# 119-hr-6768: Housing Our Communities Act

119-hr-6768, Housing Our Communities Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6768
- As of: 2026-09-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6768
- Congress: 119
- Title: Housing Our Communities Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-11

## Summary

**Creates a competitive HUD grant program to fund planning and implementation for more affordable, transit-connected housing.** The bill would focus federal support on local and regional planning to update zoning, boost housing supply, and link homes with transportation.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal grants for affordable housing: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would require HUD to set up a competitive grant program within one year. Grants would go to States, insular areas, metropolitan cities, urban counties, and regional planning agencies or consortia. Recipients could not use more than 10 percent of each award for administrative c…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6768 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6768)

## Related
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6768 (as of 2026-09-11).