# 119-hr-7152: Yes in God's Backyard Act

119-hr-7152, Yes in God's Backyard Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-16).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7152
- Congress: 119
- Title: Yes in God's Backyard Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-16

## Summary

**Provide federal grants and technical assistance to turn property owned by faith-based groups and colleges into affordable rental housing.** This bill would create a HUD technical assistance program and a competitive Challenge Grant program to help remove local policy barriers and fund development or preservation of rental homes that serve low-income, extremely low-income, homeless, veteran, disabled, intergenerational, and other priority households. - Families and low-income renters: Prioritizes housing for households earning under 60 percent of area median income and for extremely low-income and homeless households, increasing options in well-resourced areas of opportunity. - Faith-based organizations and institutions of higher education: Receive technical assistance on how to develop or preserve affordable rental housing on their property and can compete for grants and loans to support projects. - Local governments and planners: Can get grants to assess and remove zoning and policy barriers and must publicly disclose plans and respond to community comments to be eligible. *Authorizes $25 million for technical assistance in fiscal year 2026, $10 million annually 2027–2031, and $50 million per year 2026–2031 for challenge grants; these amounts would increase federal outlays if appropriated.*

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2026-09-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for housing on church and campus: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would run a competitive Challenge Grant program to help local governments remove barriers and fund affordable rental housing on property owned by churches and colleges. Grants could pay for zoning and permitting fixes, outreach and technical help, and loans or grants to bu…
- Defines affordable rent and covered households: benefit, low. If enacted, the subtitle would define "affordable rental housing" as rent no more than 30% of a covered household's income. A "covered household" would mean a household with income at or below 100% of area median income, with priority for households at or below 60% AMI and for extremely low‑income…
- Help program for church and campus housing: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would establish a technical assistance program to give guidance and tools to faith‑based groups, colleges, and local governments on turning unused property into affordable rental housing. Materials would cover building and preserving units for households at or below 60% of…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7152 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7152)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7152 (as of 2026-09-16).