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This bill reduces federal data collection and binding planning requirements—easing compliance burdens and saving some federal funds—while trading away federal tools and data that help detect, target, and enforce remedies for housing segregation and inequity.
State and local governments and public housing agencies will face fewer federal planning and compliance requirements and gain formal opportunities to shape HUD recommendations, reducing administrative burden and increasing local buy-in.
Developers and housing agencies will have fewer compliance steps when applying for HUD funding, reducing delay and administrative costs for housing projects.
Taxpayers will avoid federal spending to create or operate certain geospatial databases, freeing federal outlays for other uses.
Communities of color and low-income renters will lose federal tools (AFFH-related rules and geospatial data) used to identify, measure, and address housing segregation and discrimination, weakening protections and remedies.
Federal, state, and local policymakers will have less mapped data and guidance to target investments and programs, making assistance less targeted and potentially less effective for areas with concentrated need.
Requiring consensus and extended consultation could limit HUD's ability to propose or implement regulatory solutions, weakening enforcement tools against discriminatory housing practices.
Based on analysis of 4 sections of legislative text.
Introduced February 26, 2025 by Paul Gosar · Last progress February 26, 2025
Repeals three specific Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) actions implementing Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH), bars use of federal funds to create or operate any geospatial database that maps racial disparities or disparities in access to affordable housing, and directs HUD to hold a multi‑stakeholder consultation and publish recommendations consistent with Supreme Court precedent. The bill requires a draft report within 12 months (subject to at least 180 days public comment) and a final report to be publicly posted within 12 months of enactment, while explicitly prohibiting federal funding for the specified types of geospatial databases.