Search Results: keywords:"housing shortages"

  • H. R. 8604 — To reduce regulatory barriers to housing, and for other purposes.
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    Status:Introduced in House
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    H.R. 8604, the "Reducing Regulatory Barriers to Housing Act," aims to tackle housing shortages in the United States by eliminating local and state regulatory obstacles. The bill encourages cooperation among various federal departments and local governments to streamline processes that hinder...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 8604 is a plan to make it easier to build more houses by cutting down on rules that make it hard to do so. It wants people to work together better and even make a big map of where everything can be built, so more people can have homes that don't cost too much.

  • H. R. 7363 — To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to authorize the sale of certain Federal land to States and units of local government to address housing shortages, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:3,017

    H.R. 7363 aims to address housing shortages by allowing the sale of certain federal lands to states and local governments for housing development. The bill amends the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, setting out rules for how lands can be nominated, the types of projects...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 7363 is a plan to help fix housing shortages by letting states and towns buy certain pieces of land from the government to build homes, parks, and community places, while also keeping some of the money to care for parks and nature.