[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7243 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7243
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish
a grant program to provide amounts to developers to offset the State
and local taxes associated with the building of housing developments,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 27, 2026
Ms. Bynum (for herself and Mr. Pappas) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish
a grant program to provide amounts to developers to offset the State
and local taxes associated with the building of housing developments,
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 ``Supporting Projects to Unleash
Residential Housing Act'' or the ``SPUR Housing Act''.
SEC. 2. GRANT PROGRAM.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
Act establish a grant program to provide amounts to developers that
such developers may use to offset costs such developer accrues
associated with--
(1) State and local taxes associated with the building of
housing developments; and
(2) impact fees imposed by States and units of local
government in association with the building of housing
developments.
(b) Application.--To be eligible to receive amounts under this
section an developer shall submit an application to the Secretary at
such time and in such manner as the Secretary may reasonably require.
(c) Additional Eligibility Requirements.--To be eligible to receive
amounts under this section, an developer shall have--
(1) all approvals required from the State government and
each unit of local government with jurisdiction over the area
in which developer intends to build a housing development; and
(2) commitments from the State government and each unit of
local government with jurisdiction over the area in which
developer intends to build a housing development that the State
government and each unit of local government shall reduce the
property taxes associated with the housing developments to be
built by the developer by not less than 50 percent.
(d) Selection.--When selecting developers to receive amounts under
this section the Secretary shall prioritize giving grants to developers
who are building housing developments that, as determined by the
Secretary--
(1) will increase the amount of affordable housing;
(2) are feasible;
(3) are able to begin building within 1 year of the date on
which the eligible developer submitted an application;
(4) are to be located in a priority housing area, as
identified by the Secretary using housing market indicators and
the severe housing cost burden data from the American Community
Survey conducted by the Bureau of the Census;
(5) that will offer affordable or mixed-income housing
units;
(6) are transit-oriented developments or located near
employment hubs;
(7) will utilize infill sites within urban growth
boundaries;
(8) will target workforce housing needs;
(9) will include senior-friendly units and accessible
units;
(10) will employ adaptive reuse or rehabilitation of
existing structures; and
(11) will include supportive housing elements for
vulnerable populations.
(e) Amount of Grant.--The Secretary shall provide, each year, to
each developer to whom the Secretary selects to receive a grant under
this section, a grant in an amount equal to the lesser of--
(1) 50 percent of the total amount of the taxes and impact
fees to be imposed on the developer by the State government and
each unit of local government with jurisdiction over the area
in which developer intends to build a housing development in
association with the building such housing development; or
(2) $150,000.
(f) Term of Grant.--The Secretary shall provide grants to each
developer selected to receive a grant under this section for 5 years,
unless such developer does not have the commitments from the State
government and units of local government that are required under
subsection (c) for each of those 5 years.
(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary $300,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2027
through fiscal 2031 to carry out this section.
(h) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Impact fee.--The term ``impact fee'' means a charge
imposed by a local government on a new housing development to
help pay for public infrastructure and services needed because
of such housing development.
(2) Developer.--The term ``developer'' means a person that
plans, finances, and oversees the creation or redevelopment of
real estate or infrastructure projects, from initial concept
through completion.
(3) Housing development.--The term ``housing development''
means a project involving the building or rehabilitation of 5
or more or more residential housing units and includes mixed-
use housing developments.
(4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Housing and Urban Development.
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