Federal money helps pay for planning cheap housing on religious land.
H.R. 10513 — Faith-Based Affordable Housing Predevelopment Fund Act · Filed by Alma Adams (D-NC) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 21, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill creates a $100 million grant program. HUD will run it from 2027 to 2031. The money pays for planning work on cheap housing. The housing is built on land owned by religious groups. States, cities, groups, and lenders can get grants. Planning includes design, environmental review, legal fees, and studies.
Who it affects
Low-income renters and homebuyers could benefit if planning leads to new cheap housing. States, cities, groups, and lenders can apply for grants. Religious groups that own land could see their property used for housing.
One thing to notice
The bill does not require that planning money leads to built housing. The program ends after 5 years with no renewal, so projects still in planning may not get finished.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
- Sep 21, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 21, 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
- cheap housing — Housing that costs no more than 30 percent of a household's income.
- religious groups — Groups or institutions run by or connected to a faith.
- HUD — The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development.
- planning work — Work done before building starts, like design and legal review.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,040 characters) on Oct 15, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 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 2026-10-20.
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