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Yes In My Backyard Act

Introduced: May 18, 2023 Introduced by: Young, Todd Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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May 18, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 18, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 18, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 10009 Related bill Revitalizing America’s Housing Act
  • HR 3507 Identical bill Yes In My Backyard Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 5

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 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 4 Republican 3
D
Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jun 3, 2024
 R
Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jun 3, 2024
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Jan 8, 2024
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 8, 2024
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jul 27, 2023
 D
Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Jul 12, 2023
 D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · May 18, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1688: Yes In My Backyard Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1688/
MLA
"S. 1688: Yes In My Backyard Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1688/.
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S. 1688, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1688/.
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[S. 1688: Yes In My Backyard Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1688/)
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