Despite the government shutdown, U.S. Reps. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) and Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), leaders of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, have introduced the HOME Reform Act of 2025 — a bill promising to streamline the HOME Investment Partnerships Program administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The measure represents the first major update to the HOME program since its creation in 1990 under the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act.
It aims to expand доступное жилье supply by providing states and local governments with greater flexibility to fund housing development and preservation.
“America is in the midst of a housing crisis as families struggle to live the American dream due to the shortage of millions of homes,” said Flood. “The HOME program is a federal program that builds housing supply, but it has previously been weighed down by regulatory burdens that make it hard to build housing.
“Thanks to the insights of those who work directly with HOME, and the invaluable teamwork of my colleague Ranking Member Cleaver, I believe the HOME Reform Act of 2025 will cut the red tape that has been holding this program back. The reforms in this legislation will result in more homebuilding across the country as we work to tackle our nation’s housing shortage.”
New legislation follows months of bipartisan collaboration between the two lawmakers.
In April, Flood and Cleaver issued a joint request for stakeholder feedback on both the HOME and Community Development Block Grant programs. In July, the subcommittee held a hearing titled “HOME 2.0: Modern Solutions to the Housing Shortage.”
“Americans in every community are struggling to stay afloat financially due to the high cost of housing, which is limiting opportunities for families to get ahead and weighing down local economies,” said Cleaver. “This is a crisis that demands immediate bipartisan action to lower costs, and I’m pleased to join Chairman Flood in the effort to provide relief nationwide.
“By revamping and revitalizing the HOME Program — one of our greatest tools to expand the supply of affordable housing for working-class families — we can ensure that affordable housing and the American Dream of homeownership are once again attainable from the heartland to the coasts.”
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