# 119-s-5298: Delivering Americans Affordable Homes Act

119-s-5298, Delivering Americans Affordable Homes Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5298
- Congress: 119
- Title: Delivering Americans Affordable Homes Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-06
- Sponsor: Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Housing and Community Development
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-21

## Summary

**Unlocks USPS land for affordable housing through long-term leases and strict affordability rules.** The bill would create a Housing Liaison Office, set standards for public–private joint development, and require dedicated funding and revenue rules to move postal parcels into housing use. - Families and renters: Requires lease terms that back at least 50 years of affordability and a minimum of 20 percent of units kept affordable to households at 80 percent of area median income or less. This makes some USPS-based projects deliver income-restricted housing for decades. - Cities, developers, and public partners: Creates a formal Joint Development Partnership route with published parcel inventories and model documents to speed proposals. Leases must run at least 60 years and meet a revenue floor so USPS gets fair value while allowing public-benefit deductions. - USPS operations and workers: Protects USPS property authority and bans sale of property rights while guarding mail delivery. Construction and related work must meet prevailing-wage standards, and historic Treasury art from 1934–1943 must be preserved. *Would increase federal outlays by about $50 million in appropriations through FY2027–FY2031 and let USPS retain up to $10 million per year from lease revenues.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Keeps USPS property authority: benefit, low. This bill would say that nothing in it limits the Postal Service's existing authority over its real property under current law. This is a legal clarification meant to preserve USPS control over its property decisions. It mainly affects how the Postal Service manages land and not individual househol…
- Funding and office setup rules: benefit, low. This bill would require the Postmaster to set up a Housing Liaison Office within 60 days. It would reserve the next $10 million in Postal property sale revenue to start the Office. Each year the Postal Service could keep up to $10 million (inflation-adjusted) from lease revenues under this program…
- Long-term USPS housing leases: mixed, medium. This bill would let a new Housing Liaison Office lease Postal Service land and air rights for long-term housing projects. Leases would be at least 60 years and affordability rules would last at least 50 years. At least 20% of units must be affordable to households at 80% or less of area median inco…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-5298 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5298)

## Related
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [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-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5298 (as of 2026-08-21).