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The bill directs predictable federal funding to build energy-efficient tribal housing that lowers household costs and emissions and strengthens project capacity, but it increases federal spending, adds reporting and eligibility requirements that may disadvantage smaller tribes, and limits certain rental flexibility.
Members of Indian Tribes (tribal-lands residents) receive new or upgraded housing with sustainable features that improve comfort and lower household energy costs.
Provides predictable federal funding—$150 million per year to HUD starting in FY2025—to support tribal housing sustainability projects.
Adds renewable energy and efficiency measures (e.g., heat pumps, solar panels, insulation) to tribal housing, reducing household energy use and greenhouse gas emissions.
Taxpayers fund $150 million per year, increasing federal spending and potentially affecting other budget priorities.
Requiring applicants to show other financing and demonstrable capacity may disadvantage smaller or low-capacity tribes and entities with limited access to capital.
Annual reporting and compliance requirements create administrative burdens for tribes and HUD, requiring time and resources for data collection and timely reporting.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Creates a HUD competitive grant program to build or retrofit housing on Tribal land with sustainable features and authorizes $150M per year starting FY2025.
Introduced October 24, 2025 by Melanie Ann Stansbury · Last progress October 24, 2025
Creates a new HUD competitive grant program that funds construction or retrofit of residential housing on Tribal land to add at least one “sustainable feature.” Grants are available to Indian Tribes and tribally designated housing entities, require applicants to show project plans and non‑grant financing, limit funded rentals to tribal members, and require regular reporting. The bill authorizes $150 million per year beginning FY2025 and directs HUD to set up the program within one year of enactment.