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House Bill 7791
119th Congress(2025-2026)
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.
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H. R. 7791 (Introduced-in-House)


119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7791


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.

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.