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To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prioritize the award of certain housing grants to applicants located in, or serving, low-income communities.
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prioritize the award of certain housing grants to applicants located in, or serving, low-income communities.
Summary
This bill authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prioritize competitive housing grants for applicants whose projects are located in or substantially benefit qualified opportunity zones as designated under the Internal Revenue Code. Covered grants include awards for construction, modification, rehabilitation, or preservation of housing. The Secretary has discretion to determine which grants qualify under this prioritization framework.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Josh Harder’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- GOOGLE $34,620
- BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS $28,100
- STANFORD UNIVERSITY $25,550
- BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP $19,800
- COOLEY LLP $16,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Josh Harder → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 4, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. · house
- Mar 4, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 4, 2026
Mr. Harder of California (for himself and Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
A BILL
To authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to prioritize the award of certain housing grants to applicants located in, or serving, low-income communities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. INCREASING HOUSING IN OPPORTUNITY ZONES.
(a) Covered Grant Defined.—In this section, the term “covered grant” means any competitive grant relating to the construction, modification, rehabilitation, or preservation of housing, as determined by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(b) Priority.—When awarding a covered grant, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may give additional weight to applicants with proposed activities or projects that are located in or substantially and directly benefit a community designated as a qualified opportunity zone under section 1400Z-1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. <all>
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