# 119-hr-8944: Housing Regulatory Clarity Act of 2026

119-hr-8944, Housing Regulatory Clarity Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-24).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8944
- As of: 2026-06-24
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8944
- Congress: 119
- Title: Housing Regulatory Clarity Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-24

## Summary

**Bars HUD from using disparate impact.** This bill would prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from considering disparate impact in any HUD action, including policy development, rulemaking, program administration, enforcement actions, budgeting, and funding decisions. - Families and tenants: HUD would not use disparate-impact analyses when shaping rules and programs that affect housing access. - People and organizations facing HUD enforcement or funding: The Department could not consider disparate impact in enforcement, budgeting, or funding decisions. - HUD policy and rulemakers: The prohibition restricts HUD's use of impact-based analyses across policy development and program administration.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Epps, Matt [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stops HUD from using disparate impact: cost, high. This bill would prohibit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from considering disparate impact when carrying out any HUD actions. HUD staff would not be able to use disparate-impact analysis in rulemaking, compliance reviews, enforcement, program administration, budgeting, or funding dec…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4448: Restoring Equal Opportunity Act
- 119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8944 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8944)

## Related
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- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7651)
- [119-hr-4448: Restoring Equal Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4448)
- [119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-925)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8944 (as of 2026-06-24).