Contact Congress about H.R. 5907: To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to eligible entities to select pre-reviewed designs of covered structures of mixed-income housing for use in the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, and for other purposes.

Creates a HUD grant program to help eligible local and tribal entities adopt pre-reviewed housing designs for smaller mixed-income buildings. The funds cannot pay for construction, and HUD can require repayment if the designs are not adopted within five years (unless extended).

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To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to award grants to eligible entities to select pre-reviewed designs of covered structures of mixed-income housing for use in the jurisdiction of the eligible entity, and for other purposes. is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Latest action on H.R. 5907: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Who this affects: The biggest direct impact is on eligible local and tribal entities that want to speed up the work of selecting and adopting ready-to-use housing designs. Builders and developers could be affected indirectly if adopted designs make it faster or simpler to get permits for smaller mixed-income projects. The bill also targets rural communities by reserving at least 10% of yearly funding for eligible entities in rural areas, and it emphasizes places with high opportunity areas by making that a factor HUD must consider when awarding grants.

Why this matters: In many places, housing projects get delayed by repeated design reviews and slow local adoption of code-compliant plans. This bill tries to shorten that front-end work by paying communities to pick and adopt pre-reviewed designs for smaller mixed-income buildings. If jurisdictions adopt and then actually use those designs, it could help move permits and projects along—especially in places with high affordable-housing need and in rural areas that may have limited planning staff. The real-world effect depends on how widely communities adopt the designs and whether builders go on to construct homes, since the bill does not pay for building costs.

Key provisions in H.R. 5907

• Creates a new HUD grant program that helps eligible local governments, municipal membership organizations, and Indian tribes choose and formally adopt pre-reviewed designs for mixed-income housing.
• Keeps “covered structures” to smaller low- or mid-rise buildings with no more than 25 homes, like duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, townhouses, cottage courts, courtyard buildings, multiplexes, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and similar buildings.
• Blocks any use of grant money for construction, remodeling, or repairs; the dollars can only pay for selecting designs and the planning and adoption steps tied to putting them into use.
• Makes HUD weigh local affordable-housing need, whether there are high opportunity areas, and how well the applicant coordinates with state agencies and transportation planning authorities when choosing who gets grants.
• Sets aside at least 10% of the program’s yearly funding for eligible entities that are located in rural areas.

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What is H.R. 5907?

Creates a HUD grant program to help eligible local and tribal entities adopt pre-reviewed housing designs for smaller mixed-income buildings. The funds cannot pay for construction, and HUD can require repayment if the designs are not adopted within five years (unless extended).

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