Federal grants to fix manufactured housing, preserve affordability for 8M residents
S. 943 — PRICE Act · Filed by Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) · 8 cosponsors · Introduced Mar 11, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill creates a federal grant program to improve manufactured housing communities—parks where people live in mobile homes. Grants go to nonprofits, local governments, housing authorities, and resident-owned cooperatives to repair homes, upgrade infrastructure, prevent evictions, and help low-income residents stay housed. The program prioritizes communities serving people earning up to 120% of the area median income and favors projects that preserve long-term affordability.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core mechanism is a competitive federal grant program to fund improvements in manufactured housing communities serving low- and moderate-income residents. It is a straightforward appropriations and program-establishment vehicle with no hidden deregulation, liability shields, or private carve-outs.
What the text implies
- Secretary has broad waiver authority over regulatory requirements (except fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor, environment), which could allow flexibility but also creates discretion risk if future administrations use it to weaken protections.
- Definition of 'eligible manufactured housing community' includes both resident-owned and owner-operator models; owner-operators working with communities may capture grant funds without resident control, creating a potential affordability-preservation gap.
The full analysis lists 3 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
manufactured housing community residents (direct); nonprofit housing organizations; community development financial institutions