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House Bill 7597
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Affordable Housing Barriers Transparency Act
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Introduced in House on Feb 17, 2026
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H. R. 7597 (Introduced-in-House)


119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7597


To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require that the annual report of the Department of Housing and Urban Development include an identification of significant regulatory barriers to affordable housing.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 17, 2026

Mr. Lawler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services

A BILL

To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require that the annual report of the Department of Housing and Urban Development include an identification of significant regulatory barriers to affordable housing.

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Affordable Housing Barriers Transparency Act”.

SEC. 2. Identification of regulatory barriers to affordable housing in HUD annual report.

Section 8 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3536) is amended by adding at the end the following: “Each such annual report shall include an identification of significant regulatory barriers to affordable housing, within the meaning of such term as provided in the first sentence of section 1203 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705b), and a discussion and analysis of how to reduce or remove such barriers.”.