Tribal Affordable Housing Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5824 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5824 To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to Indian Tribes and Tribally designated housing entities for the purposes of providing affordable housing and the maintenance or construction of residential dwelling units for Tribes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 24, 2025 Ms. Stansbury introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to Indian Tribes and Tribally designated housing entities for the purposes of providing affordable housing and the maintenance or construction of residential dwelling units for Tribes. 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 ``Tribal Affordable Housing Act''. SEC. 2. TRIBAL AFFORDABLE HOUSING GRANT PROGRAM FOR. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (referred to in this section as the ``Secretary'') shall, not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, award grants on a competitive basis to eligible entities for 1 or both of the following activities on Tribal land: (1) Building a residential dwelling unit. (2) Adding at least 1 necessary feature to a residential dwelling unit. (b) Program Requirements.--Any grant awarded under this section shall be administered in accordance with program requirements under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4101 et seq.). (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $150,000,000 for fi