Contact Congress about H.R. 5798: HOME Reform Act of 2025

More families and more housing projects could qualify for HOME housing money. Smaller communities could also use the money for basic infrastructure tied to affordable housing. Some project rules would be lighter, including rules on reviews, labor, local hiring, and U.S.-made materials.

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HOME Reform Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Latest action on H.R. 5798: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects families seeking affordable rental or homeownership help, local governments that run HOME funds, and developers building HOME-assisted housing. It also affects smaller towns and rural areas that need basic infrastructure before housing can be built. Nonprofit housing developers, voucher holders, military homeowners, heirs, construction workers, local job seekers, and suppliers of U.S.-made materials could also feel the changes.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it could change who gets affordable housing help and how quickly some projects move. It may help communities build or preserve more housing by easing rules and widening eligibility. But the same changes could move limited money away from the lowest-income households or reduce review, labor, local hiring, and U.S.-materials protections.

Key provisions in H.R. 5798

• More families could qualify for some HOME help. The bill expands several income rules from “low-income” families to families earning up to 100% of the local median income, adjusted for family size.
• The bill defines “infill housing project” in federal law. It means a project of 5 acres or less on previously disturbed land, inside a city or town, with utilities already nearby and development around it.
• HUD could not block a local government’s choice among eligible housing uses without clear legal authority. That includes repair, new building, buying property, and other allowed HOME uses.
• Some smaller areas could use HOME money for basic infrastructure tied to affordable housing. This can include water and sewer lines, sidewalks, roads, and utility hookups next to HOME or Section 42 tax-credit housing.
• HUD would have one year to write the new rules. The rules must cover infrastructure spending and how HUD will coordinate environmental reviews.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 5798

What is H.R. 5798?

More families and more housing projects could qualify for HOME housing money. Smaller communities could also use the money for basic infrastructure tied to affordable housing. Some project rules would be lighter, including rules on reviews, labor, local hiring, and U.S.-made materials.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 5798?

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Who should I contact about H.R. 5798?

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