# 119-hr-7326: ABODE Act

119-hr-7326, ABODE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7326
- Congress: 119
- Title: ABODE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2026-02-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants to Build Affordable Homes: benefit, medium. 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 are…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-7326 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7326)

## 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-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-5862: American Energy Independence and Affordability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5862)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7326 (as of 2026-04-21).