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Rural Housing Regulatory Relief Act
To exempt from the requirements of NEPA the provision of certain assistance for the construction or modification of residential housing on infill sites, and for other purposes.
Summary
The bill exempts USDA rural housing assistance programs from National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review requirements when the assistance is for residential housing construction or modification on infill sites. Infill sites are defined as locations served by existing infrastructure such as water lines, sewer lines, and roads, but the exemption excludes sites with only road access, sites in high-risk areas for wildfire or flooding, and undeveloped greenfield sites. The NEPA exemption applies to six USDA housing assistance programs authorized under the Housing Act of 1949. Within five years, the Secretary of Agriculture must report to Congress on whether the exemption reduced processing time and administrative costs, and provide recommendations on future NEPA exemptions for rural housing assistance. The exemption does not affect compliance with other applicable federal laws.
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Sponsor (1)
4 cosponsors
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA)
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT)
- Rep. Flood, Mike [R-NE-1] (R-NE)
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX)
Actions (2)
- Nov 28, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Nov 28, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 28, 2025
Mr. Vindman (for himself, Mr. Flood, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, and Mr. Downing) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To exempt from the requirements of NEPA the provision of certain assistance for the construction or modification of residential housing on infill sites, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Rural Housing Regulatory Relief Act”.
SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY OF NEPA TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OR MODIFICATION OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING ON INFILL SITES.
(a) Exemption.—Providing assistance under section 501, 502, 504, 515, 533, or 538 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471, 1472, 1474, 1485, 1490m, or 1490p-2) for the construction or modification of residential housing located on an infill site may not be considered a major Federal action under section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
(b) Report.—Not later than the date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to Congress a report that—
(1) determines whether the implementation of this section—
(A) reduced the amount of time it takes to review an application for assistance described in subsection
(a); and
(B) reduced the administrative cost of providing such assistance;
(2) describes how the implementation of this section affects the affordable housing sector in rural America; and
(3) includes any recommendations from the Secretary of Agriculture for future congressional action regarding revisions to categorical exclusions or exemptions from the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) related to the provision of assistance described in subsection (a).
(c) Savings Clause.—This section does not affect any requirement under any law other than the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
(d) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Greenfield.—The term “greenfield” means a site that has not been developed, including a woodland, farmland, and an open field.
(2) Infill site.—The term “infill site”—
(A) means a site that is served by existing infrastructure, including water lines, sewer lines, and roads; and
(B) does not include—
(i) a site that is served by existing infrastructure that only consists of a road;
(ii) a site within a census tract designated as very high or relatively high risk for wildfire, coastal flooding, and riverine flooding under the National Risk Index of the Federal Emergency Management Agency pursuant to section 206 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5136); and
(iii) a greenfield. <all>
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