Bill · H.R. 7186· House(119-HR-7186)
American Family Housing Act
- Introduced
- 1/21/2026
- Last activity
- 1/21/2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Sponsored by
- Mary Miller
- Cosponsors
- - 7 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The American Family Housing Act aims to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940. This bill would prevent certain large-scale companies from buying single family residences. Specifically, it targets registered investment companies or private funds managing more than $100,000,000,000 in assets. These companies would be prohibited from purchasing single family residences or owning more than 49 percent of the equity in a qualified issuer. A qualified issuer is defined as an entity holding more than 100 single family residences.
Yes· 3 of 6
Does this make housing cost less?+6
The bill seeks to increase housing availability by prohibiting large-scale institutional investors from purchasing single-family residences.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+5
The restriction on large-scale corporate buyers may help maintain more affordable housing options for low-income households.
Does this make it easier to run a small business?+5
By preventing massive investment companies from dominating the single-family housing market, this bill may reduce competition pressure on smaller real estate entities.
The opposite
Would billionaires be better off under this?-7
The bill directly restricts the investment capabilities of very large funds managing over $100 billion in assets.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Restriction on large-scale company purchases: This provision prevents large-scale companies, defined as those with more than $100,000,000,000 in assets under management, from purchasing single family residences or holding more than 49 percent of the equity in qualified issuers (Section 2, subsection a and b).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Affordable Housing+6Improves Poverty Reduction+3
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+5Good For Middle Class Households+4Good For Business Owners+3Good For Billionaires-7
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Small Business Support+5
- 4/23/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/20/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/24/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/2/2026
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 1/22/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/21/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Lauren BoebertRepublican · Colorado
Tom BarrettRepublican · Michigan
Sheri BiggsRepublican · South Carolina
Earl CarterRepublican · Georgia
Andy HarrisRepublican · Maryland
John McGuireRepublican · Virginia
Thomas TiffanyRepublican · Wisconsin