# 119-hr-6008: Bring Down Housing Costs Act

119-hr-6008, Bring Down Housing Costs Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6008
- Congress: 119
- Title: Bring Down Housing Costs Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Bringing down housing costs** would create a 21-member Task Force to identify States with rising housing costs, develop best practices to slow price growth, and monitor how well those practices work over time. - Residents in States flagged for rising housing costs would get targeted attention because the Task Force must use HUD's year-over-year median existing home price data to identify those States and recommend fixes. These recommendations would go to Governors for state-level action. - Federal housing agencies and Congress would get a steady stream of information. The Task Force must deliver an initial report within one year and then submit reports yearly until it ends, sending them to HUD, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the USDA Rural Housing Service, and relevant congressional committees. - Local groups and industry would have seats at the table. The 21-member panel includes two local community designees and two private-sector experts on zoning and housing finance, meets quarterly after an initial session, and sunsets five years after enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New task force to lower housing costs: benefit, medium. If enacted, HUD would set up a 21-member task force to bring down housing costs. It would include members of Congress, housing agencies, local groups, and private experts. The task force would meet one month after enactment and then every three months. Within one year of its first meeting, it would…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6008 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6008)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-1923: Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1923)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6008 (as of 2026-04-21).