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This bill requires recipients of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to submit a comprehensive plan every five years detailing their strategies for addressing housing supply challenges through land use policy reforms. The bill identifies 22 specific land use policy approaches that grantees must report on, such as allowing multi-family housing in single-family zones, reducing minimum lot sizes, streamlining permitting processes, eliminating parking requirements, and enabling accessory dwelling units. These reporting requirements aim to encourage local governments to identify and remove regulatory barriers that constrain housing development and affordability. The bill highlights that the United States faces a significant housing shortage costing approximately $2 trillion annually in lost economic opportunities, and seeks to address this by motivating jurisdictions to consider innovative zoning and land use strategies. Importantly, the submitted plans are not binding, cannot be used for enforcement actions, and do not constitute an endorsement of the proposed policies by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The new requirements will take effect one year after the bill's enactment and will apply to CDBG grant recipients both before and after that date.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2416/all-info