Bring Down Housing Costs Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6008 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6008 To establish a task force to conduct oversight of States with rising housing costs and develop a list of best practices for States to implement, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 10, 2025 Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a task force to conduct oversight of States with rising housing costs and develop a list of best practices for States to implement, 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 ``Bring Down Housing Costs Act''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF TASK FORCE ON BRINGING DOWN HOUSING COSTS. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a task force to be known as the ``Task Force on Bringing Down Housing Costs'' (in this Act referred to as the ``Task Force''). SEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE TASK FORCE. (a) Duties.--The Task Force shall-- (1) conduct oversight of States with rising housing costs; (2) not later than one year after conducting an initial meeting under section 3(h), identify States with rising housing costs and develop best practices for such States to address rising housing costs; (3) develop a report based on the best practices identified under paragraph (2); (4) recommend that States identified under paragraph (2) implement these best practices developed under paragraph (2); and (5) monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the best practices developed under paragraph (2) in States with rising housing costs. SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP. (a) Number and Appointment.--The T