Creates a new HUD grant program that gives States and Indian tribes funding to help eligible people buy a home. The assistance can cover down payments, closing costs, interest-rate buydowns, and limited repairs or disability-related modifications. Each eligible buyer can receive up to $30,000 once, and the aid is not taxed as income.
States and tribes must submit annual plans, route at least 25% of State funds through community development financial institutions, and ensure recipients complete homebuyer financial counseling. If a recipient stops living in the home within five years, some or all of the assistance must be repaid. The program is funded at $6.7 billion per year from FY2026 through FY2030, with caps on administrative spending and resources for training and technical assistance. Three percent of total funds are reserved for Indian tribes.
Last progress March 11, 2025 (11 months ago)
Introduced on March 11, 2025 by Teresa Leger Fernandez
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.