UNLOCK Housing Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Expands Community Development Block Grant eligibility to allow funds to be used for construction of new residential housing for low- and moderate-income people.
Who Benefits and How
State, local, tribal, and insular grantees could use CDBG funds more directly to build new affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households.
Who Bears the Burden and How
HUD would need to administer a broader eligible-use category, and federal grant funds could be redirected toward new housing construction.
Key Provisions
- Adds new residential housing construction for low- and moderate-income persons to the list of CDBG-eligible activities.
- Applies the new authority to metropolitan cities, urban counties, states, local governments, insular areas, and tribes receiving section 106 funds.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Expands Community Development Block Grant eligibility to allow funds to be used for construction of new residential housing for low- and moderate-income people.
Key Policy Areas
Housing, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
Expands Community Development Block Grant eligibility to allow funds to be used for construction of new residential housing for low- and moderate-income people.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Low- and moderate-income households needing additional housing supply
- CDBG grantees seeking more flexibility to build housing
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal housing administrators overseeing expanded CDBG uses
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Kim (for himself and Mr. McCormick) introduced the following …
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.
Low- and moderate-income households seeking additional housing supply
State, local, and tribal grantees using Community Development Block Grant funds
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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