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HR 8235 117th Congress House Housing and Community Development Advisory bodies Building construction Congressional oversight Department of Labor Executive agency funding and structure Housing supply and affordability Low- and moderate-income housing Public housing Wages and earnings

Housing Supply Expansion Act

Introduced: June 24, 2022 Introduced by: Van Duyne, Beth Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jun 24, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Housing Supply Expansion Act

This bill modifies the federal prevailing wage rates that apply to federally assisted housing and requires the Department of Labor to review and revise its process for determining prevailing wage rates.

Specifically, the bill applies the prevailing wage rate for residential construction to all housing projects that receive assistance under specified federal statutes. (Under current law, the residential construction prevailing wage rate applies to the construction, alteration, or repair of single-family homes or apartment buildings up to four floors in height.)

What's happening now June 24, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3941 Identical bill Housing Supply Expansion Act
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All 2 Republican 2
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Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Jul 1, 2022
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jun 24, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8235: Housing Supply Expansion Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8235/
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"H.R. 8235: Housing Supply Expansion Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8235/.
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H.R. 8235, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8235/.
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