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119-hr-5824119th CongressWALLET

Tribal Affordable Housing Act

Sponsored By: Representative Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]

Introduced

Summary

Competitive grants to build and upgrade homes on Tribal land. This bill would create a Tribal Affordable Housing Grant Program at HUD to fund building residential units and adding essential features on Tribal land. It targets smaller tribal grantees and follows Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act rules.

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  • Tribes and tribally designated housing entities: Eligible entities are Indian Tribes or tribally designated housing entities that in at least one of the prior five fiscal years received a final NAHASDA allocation of less than $500,000. They could apply for competitive grants to construct or improve housing.
  • Households on Tribal land: Grants would pay to build residential dwelling units or add at least one “necessary feature” that the Secretary determines would improve or be needed to build a home.
  • HUD and program rules: Grants would be administered under NAHASDA program requirements and managed by HUD.

*Would authorize $150 million in annual appropriations starting in fiscal year 2026 to carry out the program.*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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Grants to build or improve Tribal homes

This bill would create a HUD grant program for Tribal land. HUD would award competitive grants within 1 year after enactment. About $150 million per year would be authorized starting in fiscal year 2026. Tribes or tribal housing entities that got less than $500,000 from NAHASDA in at least one of the past five fiscal years could apply. Grants could build homes or add needed features to homes on Tribal land, using NAHASDA rules. The HUD Secretary would decide what counts as a needed feature.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]

NM • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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