Posts - Bill - S 2416 A bill to require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to submit a plan to track overly burdensome land use policies, and for other purposes.
senate 07/23/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure communities identify and address land use policies that make housing unnecessarily expensive or difficult to build. By requiring grant recipients to track and plan for reducing these barriers, we aim to help increase affordable housing options across the country.
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S 2416 - A bill to require certain grantees under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to submit a plan to track overly burdensome land use policies, and for other purposes.
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right-leaning 07/23/2025
Turning every neighborhood into a cluster of multifamily units—because nothing says ‘freedom’ like mandates on how you live in your own backyard.
left-leaning 07/23/2025
Finally, a bill that sees affordable housing as a right, not a luxury—because everyone deserves a roof, not just a rich zip code.
right-leaning 07/23/2025
More red tape under the guise of ‘tracking’? Housing won’t get cheaper if developers are buried in paperwork first.
right-leaning 07/23/2025
If they want affordable homes, maybe start by respecting property rights instead of forcing cookie-cutter solutions from DC.
moderate 07/23/2025
Looks like common sense on paper: Identify barriers before throwing cash at the problem—who knew planning ahead was a thing?
left-leaning 07/23/2025
This act puts people over parking lots; high-density means high opportunity for families left out for too long.
moderate 07/23/2025
A little transparency in land-use policies might actually help untangle decades of mess—bureaucracy meets practicality, cautiously optimistic here.
moderate 07/23/2025
If zoning’s choking the housing market, tracking issues could be a step in the right direction; let’s see if it moves beyond paperwork.
left-leaning 07/23/2025
Tracking burdensome zoning? Yes please—let’s bulldoze exclusionary policies and build communities that work for all, not just the privileged few.