Housing Supply Frameworks Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings on the 3.85 million home housing shortage, rising construction costs, labor shortages, regulatory barriers at state and local levels, and the federal interest in supporting local zoning, defines affordable housing (monthly payment not more than 30% of monthly income), local zoning framework, state zoning framework, and the role of the HUD Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, and directs HUD to publish zoning guidelines within 3 years, with a 2-year task force and public comment period, covering parking minimums, height limits, ADU restrictions, by-right uses, transit-oriented development. It relies on definition changes, reporting requirements, product standards, and appropriations. The main policy areas are Housing, Finance, and Transportation.
Who Benefits and How
Housing developers could face fewer barriers, HUD could gain revenue opportunities, and Affordable housing advocates and developers could face fewer barriers.
Who Bears the Burden and How
HUD would take on compliance duties, Local zoning boards would take on compliance duties, and HUD Assistant Secretary would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Creates congressional findings on the 3.85 million home housing shortage, rising construction costs, labor shortages, regulatory barriers at state and local levels, and the federal interest in supporting local zoning...
- Defines affordable housing (monthly payment not more than 30% of monthly income), local zoning framework, state zoning framework, and the role of the HUD Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research.
- Directs HUD to publish zoning guidelines within 3 years, with a 2-year task force and public comment period, covering parking minimums, height limits, ADU restrictions, by-right uses, transit-oriented development...
- Requires HUD to report to Congress 5 years after publishing guidelines on which states and localities adopted recommendations, state zoning framework modifications, and the effect on building permits issued.
- Defines abolishes the Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse established under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 and repeals the authorizing provision.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates congressional findings on the 3.85 million home housing shortage, rising construction costs, labor shortages, regulatory barriers at state and local levels, and the federal interest in supporting local zoning, defines affordable housing (monthly payment not more than 30% of monthly income), local zoning framework, state zoning framework, and the role of the HUD Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, and directs HUD to publish zoning guidelines within 3 years, with a 2-year task force and public comment period, covering parking minimums, height limits, ADU restrictions, by-right uses, transit-oriented development.
Key Policy Areas
Housing, Finance, Transportation
Primary Purpose
The bill creates congressional findings on the 3.85 million home housing shortage, rising construction costs, labor shortages, regulatory barriers at state and local levels, and the federal interest in supporting local zoning, defines affordable housing (monthly payment not more than 30% of monthly income), local zoning framework, state zoning framework, and the role of the HUD Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, and directs HUD to publish zoning guidelines within 3 years, with a 2-year task force and public comment period, covering parking minimums, height limits, ADU restrictions, by-right uses, transit-oriented development.
Policy Domains
Housing Supply Frameworks Act
Identified Gains
- Housing developers
- HUD
- Affordable housing advocates and developers
- HUD Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse
- Housing consumers and renters
Identified Costs
- HUD
- Local zoning boards
- HUD Assistant Secretary
- HUD Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMs. Blunt Rochester (for herself, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Fetterman, and …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
HUD, HUD Assistant Secretary, HUD Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research
HUD faces effects in multiple directions
Positive-direction: HUD Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse
Negative-direction: HUD Assistant Secretary, HUD Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, Local zoning boards
Affordable housing advocates and developers, Housing consumers and renters, Housing developers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- "assistant_secretary"
- → Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research of HUD
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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