# 119-s-2361: Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025

119-s-2361, Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-07).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2361
- Congress: 119
- Title: Accelerating Home Building Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-21
- Sponsor: Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-07

## Summary

**Pre-reviewed mixed-income housing design grants** would fund local governments, municipal groups, and tribes to create ready-to-build designs for small and mid-rise affordable buildings. The bill would authorize $15 million a year for 2027–2031 and sets aside at least 10 percent for rural areas. - Families: Would support housing aimed at households earning up to 80 percent of area median income, defined as housing costs no more than 30 percent of monthly income. - Local governments and tribes: Eligible entities could get grants to pre-review and publish construction plans. HUD would weigh need for affordable housing, presence of high-opportunity areas, coordination with state and transportation authorities, and actions to reduce land-use or permitting barriers. - Rural communities: Not less than 10 percent of annual funds must go to rural jurisdictions, helping bring pre-approved designs to smaller markets. - Developers and planners: Grants focus on "covered structures" up to 25 units, such as accessory dwelling units, duplexes, fourplexes, cottage courts, and townhouses, to speed permitting and expand small-scale mixed-income development. - Grantee accountability: Recipients must report on permits issued and units produced and HUD may require repayment if designs are not approved within five years. *Would authorize $15 million per year for FY2027–2031, totaling $75 million in new HUD appropriations and increasing federal spending over that period.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for local mixed-income housing designs: benefit, low. This bill would create a HUD grant program to fund pre-reviewed mixed-income housing designs. HUD would award grants to local governments, municipal membership groups, and Indian tribes. The program would authorize $15,000,000 for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031. HUD could set aside up to 10% ea…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2361 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2361)

## Related
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-2355: Patients Deserve Price Tags Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2355)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2361 (as of 2026-10-07).