Congress orders study on how pattern books speed up home building.
H.R. 10830 — Build More Homes Act · Filed by Jefferson Shreve (R-IN) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 15, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the Government Accountability Office to study pattern books. Pattern books are pre-approved home designs. They make it faster to get permits to build. The study will check if pattern books help build more homes and lower costs. It will also find what stops more places from using them. The report must come back within 18 months and be shared with the public.
Who it affects
People who want to build homes or buy them may benefit. States and cities that make building rules may learn from the study.
One thing to notice
This bill only asks for a study. It does not make any new rules or give money to anyone yet.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats.
- Oct 15, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 15, 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
- pattern books — Pre-approved designs for homes that make it faster to get permits.
- Government Accountability Office — A federal office that studies how government programs work and reports to Congress.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,407 characters) on Oct 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,388 analysed bills.
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