119th Congress
H.R. 6644

Changes federal housing programs and rules

Changes many federal housing programs to increase housing supply, help renters and homebuyers, and adjust rules for banks, environmental reviews, and housing aid.

  • Allows Community Development Block Grant funds to pay for new affordable housing construction
  • Makes the Rental Assistance Demonstration permanent and raises its unit cap from 455,000 to 555,000
  • Creates a four-year pilot to increase mortgages with principal balances of $100,000 or less
  • Bans large investors that control 350 or more single-family homes from buying more for 15 years

Became law · Public Law 119-101

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