S948-119

In Committee

HOME Investment Partnerships Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2025

119th Congress Introduced Mar 11, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill reauthorizes the HOME Investment Partnerships Program with $5 billion to $6 billion in annual appropriations from fiscal years 2025 through 2029, with annual increases of approximately 5%, provides duplicate authorization of appropriations section providing $5 billion to $6 billion annually for fiscal years 2025-2029, and defines modifies the qualification threshold for participating jurisdictions to receive HOME funds and requires the Secretary to adjust thresholds for inflation annually after fiscal year 2025. It relies on definition changes, compliance mandates, exemptions, and appropriations. The main policy areas are Housing and Finance.

Who Benefits and How

State and local housing agencies receiving HOME funds could gain revenue opportunities, Community land trusts could gain revenue opportunities, and Affordable housing developers could gain revenue opportunities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

State governments administering HOME would take on compliance duties, Participating jurisdictions that misspend HOME funds could face increased risk, and Participating jurisdictions (units of local government) would take on compliance duties.

Key Provisions

  • Reauthorizes the HOME Investment Partnerships Program with $5 billion to $6 billion in annual appropriations from fiscal years 2025 through 2029, with annual increases of approximately 5%.
  • Provides duplicate authorization of appropriations section providing $5 billion to $6 billion annually for fiscal years 2025-2029.
  • Defines modifies the qualification threshold for participating jurisdictions to receive HOME funds and requires the Secretary to adjust thresholds for inflation annually after fiscal year 2025.
  • Expands eligibility for fund reallocations to include more jurisdictions while giving the Secretary authority to remove non-compliant jurisdictions from reallocation participation.
  • Amends affordable housing qualifications to allow exceptions for foreclosure situations and financially non-viable housing, and creates a new category of small-scale housing (4 units or less) with streamlined...

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 reauthorizes the HOME Investment Partnerships Program with $5 billion to $6 billion in annual appropriations from fiscal years 2025 through 2029, with annual increases of approximately 5%, provides duplicate authorization of appropriations section providing $5 billion to $6 billion annually for fiscal years 2025-2029, and defines modifies the qualification threshold for participating jurisdictions to receive HOME funds and requires the Secretary to adjust thresholds for inflation annually after fiscal year 2025.

Key Policy Areas

Housing, Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill reauthorizes the HOME Investment Partnerships Program with $5 billion to $6 billion in annual appropriations from fiscal years 2025 through 2029, with annual increases of approximately 5%, provides duplicate authorization of appropriations section providing $5 billion to $6 billion annually for fiscal years 2025-2029, and defines modifies the qualification threshold for participating jurisdictions to receive HOME funds and requires the Secretary to adjust thresholds for inflation annually after fiscal year 2025.

Policy Domains

Housing Finance

Title I - Reauthorization and Program Modifications

Identified Gains
  • State and local housing agencies receiving HOME funds
  • Community land trusts
  • Affordable housing developers
  • Small-scale landlords with 4 or fewer rental units
  • Small-scale landlords with 4 or fewer units
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Community land trusts: ,
Affordable housing developers: ,
Small-scale landlords with 4 or fewer units:
Small-scale landlords with 4 or fewer rental units:
State and local housing agencies receiving HOME funds: ,
Identified Costs
  • State governments administering HOME
  • Participating jurisdictions that misspend HOME funds
  • Participating jurisdictions (units of local government)
  • Property owners receiving HOME assistance
  • Non-compliant participating jurisdictions
Model: codex-gpt-5:bulk-repair | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: is
State governments administering HOME:
Non-compliant participating jurisdictions:
Property owners receiving HOME assistance:
Participating jurisdictions that misspend HOME funds:
Participating jurisdictions (units of local government):

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 11, 2025

Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, …

Mar 11, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, …

Mar 11, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

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

State & Local Government
12 mentions across 10 clauses
+8 positive -4 negative

Compliant jurisdictions seeking additional funds, Non-compliant participating jurisdictions, Participating jurisdictions (units of local government)

Positive-direction: Compliant jurisdictions seeking additional funds, Participating jurisdictions administering HOME, Participating jurisdictions seeking affordable housing financing, Participating jurisdictions with limited financing access, Participating jurisdictions with uninvested CHDO funds, Smaller jurisdictions that may meet adjusted thresholds, State and local housing agencies receiving HOME funds

Negative-direction: Non-compliant participating jurisdictions, Participating jurisdictions (units of local government), Participating jurisdictions that misspend HOME funds, State governments administering HOME

General Public
5 mentions across 4 clauses
+5 positive

Housing voucher holders, Low- and moderate-income homebuyers, Low-income families seeking housing assistance

Real Estate
4 mentions across 3 clauses
+4 positive

Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDOs), Community land trusts, Real estate acquisition firms

Construction
4 mentions across 4 clauses
+4 positive

Affordable housing construction firms, Affordable housing developers, Affordable housing developers and contractors

Lessors Of Residential Buildings
4 mentions across 3 clauses
+3 positive -1 negative

Property owners facing foreclosure, Property owners receiving HOME assistance, Small-scale landlords with 4 or fewer rental units

Positive-direction: Property owners facing foreclosure, Small-scale landlords with 4 or fewer rental units, Small-scale landlords with 4 or fewer units

Negative-direction: Property owners receiving HOME assistance

Government
3 mentions across 3 clauses
-3 negative

Federal government (contingent liability), HUD enforcement staff, HUD program administrators

Homeowners
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

HOME-assisted homeowners seeking to sell

Financial Services
1 mention across 1 clause
+1 positive

Lenders providing financing for affordable housing

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sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

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

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"community land trust" §104

A nonprofit entity or State/local government instrumentality that provides and maintains housing with long-term affordability (30+ years) for low- and moderate-income persons using ground leases, deed covenants, or similar measures, and maintains preemptive purchase options to keep housing affordable

"small-scale housing" §215(a)

Housing with not more than 4 rental units

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