Sponsored By: Representative Harder (CA)
Introduced
Steer HUD housing grants to Qualified Opportunity Zones. This bill would let the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development give extra weight when awarding competitive housing grants to projects located in or substantially benefiting communities designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones under section 1400Z-1 of the Internal Revenue Code. Covered grants include competitive awards for construction, modification, rehabilitation, or preservation of housing as defined by HUD. The change would raise the odds that QOZ-linked housing proposals win federal grant support.
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If enacted, the bill would define a covered grant as any competitive HUD grant to build, fix, or preserve housing that the Secretary identifies. HUD would be allowed to give extra weight to applications for projects in, or that directly benefit, a Qualified Opportunity Zone under IRC section 1400Z-1. The preference would be optional; HUD would not have to use it. If used, projects in those low-income zones would be more likely to win competitive housing grants and could help local renters and homeowners.
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Harder (CA)
CA • D
Kelly (PA)
PA • R
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/9/2026
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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