# 119-hr-9540: Community Housing Act of 2026

119-hr-9540, Community Housing Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9540
- Congress: 119
- Title: Community Housing Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-05

## Summary

**Large federal investment to build and preserve affordable and shared‑equity housing.** The bill funds new grants and financing tools, creates a HUD office to cut zoning barriers, and backs community land trusts and downpayment help nationwide. - Redirects and boosts federal housing finance and grants to speed production and preservation, including $1.5 billion per year for the Capital Magnet Fund and a $500 million Shared Equity Housing Fund for FY2027. It expands HOME and Housing Trust Fund authorities and raises certain government‑sponsored enterprise fees to increase HTF support. - Creates a HUD Office of Community Land Use and Zoning and an Unlocking Possibilities Program to publish zoning data, provide technical assistance, run a regulatory clearinghouse, and help communities adopt location‑efficient housing plans. - Targets households and rural areas with a nationwide Housing Choice Voucher Downpayment Program funded at $1.0 billion per year and annual rural rental support of $200 million. The bill also makes the Housing Preservation and Revitalization Program permanent, repeals the Faircloth restriction on new public housing, and funds eviction protection grants.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2026-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Voucher downpayment help nationwide: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would fund a national Housing Choice Voucher Downpayment Program at $1 billion per year for each fiscal year 2027 through 2036. HUD would use this money to provide downpayment assistance under the Housing Act to help voucher holders buy homes.
- Big federal funding for housing: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would send large, multi‑year money to core affordable housing programs. It would fund the Housing Trust Fund at $44.5 billion per year for FY2027–FY2036 and the Capital Magnet Fund at $1.5 billion per year for FY2027–FY2036. HOME would get two FY2027 tranches ($9.925 billion an…
- More shared-equity housing and zoning: benefit, high. If enacted, HUD would create a new Office of Community Land Use and Zoning and a Shared Equity Resource Center to help communities plan shared-equity and community land trust projects. The bill would fund the Unlocking Possibilities Program with $1.646 billion for competitive zoning and planning gr…
- Rural housing help and protections: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would expand rural homeownership and preserve rural rental housing while adding tenant protections. It would authorize $4 billion per year for USDA Section 502 direct loan obligations for FY2027–FY2036 and $148.4 million per year for loan costs, and it would set a 1.0% minimum…
- Changes to housing finance rules: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would change several housing‑finance rules. Federal Home Loan Banks would be required to apply 20% of the prior year's net income to affordable housing contributions starting in FY2027. Two GSE fee references would rise from 4.2 basis points to 10 basis points, which would rais…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9540 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9540)

## 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-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9540 (as of 2026-09-05).