[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S893-S894]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4351. Mr. DURBIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6644, a bill to increase the supply of housing in 
America, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; 
as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. COMPETITION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SINGLE- AND MULTI-
                   FAMILY HOMES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Secretary''), in consultation with the Department of Energy 
     and the Environmental Protection Agency, shall--
       (1) conduct a grant competition to provide grants to 
     academic organizations, nonprofit organizations, and for-
     profit or nonprofit mission-driven developers to develop, or 
     rehabilitate existing, single- and multi-family homes--

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       (A) for households with an income that is not more than 50 
     percent of the area median income; and
       (B) with a focus on--
       (i) reducing development costs;
       (ii) increasing resiliency, energy efficiency, 
     accessibility for individuals with disabilities; and
       (iii) selecting projects that are built to scale; and
       (2) study the short- and long-term savings of the 
     resiliency and energy efficiency measures that were 
     implemented in the homes described in paragraph (1).
       (b) Use of Funds.--A grant awarded under this section shall 
     be awarded at completion of the contract for building a pre-
     determined number of homes that abide by pre-determined 
     resiliency and energy efficiency measures.
       (c) Priority.--The Secretary shall prioritize grant awards 
     that--
       (1) develop or rehabilitate homes in areas with a severe 
     affordable housing shortage;
       (2) focus on quality, durability and maintenance costs and 
     neighborhood design compatibility; or
       (3) develop or rehabilitate homes with universal design 
     that provides access for individuals with disabilities.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the competition and study conducted under this 
     section, which shall include--
       (1) a description of the projects funded and completed;
       (2) the number and sales or rental price, as applicable, of 
     affordable houses built; and
       (3) the results of the study described in subsection 
     (a)(2).
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