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This bill, called the HOME Reform Act of 2025, proposes several modifications to the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to expand and improve affordable housing opportunities. The bill introduces a new definition for "infill housing projects" and adjusts income qualification standards for low-income families, raising the median family income threshold to 100 percent of the area's median income. It provides more flexibility for participating jurisdictions in choosing housing rehabilitation methods and allows funds to be used for infrastructure improvements in non-entitlement areas, such as water and sewer lines, sidewalks, and utility connections. The bill also expands affordable rental housing qualifications by creating an exception for Housing Choice Voucher recipients and modifies homeownership qualifications, including provisions for military members and heirs of deceased homeowners. Additionally, the bill removes certain administrative restrictions, streamlines environmental review requirements by creating categorical exemptions, and provides small-project exemptions from labor and procurement requirements. The legislation aims to make affordable housing development more accessible, flexible, and efficient by reducing bureaucratic barriers and expanding eligibility criteria.

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