Congress creates a council to coordinate housing programs.
H.R. 9733 — Interagency Council on Affordable Housing Act of 2026 · Filed by Yvette Clarke (D-NY) · 13 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill sets up a new council with 21 government agencies. The council will make a plan to help more people afford homes. It will review how government housing programs work. It will help states and groups get government money. It will hire 10 regional coordinators and send yearly reports to Congress.
Who it affects
States and groups that help people find cheap homes will get help. The 21 agencies must share facts about rules that block cheap housing.
One thing to notice
The council can ask agencies to change how they run programs. It can also take money from private groups.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
13 cosponsors: 13 Democrats.
- Jul 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 16, 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
- council — A group of people from different agencies who meet to make decisions.
- coordinate — To make different groups work together toward the same goal.
- cheap housing — Homes that people with low or middle pay can afford.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (12,766 characters) on Aug 12, 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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