# 119-s-3092: Affordable Housing Expansion Act

119-s-3092, Affordable Housing Expansion Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3092
- Congress: 119
- Title: Affordable Housing Expansion Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-03
- Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Align prevailing wage rules with a project's residential character.** This bill would broaden data sources and geographic groupings used to set wage rates, create a Department of Labor working group to modernize methods, and require major federal housing programs to use one residential wage determination per project. - Families and renters: Would aim to expand access to affordable housing and streamline federal housing construction programs by standardizing how wage rates apply to residential projects. - Builders and developers: Would limit wage determinations to a single rate per project based on overall residential character, replacing multiple "similar character" rates that can apply now. - Wage-setting and labor data: Would require the Secretary of Labor to review and revise prevailing-wage survey methods within one year, allow Bureau of Labor Statistics data as a source, and push for higher survey participation and balanced representation of union and nonunion firms. It would also create a Davis-Bacon Modernization Working Group with HUD, industry groups, housing agencies, tribes, and labor to recommend administrative and legislative changes.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New wage rules for federal housing: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would make a single prevailing‑wage rate apply to each federally assisted housing project based on its residential character. It would apply to programs like FHA, public housing, Section 811, and NAHASDA. The Labor Secretary could use different geographic groupings (for example…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-2354: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-s-4498: ABLE Tomorrow Act
- 119-s-933: NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act

## Sources
- [119-s-3092 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3092)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-2354: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2354)
- [119-s-4498: ABLE Tomorrow Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4498)
- [119-s-933: NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-933)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3092 (as of 2026-04-21).