# 119-hres-493: 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.

119-hres-493, 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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-493
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-hres-493 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/493)

## 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-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-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [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-hres-493 (as of 2026-04-21).