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119-hres-493119th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States must take urgent, coordinated action to address the national housing crisis through preservation and production of affordable housing.

Sponsored By: Representative Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]

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Summary

This resolution would declare the housing crisis a national emergency and push for urgent, coordinated action to expand and preserve affordable rental housing. It urges federal, state, and local governments plus private and nonprofit partners to increase deeply affordable supply, preserve aging subsidized units, and strengthen tenant protections.

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  • Targets families and low-income renters by pushing to increase deeply affordable rentals and preserve existing units. The sources note a shortage of more than 7 million rental homes affordable to extremely low-income households and over 12 million renters spend more than half their income on housing.
  • Highlights disproportionate harm to seniors, people with disabilities, communities of color, and single-parent households and calls for policies to stabilize these groups.
  • Urges Congress to prioritize rental assistance because federal rental help reaches only 1 in 4 eligible households.
  • Calls for aligning housing, zoning, and infrastructure policies and for private and nonprofit investment in community-based housing solutions.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]

OH • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 6/10/2025

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2025

  • Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2025

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 7/16/2025

  • Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 7/21/2025

  • Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 8/1/2025

  • Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 12/10/2025

  • Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 12/10/2025

  • Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 1/21/2026

Roll Call Votes

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