Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4659 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4659 To require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to submit a plan to track overly burdensome land use policies, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2025 Mr. Flood (for himself and Ms. Pettersen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to submit a plan to track overly burdensome land use policies, 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 ``Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act''. SEC. 2. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to discourage the use of overly burdensome land use policies and remove barriers to making housing more affordable in order to further the original intent of the Community Development Block Grant program. SEC. 3. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) The United States has a shortage of millions of homes, contributing to a record number of cost-burdened households across rural, urban, and suburban communities. (2) The housing shortage is constraining the economy and costing Americans about $2 trillion per year in lost opportunities and lower productivity. (3) Zoning and land use policy reforms are one part of the solution to addressing the rising cost of housing, alongside policies that invest in fair and affordable housing throughout the country. (4) The Department of Housing and Urban Development should maintain adequate staffing levels to implement this