# 119-hr-5601: Faith in Housing Act of 2025

119-hr-5601, Faith in Housing Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5601
- Congress: 119
- Title: Faith in Housing Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-26
- Sponsor: Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Federal preemption** to let houses of worship use their land for affordable housing is the bill’s central idea. This bill would let qualifying faith landowners construct or substantially rehabilitate affordable rental housing or shelters under set rules and after giving written notice. - Houses of worship and faith landowners: They could elect to build or rehab affordable housing on qualifying faith land after giving written notice. Units must be deed-restricted for 30 years and owners may reserve up to 5% of units for employees. - Low-income households: Housing must meet building or manufactured housing standards and affordability rules, including an average low-income threshold and that all units be affordable at or below 140% of area median income. - State and local governments: Conflicting local land use laws are preempted to the extent of the inconsistency, while narrowly tailored site-specific hazard rules such as flood, wildfire, or landslide are allowed and states may inspect for compliance. - Enforcement and attorneys: The bill creates a private cause of action for injunctive or declaratory relief and amends the attorney-fees statute to acknowledge claims under this act.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Rules for affordable homes on faith land: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would set clear rules for affordable homes built on land owned by a house of worship. Every unit would need to be affordable at or below 140% of area median income, and the average cost across units would fit low‑income family budgets under federal housing rules. Affordability woul…
- Easier building on faith land with safeguards: benefit, medium. This bill would let a house of worship choose to build or rehab affordable housing on its land. The owner would need to send written notice to the local or state zoning office, and the project would have to affect interstate commerce or use federal funds. The bill would override conflicting state o…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5601 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5601)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5601 (as of 2026-10-03).