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Affordable Housing Supply and Tenant Protection Act

Status: HopperSession: September 2026 Senate SessionIssue: Housing

Summary

This bill uses HUD grants and tax incentives to expand affordable housing construction, rehab, and conversions, especially near jobs and transit in shortage areas. It also adds renter and homebuyer protections by requiring disclosure from large corporate landlords, banning deceptive rental ads and hidden fees, and directing FTC and CFPB enforcement.

Full text

A bill to reduce housing costs by expanding the supply of affordable homes and strengthening protections for renters and homebuyers: The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a competitive grant program for states, local governments, and nonprofit housing providers to support the construction, rehabilitation, and conversion of housing for low- and middle-income households, with priority for projects near jobs and transit and for communities facing severe shortages; the bill shall also authorize tax incentives to encourage affordable homebuilding and preservation, require large corporate landlords receiving federal housing benefits or financing to disclose ownership, fees, lease terms, and eviction data in a clear and standardized form, prohibit deceptive rental advertising and hidden mandatory fees in interstate residential leasing, and direct the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to enforce these consumer protections and report to Congress on housing market impacts.

Sponsor

Eugene LaneDemocratic Party

Cosponsors

Motions

Motions will become available once this bill enters floor debate.