Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 127 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 127 To establish a whole-home repairs program for eligible homeowners and eligible landlords, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 16, 2025 Mr. Fetterman (for himself, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Rounds, and Ms. Smith) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish a whole-home repairs program for eligible homeowners and eligible landlords, 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 ``Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) Affordable unit.--The term ``affordable unit'' means a unit with a rental payment that is affordable to a tenant with an income at or below 80 percent of the area median income, as defined by the Secretary. (2) Assisted unit.--The term ``assisted unit'' means a unit that undergoes repair or rehabilitation work through a whole- home repairs program administered by an implementing organization under this Act. (3) Eligible homeowner.--The term ``eligible homeowner'' means a homeowner-- (A) with a household income that-- (i) is not more than 80 percent of the area median income; (ii) is not more than 200 percent of the Federal poverty guidelines, as determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; or (iii) meets the income eligibility criteria of another program used by a Federal agency for programs focusing on families of limited means, as determined by the Secretary; and (B) who is-- (i) an owner of record as evidenced by a publicly recorded deed and occupies the