Rural Housing Regulatory Relief Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6327 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6327 To exempt from the requirements of NEPA the provision of certain assistance for the construction or modification of residential housing on infill sites, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 28, 2025 Mr. Vindman (for himself, Mr. Flood, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, and Mr. Downing) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To exempt from the requirements of NEPA the provision of certain assistance for the construction or modification of residential housing on infill sites, 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 ``Rural Housing Regulatory Relief Act''. SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF NEPA TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR MODIFICATION OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING ON INFILL SITES. (a) Exemption.--Providing assistance under section 501, 502, 504, 515, 533, or 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471, 1472, 1474, 1485, 1490m, or 1490p-2) for the construction or modification of residential housing located on an infill site may not be considered a major Federal action under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). (b) Report.--Not later than the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit