Bill · H.R. 2747· House(119-HR-2747)
Healthy Affordable Housing Act
- Introduced
- 4/8/2025
- Last activity
- 4/8/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Sponsored by
- Haley Stevens
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Healthy Affordable Housing Act directs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to create a grant and loan program. This program provides funding to eligible entities to develop, create, or preserve qualifying affordable dwelling units. These units must be located in neighborhoods where the Secretary has identified a shortage of affordable housing. To qualify, the housing must be near specific community amenities like health centers, grocery stores, or public transportation. The Act also establishes a process for surveying residents and reporting on the benefits of these locations.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Development of Affordable Housing: The program provides money to help create, develop, or preserve qualifying affordable dwelling units in areas with shortages (Section 2(a)).
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Access to Essential Services: By requiring or preferring locations near amenities like Federally qualified health centers, pharmacies, grocery stores that accept specific benefits, child care providers, and public transportation, the bill aims to place housing near necessary services (Section 2(b)(2)(A)).
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Preference for Integrated Living: The bill gives preference to applicants whose projects are within a mile of at least two specific amenities or are located in buildings that contain those amenities (Section 2(b)(2)(B)).
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Continued Support for Renters: The law ensures that housing developed through this program can still receive tenant-based or project-based assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Section 2(d)(2)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Survey Requirements: Residents in qualifying affordable dwelling units will be subject to voluntary surveys every two years for a period of 10 years to evaluate the benefits of their location (Section 2(c)(1)(A)).
- 4/8/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Ritchie TorresDemocrat · New York