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H.R. 7597 119th Congress House

Affordable Housing Barriers Transparency Act

Official title: To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require that the annual report of the Department of Housing and Urban Development include an id… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act to require that the annual report of the Department of Housing and Urban Development include an identification of significant regulatory barriers to affordable housing.

Introduced: February 17, 2026 Introduced by: Michael Lawler Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Feb 17, 2026
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7597: Affordable Housing Barriers Transparency Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7597/
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"H.R. 7597: Affordable Housing Barriers Transparency Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7597/.
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H.R. 7597, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7597/.
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