Congress creates a group to study how housing shortages affect other problems.
H.R. 10096 — Task Force on the Impact of the Affordable Housing Crisis Act of 2026 · Filed by Michael Lawler (R-NY) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 13, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill sets up a task force with 18 members from both parties. The task force will study how housing shortage affects schools, jobs, health, poverty, and the economy. It will count how much money federal, state, and local programs spend. The task force will write a public report with ideas. The report will show how affordable housing could help other government programs. The task force will work for up to 2 years. It has money through 2030.
Who it affects
The task force studies the problem but does not make rules or spend money. Citizens get a report with facts and ideas about housing. Schools, employers, health programs, and local governments may learn how housing affects their work.
One thing to notice
The task force must write a report with facts and ideas. The report cannot force anyone to change anything.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- Aug 13, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 13, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Financial Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- task force — A group of people brought together to study a problem and report back.
- affordable housing — Homes and apartments that people with low and middle incomes can pay for.
- federal — Run by the national government, not by states or cities.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (7,660 characters) on Aug 18, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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