Legislative Activity

**American Housing and Economic Mobility Act of 2025:** This bill aims to increase housing affordability by incentivizing affordable housing construction, boosting funding for housing programs, and prioritizing homeownership. It seeks to reverse the legacy of housing discrimination by providing down payment assistance, revitalizing communities, and strengthening fair lending practices. The bill also broadens protections against housing discrimination and updates housing assistance programs to help families access better neighborhoods, while reforming estate and gift tax laws and increasing accessibility requirements for individuals with disabilities in HUD-funded housing projects.

The Choice in Affordable Housing Act of 2025 aims to increase landlord participation in the Housing Choice Voucher program, particularly in high-opportunity areas, by offering incentives such as one-time payments, security deposit assistance, and landlord liaison bonuses. It also streamlines housing quality standards by accepting inspections from other housing programs and allowing pre-approval of units. Additionally, the bill mandates the use of small area fair market rents to calculate rental assistance in more metropolitan areas and modernizes the Section 8 Management Assessment Program to encourage positive landlord relationships and housing diversity for voucher holders. Finally, the Act requires an annual report on the effectiveness of the Act.