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Requires HUD to create public guidelines and best practices to help states and local governments change zoning and land-use rules so more housing can be built at different price levels. It sets deadlines for draft and final guidance, requires a multi-stakeholder task force and a follow-up report on state and local adoption, abolishes an existing Regulatory Barriers Clearinghouse, and authorizes $3 million per year for HUD from FY2026–2030 to carry out the work. The bill is mostly advisory: it offers federal guidance, models, and data tools rather than forcing local zoning changes. It targets many topics—parking, density, accessory units, by-right multiunit zoning, manufactured housing, impact fees, and anti-displacement protections—and directs HUD to consult experts, affected communities, and officials as it develops the guidance.
The bill aims to increase housing supply and provide states and localities with tools and funding to implement zoning reforms and anti-displacement measures, but it shifts political power toward statewide/federal guidance, creates new public costs and administrative burdens, and carries risks of neighborhood change and reduced local discretion.
Low- and moderate-income renters and buyers could see more housing options and downward pressure on rents/prices as zoning changes and guidance spur additional housing supply.
State and local governments and planners gain clearer definitions, data, model laws, and administrative guidance that make it easier to coordinate, plan, and implement housing production reforms.
Low- and moderate-income households get explicit affordability and anti-displacement tools (30%-of-income benchmark, preservation, land trusts, community benefits) intended to protect existing residents as new housing is built.
State and local governments and some homeowners will face reduced local control and political/legal pushback as federal model laws, appeals processes, and reporting encourage uniform zoning changes.
Homeowners and neighborhood residents could experience faster, denser development, neighborhood character change, congestion, and local conflict over rezoning and new projects.
Taxpayers and some residents could face higher public costs—direct federal spending for implementation, increased state/local spending, or costs shifted from developers (through lower impact fees or parking fees) to taxpayers or existing residents.
Introduced April 10, 2025 by Mike Flood · Last progress April 10, 2025