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Yes In My Backyard Act

Introduced: May 13, 2021 See on congress.gov
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May 13, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 13, 2021
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Yes In My Backyard Act

This bill requires certain Community Development Block Grant program recipients to submit to the Department of Housing and Urban Development information regarding their implementation of certain land-use policies, such as policies for expanding high-density single-family and multifamily zoning.

What's happening now May 13, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1614 Identical bill Yes In My Backyard Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 10 Republican 8
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Nov 10, 2022
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Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · Nov 10, 2022
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 7, 2022
 R
Salazar, Maria Elvira
Florida · Jul 7, 2022
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 12, 2022
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · May 12, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 12, 2022
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · May 12, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Mar 18, 2022
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Mar 18, 2022
 R
Moore, Blake D.
Utah · Sep 24, 2021
Spanberger, Abigail
· Sep 24, 2021
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Jul 9, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Jul 9, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· May 13, 2021
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 13, 2021
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · May 13, 2021
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · May 13, 2021
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· May 13, 2021
Hollingsworth, Trey
· May 13, 2021
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 13, 2021
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 13, 2021
Taylor, Van
· May 13, 2021
 D
Torres, Norma J.
California · May 13, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3198: Yes In My Backyard Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3198/
MLA
"H.R. 3198: Yes In My Backyard Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3198/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 3198, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3198/.
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[H.R. 3198: Yes In My Backyard Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3198/)
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