H.R. 2126: Housing Supply and Affordability Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-23 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-23 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Housing Supply and Affordability Act

Plain summary

Housing Supply and Affordability Act This bill allows the Department of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to states, local governments, Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian organizations for the development and implementation of housing policy plans. These plans must increase the housing supply while avoiding resident displacement, increase housing affordability, and reduce barriers to housing development. The amounts provided by the bill are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) and the Senate PAYGO rule. (This excludes the budget effects from being counted for the purposes of enforcing the PAYGO rules.)

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Official text

Housing Supply and Affordability Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] · 81 cosponsors

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Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Al Green (D-TX), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Dina Titus (D-NV), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Adam Smith (D-WA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and 21 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr2126.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2126 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117