[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 42 (Thursday, March 5, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Pages S905-S906]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4369. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her 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. __. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION TO SUPPORT HOUSING INDUSTRY 
                   BUSINESSES.

       (a) Definitions.--In this Act:
       (1) Administration; administrator.--The term 
     ``Administration'' and ``Administrator'' mean the Small 
     Business Administration and the Administrator thereof, 
     respectively.
       (2) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship 
     and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of 
     the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Small Business and the Committee on 
     Financial Services of the House of Representatives.
       (3) Department.--The term ``Department'' means the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development.
       (4) Housing industry small business.--The term ``housing 
     industry small business'' means a small business concern in 
     the housing industry that contributes to housing supply and 
     affordability, including residential and multifamily 
     homebuilders, developers, general and specialty contractors, 
     property managers and owners, housing startups, and home 
     improvement and repair businesses.
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development.
       (6) Small business concern; small business development 
     center.--The terms ``small business concern'' and ``small 
     business development center'' have the meanings given those 
     terms in section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).
  

       (b) Interagency Coordination.--The Administrator shall 
     coordinate with the Secretary to--
       (1) expand access to capital for housing industry small 
     businesses, including rural and businesses;
       (2) streamline existing technical assistance, resources, 
     and counseling services provided by the Administration and 
     the Department that benefit housing industry small 
     businesses;
  

       (3) increase awareness and improve access for housing 
     industry small businesses to Administration and Department 
     financial and technical assistance programs; and
       (4) reduce barriers to starting and growing a housing 
     industry small business.
       (c) Interagency Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall work in 
     coordination with the Secretary to develop and submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees,

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     and make publicly available on a website of the 
     Administration, an interagency plan that includes--
       (A) an examination of current gaps in financial and 
     technical assistance for housing industry small businesses at 
     the Administration and the Department;
       (B) reforms to expand access to Administration loans to 
     housing industry small businesses, including expanding 
     eligibility for current loan programs, including the loan 
     programs under subsections (a) and (m) of section 7 of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636) and section 502 of the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 696), or 
     creating new loan products for housing industry small 
     businesses;
       (C) new programming or resources to be offered by the 
     Administration or the Department that are specifically 
     tailored to the needs of housing industry small businesses, 
     including opportunities to host joint trainings or workshops;
  

       (D) processes for information sharing and discussion of 
     best practices between the Administration and the Department;
       (E) opportunities for coordinated support between resource 
     partners, including small business development centers, 
     women's business centers described in section 29 of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 656), Veteran Outreach Business 
     Centers described in section 32 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 657b), 
     and chapters of the Service Corps of Retired Executives 
     described in section 8(b)(1)(B) of such Act (15 U.S.C. 
     637(b)(1)(B)); and
       (F) opportunities to support startups developing innovative 
     products related to the housing industry, including by 
     reducing barriers to access the Small Business Innovation 
     Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs 
     under section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) or 
     creating new innovation initiatives.
       (2) Community engagement.--The Administrator and the 
     Secretary shall work in partnership with State and local 
     governments, housing industry small businesses, resource 
     partners described in paragraph (1)(E), and community and 
     nonprofit organizations to develop the interagency plan 
     required under paragraph (1).
  

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