Yes in God's Backyard Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act by adding a new subtitle establishing definitions, a technical assistance program, and a Challenge Grant program for affordable rental housing on, establishes definitions for the new subtitle including affordable rental housing (rent not more than 30% of household income for households at or below 100% AMI), covered household, extremely low-income families, and establishes a technical assistance program to help faith-based organizations, universities, and local governments remove barriers to affordable housing development. It relies on grants, appropriations, and definition changes. The main policy areas are Housing, Education, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Faith-based organizations could face fewer barriers, Institutions of higher education could face fewer barriers, and Affordable housing developers could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal taxpayers could face higher costs and HUD would take on compliance duties.
Key Provisions
- Amends Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act by adding a new subtitle establishing definitions, a technical assistance program, and a Challenge Grant program for affordable rental housing on...
- Establishes definitions for the new subtitle including affordable rental housing (rent not more than 30% of household income for households at or below 100% AMI), covered household, extremely low-income families...
- Establishes a technical assistance program to help faith-based organizations, universities, and local governments remove barriers to affordable housing development.
- Establishes a competitive Challenge Grant program at $50 million per year for FY2026-2031 for state and local governments with policies to remove barriers to affordable housing on faith-based and university property.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill amends Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act by adding a new subtitle establishing definitions, a technical assistance program, and a Challenge Grant program for affordable rental housing on, establishes definitions for the new subtitle including affordable rental housing (rent not more than 30% of household income for households at or below 100% AMI), covered household, extremely low-income families, and establishes a technical assistance program to help faith-based organizations, universities, and local governments remove barriers to affordable housing development.
Key Policy Areas
Housing, Education, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill amends Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act by adding a new subtitle establishing definitions, a technical assistance program, and a Challenge Grant program for affordable rental housing on, establishes definitions for the new subtitle including affordable rental housing (rent not more than 30% of household income for households at or below 100% AMI), covered household, extremely low-income families, and establishes a technical assistance program to help faith-based organizations, universities, and local governments remove barriers to affordable housing development.
Policy Domains
Technical Assistance Program (Sec. 291)
Identified Gains
- Faith-based organizations
- Institutions of higher education
- Affordable housing developers
- State and local governments with barrier-removal policies
- Low-income households below 60% AMI
Identified Costs
- Federal taxpayers
- HUD
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Warner (for himself, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Kim, 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.
Homeless individuals and families, Households at or below 100% AMI, Low-income households
Positive-direction: Homeless individuals and families, Households at or below 100% AMI, Low-income households, Low-income households below 60% AMI, Veterans
Negative-direction: Taxpayers
HUD, Local governments, State and local governments
Positive-direction: Local governments, State and local governments, State and local governments with barrier-removal policies
Negative-direction: HUD
Faith-based organizations, Faith-based organizations with excess property
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- "partnership_center"
- → Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- "eligible_grantee"
- → Units of local government, states, metropolitan planning organizations, multi-jurisdiction entities
Note: {'term': 'The Secretary', 'resolution': 'Refers to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development throughout'}
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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