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H.R. 5077

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5077, the Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Aug 29, 2025 by Rep. Maxine Waters (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Aug 29, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 5077 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb5077/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5077 IH: Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-29
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5077  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 29, 2025   Ms. Waters  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services    A BILL
To authorize affordable housing construction as an eligible activity under the Community Development Block Grant Program, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2025  .
2.
Affordable housing construction as eligible activity under Community Development Block Grant Program
(a)
Eligible activity
Subsection (a) of section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5305(a) ) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (25)(D), by striking  and  at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (26), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(27)
the new construction of affordable housing, within the meaning given such term under section 215 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ( 42 U.S.C. 12745 ).
 .
(b)
Low and moderate income requirement
Paragraph (3) of section 105(c) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5305(c)(3) ) is amended by striking  or rehabilitation  and inserting  , rehabilitation, or new construction .
(c)
Applicability
The amendments made by this section shall apply with respect only to amounts appropriated after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-08-29
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To authorize affordable housing construction as an eligible activity under the Community Development Block Grant Program, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Maxine Waters (D) sponsors H.R. 5077, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 5077 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · Aug 29, 2025 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5077 has taken 2 actions since Aug 29, 2025.

ChamberAction
Aug 29, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Aug 29, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Financial Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 5077 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5077 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Strengthening Housing Supply Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To authorize affordable housing construction as an eligible activity under the Community Development Block Grant Program, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 4 firms and 117 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5077 in 14 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Science/Technology, Education, Foreign Relations, Energy/Nuclear, Budget/Appropriations, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Defense, Aerospace.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia17—
TATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION—New York14—
GENERAL ATOMICSTechnology company and manufacturerDistrict of Columbia11$100K
COREWEAVECloud infrastructure designed to supply projects and blockchain with computer power.New Jersey11$80K
RED HAT INC—North Carolina11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.17—
TATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION14—
FORBES-TATE22$180K
RED HAT INC11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 117.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABELARDO TORRES117
ANDREA PORWOLL117
ASHLEY GUM117
BRADLEY WATTS117
BRINCE MANNING117
BROOKE MILLER117
CASSIA CARVALHO117
CHAD WHITEMAN117
CHANTEL SHEAKS117
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW117
CHRISTOPHER EYLER117
CHRISTOPHER GUITH117
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI117
CLARK JACKSON117
DAN BYERS117
ERIN DELANEY117
ESPERANZA JELALIAN117
FOXHALL PARKER117
GARY LITMAN117
GERSON ("CHUCK") CHAITOVITZ117

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
TATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONTATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION2025 first_quarter$180K1st Quarter - Report
TATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONTATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION2025 second_quarter$140K2nd Quarter - Report
TATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONTATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION2025 fourth_quarter$110K4th Quarter - Report
TATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATIONTATA AMERICA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION2025 third_quarter$110K3rd Quarter - Report
GENERAL ATOMICSFORBES-TATE2025 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
COREWEAVEFORBES-TATE2025 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report
RED HAT INCRED HAT INC2025 first_quarter$70K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5077 under Housing and Community Development, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5077’s is Housing and Community Development.

hr5077/policy-areas.txt
Housing and Community DevelopmentAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5077, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 142 (Friday, August 29, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WATERS:H.R. 5077.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Clause 18 (relating tothe power to make all laws necessary and proper for carryingout the powers vested in Congress).[Page H3717]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com