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Stories / Issue · Sep 3 – Oct 2, 2026

Housing and Community Development

43Members · 31 D · 12 R
45Actions · 33 D · 12 R
25States & territories · MD · OR · NY · PA lead
$50.1MFunding announced

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 39Wk ofSep 107Wk ofSep 1710Wk ofSep 2416Wk ofOct 13Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 5
StatementsResponses to news 1
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 2
Visits and eventsTours, town halls, site visits 11
Announced fundingGrants and approvals 7
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 18
Other 1

Developing stories

1 threads · 2 of 45 actions

Eviction Crisis Act

3 members

  1. Sep 16Pressley advanced bill creating national eviction helpline pilot program through HUD.
  2. Sep 25Young (R), Bennet reintroduced legislation to create emergency rental assistance and reduce evictions.

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Where they stand

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What each party did · Democrats 33 · Republicans 12

  • 3Sent letters2
  • 0Statements1
  • 2Praised0
  • 10Visits and events1
  • 5Announced funding2
  • 13Filed or pushed bills5
  • 0Other1

By state

  • MD5
  • OR5
  • NY4
  • PA4
  • CO4
  • MA4
  • IN3
  • OH2

+17 more with fewer actions

Every action

45 actions · 52 releases
  1. Oct 2, 2026
  2. Oct 1, 2026
  3. Sep 30, 2026
    • Visit

      DCarson IN

      Celebrated completion of seven townhomes for income-qualified homebuyers in Indianapolis neighborhood.

      Release ↗

    • Funding

      DSchumer NY $10.3M

      Announced $10.3 million for Western New York communities to remove lead paint hazards from homes.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DFetterman PA

      Led letter to HUD urging implementation of Whole Home Repairs program.

      Release ↗

    • Funding

      RMalliotakis NY $1M

      Secured $1 million in federal funding for security improvements at Staten Island public housing.

      Release ↗

  4. Sep 28, 2026
    • Funding

      DGoldman NY $15.5M

      Secured $15.5 million for New York City Housing Authority improvements.

      Release ↗

  5. Sep 25, 2026
  6. Sep 24, 2026
    • Bill

      DSmith MN $1.5B

      Introduced bill to provide $1.5 billion for homeless shelters and permanent supportive housing.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      RRisch ID, RCrapo ID $4K

      Introduced bill to eliminate duplicative energy efficiency regulations on manufactured housing.

      Release (2 members) ↗

    • Bill

      DBlunt Rochester DE

      Introduced bipartisan bill to preserve affordable housing by providing loans for improvements to distressed units.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      DTran CA

      Introduced bill to create tax credits for renters to lower housing costs in Southern California.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      DBrown OH

      Introduced bill creating federal loan program to preserve affordable multifamily housing.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      DAlsobrooks MD

      Urged FHFA Director to prioritize affordable housing funding for mid-sized multifamily developments.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      RLawler NY

      Introduced bill directing HUD to update home safety design features and train appraisers on universal design.

      Release ↗

  7. Sep 23, 2026
    • Bill

      DMerkley OR

      Introduced bill creating federal matching accounts to help first-time homebuyers save for down payments.

      Release ↗

    • Visit

      DBlunt Rochester DE

      Discussed housing affordability crisis and AI's impact on the nation at policy conference.

      Release ↗

    • Visit

      DLee PA

      Lee celebrated opening of 34-unit affordable permanent supportive housing in Pittsburgh.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      RBoebert CO

      Called for mortgage underwriting and credit score reform to lower homeownership barriers.

      Release ↗

  8. Sep 22, 2026
    • Funding

      DWyden OR, DMerkley OR $7.5M

      Announced $7.45 million in federal funding for affordable housing for people with disabilities in Oregon.

      Release (2 members) ↗

    • Funding

      DRosen NV $5M

      Announced nearly $5 million in federal funding for Washoe Tribe housing construction.

      Release ↗

    • Statement

      RScott FL

      Promoted "Rescuing America" platform addressing homeownership crisis and government overregulation.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      DDurbin IL

      Introduced bipartisan legislation to update HUD's lead poisoning prevention standards in federally-assisted housing.

      Release ↗

    • Letter

      RAlford MO

      Led letter urging Copyright Office to reconsider fee increase on Multiple Listing Services.

      Release ↗

  9. Sep 21, 2026
    • Bill

      DAdams NC

      Introduced bill to fund pre-development costs for faith-based affordable housing projects.

      Release ↗

  10. Sep 16, 2026
  11. Sep 11, 2026
    • Bill

      RMeuser PA

      Introduced legislation to expand housing assistance for homeless veterans through a pilot program.

      Release ↗

    • Bill

      DHoulahan PA

      Introduced bill declaring national housing emergency and building four million homes.

      Release ↗

  12. Sep 10, 2026
    • Visit

      DWatson Coleman NJ

      Spoke about housing affordability and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act at a chamber event.

      Release ↗

    • Visit

      DTrahan MA $7M

      Toured new affordable housing development in Dracut funded by $7 million in federal ARPA grants.

      Release ↗

  13. Sep 9, 2026
    • Funding

      DWyden OR, DMerkley OR $9.9M

      Announced nearly $10 million in HUD funding for Oregon tribal affordable housing.

      Release (2 members) ↗

    • Visit

      DTorres CA

      Hosted roundtable with housing experts to address affordable housing crisis and plan next legislative steps.

      Release ↗

    • Praise

      DMcGovern MA

      Promoted new law to increase housing supply and prevent private equity from buying single-family homes.

      Release ↗

    • Funding

      RMoore WV $1M

      Secured $1 million in federal funding for Wood County redevelopment project.

      Release ↗

    • Visit

      DPressley MA

      Visited Worcester to promote housing legislation addressing affordability and corporate landlord oversight.

      Release ↗

  14. Sep 8, 2026
    • Letter

      DBennet CO

      Demanded HUD reverse proposed changes that would undermine the Fair Housing Initiatives Program.

      Release ↗

  15. Sep 4, 2026
    • Visit

      DBennet CO

      Hosted conversations with Colorado young professionals and students about government priorities.

      Release ↗

    • Statement

      RDe La Cruz TX $2.9M

      De La Cruz reported mid-year legislative achievements and $2.9 million in constituent services.

      Release ↗

  16. Sep 3, 2026
    • Bill

      DOssoff GA

      Cosponsored bipartisan bill to expand housing construction training programs at technical schools.

      Release ↗

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