# 119-hr-5077: Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2025

119-hr-5077, Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-23).

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- As of: 2026-09-23
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5077
- Congress: 119
- Title: Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-23

## Summary

**Would let Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds pay to build new affordable housing and allow that new construction to satisfy low- and moderate-income (LMI) tests.** - Families and renters: Communities could use CDBG to create more income-targeted units, expanding housing options for low- and moderate-income households. - Local governments and nonprofits: Grantees would get a broader set of projects they can finance, including ground-up construction instead of only rehabilitation or infrastructure. - Program rules: The bill ties the definition of affordable housing to section 215 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act and limits the change to amounts appropriated after enactment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-03-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More affordable rentals through local grants: benefit, medium. If enacted, states and cities could use federal community development block grants to build new affordable homes. New construction would count toward the program’s low and moderate income benefit test. “Affordable” would follow the definition in federal housing law. This would apply only to grant d…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-6771: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5077 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5077)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-6771: Housing Crisis Response Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6771)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5077 (as of 2026-09-23).