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119-hr-7326119th CongressWALLET

ABODE Act

Sponsored By: Representative Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]

Introduced

Summary

Would expand affordable housing for very-low-income households. It would create a HUD-run grant competition to fund development or rehabilitation of single- and multi-family homes that cut development costs and meet resiliency, energy-efficiency, and accessibility standards.

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  • Families: Targets households with incomes at or below 50 percent of area median income and requires HUD to report the number and the sales or rental prices of homes built.
  • Developers and organizations: Academic institutions, nonprofits, and mission-driven for-profit or nonprofit developers would be eligible to compete for grants tied to contracts to build a pre-set number of compliant homes.
  • Communities and climate resilience: Prioritizes projects in areas with severe affordable housing shortages and favors durable, low-maintenance, neighborhood-compatible designs that use universal design. HUD must coordinate with the Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency and study short- and long-term energy and resiliency savings.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Grants to Build Affordable Homes

This bill would direct HUD, with DOE and EPA, to run a grant competition to build or fix single- and multi-family homes. Grants would go to academic groups, nonprofits, and mission-driven developers, not directly to households. Funded homes would serve households with incomes at or below 50% of area median income. Grants would be paid only after a contract is completed to build a pre-determined number of homes that meet specified resiliency and energy-efficiency measures. HUD would prioritize areas with severe affordable housing shortages, projects that emphasize quality and low maintenance costs, and universal design for people with disabilities. The bill would authorize such sums as may be necessary, and HUD would report to Congress within two years on projects and savings from resiliency and efficiency measures.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]

IL • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 2/3/2026

  • Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6]

    LA • D

    Sponsored 2/3/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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