# 117-hr-8235: Housing Supply Expansion Act

117-hr-8235, Housing Supply Expansion Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX); status Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8235
- Congress: 117
- Title: Housing Supply Expansion Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.
- Introduced: 2022-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Housing Supply Expansion Act This bill modifies the federal prevailing wage rates that apply to federally assisted housing and requires the Department of Labor to review and revise its process for determining prevailing wage rates. Specifically, the bill applies the prevailing wage rate for residential construction to all housing projects that receive assistance under specified federal statutes. (Under current law, the residential construction prevailing wage rate applies to the construction, alteration, or repair of single-family homes or apartment buildings up to four floors in height.)

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2022-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2022-07-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8235 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8235)

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