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HR7791119th CongressWALLET

To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prioritize the award of certain housing grants to applicants located in, or serving, low-income communities.

Sponsored By: Representative Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

Introduced

Summary

Steer HUD housing grants to Qualified Opportunity Zones. This bill would let the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development give extra weight when awarding competitive housing grants to projects located in or substantially benefiting communities designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones under section 1400Z-1 of the Internal Revenue Code. Covered grants include competitive awards for construction, modification, rehabilitation, or preservation of housing as defined by HUD. The change would raise the odds that QOZ-linked housing proposals win federal grant support.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

HUD housing grants favor Opportunity Zones

If enacted, the bill would define a covered grant as any competitive HUD grant to build, fix, or preserve housing that the Secretary identifies. HUD would be allowed to give extra weight to applications for projects in, or that directly benefit, a Qualified Opportunity Zone under IRC section 1400Z-1. The preference would be optional; HUD would not have to use it. If used, projects in those low-income zones would be more likely to win competitive housing grants and could help local renters and homeowners.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 3/4/2026

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 3/9/2026

Roll Call Votes

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