S. 3169

119 S3169 IS: Unleashing Needed Local Options to Construct and Keep Housing Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-10
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 3169
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  November 10, 2025
  Mr. Kim  (for himself and  Mr. McCormick ) introduced the following bill; which
  was read twice and referred to the  Committee
  on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  A BILL
To amend the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to expand new
  home construction, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Unleashing Needed Local Options to Construct and Keep Housing Act   or the   UNLOCK Housing Act  .
2.
Amendments to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974
Section 105(a) 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:
(27)
in the case of any metropolitan city or urban county, State, unit of general local government, insular area, or Indian tribe that receives amounts under section 106, the construction of new residential housing for low- and moderate-income persons, with or without assistance from a neighborhood-based nonprofit organization or other private or public nonprofit organization.
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