H.R. 9934 — Housing BOOM Act

This section increases the state housing credit ceiling for the low-income housing tax credit to 3.36 (from 1.12) times a state's population, for allocations made in calendar years beginning after December 31, 2025.

This section establishes the Middle Income Housing Construction Loan Fund within the Treasury to provide low-interest loans for rental housing construction or adaptive reuse. Eligible recipients include nonprofit organizations, public housing agencies, and qualified mission-driven housing developers, with loans targeting households earning 60 to 120 percent of area median income. The section authorizes appropriations of $10 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and requires payment of prevailing wages under the Davis-Bacon Act.

This section establishes a workforce housing block grant program that authorizes $5 billion annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to fund states' development of rental housing for households earning not more than 60 percent and not more than 120 percent of area median income. It requires states to submit equity-based allocation plans addressing segregation and shortages, directs competitive formula-based grants prioritizing high-population states with cost-burdened renters and supply deficits, mandates annual reporting on units, incomes, demographics, and loan performance, and applies Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements.

This section establishes the Housing Accelerator Program to provide gap financing to local governments, affordable housing developers, and public housing agencies for affordable housing projects that have site control, all required land use and environmental clearances, commitments for at least 50 percent of total development financing, and the capacity to begin construction within 12 months. Funded projects must include a minimum 30-year affordability covenant and meet one of two income-targeting thresholds: at least 40 percent of units affordable to households at or below 60 percent of area median income, or at least 20 percent at or below 50 percent. The section imposes Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements and authorizes $1 billion annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

This section authorizes appropriations of $4,200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974.

This section authorizes $1.5 billion annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for the HOME Investment Partnerships Program to increase affordable housing supply. It also authorizes an additional $500 million annually for those years for projects that build or rehabilitate childcare facilities, and applies Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements to such projects.

This section authorizes appropriations of $1 billion for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out the National Disaster Resilience Competition under the Community Development Block Grant Program.

This section authorizes $70,000,000 annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out section 515 rental housing loans under the Housing Act of 1949. It requires payment of prevailing wages, determined under the Davis-Bacon Act, for all laborers and mechanics employed on construction, alteration, or repair work for projects assisted under Title V of that Act.

This section authorizes $200,000,000 annually for Indian housing block grants for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 (from such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2013).

This section authorizes appropriations of $1,646,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for capital advances and project rental assistance under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 to expand the supply of supportive housing for very low-income elderly persons.

This section increases the annual authorization of appropriations for the Section 811 supportive housing program for persons with disabilities to $360 million for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 (from $300 million for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2015).

This section requires payment of prevailing wages, as determined under the Davis-Bacon Act, on all construction, alteration, or repair projects assisted under the AIDS Housing Opportunity Act. It authorizes appropriations of $600,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out the Act, plus an additional $500,000,000 annually for the same period to support the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative.

This section establishes a grant program under which the Secretary awards funds to States and continua of care for distribution to units of local government and private nonprofits to convert hotels, motels, and vacant or blighted residential properties into emergency shelters and emergency, temporary, or transitional housing for homeless persons and families. It authorizes $250 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, requires Davis-Bacon prevailing wages on construction work, and mandates reports within one year detailing uses and effects on local homelessness levels.

This section establishes the Office to Residential Affordable Housing Conversion Program to award competitive grants to states and units of local government for acquiring and converting unused or underutilized state or local government buildings into qualified residential rental projects. Projects must maintain affordability for at least 30 years, with at least 20 percent of units occupied by households at or below 50 percent of area median income (or 40 percent at or below 60 percent AMI, with rents capped at 30 percent of the applicable income limit). The program authorizes $750 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and applies Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements.

This section requires payment of prevailing wages, as determined under the Davis-Bacon Act, for all laborers and mechanics performing construction, alteration, or repair work on projects assisted in whole or in part by funding under subtitle A of title IV of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. It authorizes appropriations of $3.75 billion annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 to carry out subtitle B and $4.45 billion annually for the same period to carry out subtitle C.

This section establishes a Center for Unhoused Individuals within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, headed by a director with experience serving unhoused individuals, to develop policies expanding mental and behavioral health and housing services, coordinate federal, state, and local entities, and provide technical assistance. It authorizes $10 million annually for FY2026–2030 for the Center and creates a $1 billion annual grant program for FY2026–2030 to states, localities, and Indian tribes to expand evidence-based substance use disorder treatment, medication-assisted treatment, harm reduction, housing, and workforce services for unhoused individuals, with formula allocations prioritizing high-homelessness and high-housing-cost areas and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements on construction projects.

This section authorizes appropriations sufficient to increase the number of tenant-based rental assistance vouchers under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 by 1,000,000 from fiscal year 2026 to fiscal year 2035.

This section establishes a grant program, administered by the Secretary through the Office of Housing Counseling, that awards funds to community- or consumer-focused nonprofits, trade associations, and state or local governments to serve as housing navigators. Grantees must conduct in-person public education, distribute eligibility and enrollment information, assist applicants online, by phone, or in person, and provide culturally and linguistically appropriate services for state and federal housing assistance programs. The section authorizes $50 million annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 and requires the Secretary to set standards for navigator qualifications and impartial information.

This section establishes the Office of Eviction Prevention in the Department of Housing and Urban Development, headed by a Director appointed by the Secretary as a career Senior Executive Service position. The office prevents evictions from rental housing and protects tenants by administering the Eviction Protection Grant Program, evaluating grantees, identifying best practices, coordinating strategies across HUD offices and other federal agencies, developing an evictions database, providing technical assistance to states and localities, and conducting tenant outreach and complaint referral. It defines eviction to include court-ordered actions, extra-legal evictions, public housing administrative actions, and early lease terminations.

This section establishes the United States Interagency Council on Housing Affordability and Preservation as an independent establishment in the executive branch. The Council must develop and annually update a National Strategic Plan to Preserve Affordable Housing within 12 months, review all federal housing programs, provide technical assistance through 5 to 10 regional coordinators across the 10 standard Federal regions, encourage state-level councils and 10-year plans, and issue bimonthly bulletins on federal resources. It comprises the heads of 21 listed federal agencies and offices, with annually rotating leadership and at least four meetings per year.

This section requires the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to release a comprehensive Language Access Plan within 180 days after each presidential inauguration. The plan must improve access to federal housing programs for individuals with limited English proficiency through translation services, digital enhancements, community outreach, data collection, funding estimates, and employee training.