Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2025
Summary
Whole-Home Repairs Act of 2025
This bill establishes a pilot program through which the Department of Housing and Urban Development provides grants to state and local governments to support the ability of certain landlords and low- to moderate-income homeowners to make necessary modifications, repairs, or updates to their properties.
State and local governments must use the funds they receive under the program to award grants to homeowners and loans to landlords to make changes that address issues such as accessibility, habitability, and energy efficiency.
A homeowner is eligible for a grant if the homeowner's household income (1) does not exceed 80% of the area median income, (2) does not exceed 200% of the federal poverty guidelines, or (3) meets the income eligibility criteria of another federal program that serves families of limited means. A landlord is eligible for a loan (which may be forgivable) if the landlord owns fewer than 10 rental properties that have a total of up to 50 units and that mostly consist of units that are affordable (i.e., affordable to a tenant with an income that does not exceed 80% of the area median income).
The program terminates on October 1, 2030.
Timeline
- Jan 16, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Jan 16, 2025Introduced in Senate
Cosponsors
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] R-WY
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] R-SD
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] D-MN
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] R-MT
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] D-MN
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] R-PA
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] D-MD
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] R-WV
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] D-GA
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] I-ME
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