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Yes in God's Backyard Act

Introduced: September 4, 2025 Introduced by: Warner, Mark R. Democratic · Virginia See on congress.gov

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

Sep 4, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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

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Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
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Cosponsors 5

Kaine, Tim

Virginia · Sep 17, 2025

Schatz, Brian

Hawaii · Sep 17, 2025

Alsobrooks, Angela D.

Maryland · Sep 4, 2025

Blunt Rochester, Lisa

Delaware · Sep 4, 2025

Kim, Andy

New Jersey · Sep 4, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2720: Yes in God's Backyard Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2720/

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"S. 2720: Yes in God's Backyard Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2720/.

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S. 2720, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2720/.

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