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S. 4789: Expand Housing Opportunities Act

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S. 4789: Expand Housing Opportunities Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-09-06 · Housing and Community Development · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-09-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Expand Housing Opportunities Act

Plain summary

Expand Housing Opportunities Act This bill establishes new, and expands existing, grants for increasing the availability of affordable housing. Specifically, the bill sets up grant programs that support (1) construction, preservation, or rehabilitation of owner-occupied, affordable housing; and (2) implementation and administration of landlord-tenant mediation programs. Further, the bill allows states to apply for additional funding through a block grant that supports affordable housing activities that benefit low-income individuals (the HOME Investment Partnership Program) to cover certain costs associated with affordable housing incurred during the COVID-19 emergency.

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Official text

Expand Housing Opportunities Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] reported raising $3.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s4789 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117