Housing Affordability Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6132 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6132 To modify the multifamily loan limits under title II of the National Housing Act, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 19, 2025 Ms. De La Cruz (for herself and Mr. Torres of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To modify the multifamily loan limits under title II of the National Housing Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Housing Affordability Act''. SEC. 2. MULTIFAMILY LOAN LIMITS. Title II of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) is amended-- (1) in section 206A (12 U.S.C. 1712a)-- (A) in subsection (a), in the matter following paragraph (7), by striking ``(commencing in 2004'' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: ``, commencing on January 1, 2026. The adjustment of the Dollar Amounts shall be calculated by the Secretary using the percentage change in the Price Deflator Index of Multifamily Residential Units Under Construction released by the Bureau of the Census from March of the previous year to March of the year in which the adjustment is made.''; and (B) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows: ``(b) Publication.-- ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register any adjustments made to the Dollar Amounts. ``(2) Rounding.--The dollar amount of any adjustment described in paragraph (1) shall be rounded to the next lower dollar.''; (2) in section 207(c)(3)(A) (12 U.S.C. 1713(c)(3)(A))-- (A) by striking ``$38,025'' and inserting