
Tribal housing authorities benefit because HUD can keep NAHASDA administration and obligated tribal housing funds moving during a shutdown. Indian housing borrowers benefit because section 184 loan guarantees and payments can continue during a HUD funding lapse. Native Hawaiian housing borrowers benefit because section 184A guarantee activity can continue during the lapse. Tribes with obligated NAHASDA funds benefit because HUD can keep administering those amounts instead of freezing activity.
Who Bears the Burden and How
HUD Native American Programs staff must keep requests, notices, administrative actions, guarantees, payments, and grant administration operating during a lapse. HUD budget staff must track use of the $1.6 billion appropriation and prepare the 90-day congressional report. Congressional housing committees must review the shutdown action report. Federal taxpayers fund the lapse-period appropriation for Native housing continuity.
Key Provisions
- Appropriates $1.6 billion for fiscal year 2026 HUD discretionary funding lapses.
- Provides salaries and expenses for NAHASDA requests, notices, administrative actions, and obligated tribal housing funds.
- Provides continuity for section 184 Indian housing loan guarantees.
- Provides continuity for section 184A Native Hawaiian housing loan guarantees.
- Requires a congressional report within 90 days after the start of any lapse.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Appropriates $1.6 billion during fiscal year 2026 HUD discretionary funding lapses to keep Native American housing, section 184 Indian housing loan guarantees, section 184A Native Hawaiian housing loan guarantees, and obligated tribal housing funds operating, with a 90-day congressional report.
Key Policy Areas
Tribal Housing, HUD, Government Shutdowns
Primary Purpose
Appropriates $1.6 billion during fiscal year 2026 HUD discretionary funding lapses to keep Native American housing, section 184 Indian housing loan guarantees, section 184A Native Hawaiian housing loan guarantees, and obligated tribal housing funds operating, with a 90-day congressional report.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Tribal housing authorities
- Indian housing borrowers
- Native Hawaiian housing borrowers
- Tribes with obligated NAHASDA funds
Identified Costs
- HUD Native American Programs staff
- HUD budget staff
- Congressional housing committees
- Federal taxpayers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Indian housing borrowers, Native Hawaiian housing borrowers, Tribal housing authorities
HUD Native American Programs staff, HUD budget staff, Tribes with obligated NAHASDA funds
Positive-direction: Tribes with obligated NAHASDA funds
Negative-direction: HUD Native American Programs staff, HUD budget staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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