# 119-hr-1769: Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2025

119-hr-1769, Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1769
- As of: 2026-09-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1769
- Congress: 119
- Title: Local Zoning Decisions Protection Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would nullify HUD's Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rules and notices.** The bill would declare that HUD's proposed AFFH rule published Feb 9, 2023, the interim final rule published June 10, 2021, the final rule published July 16, 2015, and the AFFH Assessment Tool notice published Dec 31, 2015, and any successor rule or notice substantially similar to those items shall have no force or effect.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2025-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- HUD consultation and public report: benefit, medium. If enacted, HUD would consult with state and local officials and public housing agencies. The goal is to develop recommendations that further the Fair Housing Act, consistent with Supreme Court rulings, and to consider options other than new rules. HUD would publish a draft report in the Federal Re…
- Roll back HUD fair-housing rules and data: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would void several HUD "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing" rules and a related notice. It names the 2015 final rule (80 Fed. Reg. 42272), the 2021 interim final rule (86 Fed. Reg. 30779), the 2023 proposed rule (88 Fed. Reg. 8516), and the 2015 AFFH Assessment Tool notice (…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-2126: FOCA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-45: FIND Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1769 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1769)

## Related
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-2126: FOCA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2126)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1769 (as of 2026-09-21).