Affordable Housing Through Common-Sense Standards Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6772 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6772 To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress that examines the costs and benefits that could be associated with establishing a Federal uniform residential building code. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 17, 2025 Ms. Garcia of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress that examines the costs and benefits that could be associated with establishing a Federal uniform residential building code. 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 ``Affordable Housing Through Common- Sense Standards Act''. SEC. 2. UNIFORM BUILDING CODE STUDY. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit a report to the Congress that examines the costs and benefits that could be associated with establishing a Federal uniform residential building code, including whether such a code could-- (1) reduce the amount of time required for units of local government to approve new construction; (2) reduce the cost of residential construction in the United States; or (3) increase the quality of available and affordable residential housing in the United States. <all>