To increase the supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and to assess calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9014 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9014 To increase the supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and to assess calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2026 Ms. Clarke of New York (for herself, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Ms. Schakowsky, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Norton, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lieu, Mrs. Watson Coleman, and Mr. Goldman of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To increase the supply of, and lower rents for, affordable housing and to assess calculations of area median income for purposes of Federal low-income housing assistance, 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 ``Affordable Housing and Area Median Income Fairness Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. URGENT SUPPORT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) Home Investment Partnerships Program.-- (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out title II of the Cranston- Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1721 et seq.) $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2035. (2) Limitation.--Any amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be used only for assistance for any area within a jurisdiction for which the Secretary has applied a high housing cost adjustment. (b) Community Development Block Grants.-- (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized to be