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H.R. 6772

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6772, the Affordable Housing Through Common-Sense Standards Act, was introduced in the House on Dec 17, 2025 by Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Dec 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 6772 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb6772/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6772 IH: Affordable Housing Through Common-Sense Standards Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-12-17
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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. 6772  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   December 17, 2025   Ms. Garcia of Texas  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Financial Services    A BILL
To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress that examines the costs and benefits that could be associated with establishing a Federal uniform residential building code.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Affordable Housing Through Common-Sense Standards Act  .
2.
Uniform building code study
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study and submit a report to the Congress that examines the costs and benefits that could be associated with establishing a Federal uniform residential building code, including whether such a code could—
(1)
reduce the amount of time required for units of local government to approve new construction;
(2)
reduce the cost of residential construction in the United States; or
(3)
increase the quality of available and affordable residential housing in the United States.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-12-17
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress that examines the costs and benefits that could be associated with establishing a Federal uniform residential building code.

Sponsors

Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D) sponsors H.R. 6772, and 2 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 6772 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · Dec 17, 2025 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6772 has taken 2 actions since Dec 17, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 17, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Dec 17, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Financial Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 6772 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 6772.

Titles

H.R. 6772 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Affordable Housing Through Common-Sense Standards Act — Display Title
  • Affordable Housing Through Common-Sense Standards Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and submit a report to Congress that examines the costs and benefits that could be associated with establishing a Federal uniform residential building code. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6772 in 6 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 Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE—District of Columbia16—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE16—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JOHN JENNINGS116
PAUL RICHMAN116

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 fourth_quarter$240K4th Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2026 second_quarter$180K2nd Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 third_quarter$180K3rd Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2026 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 second_quarter$170K2nd Quarter - Report
INSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTEINSURED RETIREMENT INSTITUTE2025 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6772 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. 6772’s is Housing and Community Development.

hr6772/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. 6772, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. GARCIA of Texas:H.R. 6772.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8.[Page H6023]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com