# 116-hr-4351: Yes In My Backyard Act

116-hr-4351, Yes In My Backyard Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4351
- Congress: 116
- Title: Yes In My Backyard Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Introduced: 2019-09-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Yes In My Backyard Act This bill requires certain Community Development Block Grant program recipients to submit to the Department of Housing and Community Development information regarding their implementation of certain land-use policies (e.g., policies for reducing minimum lot size).

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2019-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2020-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-4351 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4351)

## Related
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
- [116-hr-1570: Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4351 (as of 2025-11-18).