A bill to authorize a grant program for the development and implementation of housing supply and affordability plans, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4020 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4020 To authorize a grant program for the development and implementation of housing supply and affordability plans, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 5, 2026 Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Ms. Blunt Rochester, and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize a grant program for the development and implementation of housing supply and affordability plans, 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 ``Housing Supply and Affordability Act''. SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION ASSOCIATED WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means-- (A) a State, insular area, metropolitan city, or urban county, as those terms are defined in section 102 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302); or (B) a regional planning agency or consortia of regional planning agencies. (2) Housing plan.--The term ``housing plan'' means a plan to, with respect to an area within the jurisdiction of an eligible entity-- (A) increase the amount of available housing to meet the demand for such housing and any projected increase in the demand for such housing; (B) increase the affordability of housing; (C) increase the accessibility of housing for people with disabilities, including location-efficient housing; (D) preserve or improve the quality of housing; (E) reduce barriers to housing development; and (F) coordinate with transp