HR5825-119

Introduced

To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to carry out a program that awards grants to Indian Tribes and Tribally designated housing entities for residential dwelling units with sustainable features, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Oct 24, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill establishes a competitive grant program administered by HUD to award grants to Indian Tribes and Tribally designated housing entities for building or retrofitting residential dwelling units with sustainable features. It relies on grants, appropriations, reporting requirements, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Housing, Finance, and Energy.

Who Benefits and How

Indian Tribes and Tribally designated housing entities (direct grant recipients) could gain revenue opportunities, Native American individuals on tribal lands (housing beneficiaries) could see lower costs, and Energy-efficient product manufacturers (solar panels, heat pumps, Energy Star appliances, smart devices) could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal taxpayers (funding source) could face higher costs.

Key Provisions

  • Establishes a competitive grant program administered by HUD to award grants to Indian Tribes and Tribally designated housing entities for building or retrofitting residential dwelling units with sustainable features...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill establishes a competitive grant program administered by HUD to award grants to Indian Tribes and Tribally designated housing entities for building or retrofitting residential dwelling units with sustainable features.

Key Policy Areas

Housing, Finance, Energy

Primary Purpose

The bill establishes a competitive grant program administered by HUD to award grants to Indian Tribes and Tribally designated housing entities for building or retrofitting residential dwelling units with sustainable features.

Policy Domains

Housing Finance Energy

Entire Bill - Tribal Housing Innovation Act

Identified Gains
  • Indian Tribes and Tribally designated housing entities (direct grant recipients)
  • Native American individuals on tribal lands (housing beneficiaries)
  • Energy-efficient product manufacturers (solar panels, heat pumps, Energy Star appliances, smart devices)
  • Construction contractors specializing in sustainable building on tribal lands
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Native American individuals on tribal lands (housing beneficiaries):
Construction contractors specializing in sustainable building on tribal lands:
Indian Tribes and Tribally designated housing entities (direct grant recipients):
Energy-efficient product manufacturers (solar panels, heat pumps, Energy Star appliances, smart devices):
Identified Costs
  • Federal taxpayers (funding source)
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
Federal taxpayers (funding source):

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 24, 2025

Ms. Stansbury introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Tribal Nations
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Native American individuals on tribal lands (housing beneficiaries)

Energy
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Energy-efficient product manufacturers (solar panels, heat pumps, Energy Star appliances, smart devices)

Construction
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Construction contractors specializing in sustainable building on tribal lands

Government
1 mention across 1 clause
?1 uncertain

Department of Housing and Urban Development (program administrator)

General Public
1 mention across 1 clause
-1 negative

Federal taxpayers (funding source)

1/2
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Housing Finance Energy
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

7 terms
"Consumer Price Index" §2(g)(1)

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor

"eligible entity" §2(g)(2)

An Indian Tribe or a Tribally designated housing entity

"energy-efficient" §2(g)(3)

With respect to a product, an Energy Star product or FEMP designated product, as defined in section 553 of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8259b)

"Indian Tribe" §2(g)(4)

As defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103)

"residential dwelling unit" §2(g)(5)

A dwelling unit that is owned or leased, or intended to be owned or leased, in whole or in part, as the home or residence of 1 or more individuals

"sustainable feature" §2(g)(6)

Building-to-grid integration, electric heating systems (heat pumps), energy-efficient air filters, energy-efficient appliances, energy-efficient bathroom plumbing, energy-efficient lighting, energy-efficient windows, energy monitoring devices (smart meters/thermostats), insulation, passive cooling systems, solar panels, reflective roofing, or other features determined by the Secretary to improve sustainability

"Tribally designated housing entity" §2(g)(7)

As defined in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103)

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