H.R. 9263 (119th)Bill Overview

Housing Supply Fund Act of 2026

domestic policy
Cosponsors
Support
Democratic
Introduced
Jun 11, 2026
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consid…

Introduced
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President
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Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

Creates a Housing Supply Fund within the CDFI Fund to award competitive grants to certified CDFIs, nonprofit housing organizations, and consortia. Grants finance development, preservation, rehabilitation, purchase, and related economic development for affordable rental and owner housing (targeting renters at low/very low/extremely low incomes and homeowners ≤120% AMI).

Why people may split

Support for new federal spending versus concern about taxpayer exposure

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill creates a new, funded grant program within the CDFI Fund with clear purpose, basic structural elements (definitions, eligible uses, eligible grantees), and an explicit appropriation.

Creates a Housing Supply Fund within the CDFI Fund to award competitive grants to certified CDFIs, nonprofit housing organizations, and consortia.

Grants finance development, preservation, rehabilitation, purchase, and related economic development for affordable rental and owner housing (targeting renters at low/very low/extremely low incomes and homeowners ≤120% AMI).

Eligible uses include loan loss reserves, revolving loan funds, affordable housing and mortgage funds, risk-sharing loans, guarantees, and acquisition/conversion of commercial property.

Passage45/100

Clear, administrable program with modest total cost improves prospects, but emergency designation and new mandatory outlays reduce standalone passage odds.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill creates a new, funded grant program within the CDFI Fund with clear purpose, basic structural elements (definitions, eligible uses, eligible grantees), and an explicit appropriation. It leaves important program design and oversight details to Secretary rulemaking without prescribing specific selection criteria, performance measures, reporting requirements, or detailed operational timelines.

Contention70/100

Support for new federal spending versus concern about taxpayer exposure

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Federal agencies · RentersFederal agencies

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Federal agenciesProvides federal grants directly expanding affordable housing development and preservation capacity.
  • RentersExplicitly targets very low‑ and extremely low‑income renters and homeowners up to 120% AMI.
  • Housing marketAuthorizes financial tools expected to leverage additional private and public capital for housing.
Likely burdened
  • Federal agenciesCommits $500 million per year through 2030, increasing federal outlays and budgetary obligations.
  • Potential burdenEmergency designation bypasses ordinary PAYGO offsets and could reduce standard budgetary scrutiny.
  • Federal agenciesTreating assistance as Federal financial assistance raises compliance and reporting obligations for grantees.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Support for new federal spending versus concern about taxpayer exposure
Progressive85%

Generally favorable; views the Fund as targeted federal investment to expand affordable housing and help underserved buyers.

Sees CDFI and nonprofit focus as promising for equity-oriented projects and community ownership models.

Leans supportive
Centrist75%

Cautiously supportive; sees targeted grants and CDFI delivery as pragmatic and likely to leverage private capital.

Wants measurable outcomes, fiscal safeguards, and clear implementation rules.

Leans supportive
Conservative20%

Skeptical to opposed; views the bill as new federal spending that expands government involvement in housing finance.

Concerned about market distortions and taxpayer exposure via guarantees and risk-sharing.

Likely resistant
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood45/100

Clear, administrable program with modest total cost improves prospects, but emergency designation and new mandatory outlays reduce standalone passage odds.

Scope and complexity
52%
Scopemoderate
52%
Complexitymedium
Why this could stall
  • Absent CBO score and PAYGO impact estimates
  • Overlap or coordination with existing HUD and CDFI programs
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.

06 · Go deeper

Go deeper than the headline read.

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Support for new federal spending versus concern about taxpayer exposure

Clear, administrable program with modest total cost improves prospects, but emergency designation and new mandatory outlays reduce standalo…

Unlocked analysis

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill creates a new, funded grant program within the CDFI Fund with clear purpose, basic structural elements (definitions, eligible uses, eligible grantees), and an explici…

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